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  HE DELIVERED ME FROM MY ENEMY
  by David Wilkerson
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Summary: God delights in us and can deliver us from any problem, making
us precious to Him.

Topics: "God's Love", "Divine Deliverance"

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David Wilkerson emphasizes the theme of divine deliverance in his sermon
'He Delivered Me From My Enemy,' reflecting on Psalm 18 where David
recounts God's rescue from overwhelming enemies and trials. He
highlights how God intervened during David's darkest moments,
illustrating that despite the strength of his adversaries, God's love
and delight in David led to his salvation. Wilkerson reassures listeners
that they too are precious to God and can find deliverance from their
own struggles, whether they be spiritual, emotional, or physical,
through faith in God's unwavering support.

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"He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. He
delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for
they were too strong for me. They prevented me in the day of my
calamity: but the Lord was my stay. He brought me forth also into a
large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me" (Psalms
18:16-19).

In this psalm, David was looking back after a great deliverance. He was
rejoicing because the Lord had rescued him from his enemies: "I will
call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved
from mine enemies" (verse 3).

Indeed, David had just been through a terrible time of testing. Saul had
put a bounty on his head and had chased him relentlessly, so that he was
forced to sleep in caves, dens and open fields. David said of that dark
time, "The sorrows of hell surrounded me, and I lived in distress.
Ungodly men made me afraid that my enemies were too strong for me. They
all hated me!"

But God came roaring out of the heavens to deliver David: "He bowed the
heavens also, and came down. . . . The Lord also thundered in the
heavens. . . . He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many
waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy" (verses 9,13,16-17).

Demon powers had surrounded David and the enemy had come in like a
flood. Yet David was able to say, "God came roaring forth to pull me out
of those swirling waters. He rescued me from all my troubles!" "He
brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he
delighted in me" (verse 19).

David could say, "The reason God delivered me from all my enemies--from
all my sorrows and the powers of hell--is because I am precious to Him.
My God delights in me!"

Beloved, if you need deliverance, whether from lust, temptation or
trial; whether your problem is mental, spiritual, emotional or physical,
the key is simply this: God delights in you! You are precious to Him!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/david-wilkerson/he-delivered-me-from-my-enemy/
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