"Vulgar" Praise

2 Samuel 6:20-22 is one of my all time favorite swatches of scripture...

When David returned home to bless his household, Michael 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 Michael, "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."

There is so much that could be said of this verse, but let us highlight this point. David's statement, "It was before the Lord". His worship, his dancing was solely dedicated to the Lord. It was not for the eyes of his wife. He was disinterested in how it made him look before the world. He was not concerned with the opinions of men, but he was reflecting on the goodness of God and decided to demonstrate it in praise that was deemed shameful and undignified in the eyes of his carnal wife. Ironically, that which was for God was viewed as "vulgar" by the one who had no regard for God.

Isn't this just like the world? They take the things which God enjoys and claims they are unholy, and takes the things which God deems as unholy, unrighteous or vain and makes them to be worshiped. God alone is forever to be worshiped. May our worship be for God alone, in Christ alone by the power of the Spirit alone.

Christ is all!