The end of this passage reiterates the start of Sunday morning's worship service: This is me. We got to see "authentic pics" sent in by church members. These pictures were taken right after waking up...before prettying up faces and toning down hair, before checking behavior and donning inhibitions. At the end of this passage David is rejoicing before the Lord with reckless abandon...and his wife is embarrassed of him. David's response? "...I will celebrate before the LORD. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes."
I am forced to wonder how often I worship with reckless abandon...not just singing, but worship in every aspect of my life. Before I make a decision, do I first ask what God will think or what other people will think? When I talk with a non-Christian, do I hesitate to bring up my faith because of how they might think of me? When a tough truth needs to be said in love, do I shrink back under not wanting to hurt somebody's feelings? While David was by no means without sin, God refers to him as a man after His own heart...and we see a glimpse of that heart in this passage, worshiping the LORD with everything and not caring what anyone else thinks.
Read the words of a song by David Crowder taken specifically from this passage and consider if there is anything hindering a "passion in your soul." Do you do what you do for the approval of men or the glory of God?
I will dance
I will sing
To be mad
For my King
Nothing Lord
Is hindering
This passion in my soul
Chorus:
And I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Some may say
It's foolishness
But I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Leave my pride
By my side
And I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Some may say
It's foolishness
But I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Than this
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