We join the American people in thanking God that the US military was able to strike Iranian nuclear sites on June 21. One of the world’s most dangerous regimes must not be allowed to have the world’s most deadly weapons. The operation was carried out flawlessly and with precision. Miraculously, it has been reported that the Iranian military was unable to fire one missile at US aircraft before those planes had left Iranian air space.
No one can predict what the days and weeks ahead will bring. There are Iranian “sleeper cells” in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are stepping up efforts to keep American families and communities safe. Notable are concerns about possible attacks on churches and synagogues.
Something else extremely significant happened on June 21 that has not received the attention it deserves. President Trump, flanked by Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Hegseth, briefly addressed the nation to inform and reassure the American people about the momentous events taking place.
The president said something that I believe brought joy to the heavens and our Creator. The media missed it, of course, or intentionally ignored it. Here is the quote that grabbed my attention: “I want to just thank everybody and, in particular, God. I want to just say, we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel, and God bless America.”1
“We love you, God.” I am virtually certain that no modern president has ever uttered those powerful words. Many presidents will ask God to bless America, especially in times of trouble and fear. “God bless America” has almost been mechanical or merely a habit. Some have pondered in recent years whether we can ask for God to bless our nation if His innocent children continue to be destroyed in the womb. Corruption has grown in our country, and our culture is more decadent. Should we expect God to bless us?
President Trump’s voice “caught” almost imperceptibly when he spoke the four words. This was not an act; this was not “bravado” or bragging. I have no doubt this was heartfelt from a man who I know believes God spared his life from an assassin’s bullet.
We should remember the theological worldview of the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. They are calling out to Allah to bring them victory. Their scholars think the 12th Imam, the Mahdi, is coming soon. They believe that when he arrives, he will immediately start slaughtering Christians and Jews. They want to hasten that day of slaughter.
Hearing our president say those words, “We love you, God,” is powerful and theologically significant. The God we love, and he loves, is the God who said, “ . . . I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live . . .” (Deuteronomy 30:19, ESV).
This is an important moment to turn our hearts back to the God of the Bible.
- LiveNOW from FOX. 2025. “FULL COVERAGE: US Strikes Iran Nuclear Sites, Trump Says They Were ‘Obliterated.’” YouTube. June 21, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzHABmRwQto
