When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, "How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!"
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."
Ok, so David was having a bit of a worship, he was a bit scared of God at the time, as God's wrath had killed a man not long ago. He wanted to show God how much he loved him. He danced, he sang, he humbled himself, and, well, yeh, he stripped. This was his act of worship - him saying, I am nothing, you are everything!
Don't worry, I'm not planning on stripping any time soon.
I was having a chat with a good friend of mine, and he quoted the sprite advert:Image is nothing. Thirst is everything. Obey your thirst.
Wow! That's exactly what David did, he didn't care what people thought of him, he obeyed his thirst. His thirst for God.
So how often do we as Christians get so caught up in our image that we forget God? Let's remember this image can apply not only to us individually, but corporately too! Ask yourself, how much time did you spend getting ready to leave the house today, compare that to how much you have prayed today. How much have you spent on stuff you don't need, it just helps to make you look good, and how much have you given to God?
We NEED to look at this. Look at your church... What's their focus? Would they rather have shiny new windows or build an orphanage in Africa? Would they rather spend a day helping themselves, or helping others?
We need to shift our perception. We live in a 'what about me' culture. Yet Jesus started a 'what about God' culture. Let's look at 5 characteristics of God to get an idea of what a thirst for him should entail...
1. For HIS Glory...We don't need to know that the word Glory is mentioned 282 times in the bible to know that God likes to show off a bit! He's AMAZING! Look at the sky, day or night, it's awesome. Give him the glory for the things you do!
2. He's your FATHER...Father is a good word, we know he loves us, each of our names are written on his hand, and he knows EVERYTHING about us. Yet, he wants the best for us, and sometimes, that is discipline.
3. It's all about JESUS...Jesus teaches us that rules and regulations don't get us into heaven, a RELATIONSHIP with God DOES. If we focus on God like we would a boyfriend / girlfriend - how much different would our lives be?
4. It's FORGIVEN...We all do stuff wrong, repent, move on, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE PAST, move on closer and closer to God!
5. He'll sort you out...You need a miracle, ask for it! You want to see dead people raise? PRAY. You want to see money in your bank account? PRAY. You want to see people get out of wheel chairs? PRAY. You want to be in a good relationship? PRAY. You get the idea?!
It's important that we know these things. It's also important to know that God wants us to come before him like a child. Ask simply. God will not give you an award for the most elaborate prayer.Only we can make Christianity complecated.
Don't.
Enjoy your relationshp with God, speak to him daily, make him proud, walk closer to him. Forget what anyone else says.
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