RESTORING THE SOUL

June 13
RESTORING THE SOUL
He restoreth my soul . . . . — PSALM 23:3
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to
this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God. — ROMANS 12:1,2
Writing to born-again, Spirit-filled Christians in Romans 12,
Paul tells them to do something with their bodies and their minds. Man’s spirit is born again at the New Birth, but he still
has the same body and the same soul. He is to present his body to God, and he is to see to it that his mind is renewed.
The Hebrew word translated “restoreth” in Psalm 23 and the Greek word translated “renewed” in Romans 12:2 have just
about the same meaning. For example, a valuable, antique chair which looks like a wreck can be restored. Afterwards it’s still
the same chair, but it has been renewed. A man’s spirit is never restored; it’s born again, or recreated. But his soul is restored when his mind becomes renewed with
the Word of God.
The greatest need of the Church today is for believers to have their minds renewed with the Word of God. It is the Word of
God that restores souls, renews souls, and saves souls!
Confession:
I see to it daily that my mind is renewed with the Word of God. Therefore, I am not conformed to this world. My mind is
renewed to think like God thinks.

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