Consider those words. "In God we trust." But what does it mean?
Whenever I want insight into a word, my first stop is the dictionary. "Trust," it turns out has multiple, but similar, meanings. For example, it can mean "to have confidence in; rely or depend on." Or, "to believe." Or -- and I love this one -- "to commit or consign with confidence."
So, in God -- the Creator of the Universe, the Salvation of Man, the Provider, the Giver, the Father -- in God we have confidence; in Him we believe. In our God we commit and consign our very lives with confidence.
The important thing here is not how we say it, but that we understand we can do it. We can gladly and confidently commit our lives -- put our lives in -- the hands of God.
Psalm 20:7, says "some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." Can you imagine if we as a nation applied that to our national motto?
But what about you, personally? Do you trust in the trappings of the world to meet your needs? Or do you trust in the name of God?
Psalm 52:8-9 says:
I am like an olive tree
flourishing in the house of God;
I trust in God’s unfailing love
for ever and ever.
For what you have done I will always praise you
in the presence of your faithful people.
And I will hope in your name,
for your name is good.
We serve a God who created us; created this world; created this entire universe. A God who so loved His creation that He sent His only son as a sacrifice and payment for our debt of sin. A God who reaches out, even now, to reconcile with his wayward children. Do you trust that God with your whole life? Do you trust Him to satisfy your needs? Do you trust His will for your life?
The things we trust in this world will crumble, fade, rust, and die. I choose to trust a God who lives -- and loves -- eternally.
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