Dance

How fitting that just days ago this same subject came up in a conversation and tonight I read about the very same thing in a passage in 2 Samuel 6:12-23.

I knew that David danced on several occasions, I'm sure even more than were recorded. David was a passionate man that had no problem showing his excitement and affection for God in front of people. In 2 Samuel 6:12-23, David dances for the LORD after the Ark of the Covenant is brought to the city of David. He is criticized by a woman, Michal, who said he made a fool of himself. David then tells her that he dance for the LORD and therefore is not considered a fool in His eyes. In fact, to the very people she said he was made a fool in front of, he will be honored. All that mattered to Him was showing His excitement and affection to God.

God wants us to get excited for Him. He wants us to show our affection for Him in public. He doesn't want it to be a completely private relationship. People will think we're over doing it or shouldn't be doing it at all, but to God we are doing the very thing that pleases Him.

David was a man after God's own heart and he danced for God and God was pleased.