Still Trusting Selected Scripture Verses
Elder Ron Vess
July 5, 2015
That song we have just heard is courtesy of Diamond Rio, a country band formed back in 1989, I know… that long ago. It is entitled, “In God We Still Trust.” I’m not sure if the Band has survived but the song sure has and has growing meaning in todays United States, well to all Christians everywhere throughout the world.
In case you missed it the lyrics are appropriate for the 4th of July weekend and our celebrations thereof.
You place your hand on His bible, and when you swear to tell the truth.
His name is on our greatest monuments and all our money too.
And when we pledge allegiance, there’s no doubt where we stand:
There’s no separation, we’re one nation under Him.
In God, we still trust here in America,
He’s the one we turn to every time the going gets tough.
He is the source of all our strength, the one who watches over us.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
Now there are those among us,
Who wanna push Him out.
And erase his name from everything,
This country’s all about.
From the schoolhouse to the courthouse,
They’re silencing His word,
An’ now it’s time for all believers,
To make our voices heard.
In God, we still trust here in America,
He’s the one we turn to every time the goin’ gets tough.
He is the source of all our strength, the one who watches over us.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
From this song, let’s consider how we, individually and as a nation, still trust in God in America.
1- We still trust God to be our God
2- We still trust God to take care of us
3- We still trust God to save us
I. We still Trust God to be Our God.
Ps. 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.”
If we still honor Him as God then He will be our God. But we can get into some serious trouble when we don’t allow God to be our God. Can you imagine what this world would be like without God as God? Whew! It would be one hellish place…full of chaos…no law….no love, etc. Similarities with today may be logically drawn at this point.
In God we trust. It’s on out money but is this true? Is this true for most of the American people? I fear not. Surveys show that active participation at church services has dropped some 10% in the past decade. For most, God is not their God. Anything and everything has become the god of many Americans. And it seems to be more erosion all the time. All one need do is look in a magazine, and the television surely is a great example.
Rom. 1:18-25 “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.”
Americans are worshippers, for sure, everything from Baseball Cards, to players, to cars, to…whatever. But they don’t worship what should be worshipped. Pastor Adrian Rogers of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, said one time, “An idol is anything you love more, fear more, value more or serve more than you do Almighty God. Fill in the blank.” We have heard this definition in slightly variant forms many times.
Many years ago a preacher named John Greenlee wrote an article entitled, “Better Than Burning At the Stake.” It’s very convicting and somewhat humorous. It’s a satire of one of Satan’s superiors writing to Lucifer Jr. and yes…it will remind us of C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters. He wrote, “I am truly amazed at you. Your methods are so antiquated that I can scarcely believe it. You and your ridiculous talk of torturing Christians. Can’t you see that those things don’t work anymore? It just makes them mad and then you can’t do a thing with them.
“Listen, you Noodle Head, you’ve been hanging out in those caverns down in the earth so long that really you do have bats in your belfry. It’s not done that way at all anymore. Catch up, you bungler. There’s a whole new approach to getting Christians to denounce the faith. And it does work!
“It’s called Trial By Affluence, for lack of a better name. The point is, it gets results. We’ve never seen anything like it down here around the ol’ Fire Lake. The Boss came up with the original idea and we’ve each adjusted it a little to suit our needs. It’s so simple you wouldn’t believe it! Here’s what you do. You take a good, solid Christian family so you can make the best example of them. Now start pouring on the ‘the good life.’
“Give him a boat, a camper, a good car, a decent house, several color TV’s, and an income that provides for more than what is needed in life. Add to this a couple of days a week he doesn’t have to work. Better yet, give him a three-day weekend. Pour on the goodies. Now watch him crack! And if you really want to get your laughs, listen to what he says. “Sooner or later you’ll hear him mention how God gave him all these good things. But while he is saying this, he’s hooking up the camper to be gone from church again. Or turning on the TV to sit paralyzed instead of thinking or doing anything. We find that each week we give him a shot of playtime; we’ve got him one step farther away from the tremendous power of our Enemy above.
“I don’t know why we didn’t think of this before. Just goes to show you that our Boss down here can adjust to the times and the situation. He claims that the newest arrival on the scene, America, is almost completely in his grasp. And it’s almost solely through this new method of his. You’ve got to give him credit, Luce, old buddy. He’s never lost a country yet. So get going. This weekend should be perfect for us. Signed, Your Sinister Superior.” Funny, it rings quite closely with Lewis’ Screwtape Letters.
