Dancing King

"As the Ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart."  2 Samuel 6:16

David was called a man after God's own heart. We all want that and strive for that. We should try to take the lessons learned from David, and apply them to our own lives. However, one lesson we should really apply is often ignored.

Dance like David danced.

When we are in God's presence, we should be free to let loose. We should be able to jump, twirl, and wave our arms in any way we choose. And we should be able to do it without fear of what other people think.

We can't stop people from thinking and saying what they want to say. But we can free ourselves from our personal prison.

We can stop worrying about what they think.

Goodness, who cares what they think?

If every Christian in the world, from the little children to the old timers, if we as one, stopped worrying about what the person next to us thought, and just praised God, awesome stuff would happen.

David didn't care about what people thought. "It was before the Lord, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the Lord--and I will make merry before the Lord. I will make myself yet more contemptible than this...."  2 Samuel 6:21-22a

God has chosen us to be princes and princesses. The least we can do, is truly praise Him.

---Joy