[Psalm 23:1-6 ESV] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Even 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. [5] You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. [6] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
We have a Shepherd who promises to ________________ and ________________ us.
[Psalm 23:3] He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
God's purpose isn't to ________________ you but to restore you.
We restore things that have ________________.
God knows our ________________ and understands our ________________.
[Isaiah 40:30-31 ESV] Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; [31] but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Our Shepherd knows the way ________________ and guides us in right direction.
[Isaiah 53:6a] All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God's paths to follow our own.
God will not ________________ you.
God restores us not so __________ look good but so __________ looks good.
[Psalm 34:2-3] I will boast only in the LORD; let all who are helpless take heart. [3] Come, let us tell of the LORD's greatness; let us exalt his name together.
