The Priority of True Worship
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Years ago when the billionaire Howard Hughes died, 
his company's public relations director asked the 
casinos in Las Vegas, where Hughes owned multiple 
casinos, to show him respect by giving him a minute 
of silence. For an uncomfortable sixty seconds, the 
casinos fell eerily silent. Then a pit boss looked 
at his watch, leaned forward, and whispered, "Okay, 
roll the dice. He's had his minute." (From the book, 
Howard Hughes: The Hidden Years, cited in Our Daily 
Bread, 11/77.)

I wonder if sometimes we treat God as those gamblers 
in Las Vegas treated Howard Hughes. We interrupt our 
busy schedules once a week, rush into church, give 
God "His hour," and then forget about Him and get 
back to what we'd rather be doing.

It's no accident that the longest book in the Bible, 
Psalms, is all about praising and worshiping God. 
When we get to the end of the Bible, we see the saints 
and angels in heaven falling on their faces and worshiping 
God (Rev. 4:10-11; 5:8-14; 7:9-11). Since worship will 
be our ceaseless activity and greatest joy in heaven, 
we ought to be practicing it now.

- Steve Cole