"Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp." Psalm 149:3
As we approached the gate I felt the heaviness, but we went onward.
As we entered the smoke from the incense was nearly suffocating.
I saw a man throwing water all over his body and then scrubbing it all with much force.
The idols were exalted with flowers, fruit and people.
But then I saw the dancers.
People could bring an offering to their gods and the dancers would dance for their gods.
I watched them do their routine with such sadness and emptiness in their eyes.
I immediately began to pray.
I walked around that Buddhist shrine calling on the Name of the one true God; for him to bring his Kingdom to Thailand.
In my God's Kingdom there is another kind of aroma; one that is sweet and brings new life.
In my God's Kingdom there is no need for scrubbing, because we have been made white as snow.
In my God's Kingdom there are flowers, trees, valleys, mountains and oceans to enjoy.
In my God's Kingdom there are people who are loved and exalted.
And in my God's Kingdom there is so much dancing because full of joy, freedom and love due to a life transformed.
Are you dancing because of a life transformed? Are you bowing because you are loved?
If not, please talk to me. I want to share with you about a God that desires to have relationship with you.
And if so, keep dancing and keep bowing! And join us by praying for our team as we continue to share Jesus with those who do not know him here in Thailand!
