தியானம் - 2016
"AATHAVAN" |
August 16 | Sunday 2026
"And as the ark of the
LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a
window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she
despised him in her heart." (2 Samuel 6:16)
The way human beings see
things is different from the way God sees them. Many times, we treat lightly
what God considers noble and exalted. Such instances occur frequently in
spiritual matters. However, as a result, we may unknowingly bring God's anger and
curse upon ourselves.
Every person worships God in
various ways from the depths of their heart, according to the thoughts God
gives them and remembering the personal blessings He has bestowed upon them. In
this, we cannot claim that our way of worship is superior or that another’s way
of worship is wrong. If we make such claims and mock or despise others and
their ways of worship, we will invite God's curse.
The things God did for King
David were extraordinary. God chose him while he was shepherding sheep in the
wilderness and declared him to be a man after His own heart. Furthermore, out
of His love for David, God promised that the Savior would be born from his
lineage and fulfilled that promise. Because of this, David possessed
immeasurable love and devotion toward God. If people have been singing his
Psalms for nearly 4,500 years, the reason is the anointing present within those
songs.
Reflecting on all the great
things God had done for him, and driven by his deep love for the Lord, David
leaped and danced in front of the Ark of the Covenant as it was being brought
in.
However, to Saul's daughter
Michal, David's dance appeared as a laughingstock. She despised it in her
heart.
"Therefore, Michal the
daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death." (2 Samuel
6:23)
Yes, beloved, Michal did not
voice her criticism of David's dance to anyone else; she despised him only
within her heart. Yet, God considered it a grave sin and shut her womb until
the day of her death.
This event serves as a vital
lesson for us as well. Whoever it may be, let us not mock, ridicule, or hold in
contempt the worship methods of others, nor speak lightly of them. We do not
know the depth of the personal relationship between God and another individual.
Furthermore, if we have ever
despised or mocked others' worship in our thoughts or speech until now, let us
ask God for forgiveness. Perhaps such actions of ours have been the hidden
reason behind a lack of blessing in our lives.

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