Mike Conaway: “Our Nation's motto of ``In God We Trust'' is inscribed on the wall above our heads. The word ``trust'' is typically…”

“Our Nation's motto of ``In God We Trust'' is inscribed on the wall above our heads. The word ``trust'' is typically defined as to have confidence, faith, or hope in someone or something. In this case, it is obviously trust in God. To have confidence or faith or hope in God requires that we know something about God. This knowledge is gained by reading and studying the inspired word of God, which is, of course the Bible. God has revealed Himself to us in the pages of the Bible, and to trust in God means that we also trust His teachings as revealed in the Bible. Among those teachings is a prescription for the way we should lead our lives, the way we should treat each other, and how we should rely on God and His teachings to, in fact, trust in Him. John Adams wrote that only a moral and religious people can self- govern. In my opinion, the morals to which he is referring to are laid out in God's teachings in both the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible. Almost every day we hear someone ask for God's blessings on our Nation. The next time you hear someone ask for God to bless our Nation, please ask yourself what is it about America and our Nation that we are asking God to bless? Just what is there about our Nation that is, in fact, blessable? Are we asking God to bless the killing of more than 61 million babies in the last 46 years? Are we asking God to bless the rancor and incivility that permeates much of our public discourse?…”