Unrestrained Worship

Today's passage comes from: 2nd Sam 6

David wanted to move the Ark of the Lord to his home in Jerusalem. The Lord blesses the home of whom the ark dwells in. He tries earlier in this passage, but the oxen stumble. A man tries to catch it and is struck down. This creates a huge problem.. how can he move the ark without the wrath of God striking down anyone who touches it?

His solution is continuous worship. Every six steps the carriers took, sacrifice a bull and fattened calf. The people were shouting for joy and sounding the trumpets. And David? He wore a linen ephod and danced wholeheartedly in front of the procession.

Michal, the wife promised to David, was furious at this outpouring of worship. She was mad that he danced in such a way in front of the slave girls. His response:

"It was before the LORD, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the LORD's people Israel—I will celebrate before the LORD. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor."

The key to this exchange is the end:

"And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death."

God was displeased with her. Remember, motherhood was an incredibly important thing for women back then. She totally got destroyed by God.

I want to highlight something that David says. "I will celebrate before the LORD. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes".

How close are we to this type of worship? Can we honestly say that we want to become fools for God? I look back at all the great men in the Bible and know I would fall incredibly short. I pray that God can conform me to His image. I pray for the renewal of taking up the cross each day. My brothers, pray that you can worship our Creator, our Saviour unrestrainedly.

Dear Lord,

I ask that you can conform me to your Son's image. Please raise me up to be a devote follower in You, always worshiping You without abandon.

Amen.