King David
Then David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. 2 Samuel 6:14-15
Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David, couldn’t believe what she was seeing. The King was whirling and dancing like a fool in the capital city among his citizens. But David did not care what his wife thought. The Ark of the Covenant, the symbol of God’s visible presence, promises, and mercy, was arriving in Jerusalem. David could not contain his joy for the Lord. “I will play music before the LORD. And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight.” (2 Samuel 6:21-22)
David worshiped the LORD for His mercy, His kindness, His deliverance, His grace, and His salvation. The book of Psalms contains roughly seventy-five hymns (“psalms”) attributed to David. The worshiping king wrote, “I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore. For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.” (Psalms 86:12-13)
Great David’s greater son, King Jesus, also loved to worship God. At age twelve, His parents found Him at the temple talking to church leaders about the Bible. Luke reports how, as an adult, it was Jesus’ custom to go to the synagogue on the Sabbath (Luke 4:16). Although Jesus is the One to be worshiped, He came as our substitute and took our place under the Law. He kept the Sabbath holy for all the times we didn’t gladly hear and learn God’s Word. Through faith in Jesus, God credits you with His perfection. All the more reason for us to worship and praise Him with all our might!
Dear Father, forgive me for the times I did not want to worship you or that I honored you with lips, but my heart was far from you. Thank you for sending your Son Jesus to be my righteousness. With David I pray that you would “restore to me the joy of Your salvation.” Amen.
For further devotional reading, read Psalm 9 and make the words of the Worshiping King your own.