Greetings...
"Why are you in despair...O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God." (Psalm 43:8)
Have you ever been driving down the road...talking to yourself? Do you catch yourself doing it... and then look around to make sure nobody saw you talking to yourself...because that would be considered CRAZY!?! Unless....your soul needs talkin' to.
In Psalm 103...we see the Psalmist soul talking again when he say..."Bless the Lord...O my soul...and all that is within me...bless His Holy name." (Psalm 103:1) In essence the Psalmist is saying...soul...bless the Lord. The soul...of man is called the nephesh...the seat of our emotions and who we are. Of course I Thessalonians 5:23 breaks us down a little further as (1) spirit
(2) soul (3) body. The soul...our mind (what we think), our volition/free will (what we choose) and our emotions (indicator of what we think and choose)...need reminding of who God is... because if we don't...we will just accept whatever bad comes down our path.
The Psalmist is asking questions and then tell the soul what it needs to be doing as an ungodly nation, deceitful and unjust men, and enemies are coming against him.
QUESTION: Soul...why are you in despair?
QUESTION: Soul...why are you disturbed within me?
ANSWER: Soul...HOPE (confident expectation) in God.
SOUL DECLARATION: Soul...I shall (volition) praise Him (the help of my countenance and my God) again.
The next time your mind begins reasoning about sin and walking in the flesh...or begins screaming out thoughts of doubt, fear, unbelief, worry, anxiety,despair, disturbance...have little talk with him... and point him in the right direction...the Lord. As the song goes..."have a little talk with Jesus and make it right..."...and after your little talk with Jesus...have a little talk with your soul...about what Jesus says.
rlb
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