Restoration
"He restoreth my soul." - Psalm 23:3 [KJV] Yes, Lord, it is indeed Thou that bringest back the strayed sheep; for as no man ever quickened, so none can keep alive his own soul. It was indeed Thy promise, and most graciously dost Thou fulfil it! "As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep, so will I seek out My sheep, and bring again that which was driven away" Ezekiel 34:11-16. My soul, mark this trait of character in thy Jesus for thy morning meditation. It is well for thee that restoring work, reclaiming work, reviving work, all is with Jesus; begins in Him, and is carried on and completed by Him, and through His grace in thee. And it is well for thee, my soul, that though thou so often failest in all things towards thy Jesus, yet He never faileth in His love to thee in any thing. Sweet consideration! His love, and not thy deserts, become the standard for all His tenderness to His people. And mark it down, my soul, in strong ch...