In God We Trust

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He chose for His inheritance. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from His dwelling place He watches all who live on earth. He who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do. No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. May your unfailing love rest upon us oh Lord, even as we put our hope in you.

Psalm 33:12-22

These words of the psalmist are really addressed to believers. Brothers, non-believers will probably hear them as religious rhetoric or even nonsense. They will laugh at Voltaire’s snide remark about God regularly, seeming to bless the side with the most powerful army. (Voltaire 1694-1778 French philosopher). Yes brothers, non-church soldiers might cry out to God for help when caught in enemy crossfire but take away the crisis and they will treat God, pretty much, as a non-factor in what’s going on. To them, in God we trust, has about as much meaning as a late-night joke from Jimmy Kimmel. Why would a vigilant nation need divine protection? Phrases like “divine protection” and “In God we Trust” should have a deep meaning to believers. What I am saying is this, in a vigilant nation expecting divine protection, the bottom-line conviction of many must still be “In God we Trust.” So, vigilance is important, but believing that God is ultimately in charge of affairs of this world is also important.