Do A Little Dance

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Psalm 150:4

When I was a kid there was a sitcom called "Perfect Strangers" that my family really enjoyed. One of the main characters, an incurably optimistic immigrant named Balki, would often get excited and happy about some turn of events and say, "Now I do the dance of joy!" I wonder: how long has it been since we did the dance of joy? Dancing is a word that alot of Christian circles have become afraid of for no good reason. Dancing is a natural response to pure joy like laughter and smiling. It is universal. It is instinctive. And, here in the Psalms, it is encouraged. After all, with all that God has done for us, shouldn't we be bubbling with excitement and joy? Shouldn't we barely be able to contain ourselves from singing and dancing to celebrate the wonderful, amazing life and salvation we have in Him? Yes! We should! So think about it for a few minutes today, and see if you aren't inspired to do a little dance of joy.