Enemies of the children of God will express great, often malicious, pleasure and self-satisfaction when they see the children of God in distress, especially due to their actions and lies. When this happened to David he asked that his enemies be put to shame, confusion, and disgrace when he was vindicated. And David was vindicated. The Lord responded to his prayer by delivering David with truth in the company of his enemies. All knew the Lord had worked a miracle on David’s behalf when the truth exposed their lies.
The children of God delighted in David’s vindication. The defense in the form of evidence and argument was brought forward that justified David and exposed the lies. David did not back down when the enemies spoke lies. He did not adopt their lies. He stood for truth.
When the truth is revealed the children of God say, “The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.” “To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:31-32, 34-36
