Thought For Today

I greet you in Jesus precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 31st of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in Ephesians 1:7:
”In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace”
Then the next one, a little bit further on in the Book of Colossians 1:14:
”in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”
Jesus Christ has paid the price for you and me. We are sinful people. We can try as long as we like to justify our sins, but we can’t. In the Old Testament, they were continually offering up sacrifices for their sins, but it didn’t work. Father God sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross to pay the ultimate price for your sin, young man, for your sin, young lady.
I looked up the meaning. “Redeemer” means that He pays the price to rescue humanity from the bondage of sin, spiritual death and separation from God. The Lord has paid a tremendous price for you and me, and He has paid it in full. When He died on the cross He said, ”It is finished.” Hallelujah! And He meant it. That means you can walk free. Repent of your sin, ask the the Lord to forgive you and He will do it. It is something that is very hard to understand. You say, ”Every sin I’ve ever committed, Angus?” Yes, every single sin that you have ever committed.
I was at a prayer meeting this morning, and I heard a very sad story of a man who is busy dying at the moment because he will not accept the fact that Jesus Christ has paid for his sin. He said that his sins are too terrible for God to forgive. That’s a lie, and it comes from the pit of hell.
You know that old song, I think we have sung it before haven’t we?
He paid a debt He did not owe
I owed a debt I could not pay
I needed someone to wash my sins away
And now I sing a brand new song
Amazing grace
Christ Jesus paid a debt that I could never pay.
Pray this prayer after me.
Dear Lord Jesus, thank You for dying on the cross of Calvary for a sinner like me. I confess all of my sins to You today, and by faith I believe that You have forgiven me. Amen.
God bless you and Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus precious name! It is Friday morning, the 30th of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in Numbers 12:3:
"(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)”
Then we go straight to the Gospel of Matthew 5:9:
”Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
Folks, we must differentiate here between peace-makers and peace-lovers. A vast difference. Now we know Moses, we have read so much about him. I’m looking forward to shaking him by the hand when we get to Heaven. For a man to be able to take a million-plus people out of slavery, through the Dead Sea, through the wilderness with no food and no army to protect him. Often no water to drink and often the very people that he was sent to save were trying to kill him.
A man who can take that kind of pressure, I can tell you, as the saying goes, the softest part of Moses' body was his teeth. I like that one. Folks, there was nothing soft about Moses, let me tell you. Yet he was a humble man. He was a peace-maker, and I want to say to dads today, because I get lots of letters from moms, dad, we need to be peace-makers in the home, not peace-lovers. Dad, you need to take your authority in the home. You need to love your wife. You need to protect her. You need to take authority in your home with your children. Children, you need to listen to dad. He has been put there by God. He is there to look after you and the Lord says, "Blessed are the peace-makers for they shall be called the sons of God." Not peace-lovers, peace makers.
Dad, to be a peace-maker you need to use discipline in your home. Your wife must be protected. Sometimes the children, not intentionally, take advantage of mom. They don’t listen to her. They didn’t make their beds in the morning. They don’t get up when she asks them to get up. They don’t do the chores around the house and dad, you sit in that chair watching television. No good. Take your responsibility!
If you want to be a peace-maker in your home, you need to exercise authority. You need to be prophet, priest and king in the home. People often ask me, ”What does that mean?” Prophet is the one who directs the family. The priest is the one who has quiet times with his children every day, and the king is the one who brings the food home. He makes the money. Then you’ll have the peace of God which surpasses all understanding.
Have a blessed day, moms and dads, boys and girls.
Goodbye

I greet you in Jesus precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 29th of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Isaiah 50:10:
“Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon his God.”
Then we go straight to the Gospel of Matthew 10:31:
”…you are of more value than many sparrows.”
Jesus knows that little sparrow's name. You have nothing to fear today, my dear friend. Keep your eyes on Jesus. He says, “Even that little sparrow cannot fall to the ground without My notice.”
