We need thanks-living dances

 It’s been a season
of thanksgiving in many churches around me. My Church had a great time
recounting God’s mercies in 2009 during our annual Thanks Giving worship
service yesterday. It’s impossible to keep an accurate catalog of God’s
goodness from day to day, but we are encouraged to remember Him and give Him
His due.

“Thank God no matter what happens, this is the
way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live” 1Thess 5:18 (The
Message)

So as we danced to and fro the church altar with our
various offerings, I remembered this video clip below that someone sent to me a while back and
reflected again on David’s famous dance before the Lord. It was a great show of
extravagant worship with raw passion, flowing from a grateful heart.

In many churches around here, offerings are collected at
the altar and worshippers go dancing. Sometimes those that don’t have cash to
give, just dance to God in a special way, as an offering to Him.

I was told this brother presents this altar dance regularly. (May it delight the Lord forever).

 I pray that such dance steps would be a
manifestation of authentic fellowship with God flowing from the private to the
public place. May this manner of celebration abound in our homes and worship
gatherings, such that thanksgiving dances will cease to be special events but a
way of living.

 I’m tired of useless religious pantomime and
hypocrisy. What about you?

Author: Uche Izuora

I am compelled by God’s desire for His name to be known and worshiped in every generation through Jesus Christ. As I grow into an emotionally healthy and transformative disciple, I seek to mobilize the Church for cross-cultural missions and invest in others, helping them discover their identity in Christ and live as faithful witnesses of Him among the nations northward of Uganda. View all posts by Uche Izuora