Devotional Thoughts

Psalm 18:6    "In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears." It's been a few days since we looked at the first three verses, but if you remember David had made some beautiful declarations concerning his relationship with the Lord God Almighty.  In a very bold manner, he declared his love for God. He then declared God to be his only source of stability in life. His complete trust had been placed in the Lord.  If you remember, the last devotion we repeated these words several times, "I will love thee, O LORD, my strength."  We repeated them until they became our statement and foundation of our faith in the Lord.  "I will trust you, O LORD, because I love you completely." Now we come to today's text.  "In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God."  Each of us, as David, come to a place in life where we feel distressed.  D

Psalm 18:1-3     "I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.  (2)  The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.  (3)  I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies." This particular Psalm has been one of my favorites for many years. Notice I said, "One of my favorites." I love all the Psalms because they speak to me on the level where I find myself at any given time.  In this Psalm, the Holy Spirit directed David to write using language we can understand in order to see how diligent and how personal God hears and answers our prayers. We may take a few days on this Psalm. Notice the first words from the pen of David as he begins this Psalm. The Lord has shown him the powerful manner of answered prayers. His response is this, "I will love thee, O LORD, my strength." It would not be a bad thing to re