I Pet. 5:8-9 “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith…”
Folks, we must trust God to be our God and not anyone else or anything else. We must seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness if we expect Him to be our God.
In the same way the Forefathers did in the early days of America’s birth. John Barton in the Wallbuilders Newsletter for summer 2006 said concerning the founding of the American state, some describe this remarkable achievement as “American Exceptionalism” – a term coined in 1831 by Alexis de Tocqueville, a famous French visitor to America who penned the classic, Democracy in America. As De Tocqueville expressed it:
The position of the Americans is quite exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one.
However, such a description should never be a cause for any sense of American superiority. On the contrary, Psalm 75:6-7 indicates that such achievements are from the Lord and therefore should be a cause for an appreciative humility. As President John Adams rightly observed:
It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation’s humble acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.
Understanding this truth, earlier generations frequently incorporated thankfulness to God as an integral component of Independence Day celebrations. In fact, on the original Independence Day in 1776, John Adams had recommended: [This day] ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.
America regularly celebrated Independence Day with a recognition of our gratitude to God Almighty. For example, on July 4, 1837, some sixty-one years after the Declaration of Independence was first issued, John Quincy Adams delivered an oration in which he noted that America’s two most popular holidays (Christmas and the Fourth of July) were inseparably intertwined:
In the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior. It forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation. The Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemer’s mission on Earth [and] laid the cornerstone of human government on the first precepts of Christianity.
Does the Declaration of Independence actually embody what Adams described as “the first precepts of Christianity” – does it truly incorporate Biblical principles?
To answer that question, consider the philosophy that undergirds the Declaration. Where did the signers find the ideas of God-given inalienable rights, religious freedoms, liberty of conscience, individualism, limited government, full republicanism, etc. – ideas that have now made the Declaration the most successful government document in the history of the world?
II. We Still Trust God To Take Care Of us
Ps. 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
Do we trust God to take care of us in life or do we try to go it alone, thinking we can handle everything by ourselves?
Many years ago a young mother went to see a pastor about some trouble she was having in life. Her father did not go to church anywhere. I don’t think he believed in church at all. She said, “Please don’t tell my father that I came to see you for help. He believes that a person should take care of themselves and not lean on anyone or anything.”
Where does that attitude and action get you? Someday everybody who believes that way will come to the end of their rope and will begin to realize they are not all-sufficient. God allows such people to come to the end of their rope so they will realize that He is God and He alone can help them in life!
It’s like we’ve always heard it said that there are no atheists in foxholes. But it takes a mighty big foxhole of sorts for some people to wake up and look up and then fall down before God. Are we in our foxholes these days?
James 4:8-10 “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
Can God take care of us in life and in death? What do you think? Where’s your faith? Do you believe Hebrews 11:6? 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Do you think those who came and fought to establish this new land had faith?
A preacher named James Brown once said, “There is no situation I can get into that God cannot get me out. Some years ago when I was learning to fly, my instructor told me to put the plane into a steep and extended dive. I was totally unprepared for what was about to happen”.
“After a brief time the engine stalled, and the plane began to plunge out-of-control. It soon became evident that the instructor was not going to help me at all. After a few seconds, which seemed like eternity, my mind began to function again. I quickly corrected the situation.
“Immediately I turned to the instructor and began to vent my fearful frustrations on him. He very calmly said to me, ‘There is no position you can get this airplane into that I cannot get you out of. If you want to learn to fly, go up there and do it again.’ At that moment God seemed to be saying to me, ‘Remember this. As you serve Me, there is no situation you can get yourself into that I cannot get you out of. If you trust me, you will be all right.’ That lesson has been proven true in my ministry many times over the years.”
Do we not see these very self-same principles at work in our lives? And yes…even the life of this country? If we still trust God as the only true, living God then He will take care of us. And He does…no?
III. We Still Trust In God To Save Us
One Chinese preacher wrote, “Almost fifty years ago, my family and I visited China. We had a relative in Canton, who was responsible for distribution of food. When we visited him, we were treated to the best in every way. In China, whether you think it is fair or not, relationship is everything. People are not always rewarded based on ability, but based on their connection to one another.”
That’s very interesting. Relationship is everything. Ability and money mean little. What matters is who you are and to whom you are related more than what you are or how much you are worth materially. And so with God!
