July 14, 2025

We’ve all been there, and maybe you are going through it now, where the enemy is pursuing you, you’re on the run, and all you want to do is rest. David was on the run from Saul, and he prayed that he wouldn’t slip and be overtaken. He asked God to disappoint his pursuers, who have all their needs fulfilled on earth. David had set his eyes upon God, knowing that there is more to life than material wealth and that they have so much that they will end up leaving it all to their children. David reminded God that he looks to Him for his satisfaction rather than relying on physical things.

If the enemy is on your heels, reach out to God and pray Psalm 17. David was an eloquent wordsmith and put together speeches that made the enemy cringe; however, those words can help give our hearts a reprieve to calm our weary minds. Not only that, but the words are a way to plead with God to activate his help. We may not need to ask God’s help because we are His children, and He wants to help us. However, speaking the words out loud to Him in prayer confirms to us that He answers our cries because He loves us. Praying and getting an answer gives us a testimony to share God’s faithfulness with others.

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in thislife, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. Psalms 17:13-15