3. He restoreth my soul. When the soul grows
sorrowful he revives it; when it is sinful he sanctifies it; when it is weak he
strengthens it. He does it. His ministers could not do it if he did not.
His Word would not avail by itself. He restoreth: do we feel that our
spirituality is at its lowest ebb? He who turns the ebb into the flood can soon
restore our soul. Pray to him, then, for the blessing. He leadeth me in thepaths of righteousness for his name’s sake. The Christian delights to be
obedient, but it is the obedience of love, to which he is constrained by the
example of his Master. He is not obedient to some commandments and neglectful
of others; he does not pick and choose, but yields to all. Observe that the
plural is used—the paths of righteousness. Whatever God may give us to
do we would do it, led by his love. Some Christians overlook the blessing of
sanctification, and yet to a thoroughly renewed heart this is one of the
sweetest gifts of the covenant. If we could be saved from wrath, and yet remain
unregenerate, impenitent sinners, we should not be saved as we desire, for we
mainly and chiefly pant to be saved from sin and led in the way of holiness.
All this is done out of pure free grace, for his name’s sake. It is to
the honor of our great Shepherd that we should be a holy people, walking in the
narrow way of righteousness. If we be so led and guided we must not fail to
adore our heavenly Shepherd’s care.
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