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| All the wonderful School of Dance ladies |
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| Ballet class :) |
2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that “All Scripture is God breathed
and is important…” That being said,
there is not one word in the Bible that is there by accident, or that is not of
value. We recently did a project in our
school to find all the original words for “dance” in their Hebrew and Greek
forms in the Bible. The word “dance” or
a form of it is used at least twenty-seven times in the Bible. It seems to me that God found the word and
the action of dance important to include, not only once or twice…but at least
twenty-seven times! I think that
sometimes the church can forget about the power of dance and the freedom that
it can bring. In the Bible we see both
the negative and positive powers of dancing.
We see that as God was leading His people out of four hundred years of
slavery in Egypt, the most accurate response they could have was to dance for
joy. And we know that the famous King
David had no other way to worship the Lord fully but through reckless abandonment
in his dancing. We also see the negative
things that dance can be used for, such as the persuasion of Herod to put John
the Baptist to death through a dance of seduction and temptation. But whether it is used for good or evil,
there is no question that dance has power.
This is why it is so important for the church to stand up and use the
gift of dance that the Lord has given for His kingdom and His glory. In these last two months I have already seen
the Lord do so much healing in my own life, as well as give me hope for the
healing that He is going to bring to the nations through dance. I have the privilege of dancing with seven
beautiful girls from all walks of life.
We have all seen our share of joy and sorrow in life, but one thing
remains true for all of us- we have all seen God minister in and through us by
the gift of dance. God has restored my
love and joy for dancing, and I have been able to have such an incredible time
enjoying His presence. Dance is probably
the strongest way that I can connect and speak to God. When I have no more words to express what I
am going through, I know that I can simply pour out my heart to Him through the
motions and movements that He has given me.
Dance is this joy and strength that I desire to take back to the
nations. Our school has an amazing opportunity
to go to London and Scotland this summer.
We will be using dance as a way to connect with people that do not know
the Lord. We are going to use this art
to speak directly to people’s hearts about the love that God has for them in a
way that words cannot always do. Dance
breaks down walls and can penetrate into lives in such a strong force, and I
can’t wait to see how God is going to use it this summer, as well as in the
rest of my life!
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| apparently dancers kick pinatas... |
