In God We Trust

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;

but, we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Psalm 20:7

We live in a scary world these days. Iran is launching missiles while developing nuclear warheads. North Korea issues a report saying that they are giving up their plutonium enrichment facilities. But, report says nothing about its suspected uranium enrichment program. North Korea obtained plans and materials for uranium enrichment from Pakistan in 1997 in exchange for missile technology. A fact which has since been confirmed by Pakistan's President Pervez Musharaf. The report also fails to give an account of the nuclear weapons already produced, and it does not address North Korea's proliferation activities. Such as its sales of nuclear technology to countries like Syria and Libya. Russia's interactions with Europe and the US have been strained for some time.

Last year Russia announced its withdrawal from a key treaty regulating conventional armed forces in Europe. Russia has also threatened to pull out of its 1987 treaty with the United States banning intermediate range nuclear forces. In recent years Russia has implemented an ambitious plan to update and expand its military. Russian defense spending has been rising steadily, with the help of high energy prices and oil revenues. Russia is in the process of deploying new intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear submarines and possibly aircraft carriers. This is all part of a 189 billion dollar weapons modernization program. Russia recently inked a treaty with Syria giving it access to warm weather ports for its Mediterranean fleet.

In times like these we might ask in what or whom do we place our trust? Our currency in the United States bears our national motto "In God We Trust". For a bit of history of this see this link. We trust in God because we recognize the truth of scripture:

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Psalm 33:16-18

William Penn, one of our founding fathers of this nation was quoted as saying:

"Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants."

We need to learn from our history.