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During
a minister's prayer one Sunday, there was a loud whistle from one of the back
pews. Gary's mother was horrified. She pinched him into silence, and
after church asked: "Gary, whatever made you do such a thing?"
Gary answered soberly: "I asked God
to teach me to whistle... and He just then did!"
Gary was whistling his praise! I wish more believers
were spontaneous
in their response to worship and God's
answers to their prayers!
King David wasn't afraid to express himself in worship
with
his whole being. This caused some trouble with his wife.
2
Samuel 6:16 says, "Then it happened as the ark of the
LORD came into (town) that Michal ...looked out of the window
and saw King David leaping and dancing
before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart."
Watching David was uncomfortable for
Michal. She said
he was acting
undignified. So either Michal
was worried
about what people would think or was
judgmental of David's worship style.
God punished her for her sinful attitude
by
making her unable to bear children.
(verse
23)
Whatever Michal's
motives, it is safe to say that SHE had a relationship
problem with God. She wasn't even out for the
parade in the first place, but was watching
from a window.
Be careful how you judge others'
worship. You could find yourself
condemning one of God's whistling
children!
All Scripture references are from the New American Standard
Version unless otherwise noted.
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~ The
Worship Whistle