Rom. 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Phil. 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
God gives to us certain blessings, and rewards. mainly because of our relationship with Jesus Christ. Because we are in Christ! And, of course, the greatest reward of all is eternal life! And we trust God to save us in Christ!
But how is it that we expect God to save us? Do we expect Him to intervene in everything that we decide to do? If we are busy chasing our own idols how can we expect God to do this? God will be there with us every step of the way and the question is…are we willing to let go of our own dreams and be linked to Him in His dreams, if you will, for us? What about us? What about you? We still trust God to saves us in Jesus, He is our Salvation. But do we trust God to lead us? Or is a foxhole theology sufficient? Do we trust Him for the same in America?
Finally one more quick story about Old Uncle Oscar, I’m not sure if he knew James Brown of an earlier story. Anyway, Old Uncle Oscar was apprehensive about his first airplane ride. I’m sure there are those among us who are not fond of airplane rides even today. His friends, eager to hear how it went, asked if he enjoyed the flight. "Well,” he commented, "it wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be, but I’ll tell you this. I never did put all my weight down!"
That’s like many people when it comes to faith in Christ. They never do fully put their weight down. They never fully put their trust in Jesus. I doubt that this is any of us here today, but I think all too often we call out to God only when in dire straits and as soon as the crisis has passed we seem to forget those promises that were hastily made.
It is time for America to trust God and Jesus and we who believe must lead the way. We must live our faith, bear witness to it, and celebrate holidays such as the one just past, the creation of this grand country based on sound Biblical principles.
Pastor Thomas Robbins, Chaplain of the 1st Infantry Regiment said in his address to the military companies in Hartford Connecticut on July 4, 1822. Be entreated to be found faithful in all the duties of life; live for God, live for eternity, that so you may be enlisted under the holy Captain of our salvation. He has long had a conflict with sin and death, but will be, in the end, a triumphant conqueror. “They that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.” He knows all the trials and conflicts to which we are called, in the vicissitudes of human life, and in the service of our Lord, and has given the gracious testimony, “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out.”
So, as our song has led us to the strong conclusion that God is Still Our God. It is He who we trust and look to for our guidance and comfort in our lives, in good times and bad. Now as then, In God we still Trust.
©You’re welcome to recycle these resources for your church free of charge. However, if you find them useful, please consider making a donation to the ministry of GCC.
Elder Ron Vess
July 5, 2015
That song we have just heard is courtesy of Diamond Rio, a country band formed back in 1989, I know… that long ago. It is entitled, “In God We Still Trust.” I’m not sure if the Band has survived but the song sure has and has growing meaning in todays United States, well to all Christians everywhere throughout the world.
In case you missed it the lyrics are appropriate for the 4th of July weekend and our celebrations thereof.
You place your hand on His bible, and when you swear to tell the truth.
His name is on our greatest monuments and all our money too.
And when we pledge allegiance, there’s no doubt where we stand:
There’s no separation, we’re one nation under Him.
In God, we still trust here in America,
He’s the one we turn to every time the going gets tough.
He is the source of all our strength, the one who watches over us.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
Now there are those among us,
Who wanna push Him out.
And erase his name from everything,
This country’s all about.
From the schoolhouse to the courthouse,
They’re silencing His word,
An’ now it’s time for all believers,
To make our voices heard.
In God, we still trust here in America,
He’s the one we turn to every time the goin’ gets tough.
He is the source of all our strength, the one who watches over us.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
From this song, let’s consider how we, individually and as a nation, still trust in God in America.
1- We still trust God to be our God
2- We still trust God to take care of us
3- We still trust God to save us
I. We still Trust God to be Our God.
Ps. 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.”
If we still honor Him as God then He will be our God. But we can get into some serious trouble when we don’t allow God to be our God. Can you imagine what this world would be like without God as God? Whew! It would be one hellish place…full of chaos…no law….no love, etc. Similarities with today may be logically drawn at this point.
In God we trust. It’s on out money but is this true? Is this true for most of the American people? I fear not. Surveys show that active participation at church services has dropped some 10% in the past decade. For most, God is not their God. Anything and everything has become the god of many Americans. And it seems to be more erosion all the time. All one need do is look in a magazine, and the television surely is a great example.
Rom. 1:18-25 “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.”
Americans are worshippers, for sure, everything from Baseball Cards, to players, to cars, to…whatever. But they don’t worship what should be worshipped. Pastor Adrian Rogers of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, said one time, “An idol is anything you love more, fear more, value more or serve more than you do Almighty God. Fill in the blank.” We have heard this definition in slightly variant forms many times.
