1 Samuel 25 - 2 Samuel 6: Dancing with abandon

- The good wife:  Abigail served David with great hospitality and in the process deflected his anger away from her foolish husband, Nabal. Her reward? When she became a widow, David married her. She became the wife of King David (chapter 25).

- Respect for the anointed:  David had a strong sense of justice and right vs. wrong. He refused to take advantage of the opportunities he had to slay Saul, who now hated him and was trying to chase him down and kill him. Instead, he spoke well of Saul as God's anointed, and punished others who did not show the proper respect to Saul and his family.
- Listening to the commander:  David consulted God before battle. God gave him the go-ahead and even gave him specific battle instructions (2 Samuel 5:23-24).
- Dancing with abandon:  David's wife Michal (Saul's daughter), mocked David as he danced before the Ark of the Covenant into the city. David said "I'll dance to God's glory--more recklessly even than this" (2 Samuel 6:20-22).  I remember experiencing this in some of the churches in Cuba--they dance before God with abandon. And it was so joyful!


Elena's verse of the day:  "David knew that the Lord had made him king of Israel and a powerful ruler for the good of his people" (2 Samuel 5:12).