Whirl – to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly.
The New King James Version of the Bible states that David whirled as the ark of the Covenant was brought up from the house of Obed-Edom (see 1 Chronicles 15:29).
I’m trying to picture a grown man, and a king, no less, whirling around like a little girl on a playground. Can you picture the President of the United States whirling on the White House lawn? Yet, this is the response of a heart that loves God.
God’s love changes lives. If we ever really experience it, we won’t have to force and strain ourselves into changing. We will gladly give our all to Him, and for Him. I want to love like David. I want to freely pour myself out to God and others as David did.
How about you? Are you willing to get down-right undignified for the Lord? These are the types of questions I find myself pondering some days. Is there no limit to what I will do in response to Him?
One of the things I love about the Bible is that it is sufficient to provide me with all the clues I’ll ever need to know how to live and behave in this world. We simply cannot look to our world and culture for insight on how to think and behave. We are “other worldly,” and our lives should reflect that.
Several years ago I heard a sermon where the pastor said, “I don’t want to just do things that any unbeliever could do.” I am with him on that. I want to live a life that is unexplainable apart from the power of the Holy Spirit. I’m not there yet. I still tend to play it way too safe, but I am so grateful for those days when God redirects my heart and affections toward what truly matters.
People pleasing and whirling for the Lord don’t really go hand-in-hand. Neither does being consumed by the world and the things of the world. You know how silly and (sometimes) embarrassing people can be when they first “fall in love?” That’s the state of being I’m going for in my relationship with Christ. And I think that describes David’s behavior perfectly – whirling and all.
