Rescued...

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
   he drew me out of deep waters.
¹⁷ He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
   from my foes, who were too strong for me.
¹⁸ They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
   but the LORD was my support.
¹⁹ He brought me out into a spacious place;
   he rescued me because he delighted in me.         Psalm 18

Psalm 18 is one of my favorites.  It speaks to me at the core of my being.  It describes my desperation, my distress, and my fears, but yet it describes the one who rescues me from my enemies and brings me victory.  It describes the Lord in whom I place my trust and my life.  My rock, my deliverer, my refuge, my shield, my stronghold, my salvation... my Savior.

It appears that when the Psalmist wrote this that he was wanting to be rescued from human enemies. Ones who desired him to be no more.  Personally I don't think I have those kind of enemies, but I have enemies none-the-less.  Enemies of fear and feelings of inadequacy.  Temptations that steal my time and focus.  Wondering if I am living my life with significance for the Kingdom.

Are these questions of myself of significance?  I believe that they are.  However, I choose to believe that these questions are ones that He wants me to ponder and address just to show me how powerful He is and just how much He loves me.  Simply because I am His creation and that I was created to live my life to glorify Him.

Just as verse 19 says...

"He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me."

This Psalm for me, and specifically this verse, is one of those green pastures that the 23rd Psalm speaks of.


Blessings