August 7, 2025

David was married to Michal, Saul’s daughter. Saul had staked out their home, watching David’s movements because he had designed to destroy him. However, as dreadful as Michal was, she helped David escape through a window. Psalms 59 was a poem about David’s prayer during that time. 

Have you ever wondered why God doesn’t just destroy your enemy as a way to remove you from their clutches? Here is what I learned: If God took them out right away, we wouldn’t be able to watch them dangle before the drop. We might think the judgment comes too slowly, but that gradual demise and outpouring of God’s wrath is a more painful option for our enemy. I’ve watched this happen! Someone whom I’ve never had a beef with set their designs against me without cause, and now, nearly 30 years later, they live in the worst part of town, have medical problems, and are barely making ends meet. I didn’t wish that upon them or even pray against them, but God saw what they had done to me and many others and served them His form of justice. 

David didn’t let his troubles overpower his worship and praised God, even during his pain. Never let your circumstances dictate your worship or overrule your joy.

Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. Psalms 59:17