Thought For Today

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.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 4th of August, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Numbers 32:23:
“…and be sure your sin will find you out.”
I want to speak today about secret faults, secret sins that no one knows about, so you think, so I think, but I want to tell you something now. Be sure your sins will be exposed.
We go to Psalm 19:12, and the writer says:
“Cleanse me from secret faults.”
You know, it is a heavy one, but it is one we need to deal with because if we don’t, it is going to expose us. Yes, I am talking about things like pornography. Yes, you cannot continue to live like that and expect no one to find out. They will find out. I want to talk to that young man who is doing so well in business, but you are not honest. Your employer will catch you out. Stop doing it! I want to speak to that young man who is having an affair with a woman in his office, and he thinks his wife will not find out. She will find out and it will ruin your marriage and your family. Stop it today! There are no secret faults for a believer. We need to confess them and deal with them.
I have spoken at many prisons all over the world, and there is something that breaks my heart every time. When I am allowed to speak to a gathering of prisoners, I will see a young man standing there, and I can see that he is totally out of his depth. There are gangsters there who have been to jail many times, you can see it, but that young man has been caught and sent to prison because of fraud. Now, the young person listening to this message, do you know what fraud is? Well, I want to tell you my interpretation of fraud is when you take something that doesn’t belong to you, like money from the company, and you promise yourself you will pay it by Monday morning. But what you don’t realise is the auditors come in before Monday morning, they look at the books and they see there is a discrepancy and it comes back to you. And you tell them, “Yes, but I meant to repay it.” It is too late. You have to go to jail for your sins.
Today, remember the secret is - you say to me, “Angus, what can we do?” Well, 1 John 1:9 says:
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Just say sorry. Send a text to that woman today and say, “It is over”. Pay that money back. Go and see that employer of yours and say, “Look, I am very sorry, but I will never do it again.” And God will redeem you.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.