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IN GOD WE TRUST
Printed boldly on the back of the United States currency is the
motto "In God We Trust."
We have seen it so often that it may have lost its meaning to us. But found
in these words
is the secret to national and personal greatness.
Webster's Dictionary defines the word trust as "a firm belief or confidence
in the honesty,
integrity, reliability and justice of another person or thing."
When our founding fathers put their names to the Declaration of
Independence, they believed
that God was the only sure foundation upon which to build a nation that
would endure. These
men knew that this unique experiment in freedom would only stand the test of
time by God's
grace. George Washington stated it simply, "It is impossible to rightly
govern the world
without God and the Bible."
Reliance upon God was deeply rooted in our country's important documents and
institutions
from the beginning. But today confidence in God and His Word is no longer
the foundation
of society.
In our schools, the God of Creation has been replaced by the "god" of
evolutionary chance.
Truth has been replaced by relativism. Morality has been replaced by
expediency.
In our homes, we nightly view things that were unimaginable on television
and in movies
only a decade ago. Violence, sexual perversion and obscene language spill
off the screen.
In the political arena, God's principles of truth and justice have often
given way to
expedience, personal profit and compromise.
As we have departed from God, life has been devalued. The lives of unborn
children are
snuffed out in abortion clinics and the number of robberies, rapes and
murders increase
daily.
It is time that we return to the values of God's Word in our public and
private lives so
that He will heal our land. We must begin person by person on our knees,
confessing our
failure to trust God fully in our lives.
Today, you can affirm your trust in God if you will:
1. Acknowledge that you need salvation: The Bible says, "All have
sinned, and come
short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
2. Recognize God's love for you: "God so loved the world, that He
gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life"
(John 3:16).
3. Receive Jesus and His forgiveness: The only basis for
encountering God. "As
many as received Him [Jesus], to them gave He power to become the sons of
God, even to
them that believe on His name" (John 1:12).
God is calling you to put your trust in Him today! Don't ignore His call!
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