I want to read a beautiful little reading I read early this morning and it was by a man of God, and it goes like this:
”In fierce storms,” said an old seaman, ”we can do but one thing. There is only one way. We must put the ship in a certain position and keep her there. This, Christian, is what you must do. Sometimes, like Paul, you can see neither sun nor stars, and no small tempest lies on you; and then you can do but one thing; there is only one way. Reason cannot help you; past experiences give you no light. Even prayer fetches no consolation. Only a single course is left. You must put your soul in one position and keep it there. You must stay upon the Lord; and come what may - winds, waves, cross-seas, thunder, lightning, frowning rocks, roaring breakers - you must lash yourself to the helm, and hold fast your confidence in God's faithfulness, His sovereign engagement, His everlasting love in Christ Jesus.”
That is the way, you and I will get through any storm we are going through at the moment. Remember that beautiful old hymn, "Why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come? Why should my heart be lonely and long for heaven and home, when Jesus is my portion, my constant friend is He?"
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me. Today, keep your eyes on Jesus.
God bless you and have a wonderful day.Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 28th of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Ruth 2:12:
”The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
Then we go to Galatians 6:9, in the New Testament:
”And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
This is such a beautiful story, my dear friends. It has touched my heart very deeply this morning. When we think that Ruth, who was not a Jew, came back to Israel with her mother-in-law, Naomi, to look after her. Boaz noticed it, which is why she found favour with him. Not only did he favour her, but he eventually married her. Her husband had died, remember, and she was a widow and gave birth to a son, and that son went right down the lineage to Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world. So Ruth is of the line of Jesus. We’re not talking about the fact that Jesus Christ came straight from Heaven, we know that, but He was born through the line of which Ruth had the privilege of being part of.
I want to say to you today, you must do something for someone who has no idea who you are, and has no idea how they got that blessing, so that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself can bless you for your good works. I’ve seen it before.
Let me give you an example: I went to the hairdresser the other day, and I had my hair cut, and as I got up to pay, he said, "It’s already been paid.” He said, “You know the man who was in the chair next to you?” I said, ”Yes.” He’s paid for your haircut.” I said, ”Where is he?” I wanted to thank him. He said, ”Look out the window. You see that blue BMW that’s just reversing out?” He said, ”That young man paid for your haircut.” Folks, that touched me so deeply because he didn’t even want me to know who he was and that is a blessing.
Today, do the same thing. Boaz saw what Ruth was doing for Naomi and because of that he blessed her. Not only did he bless her, he married her. Not only did he marry her, but she had a child from the line of David.
May God bless you as you do something today for someone who will never know it was you, except the Lord.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day. Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 27th of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We go straight to Galatians 2:20. Paul says:
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
I read the most beautiful little reading early this morning. It was written many, many years ago by a man named Phillips Brookes. He was an Episcopalian minister in America, and he said something quite profound. He said, "A man who lives in God knows no life except the life of God." Isn't that beautiful?
One of my heroes was a Zulu preacher from southern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. He was just a young Zulu boy who herded his mother's cattle. He grew up and became a great preacher, a great man of God. He had a tremendous healing ministry as well - William Duma. William Duma was once invited by a group of Christians, with a few other pastors as well, just as a form of thanks for all the work he had done for the Lord - a trip to Israel, to the place where his beloved Saviour, Jesus Christ, lived and walked and died and rose again. The other pastors - there were a number of them - were overwhelmed, and immediately they said, “Thank you so kindly” - not William Duma. He said, "I am so honoured, I am so overwhelmed, but can I let you know tomorrow? I just have to get permission from my Lord, to go, tonight." The man who lives in God, knows no life but the life of God.
That relationship with God will stop you, sir, from falling into adultery, it will stop you, madam, from looking at other things except Jesus Christ. Young man, young lady, that relationship will stop you from getting involved in pornography on your cell phone, stop you from bending the rules, stop you from cheating because Christ in you is the hope of glory!
Have a wonderful day and give the Lord Jesus Christ full reign over your life today.
God bless you. Goodbye.