I Won't Dance. Don't Ask Me!

Once upon a time, when King David first brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, he was very happy. So much so, that he removed all if his fancy king clothes and began to dance before the Ark as it was carried on the shoulders of the children of Aaron. He even made sacrifices every few steps. It was a real mess!

Unbeknownst to David, his wife, the daughter of Saul, was watching him from in his house. (No, it seems she was not interested in joining the party.) The more she saw, the less she liked. Frankly, she was really embarrassed about the whole affair.

After David had put the Ark in its place, he blessed the people and went home to bless his own house. That's when Michal, his wife, met him at the door.

"You think you're hot stuff, don't you? All you did was make a big fool out of yourself. Dancing around, practicality naked, showing off in front of all those young women."

David replied, "I was dancing for God, not for you. That's why God picked me over your dad! Incidentally, if you think I made a fool of myself today, baby, you ain't seen nothing yet!"

So, Michal, Saul's daughter, grew old and died and had no children.

II Samuel 6:13-23 ADV

The Centurion's Faith

Once upon a time, Jesus was walking through a city by the sea when some of His kinfolk approached Him concerning an officer, a centurion, in the Roman army. Now, these kinsman wanted Jesus to heal a dear, dear servant of this Roman. They explained what a good man the centurion was and how he had done many great things for them. Why, he had even paid for their church building. [The Lord seemed to have nothing to say on the subject of this Gentile's goodness.]

Jesus, of course, went with them, but before reaching the man's home, he was met by some of his friends. They were carrying a message from the centurion that said, in essence, "Lord, don't put yourself out on my account. I'm not even good enough for you to enter my home or even for me to come to you. But if you'll just say the word, my servant will be healed.

You see, I understand your authority. I also tell my soldiers where to go and what to do and when to do it and they do it."

Now this impressed the Lord! So much so, that he turned to his kinsmen who were following him and said, "I haven't seen this much faith, even among my own people!"

Then the centurion's friends returned to his home and found the servant who had been sick now completely healed.

Luke 7:1-10 ADV