The God that Restores and
Righteously Guides
Psalm 23:3
Introduction:
1. He is a God that restores
-Restore, (Heb). shub - turn back, return, bring back again,
convert, to rebuild, to restore, to reinstate, to turn around
-The soul: the mind, the will, the emotions, and the conscience
Application:
-The spirit died in the garden of Eden. Gen. 3:6; Eph. 2:1
-Rom. 12:2 – transformation of the mind
-The request for the return the joy of your salvation Ps. 51:12
-God restores.
II. He is a God that leads to ways of righteousness
-Paths - מַעְגָּלָה magalah - a course, a way, a road
-Prov. 3:5; Ps. 25:10; Ps. 18:19
-Paths of righteous, a new way, a godly way
-God’s reputation
-But they are paths of righteousness
Application:
-Where we were: Isa. 64:6
-God mercy: Eph. 2:5-7
-Righteousness, (Heb) צֶדֶק tsedeq ways that are accurate, just
-1 Cor. 6:11 – justified, sanctified