David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.” (2 Samuel 6:21-22)
In Michal’s view David degrades himself by worshipping God. David’s attention is not focused on himself, however. It is focused on God; and he celebrates. He can’t control how Michal views his celebration, even when she judges his actions negatively. He can control his view only, and he does so. If he degrades himself all the more, so be it. If he becomes humiliated in his own view, then he is okay with it—provided that his celebration before the Lord is authentic and passionate.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
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