Friday, February 27, 2009

Friday's Devo- God is Something to Dance About

Read 2 Sam 6:8-23
God's anger at Uzzah angered David and made him afraid of God. He decided that maybe God needed to stay in his box and not come to his house, so he put God's box in Obed-edom's house. Instead of being a curse, it was a blessing and everything Obed did prospered so much that it was obviously tied to God's prescence. So David decided it would be OK to take the ark to his house. This time he would sacrifice oxen and cattle every 6 steps and offer burnt offerings and peace offerings. He was so elated he danced before the ark only wearing his linen ephod. His wife Michal, Saul's daughter looked down at him through the window and was embarassed and jealous of David's devotion to God. David blessed the people with meat, bread and wine and sent them home. Then he turned to his own household, to bless them. Instead he got rebuke. Michal came out to meet him and scorned him for dancing half-naked before all the young girls. David put her in her place and said that he danced only to God who had put him in the throne instead of her dad. Furthermore, in the future, he planned to be even more humbling than that!
Michal's punishment for her pride would be barreness all the days of her life.
Is your life experiencing barreness? Maybe you have despised other people's form of worship. Maybe it seemed a little "carried away" or eccentric or charismatic. Believe me it wasn't to God. He loves lavish praise and humilty. He hates pride and self-esteem. Lord, may we lavishly pour out our praise and worship on you. May we not care about what others think of our devotion, but only care about what gives you pleasure.

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