Free Presbyterian Church of Malvern

This sermon, centered on Psalm 54, presents a powerful meditation on faith confronting fear through the lens of David's flight from Saul and betrayal by the Ziphites. It emphasizes that true faith is not the absence of fear but the active, prayerful reliance on God's character—His name and strength—as the foundation for deliverance. The psalm reveals three essential dimensions of faith: first, the honest approach to God in prayer, acknowledging both personal peril and divine sovereignty; second, the assurance that God is a faithful helper, both through His direct intervention and through the sustaining presence of the godly community; and third, the heartfelt acknowledgment of God's faithfulness in past deliverances, expressed through worship and thanksgiving. The preacher underscores that all victories, even in fleeing danger, are ultimately attributed to God's grace, not human effort, and calls believers to maintain trust in God's unchanging faithfulness amid life's uncertainties, knowing that no future fea