Some little girls went on a hike with their scout troop. They were all dressed up in their uniforms and most proud of the way they looked as they tramped around the countryside. But with all that tramping around, some became a bit disheveled as the day wore on. One little girl, who normally wore a Saint Christopher medallion under her clothing, became just active enough to have it pop out from its place of concealment without even becoming aware of it. As might be expected, one of her little friends was quick to point it out to her: "Annie, your religion is showing."

Only a youngster would come up with a line like that. But what do you think? Is your religion supposed to show or not? God's word says, "Yes!"

Drift back 2,500 years, back to a time when Israel was just beginning to get back…