Thought For Today

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 10th of August, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Joshua 5:12:
”Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year.”
Then we go straight to the Gospel of Luke 10:1: ”After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go”
He sent them out. What had happened was Jesus called the disciples. They walked with Jesus, and then afterwards Jesus walked with them to see if they were able, and then thirdly, He sent them out to do the work of the Lord, two by two. The manna from Heaven stopped the very day the children of Israel started to eat food in the promised land. Isn’t that amazing? The next morning there was no manna. It’s incredible.
There comes a time in your life and my life when we have to be weaned from mother’s milk. I’m a farmer - when a young ox or a young heifer comes of age, six months old, we wean the calf from its mother. It performs, but it’s time because mother is now pregnant with another baby.
You must understand something, the most we can do for our children is to do our best. What is our best? Well, if you can give them an education and if you can grow them up to age, then they must go out and find work for themselves, just like Jesus sent out the disciples.
I had a cup of tea the other day with an old gentleman. He’s lost his wife, she’s already gone home to be with the Lord, and he has beautiful children. I know all his children. He got very tearful and I said, ”What is wrong?” He said, ”You know, I haven’t left anything, no legacy, no inheritance for my children.” I corrected him very abruptly. I said, ”Of course you have. You brought them up, you gave them a good education, you gave them every opportunity you could afford, and then they must go out.” And I saw a peace come over his heart.
Do not spoil your children. We have an obligation to people, not to make them dependant on us but to make them hearers from Heaven, is what C H Spurgeon said. Today, if you have to, wean your children, they need to stand on their own two feet and glorify God.
Jesus bless you.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 9th of August, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Colossians 4:2, in the New Testament, (Amplified Version):
“Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving.”
The second scripture is found in 1 Thessalonians 5:17:
“pray without ceasing,…”
We pray in the morning, we pray in the evening, we pray during the day, we pray at work, we pray during our social lives. We need to pray more, my dear friends. Many of us are struggling at the moment with our faith because we do not pray to Jesus. We do not pray to our Heavenly Father. We do not pray in the Holy Spirit.
I can hear somebody saying, “Aah, but I don’t have the time. You know time is money.” Oh folks, the very best investment you and I will ever make when we come back to the Lord at the end of our lives is prayer. That is all we can offer Him, nothing else. Often they couldn’t find the Master. Why? Because He was up in the mountain praying to His Father.
“Lord, where have You been? The people are waiting for You.”
“I have been getting a message from My God.”
We need to pray without ceasing. There is no time to waste. Pray for your children, pray for your parents, pray for your loved ones, pray for your country, pray for your people. There is power in prayer.
Smith Wigglesworth said, “I never pray for longer than half an hour”, and he said, “I never let half an hour go by without praying!” Oh folks, we need to pray. I was asked a year ago to go to one of the most dangerous places in the continent of Africa. Yes, I am talking about the Cape Flats, a place where there were gang wars taking place, and men were being slaughtered. When I arrived in the stadium, the first thing I asked them was, “Where are the prayer warriors? Where are the intercessors?” “Oh no, they are in a room over there.” I said, “I want to go and see them.”
You know, people told me before I left, “Don’t go there!” Folks, I want to tell you something now, my life was transformed. When I walked into that room and these intercessors were praying, they were weeping, they were travailing like a woman giving birth to a child. There was such a warmth, such an intensity, such a vibe, such an excitement. They laid hands on me, they started to pray over me. I tell you what - my life was transformed in that moment. I went out and I preached my heart out. I got off that platform. They said to me, “Don’t go down to the men.” I went down there. They loved me with such an intensity (one man nearly broke my neck!) Hanging on, the power of prayer! I want you to start to pray more and talk less.
Jesus bless you.
Have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 7th of August, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Joshua 1:11. This is Joshua speaking:
“Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’ ”
It is time to cross over, my dear friend. You’re getting comfortable. Don’t get comfortable. We are passing through. This is not our home, our home is in heaven! Remember the Israelites lived in tents. They never built any houses. They lived in tents until they crossed over the Jordan River.