Many years ago a preacher named John Greenlee wrote an article entitled, “Better Than Burning At the Stake.” It’s very convicting and somewhat humorous. It’s a satire of one of Satan’s superiors writing to Lucifer Jr. and yes…it will remind us of C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters. He wrote, “I am truly amazed at you. Your methods are so antiquated that I can scarcely believe it. You and your ridiculous talk of torturing Christians. Can’t you see that those things don’t work anymore? It just makes them mad and then you can’t do a thing with them.
“Listen, you Noodle Head, you’ve been hanging out in those caverns down in the earth so long that really you do have bats in your belfry. It’s not done that way at all anymore. Catch up, you bungler. There’s a whole new approach to getting Christians to denounce the faith. And it does work!
“It’s called Trial By Affluence, for lack of a better name. The point is, it gets results. We’ve never seen anything like it down here around the ol’ Fire Lake. The Boss came up with the original idea and we’ve each adjusted it a little to suit our needs. It’s so simple you wouldn’t believe it! Here’s what you do. You take a good, solid Christian family so you can make the best example of them. Now start pouring on the ‘the good life.’
“Give him a boat, a camper, a good car, a decent house, several color TV’s, and an income that provides for more than what is needed in life. Add to this a couple of days a week he doesn’t have to work. Better yet, give him a three-day weekend. Pour on the goodies. Now watch him crack! And if you really want to get your laughs, listen to what he says. “Sooner or later you’ll hear him mention how God gave him all these good things. But while he is saying this, he’s hooking up the camper to be gone from church again. Or turning on the TV to sit paralyzed instead of thinking or doing anything. We find that each week we give him a shot of playtime; we’ve got him one step farther away from the tremendous power of our Enemy above.
“I don’t know why we didn’t think of this before. Just goes to show you that our Boss down here can adjust to the times and the situation. He claims that the newest arrival on the scene, America, is almost completely in his grasp. And it’s almost solely through this new method of his. You’ve got to give him credit, Luce, old buddy. He’s never lost a country yet. So get going. This weekend should be perfect for us. Signed, Your Sinister Superior.” Funny, it rings quite closely with Lewis’ Screwtape Letters.
I Pet. 5:8-9 “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith…”
Folks, we must trust God to be our God and not anyone else or anything else. We must seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness if we expect Him to be our God.
In the same way the Forefathers did in the early days of America’s birth. John Barton in the Wallbuilders Newsletter for summer 2006 said concerning the founding of the American state, some describe this remarkable achievement as “American Exceptionalism” – a term coined in 1831 by Alexis de Tocqueville, a famous French visitor to America who penned the classic, Democracy in America. As De Tocqueville expressed it:
The position of the Americans is quite exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one.
However, such a description should never be a cause for any sense of American superiority. On the contrary, Psalm 75:6-7 indicates that such achievements are from the Lord and therefore should be a cause for an appreciative humility. As President John Adams rightly observed:
It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation’s humble acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.
Understanding this truth, earlier generations frequently incorporated thankfulness to God as an integral component of Independence Day celebrations. In fact, on the original Independence Day in 1776, John Adams had recommended: [This day] ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.
America regularly celebrated Independence Day with a recognition of our gratitude to God Almighty. For example, on July 4, 1837, some sixty-one years after the Declaration of Independence was first issued, John Quincy Adams delivered an oration in which he noted that America’s two most popular holidays (Christmas and the Fourth of July) were inseparably intertwined:
In the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior. It forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation. The Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemer’s mission on Earth [and] laid the cornerstone of human government on the first precepts of Christianity.
Does the Declaration of Independence actually embody what Adams described as “the first precepts of Christianity” – does it truly incorporate Biblical principles?
To answer that question, consider the philosophy that undergirds the Declaration. Where did the signers find the ideas of God-given inalienable rights, religious freedoms, liberty of conscience, individualism, limited government, full republicanism, etc. – ideas that have now made the Declaration the most successful government document in the history of the world?
II. We Still Trust God To Take Care Of us
Ps. 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
Do we trust God to take care of us in life or do we try to go it alone, thinking we can handle everything by ourselves?
Many years ago a young mother went to see a pastor about some trouble she was having in life. Her father did not go to church anywhere. I don’t think he believed in church at all. She said, “Please don’t tell my father that I came to see you for help. He believes that a person should take care of themselves and not lean on anyone or anything.”
