IN GOD WE TRUST
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States. It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956, replacing E pluribus unum, which had been the de facto motto since the initial design of the Great Seal of the United States.
“In God We Trust” was adopted by the Florida legislature as part of the state seal in 1868.
Senate Bill 797 passed through the Texas legislature in 2021, and Texas schools are hanging “In God We Trust” signs in 2022.
The national motto, In God We Trust, asserts our collective trust in a sovereign God.
— Senator Bryan Hughes (@SenBryanHughes) August 16, 2022
I co-authored the bill in 2003 that allowed schools to display the motto, and last year I authored the “In God We Trust Act,” which requires a school to display the motto if there… …is no cost associated with the display.
I’m encouraged to see groups like the Northwest Republican Women and many individuals coming forward to donate these framed prints to remind future generations of the national motto.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.
John Adams said “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
What does it mean to put your trust in God?
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
To trust in God means to be converted and to become a believer in God as your personal Lord and Savior. As Lord, He is the one in charge of us. As Savior, He’s the one who is willing and able to rescue us. To trust in God isn’t just an intellectual belief, but also actions. “faith apart from works is dead.” James 2:26
As individuals, we must each have this relationship with God ourselves - independent from each other.
The Gospel is sometimes described using The Romans Road or The Four Spiritual Laws.
1 Corinthians 15 explains:
that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures
that he was buried
that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures
that he appeared to more than five hundred brothers
As a nation, we must collectively put our trust in Him.
2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Ultimately, we all have a choice.
Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life!