Do you remember when those 45rpm records were $.15 each? You’d swap them and play ‘em till the artists got sore throats from singing. Every teen and preteen had a collection to get them through the hardships of going to school, doing chores, hanging out, putting up with parents, and even fighting the system.
A line in the famous Dooby Brothers’ 1972 song, Listen to the Music, says “And we’ll dance, Oh, we’re gonna dance our blues away.” Now, I’m no dancer cause I’ve got no moves, but I believe dancing moves you to becoming one with your partner. Who doesn’t want to enjoy a great time listening to fine music encouraging you to take in some country time with your friends?
Now, 45s have come a long way. Back in 1977-78 DISCO produced 45s in 12” format and people were really dancing their blues away. But there’s another way to dance off our struggles. There’s another way to dance even if we have no Blues. Dance for God!
Psalms 149:3 says, “Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.”
You CAN’T rejoice before God with your hands in your pockets all the time and your feet still. Rejoicing and delighting signify movement and excitement. Of course, you can state how thrilled you are using Ben Stein’s facial expression, but few would believe you!
2 Samuel 6:14 reads, “And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.”
In his inner garments, King David praised God. Now, he wasn’t boogying and he wasn’t twisting, or Discoing, but he was expressing himself with adoration before Him. And he did so with all his might.
You might not be a king-excuse me, didn’t know you were, but king, prince, queen, princess, or your average Jo-anne, once your life is His, praise Him in the heavens with your rightful moves. It’s your expression to Him because of Whom He is.
And what does God think of this???!!! Ever asked yourself that? Huh? Ever wonder what HE thinks? Read what Zephaniah 3:17 says:
“[God] will [dance] over you with singing.” Or rejoice over you…
He’s in your midst rejoicing over YOU, His creation, especially if you honor Him. So, go ahead and dance your blues away; soon we’ll meet in the “country” (Heaven) for more than a day!
God Bless,
Sam