OUR DAILY BREAD Sunday, March 12, 1995 --------------- READ: Psalm 99 APPRENTICE IN ADORATION "Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy." -- Psalm 99:9 As a boy in Sunday school, I used to sing a song written by Horatio Palmer that I suspect would be regarded as hopelessly outmoded today: "Shun evil companions, Bad language disdain, God's name hold in reverence, Nor take it in vain. But those words are as relevant now as they were then, especially because reverence for God's name and holy things seems to be out out of style -- even among many Christians. For example, an article in a magazine for those in children's ministries suggested that churches could hold an Easter carnival with game booths decorated with streamers and Bible verses. The games included "Toss a Cross" -- throw six cross-shaped bean bags. "Cupcake Walk" -- land on the right Easter symbol, such as a crown of thorns. "Face Painting" --perhaps with drops of blood? And of course a "Donkey Ride." There were more suggestions to be sure, but why multiply examples of gross irreverence? Even while deploring such sacrilege, we need to double-check our own attitudes and practices. Whether alone or in church, do we find ourselves, as hymnwriter Charles Wesley stated, "lost in wonder, love and praise" as we meditate on God's greatness and grace? (Ps. 99:1-3, 9). If adoring worship is the chief occupation of angels and saints in heaven, we had better regard our present life as an apprenticeship in adoration. -- Vernon C. Grounds -------------------------------------------- THOUGHT FOR THE DAY -------------------------------------------- Those who praise God on earth will feel at home in heaven. . -------------------------------------------- THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 19-21 ====================================================================== Our Daily Bread, Copyright 1995, used by permission of Radio Bible Class, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49555, USA. Written permission must be obtained from RBC for any further posting or distribution. Radio Bible Class provides a variety of Bible resources, which are free of charge. RBC is not funded by any group or denomination, and support comes voluntarily from its Members and Friends. Write for more information, or call 1-800-598-7221. This copy redistributed by Larry Holder (larryh@utm.edu) with express written permission of RBC, from an original distribution by Ken Foster (kfoster@sptekwv14.wv.tek.com). Redistribution is only to individuals and lists that have expressly consented to receiving a copy. <>< ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------- file: /pub/resources/text/Our.Daily.Bread: db950312.txt .