CRU Update

What are some things you would say you trust in? Where do you find hope? Last week at CRU, we saw that there’s only one relationship you can have that will last and never fail.

The passage we looked at on Friday was from Isaiah 2, which Mr Kellahan guided us through. We began by reading the passage and noting how God’s people were turning away from Him and becoming like other nations, placing their trust in what other people were doing and objects rather than God. Their land was filled with gold, chariots and idols. Verse 22 really demonstrates this, commanding the people to “Stop trusting in mere humans”. Ultimately, we can only do the things that God allows us to, because it is God who gives us life and sustains us. He is the one we can trust with certainty. In light of this passage, we should carefully examine our own lives and what we might be putting our hope in. One such idol may be money, however, situations such as the Global Financial Crisis demonstrate the futility of trusting in wealth. We know that we can trust God because he sent Jesus whom he raised from the dead, revealing that we can also be raised with Christ into eternal life if we trust and believe in Him. The passage that follows in Isaiah 4 says the Lord will wash away the sins of those who trust him and provide a “shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain”. This is the amazing hope of what is to come for the Christian. 

Daniel B
Year 11