In God We Trust

“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34).
No one can intelligently deny that the United States of America was founded upon Christian principles. The Founding Fathers were –almost without exception – Christian men actively involved in a local church who professed to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. These men of God were praying men. They opened their sessions with prayer; they installed a chaplain for Congress, and they actively sought out wisdom from God when framing the government of the Republic. Our nation was founded upon the principle of religious freedom. The vast majority of the early New World inhabitants immigrated to escape religious persecution and state-run churches. It is because of this godly heritage that America is what she is today. Righteous men seeking God and His will for our nation exalted America as the greatest country in the world. Today, “In God We Trust” is no longer the motto for most Americans (more like “In gods We Trust). Our corporate sin as a nation is a reproach to God. He will not wink at America’s injustices and travesties much longer. We have abandoned our godly heritage and gone aside to serve other gods. We must return to the Lord our God. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven and forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (II Chronicles 7:14).