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Day 83 or March 24. Let yourself go sometimes.

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Our thoughts are rooted in 2 Samuel chapter 6 verse 14.

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Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might.

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First the big picture surrounding this verse. David is finally anointed king over all Israel,

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and destined to reign for forty years, until he is seventy years old. His reign for the

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next thirty-three years will be centered in Jerusalem, and even today it is called the

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City of David, along with nearby Bethlehem. After a disastrous attempt to bring the Ark

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of the Covenant into Jerusalem, which ended in the death of one of the men carrying it,

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it is finally safely escorted, all ready to be placed in the new temple. However, God

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makes it clear that David will not be building the temple. Nathan has the difficult task

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of telling David what God has decided, but David responds in a beautifully positive way,

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by praising the Lord.

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And now our action step for today. Once David is established as king, he decides

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it is time for the Ark of the Covenant to be brought back to Jerusalem. As the returning

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procession approaches the city, David is overwhelmed by the whole event and gets carried away as

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he worships God. It seems this could be the first instance of dad dancing in history.

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2 Samuel chapter 6 verse 20 tells us that Michal, David's wife, the daughter of Saul,

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came out to meet him. She said in disgust how distinguished the king of Israel looks

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to-day, shamelessly exposing himself to the servant girls, like any vulgar person might

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do. As men in those days wore long robes and little else, they weren't dressed for boisterous

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dancing. David didn't think of this as he praised the Lord. Supporters at football matches

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don't either, when their team scores. It's okay at football matches of course, but spontaneous

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rejoicing is very acceptable to the Lord too. This is a word for all of us conservative

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Brits, including me. When did we last let ourselves go as we worshipped our God?

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You never know - it might be enjoyable!