Soul Comfort

Series: “The Life You’ve Always Wanted”

Message #2: Psalm 23:3-4

EBC July 15, 2018

Psalm 23 (ESV) – A PSALM OF

DAVID. 1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall

not want. 2He makes me lie down in green

pastures.

He leads me beside still waters. 3He restores my soul.

He leads me in paths of

righteousness for His name’s

sake. 4Even though I walk through the

valley of the shadow of death, I

will fear no evil, for You are with

me;

Your rod and your staff, they

comfort me.

5You prepare a table before me in

the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil; my

cup overflows. 6Surely goodness and mercy shall

follow me all the days of my life,

and I shall dwell in the house of

the LORD forever.

1. There’ll be

confusing times

when you’re going

to need guidance

and direction.

Psalm 23:3b (CSB) – He leads

me in paths of righteousness for

His name’s sake.

Hebrews 6:1a – Therefore let us

leave the elementary teachings

about Christ and go on to

maturity.

1 Peter 2:2-3 - Like newborn

babies, crave pure spiritual milk,

so that by it you may grow up in

your salvation, 3 now that you

have tasted that the Lord is

good.

2. There’ll be scary

times when you’re

going to need

courage.

Psalm 23: 4a – Even though I

walk through the valley of the

shadow of death, I will fear no

evil, for You are with me.

3. There’ll be times

when you’re going

to need to be

reminded whose

you are.

Psalm 23:4b – Your rod and your

staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 119:11 - Thy Word have I

hid in my heart, that I might not

sin against thee!

2 Timothy 3:16 - All Scripture is

God-breathed and is useful for

teaching, rebuking, correcting

and training in righteousness.

Hebrews 4:12-13 - For the word

of God is living and active.

Sharper than any double-edged

sword, it penetrates even to

dividing soul and spirit, joints

and marrow; it judges the

thoughts and attitudes of the

heart.

13 Nothing in all creation is

hidden from God’s sight.

Everything is uncovered and laid

bare before the eyes of him to

whom we must give account.

4. There’ll be times

when you’re going

to need to have your

soul restored.

Psalm 23: 3a (CSB) – He restores

my soul.

Psalm 42:11 (ESV) - Why are you

cast down, O my soul?

Proverbs 6:32 (NKJV) - Whoever

commits adultery with a woman

lacks understanding; He who

does so destroys his own soul.

1 Peter 2:11 (CSB) - Dear friends,

I urge you as strangers and

exiles to abstain from sinful

desires that wage war against

the soul.

Jeremiah 2:13 - “My people have

committed two sins: They have

forsaken me, the spring of living

water, and have dug their own

cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot

hold water.”