Then we go to the Gospel of Luke 4:43. This is Jesus speaking:
”…but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.”
Remember, they wanted Jesus to stay with them. They didn’t want Him to go, ”Lord, stay, please.” ”No! I have got an obligation to My Father. I have to go out and preach the gospel to the ends of the world.” We need to take new ground for Jesus. It’s time for you and me to walk on the water, but the good news is, we do not go alone. He is going with us, and He is leading the way. All we have to do is follow. Remember, if we are not going forward, we are actually going backward. In the Kingdom of God, there is no such thing as standing still, either we are going up the ladder or we are going down the ladder. Now, I’m speaking figuratively because for some of us maybe God wants us to write that book. Some of you must open that new business.
“But we don’t have enough money. Times are hard.” Sometimes that’s the best time to do it. You look at many men and women who have succeeded in life, they do not wait for the right opportunity. They wait for a word from God. Many times, the Lord has told me, “step out”, and that is the time that He does great and mighty things. You know, a ship tied up in harbour is going nowhere. When that ship sets out to sea, even if the wind is contrary, even if the wind is blowing the wrong way, a good captain knows how to work that ship with the sails, and he tacks against the wind and still gets to his destination.
Today, let’s cross over.
Jesus bless you and have an exciting, wonderful day
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 6th of August, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Job 38:4-5. The Lord said to Job:
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?”
Then we go to the Book of Romans 9:20:
”But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”
It’s absurd, isn’t it, to think that we can question the Creator of Heaven and Earth? I really want to share my heart with you this morning. We need to show God some respect. I have a real problem when I hear a man saying, talking about the Lord, says, “the man upstairs” or “my china”, “my mate”. Folks, you clearly do not know Who you are talking to. We need to be very careful how we answer God, how we speak to God. Remember, He is in Heaven, and we are on Earth.
The Orthodox Jews, when they want to write the Torah, they literally wash, they change their clothes before they start writing. There have been Orthodox Jews who have written to me, and when they end their letter, they say God bless you. They spell God, G-D. They will not even spell the name of God on a piece of paper. We need to really be careful how we speak to the Lord.
It’s so ridiculous. It’s like a little ant on a path, looking up at a huge elephant with his tusks touching the ground, and arguing with him. That’s how ridiculous it is. Oh folks, let’s get back to reality! Stop questioning God. Stop thumping the table. I’ve heard men say to me, ”When I get to Heaven, God’s going to have to answer some of my questions.” Folks, when you get to Heaven, you will be totally silent when you see the majesty of the Creator of Heaven and Earth!
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 5th of August, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in Luke 1:22:
”But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.”
Zachariah, the father of John the Baptist, lost his voice until John the Baptist, the baby, was born. Why? Because the Lord said it was because of his unbelief. He was a very old man when the Lord told him that he was going to have a son through Elizabeth, his wife, which he did have, and this was not just any son. If you look at Matthew 11:11, Jesus said:
”Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist;“
Incredible! Zachariah was chosen by God to be the father of the greatest man who ever lived who was born from the womb of a woman, according to Jesus.
I’m a preacher, if I lose my voice, then I’ve lost everything, and I want to tell you about a man who shook South Africa. Yes, I’m talking about Andrew Murray, born a preacher, he had shaken the whole of South Africa. He had been preaching for twenty years non-stop and we could see the results in every small town in South Africa. There is a church that was built through that revival, but he lost his voice, just like Zachariah, and for two years Andrew Murray could not speak.
He even went to Europe to see if they could sort out his vocal chords. They said he must rest. So for two years, a man who had been used by God could not speak. So what did he do? He sat down, there were no crowds, no following, and he started to write and folks, I want to tell you that man wrote some of the greatest theological books ever written on subjects of holiness, on prayer life, of surrendering everything to Jesus, and if there’s a young person listening to this podcast and you want to get a book that will draw you closer to Jesus, get Andrew Murray’s, “Absolute Surrender.”
He got his voice back, but his writing superseded anything he’s ever done. That’s how Jesus works. Sometimes He takes something away because He wants to get our attention. Today, listen to what God is telling you to do and then do it with all your heart.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.