30/05/2026
This message explores the growing crisis of trust in modern society and contrasts it with the unchanging trustworthiness of Jesus Christ. Drawing from a Charles Spurgeon devotional, it argues that humanity was created to trust God, yet since the Fall our trust has been redirected toward self-reliance, leading to anxiety, suspicion, instability, and fear. Using Jeremiah 17, Proverbs 3, and Isaiah 26, the message demonstrates that we inevitably "lean" in the direction of our trust, and that true peace is found when our confidence rests in Christ rather than governments, economies, institutions, or our own understanding. Like a tree planted by water, those who trust in the Lord remain fruitful even when pressure and drought come. The evidence of this trust is revealed through the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—especially during difficult seasons. Ultimately, the message calls believers to keep their eyes fixed on Jesus and to overcome evil with good, responding to hostility with grace, criticism with kindness, and anger with gentleness, demonstrating the character of Christ in a world increasingly marked by distrust and division.
