Prayer and Praise

​“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 to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovered himself! And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel: therefore will I play before the Lord. And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.” (2 Samuel 6:20-22)

David provided us with the perfect example of praise and worship as he danced before the Lord with thanksgiving. He was not concerned about form or fashion. 

To do something with all of your might requires pure abandonment. David was so overjoyed and grateful to God that he held nothing back in his praise. He was totally uninhibited. He had removed his kingly garment and presented himself humbly before God. 

Like David, after we have given the Lord praise, let us gather up our family and bless them as well. It is impossible for us to be blessed and not desire that our whole family be even more blessed. It is impossible for us to enjoy this freedom and not pray for our family to be just as free. 

Furthermore, if there is a Michal in the family that wants to silence our joy, we will respond like David, and I paraphrase, “If you think I look bad praising God just now, you should have seen me before he saved me, before he chose me, and before he called me. Once I was lost but now I’m found. Once I was blind but now I see. Oh taste and see that the Lord is good.”
 
“If we are chosen of God we will, like David, bless our household. We will long to see our sons and daughters brought to God. Oh! how we will cry to God, even as Abraham did: “O that Ishmael might live before thee!” How glad we will be if our child turns out to be an Isaac! There will be family prayer in our house if we know that God has chosen us. For the Lord might say of us what he said of Abraham: ‘For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him.’” Charles Spurgeon

GiGi❤️

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