Where does that attitude and action get you? Someday everybody who believes that way will come to the end of their rope and will begin to realize they are not all-sufficient. God allows such people to come to the end of their rope so they will realize that He is God and He alone can help them in life!
It’s like we’ve always heard it said that there are no atheists in foxholes. But it takes a mighty big foxhole of sorts for some people to wake up and look up and then fall down before God. Are we in our foxholes these days?
James 4:8-10 “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
Can God take care of us in life and in death? What do you think? Where’s your faith? Do you believe Hebrews 11:6? 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Do you think those who came and fought to establish this new land had faith?
A preacher named James Brown once said, “There is no situation I can get into that God cannot get me out. Some years ago when I was learning to fly, my instructor told me to put the plane into a steep and extended dive. I was totally unprepared for what was about to happen”.
“After a brief time the engine stalled, and the plane began to plunge out-of-control. It soon became evident that the instructor was not going to help me at all. After a few seconds, which seemed like eternity, my mind began to function again. I quickly corrected the situation.
“Immediately I turned to the instructor and began to vent my fearful frustrations on him. He very calmly said to me, ‘There is no position you can get this airplane into that I cannot get you out of. If you want to learn to fly, go up there and do it again.’ At that moment God seemed to be saying to me, ‘Remember this. As you serve Me, there is no situation you can get yourself into that I cannot get you out of. If you trust me, you will be all right.’ That lesson has been proven true in my ministry many times over the years.”
Do we not see these very self-same principles at work in our lives? And yes…even the life of this country? If we still trust God as the only true, living God then He will take care of us. And He does…no?
III. We Still Trust In God To Save Us
One Chinese preacher wrote, “Almost fifty years ago, my family and I visited China. We had a relative in Canton, who was responsible for distribution of food. When we visited him, we were treated to the best in every way. In China, whether you think it is fair or not, relationship is everything. People are not always rewarded based on ability, but based on their connection to one another.”
That’s very interesting. Relationship is everything. Ability and money mean little. What matters is who you are and to whom you are related more than what you are or how much you are worth materially. And so with God!
Rom. 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Phil. 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
God gives to us certain blessings, and rewards. mainly because of our relationship with Jesus Christ. Because we are in Christ! And, of course, the greatest reward of all is eternal life! And we trust God to save us in Christ!
But how is it that we expect God to save us? Do we expect Him to intervene in everything that we decide to do? If we are busy chasing our own idols how can we expect God to do this? God will be there with us every step of the way and the question is…are we willing to let go of our own dreams and be linked to Him in His dreams, if you will, for us? What about us? What about you? We still trust God to saves us in Jesus, He is our Salvation. But do we trust God to lead us? Or is a foxhole theology sufficient? Do we trust Him for the same in America?
Finally one more quick story about Old Uncle Oscar, I’m not sure if he knew James Brown of an earlier story. Anyway, Old Uncle Oscar was apprehensive about his first airplane ride. I’m sure there are those among us who are not fond of airplane rides even today. His friends, eager to hear how it went, asked if he enjoyed the flight. "Well,” he commented, "it wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be, but I’ll tell you this. I never did put all my weight down!"
That’s like many people when it comes to faith in Christ. They never do fully put their weight down. They never fully put their trust in Jesus. I doubt that this is any of us here today, but I think all too often we call out to God only when in dire straits and as soon as the crisis has passed we seem to forget those promises that were hastily made.
It is time for America to trust God and Jesus and we who believe must lead the way. We must live our faith, bear witness to it, and celebrate holidays such as the one just past, the creation of this grand country based on sound Biblical principles.
Pastor Thomas Robbins, Chaplain of the 1st Infantry Regiment said in his address to the military companies in Hartford Connecticut on July 4, 1822. Be entreated to be found faithful in all the duties of life; live for God, live for eternity, that so you may be enlisted under the holy Captain of our salvation. He has long had a conflict with sin and death, but will be, in the end, a triumphant conqueror. “They that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.” He knows all the trials and conflicts to which we are called, in the vicissitudes of human life, and in the service of our Lord, and has given the gracious testimony, “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out.”
So, as our song has led us to the strong conclusion that God is Still Our God. It is He who we trust and look to for our guidance and comfort in our lives, in good times and bad. Now as then, In God we still Trust.
©You’re welcome to recycle these resources for your church free of charge. However, if you find them useful, please consider making a donation to the ministry of GCC.
