In God Alone We Trust

Joshua LeBorious
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We are reminded that God graciously cares for us. We are encouraged to trust in God alone.

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In God We Trust

*Hold up a dollar bill*
Most of us are familiar with this image and at one point or another in our lives, we have held a dollar bill. Now, there’s something that you’ve probably noticed about these bills - there’s a phrase that appears on all US currency. I’m sure someone is bold enough to remind us what that phrase is.
“In God We Trust,” is exactly right. And that sentence is probably less true for the citizens of the United States than it once was, but at least for those of us gathered here, we can probably declare with some confidence, “in God we trust.”
But this morning, in wake of the election this past week especially, I have a question for you to think on for a minute. Who do you have more trust in? The God who’s name is printed on this dollar bill or the government who issued it?

Who do you go to?

Now you may ask, “Josh, what do you mean by that?” Some of you may be thinking that you don’t really trust the government at all. If your preferred candidates didn’t win this past week, you might especially be thinking “my trust isn’t in the government.” And maybe that’s true, but I want you to think about a few things.
When you think about someone needing help, whether it’s you or the victims of a natural disaster or someone else, is the first instinct to pray for God to help them or do you think the government should do something to help them?
When you think about the injustices of this world, when you think about things that need to be set right, is the first instinct to rely on God to execute justice or to think that the government should make or enforce laws better?
When you think about people who are suffering with hunger and poverty, is the first instinct to ask for God’s blessings or to think that the government should provide for them better or take steps for them to get on their feet?
When you see people trapped in situations they can’t escape from, is the first instinct to pray to God for their freedom or to expect the government to act?
When you see the sick and the suffering, is the first instinct to rely on God for healing or for the government to improve the medical infrastructure in this country or improve the healthcare landscape?
When you think about the morality and ethics of the country and how far we can be at times from where God has called us to be, is your first instinct to ask for God to work in our hearts or to demand that the government accomplish better legislation?
When we see the homeless, the widows, the orphaned - do we rely on God to bless them or do we expect the government to step in and take care of them?
I think each of us is probably inclined to say that we trust God more than we trust the government, but when we are actually faced with problems in our lives and in the world around us - who do we actually ask for help, who do we actually rely on, who do we put our trust in?

He’s God

And I think there is a tendency to relegate God to eternal or spiritual things. There’s almost a temptation to think that if we want to see something tangible, something in the here-and-now, if we want “real” solutions that God isn’t our guy.
What a wild idea to entertain! God created heaven and earth. God created you and me and the people who fill all the different roles in government. If we want to see help or justice or healing or spiritual growth - God can just declare it and it will happen. If someone needs a miracle, God can provide one. If someone seems to have outsmarted the justice system, God can humble them. If someone seems completely committed to their sins, God can change their hearts. Human leaders can’t do that. In fact, the only reason any person wields any authority at all is because it comes from God. Even the best leaders die, and when they die all of their intentions, all of their plans, all of their initiatives, all of their work dies with them. God always has been around and He always will be around. His plans started before you and I were here and they will continue until they are finished.
We needed salvation that no human leader could ever bring us, and God delivered on the cross. If He can accomplish that, how can we possibly think that anything else would be beyond Him?

God Will Work

Where someone needs help, God knows, God cares, and God will work for their ultimate good and salvation.
Where there is injustice, God knows, God cares, and God will bring justice and salvation.
Where there is hunger and poverty, God knows, God cares, and God will work for their ultimate good and salvation.
Where someone is enslaved to sin, God knows, God cares, and God will set them free.
Where there is sickness and suffering, God knows, God cares, and God will work for their ultimate good and salvation.
Where people fall short of who God has called them to be morally, God knows, God cares, and God will guide them and bring salvation.
Where there are homeless, widows, and orphans, God knows, God cares, and God will work for their ultimate good and salvation.
God can and will provide for us in all of our needs. We trust in Him because He is the only one who can ultimately accomplish anything. We trust in Him because He has only ever shown us that He loves us, that He cares for us, and that He works all things together for our good.

In God Alone We Trust

And while that is a good reminder for us at any point in our lives, it is especially relevant after major elections. Sometimes we can get caught up in the arguments and the drama, sometimes we get so excited for our preferred candidate or so concerned about the other one, sometimes we let elections grow out of control in our heads - and this Psalm reminds us to trust in God. The election matters, but it does not affect our saving relationship with God and it should not be allowed to rob us of our peace and hope. This Psalm reminds us to praise Him, this Psalm reminds us of His power, this Psalm reminds us of His blessings past, present, and future, and this Psalm reminds us in God alone we trust. Amen.
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