There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

the blood of Christ! Once the blood is applied, the adversary cannot sneak up behind you and bring up what has been covered in the blood of Christ. Once David arrived at the gates of Zion, he began dancing before the Lord with “all of his might.” His wife, who was in the palace watching from a window, became angry with the king. She later accused him of showing off for the young women who were present in the crowd (vv. 16–21). David’s wife was Michal, Saul’s daughter. Her father was so spiritually out of touch with God’s presence in his day that the glory of the Lord had departed from Israel and the enemies of Israel were wreaking havoc on the nation, which was in debt, discontent, and distress (1 Sam. 22:2). David refused to be intimidated by his wife and her criticism of his worship. The incident brought stress on their marital relationship. Apparently David refused to have any relationship with her, because the Bible says that she “had no children to the day of her death” (2 Sam. 6:23). Just as she became barren and unfruitful because of her criticism of true worship, so today’s believers need to beware of becoming opinionated and verbally critical of the worship of the younger generation or of being judgmental of their music or appearance. Those who criticize spiritual truth in any form face the possibility of their own spiritual impotence and fruitlessness. David loved to worship and to dance. However, the affair with Bathsheba, the murder of her husband, and the death of Bathsheba’s son was overwhelming to David. He had lost his joy and his desire to worship.