Psalm 100:5
For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 23:1-6
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
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.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
MY SOUL IS THE PART OF ME THAT THINKS, CHOOSES, AND FEELS.
1) WHAT CAUSES MY BROKENNESS?
GRUDGES
GUILT
Ezra 9:6
O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Psalm 103:12
…as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
- GRIEF
2) HOW DOES JESUS RESTORE US FROM OUR BROKENNESS?
- JESUS RECONCILES ME TO GOD
Romans 5:18-19
Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.
- JESUS REFINES MY CHARACTER
Galatians 5:23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Genesis 50:20
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good…
- JESUS RENEWS MY STRENGTH
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.