PROMISE #101 - APRIL 11
Promise #101:
I will restore and refresh your weary soul.
Psalm 23:3 (WEB)
He restores my soul.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
God created us to be restored and refreshed regularly. The daily cycle of life demonstrates this, as we are intended to rest (sleep) for eight hours every day. Science is increasingly showing us how important it is for our physical and emotional well-being to be able to rest.
In today's promise, King David declares that it is God who restores His soul. The New Living Translation states, "He renews my strength." The Amplified Bible says, "He refreshes and restores my life (my self)." The Message Bible expresses, "You let me catch my breath."
I am not an expert in such things, but I understand from articles that up to 70-80% of physical illnesses are related to stress. This tells me that the human body was not created to sustain a chronic amount of stress day in and day out. We all need to be refreshed, and we all need our souls restored.
My prayer today is that each of us finds the rest we need in the midst of our busy lives. May the Lord renew our strength, refresh and restore us, and, as The Message Bible says, allow us to catch our breath.
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for the life you have given me through your beloved Son, Jesus, which restores and refreshes me at my very core. Help me believe that you desire my strength to be renewed so that I can catch my breath today. In this very moment, I choose to pause, take a deep breath, and receive a greater impartation of your peace and rest, which are part of my inheritance through your indwelling Holy Spirit.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
I will restore and refresh your weary soul.
Psalm 23:3 (WEB)
He restores my soul.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
God created us to be restored and refreshed regularly. The daily cycle of life demonstrates this, as we are intended to rest (sleep) for eight hours every day. Science is increasingly showing us how important it is for our physical and emotional well-being to be able to rest.
In today's promise, King David declares that it is God who restores His soul. The New Living Translation states, "He renews my strength." The Amplified Bible says, "He refreshes and restores my life (my self)." The Message Bible expresses, "You let me catch my breath."
I am not an expert in such things, but I understand from articles that up to 70-80% of physical illnesses are related to stress. This tells me that the human body was not created to sustain a chronic amount of stress day in and day out. We all need to be refreshed, and we all need our souls restored.
My prayer today is that each of us finds the rest we need in the midst of our busy lives. May the Lord renew our strength, refresh and restore us, and, as The Message Bible says, allow us to catch our breath.
***
Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for the life you have given me through your beloved Son, Jesus, which restores and refreshes me at my very core. Help me believe that you desire my strength to be renewed so that I can catch my breath today. In this very moment, I choose to pause, take a deep breath, and receive a greater impartation of your peace and rest, which are part of my inheritance through your indwelling Holy Spirit.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.