"Streaking"...

I don't know how many of you are old enough to remember a cultural phenomenon that occurred back in the 60's and 70's, called "streaking". The 'hippy' generation of that day was known for disrobing, many times leaving nothing on except a pair of Converse sneakers, and running through a crowd at a sports event or some public arena. Many times their actions were motivated by a sense of protest to something that was taking place in the government or political scene of that day. I'm sure that for the greatest part, you probably never had any dealings with such a crazy idea. I can't say that I am totally oblivious to this mad trend that swept through our nations youth in that era, being one of them. I owned a pair or two of Converse tennis shoes in my time. Being a mischievous little boy at the time, we would have a try at this notion every now and then, just to keep up with the teenagers in our neighborhood. It's scary now to think of some of the things that we participated in, really not realizing the dangers many times. I realize this may be a silly way of doing it, but there's a point I'm trying to make. There were a couple of streakers in the Bible. One was Isaiah, who was ordered to prophesy for three years, with not even a fig leaf. The other is found in a story that is a little more popular with most of us. It comes from the book of II Samuel. In chapter six we read the story of David and his returning of the Ark of the covenant to the city of Jerusalem. The story tells us that David uncovered himself as he danced before the ark, which represented the presence of God. He literally danced with such vigor that he lost his clothes. David "streaked"! His praise to God was so passionate that he was stripped of his royal robes. All of his pride, dignity, and his clothes were lost. I wonder how often we "streak" before the Lord. No, I'm not advocating stripping as a new form of praise! But, it would probably bring a fresh approach in our worship if we would lose the pride and dignity that we clothe ourselves with. Let's grab our spiritual tennis shoes and go "streaking"...for Jesus!