Michal
Good, Bad and the Sad
Now Saul’s daughter Michal was in love with David...1 Samuel 18:20
1 Samuel 18:17-30; 19;11-17; 25:442 Samuel 3:13; 3:16
What Lessons Can We Learn from Michal?
When God says dance, strap on your tap shoes!
Sometimes we don’t know what to do around Christians whose exuberance for the Lord includes lifting hands, clapping, or dancing. It may make some uncomfortable. But if we dance unto the Lord as David did, even in the privacy of our own homes, we just might experience the joy that David discovered, including a whole new wardrobe of joy!
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy. Psalm 30:11
Wise is the woman who rises above her circumstances.
Michal had a right to feel hurt, to feel abandoned, to resent how the men in her life--her father, her brothers, her husbands-- passed her around like a moldy fruitcake at Christmas. Yet other women in Scripture were similarly misused and still managed to transcend such situations to honor God. It isn’t circumstances that should determine our actions; it’s a desire to please God above all things. So easy to say and yet often hard to do.
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Ecclesiastes 7:14
Thoughts Worth Considering
- Michal never fully understood or worshiped David’s God. Do you have a loved one who can’t understand why you live for God? Is there anything you can do to let them see the importance of serving the living God?
- Do you see any similarities between Saul and Michal’s actions or personality?
- List any good traits Michal had that we might emulate.
- What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned from this story?
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