Refreshment

Psalm 23 cont’d:

…he refreshes my soul…

In yesterday’s devo, we mentioned how the quiet waters allow us to hear and be in tune with our surroundings.

Right after leading us to quiet waters, the Shepherd gives our tired, hot, thirsty soul a drink.

Have you ever been so parched your throat hurt?  When you finally get a drink of cool water, you can actually feel it start at the back of your mouth and trickle its way down the back of your throat like a welcome burst of fresh satisfaction like no other.  And suddenly, you’re ready to go back out in the heat and work some more.

Following our shepherd, we get tired and weary.  We all do. 

However, a stop by quiet waters is refreshing because we can take a drink, unafraid of predators, uninhibited, and aggressively drink to our soul’s content.

It’s not part of God’s will for you to burn out when you follow him.  It’s not his will or purpose for you to lack what you need to thrive.  And it’s also not his best for you to be sitting atop crashing waves that knock you around constantly, until you’re bruised and sore.

It is part of his plan to show you were the still waters lie, so that you can drink and be refreshed.

Take a big gulp, and swallow.  Then repeat.  Do it again. Don’t stop until you’re satisfied.  The quiet waters run deep…and they never run dry.