Are you under siege? Do you feel there is no hope? Read Psalm 18 over and over again. Study God’s ways in the life of David and then call out to God for help. He delights in those who delight in Him, and He has always been faithful to those who turn upward and not inward.

What do you do in days when you are attacked? When the enemy (both spiritual and often physical) is coming upon you like a flood and it seems that they have the upper hand? When you cry out in despair for you feel there is no way out?

Calling Out

David was fighting for his life as he was running and hiding from King Saul, and it seemed to go on forever. Saul, filled with jealousy and driven by a demonic oppression that made him furiously afraid of David, pursued David with his army to try to kill him. There was no reason, for David had done nothing but help him. We must realize that there was a greater Enemy behind Saul; the one who is always opposing the work of God and the advance of His kingdom in every way.

Time after time, David cried out to God, and always God delivered him, often in supernatural ways. David was learning lessons of faith that can be learned no other way and would serve him well in the future as he led God’s kingdom.

Psalm 18 is a glorious cry of thanksgiving and love for the Lord from David as his battles with Saul came to an end. He was overwhelmed with joy for the Lord had become his “strength … my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.” (Psa. 18:1-2)

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