CRU Update

When you think of a king, what comes to mind? Possibly King Charles and Windsor Castle or Buckingham Palace, perhaps a crown and royal attire. But this week we saw that God’s choice of a new king for Israel was not based on outward appearance, but the heart. 

Mr Sheldon was speaking at CRU this week, looking at 1 Samuel 16. We saw how God sent Samuel to Jesse’s family to anoint one of them as the new king of Israel after Saul, the first king, had drifted away from God. As Samuel saw some of Jesse’s sons, he began to guess which one was chosen. However, while humans so often focus on the outward appearance of people, God views people differently as He looks at their hearts. One by one, God rejected the sons of Jesse until there were none remaining. But when Samuel asked if there were any more, Jesse mentioned his youngest, who was a shepherd tending the flock. This was David, one of the key figures of the Old Testament. God chose David as his heart was set on God. Mr Sheldon spoke about how this story shows us that God uses unexpected people throughout the Bible to accomplish and achieve his will and purpose.  

Ultimately, this story is pointing to the coming King Jesus, who was an even greater king than David, completely obeying God in everything. He gave up everything in physical appearance and came down from his seat of glory to serve and give his life as a ransom for many. Jesus is the eternal king, and if we trust in him as the king of our life, we have crossed from death to life. What amazing news!  

CRU Group meets in the Christian Studies building on Friday lunchtime – we will be continuing 1 Samuel in the coming weeks and would love to have more boys coming along to hear this good news.  

Daniel Becker 
Year 10 TY4