2 Samuel 6

"Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”  So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord.  And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor.'" vv.20-22

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Now this wasn't David dancing naked but de-robing himself from the priestly garments as they were carrying the ark to Jerusalem.  Yet this was still a shameful thing to David's wife Michal.  She grew just as jealous as her father Saul was of David. Her scolding must have stung David to have his own wife think less of him and with a passive-aggressive tone it seems like.  Yet David doesn't allow her to quench his joy in the Lord.  David didn't care what others were thinking, he was in utter abandon worship to the Lord.  When and why do you hold back from intimate outflowing abandon worship to God?  Have you ever let go and let your spirit and soul flow in expression to God?  What does that look like? Dancing? Singing? Running?

So sweet to see at the beginning of this chapter David go from anger of the Lord killing Uzzah for touching the ark to celebrating God by dancing and making music in the sight of all.  Sometimes we have to go through that too of being mad or confused at God at the death of someone yet later rejoice in our Great God.  When have you gone from deliverance from hardship to overflowing worship ?