“Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth; That thy beloved may be delivered: save [with] thy right hand, and answer me.” (Ps 108:5-6 AV)
We have this misunderstanding that Satan is motivated by winning. This is not true. The devil is fully aware of his future. He knows he cannot defeat God. He tried that once and failed. So, as we observe the forces of Satan aligning themselves against the things that God loves, it isn’t to win a score. There is only one reason why Satan does what he does. It is precisely because he knows he has already lost. His name is Destroyer. He has no interest in winning a war he cannot win. But he is motivated by destroying all that he can in order to hurt the Creator in some way. The world, however, is not that bright. The world actually thinks it can win. Their arena is the here and now. Their field of play is the world. They erroneously believe they can kick God off the planet and have it all to themselves. This has been the case since Cain and Abel. Those who hate God wish to defeat those who love God. Thus, we see the request above. Not until the LORD defends and delivers His beloved once and for all will the enemies of God realize they have lost. It will happen. It is merely a matter of time.
The cause for deliverance is important. The writer is not seeking deliverance to ease the trouble. Rather, he seeks it so that God is exalted. Trouble from the hands of those who hate God may be severe at times. But it is the least we could do for the One who gave His life for us. We may want an end to the persecution, but we owe all that we are to Jesus our Savior. We can do no less. Therefore, seeking deliverance should be for a higher cause. That cause is the glory of God. As long as the world and devil perceive they are winning a war, then God is demeaned and insulted. I am sure He does not feel threatened. If they only understood who it is that they are attacking, and what He can do, perhaps they would see just how foolish it all is. I have to admit. It gets tiresome sometimes. It is like a slow drip. Annoying and draining. We know the end from the beginning. We know how this all ends. We have a home in heaven, and the God-haters can never take that away. They can live wicked lives, but that is not the case where the saints will dwell forever! Not a chance. Scream as they may, there is no abomination in heaven! It is all outlawed! Only purity and holiness.
So, how do we pray? Do we pray as weary souls who want an end to all this filth? Do we pray that we can live a peaceful and holy life free from the influence and attacks of those who hate God? How do we pray? I think our author gives us a clue. It is not our deliverance from adversity that we seek. Although we will welcome it with rejoicing and praise for our wonderful God. Rather, we should be offended for God at the way His enemies treat Him. Until we are more concerned with the glory of God than we are for our own comfort, our prayers will go unanswered. It is time to pray. Time to pray that God would be exalted. It is time to pray that God would deliver His beloved to show to the devil and the world that they lost and He won! Time for the conqueror to come and take what He created and is rightfully His! It is time that we pray that the throne of Jesus Christ be lifted up above all His enemies and that all must come and bow the knee! It is time to pray for the exaltation of the Creator above His creation once and for all!
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