Day 241 Keep Dancing!

8/29/2026

"Every miracle begins with

a problem."

 

Whenever I become overwhelmed or heavily burdened, I try to make it a habit to turn on the praise music, especially something that makes me feel childlike and free, a song that makes me throw up my hands in adoration, turn in a circle and dance! Instantly I feel much better, and I can laugh and sing and dance, dance, dance! I especially love Hebrew music with almost a gypsy feel to the lifts and turns. 

The Psalmist in Psalm 149:1-4 instructs us in how we are to honor our Lord: "Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, and His praise in the assembly of saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name with the dance; let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation."

King David was enthusiastic in his worship and praise to God as demonstrated in the psalms he wrote while tending his father's sheep and while he served in the court of Saul when Saul was King of Israel. But his spontaneous exuberance and love for the Lord is so clearly expressed in his actions when the Ark of the Covenant was being moved back to Jerusalem from the home of Obed-edom where it remained for three months. 2 Samuel 6:14-15 describes the scene: "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." It was a time of great celebration as offerings were made to the LORD, and the people were blessed. When the feasting and celebration had ended, David further blessed the people: "Then he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, and everyone to his house" (2 Samuel 6:19).

If you read the scripture that lies between the incident with the Philistines up to the successful return of the Ark of the Covenant in 2 Samuel, it will be obvious that the twenty years or more between were not easy times, and the years following were not so either. Such has been the experience for the nation of Israel throughout history up to today, as it is for all true believers in Jesus Christ who stand in unity with God's chosen people. But true to the quotation noted above, miracles do happen, as they have so obviously occurred throughout the Scriptures. I know personally I have experienced supernatural moves of God in my life, so I know for a surety that miracles do happen every day! 

We do well to heed the counsel and example of those who have gone before us in acknowledging the sovereignty of our God and obedience to worshiping Him in Spirit and in Truth. Our greatest weapon in this spiritual battle in which we find ourselves today is worship! It's important to be properly prepared so that we do not become discouraged or disgruntled. We must be courageous and follow the Word of the Lord. Psalm 149 continues with verses 5-9:

"Let the saints be joyful in glory; let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute on them the written judgment - this honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!" 

Selah.