“Be exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above the earth.” (
Psalm 108:5 KJV)

“I, the Lord, must be exalted!” I have noticed the Lord impressing this on my mind and heart for a little over a month now. My first response was, “Yes! Of course.” Then, as often happens when I sense the Lord communicating a particular truth or instruction, I get curious: “Wait, aren’t You always, actively being exalted for eternity?”, “What do You mean for us to exalt You?”, and, “What does it look like?” In this case I asked an additional question: “What is in the way of our exalting You?” I admit I made a big assumption to get to this question. I assumed that Jesus was not being exalted in our midst, at least not enough, since the Lord is stating what I think is an obvious truth and imperative. I, however, am not certain that the intentional reinforcement of truth is always in response to one's lack of alignment with it. There may be a call to engage in this behavior more often or intensely. Maybe there is something unseen creeping up that is positioned to usurp our heart’s throne, or maybe something unknown has already enthroned itself. The only solution is to lift high the One who is worthy.
 
David understood this very well. In Psalm 108:1 (KJV), before a need for salvation or victory over an enemy is revealed, David says, “O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.” David even goes on to say that exalting God is the means by which Israel is delivered. Praise really is a weapon against our enemy! So before fear and anxiety rise up and settle within me, “I will exalt You, O God!” Before I look to see what is coming and attempt to prepare and fix in my own strength, “I will exalt You, O God!” Before I analyze this problem and come up with a logical solution, “I will exalt You, O God!” Before I run and cry to my bestie, “I will lift Your great name and sing praise to the God of the universe, Maker of heaven and earth who does all things well!”