Celebrating before the Lord
I wonder if we, as Christians, celebrate before the Lord enough when God brings His plans to fruition and blesses us in a wonderful way? I pray that we realize what God has done, and we are willing to celebrate His goodness even more than we would celebrate other special happenings in our life. After all, the things that God does for us are much more important than the merely earthly things we celebrate, like sports and special days of our lives. David was so jubilant when the people agreed to make him the king of Israel. He brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, and he celebrated God's plan and blessings with all of his might. (II Samuel 6:21) His wife, Michal, saw him and thought he was not being dignified, so he had to correct her, He told her he was dancing before the Lord because God had chosen him over her father, Saul, and his family. God had appointed him leader of His people, so he was going to celebrate before the Lord. Let's take a moment to consider this w...