7. Return unto thy rest, O my soul. He calls the rest still his own, and feels full liberty to return to it. What a mercy it is that even if our soul has left its rest for a while we can tell it: “It is thy rest still.” The psalmist had evidently been somewhat disturbed in his mind, his troubles had ruffled his spirit; but now with a sense of answered prayer upon him he quiets his soul. He had rested before, for he knew the blessed repose of faith, and therefore he returns to the God who had been the refuge of his soul in former days. Even as a bird flies to its nest, so does his soul fly to his God. Whenever a child of God even for a moment loses his peace of mind, he should be concerned to find it again, not by seeking it in the world or in his own experience, but in the Lord alone. When the believer prays, and the Lord inclines his ear, the road to the old rest is before him. For the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. You have served a good God, and built upon a sure foundation; come back to him who in former days condescended to enrich you by his love. God lays his fullness open to us, and of that fullness have all we received. Let us come back to him who has treated us with such exceeding kindness. More arguments follow.
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