Psalm 18:16-19

Psalm 18:16-19

God Saves You Because He Delights in You!

Psa 18:16  He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 

Psa 18:17  He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. 

Psa 18:18  They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 

Psa 18:19  He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 

1. God Reaches Down to Save You from Certain Death. – vs. 16*
1. Psalm 30:2-3 
2. God Saves You From Your Enemy - vs. 17*
1. Your strong enemy

                                                               i.      1 Peter 5:8 

2. Those that hate you

                                                               i.      John 10:10 

3. Those that are too strong for you to overcome

                                                               i.      2 Corinthians 10:4-5 

3. God Saves You From Difficult Situations. – vs. 18*
1. When the enemy holds you down God sustains you.

                                                               i.      God sustains you by allowing you to escape into a place of freedom

1.      Psalm 119:45 

2.      Psalm 119:133-134 

4. The Reason God Saves you is: - vs. 19*
1. Because He delights in you.

                                                               i.      Romans 8:1 

                                                             ii.      Zephaniah 3:17