Thought For Today

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 18th of September, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We go to 1 Corinthians 5:5:
”…deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.”
That is very sobering, isn’t it? We need to understand something. Many of us need to apply tough love. Release them into God’s hands. In fact, Paul says, ”Hand them over to the devil, so that their souls may be saved.”
Often in a meeting, people will come to me broken, maybe it’s a lady, and she says, "My husband, I really love him, but he will not stop his filthy habit” - whatever that might be. It might be adultery, alcohol, drugs, whatever, ”and I pray, and I pray, and he doesn’t listen.”
Then I say, ”Can I pray for him?”
“Yes please.”
I said, ”I’m going to pray a very difficult prayer. I’m going to pray that God will bring him home at all costs.” I say to the lady who’s in tears, standing there with her children, “Do you understand what that means?” I said, ”It means whatever it takes.” And this is what Paul is talking about - that his flesh might be destroyed so that his soul might be saved. Then, hesitatingly sometimes, sometimes straight away, “Yes please pray that prayer.” And I pray that prayer with all of my heart because I love that man, but he is destroying himself and his family, and then we wait for the results.
I want to say to you, you cannot keep feeding your loved one hamburgers when they are in the pigsty. There comes a day when you say, ”No more hamburgers.”
“Yes, but I’m hungry”
“But get out of the pigsty first and then we’ll talk.”
The ideal example, of course, is that parable that Jesus spoke about with the prodigal son. Remember, he wanted his money. He went and squandered it. His father never ran after him. He just sat there at home and prayed, and eventually the devil took that man literally to hell. He ended up in the pigsty, eating the pig's food, and then he came to his senses. He came home and his dad was waiting for him and he was completely restored.
Today, apply that scripture and let the Holy Spirit do the work. God bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 17th of September, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in 2 Chronicles 16:9:
“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”
Then we go to 1 Corinthians 4:20:
“For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.”
Oh folks, these are serious words. It’s not just a life of talking. One translation says, “a life not only of just hot air but of power.” Another translation says, “Not just a life of impressive words”. I remember like yesterday when I was a new Christian, I was reading a Christian magazine and there was a cartoon in that magazine. I will never forget it as long as I live. It was a picture of a big fat preacher, holding a massive black Bible, and he was preaching down, pointing his finger to a skinny little boy who also had a big fat tummy, but it wasn’t because of food, and he had a little begging bowl in his hand. And the caption underneath said, “Will there be food in Heaven?” That really knocked me.
This faith of yours and mine is not just about words. It is about power in the demonstration of action. We have got to walk the talk. We have said it so many times, haven’t we? Faith is a doing word. Faith has got feet. Faith is a verb, it is not a noun, like a table!
Maybe today you need to just come aside for a little bit and say, “Lord, what can I do physically? I can’t earn my way to Heaven. I know that. I am saved by grace and not by action, but You have reminded us today, Lord, that this walk of ours is of the power of God, demonstrated through action. So today, Lord, show us who we can phone, somebody who we can visit, somebody we can just bring a little bunch of flowers, or just a little pot of honey or just a lovely book that they can read, or just a phone call to say, “You know something? I really appreciate and love you.” That might just save their lives. Today, let us not just talk. Let us act.
God bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name. It is Wednesday morning, 16th September 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in Psalm 119:105:
”Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
Then we go straight to 1 Corinthians 4:1:
”Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.”
The Lord has called you and me to be stewards for Him. A steward is a person who has been found faithful over the things of God. He or she is trustworthy, reliable, entrusted with the Word of God, being a good manager of the things of God. Oh, my dear friend, we need to really look after the Word of God. There are so many opinions of people saying this about the Bible, saying that about the Bible. You can’t just believe whatever somebody tells you, you have to back it up with Scripture.
So if he comes to you and tells you that he’s got a new revelation, you must ask him a question. “Can you show me in the Bible where it says that?” If he says, ”No, no. I can’t show you in the Bible. It’s just something that I believe the Lord has shown me,” you cannot believe it. The Bible is what we use as our gauge to steward over the things of the Lord.
I remember many years ago, going to visit a muslim in his house, he invited me in for coffee. I walked into his house, a very nice house, and we sat down in low chairs and I took my Bible with me and I put it on the carpet on the floor next to my chair. When he walked in, the first thing he said to me was, ”Please, Sir, do not leave that book on the floor. Please put that book on the coffee table.” A muslim who reveres even the word of God, and we need to do the same.
I remember going to a church and hearing the pastor, many years ago, trying to emphasise the importance of the word of God. He said, ”Take your Bibles, put them on the floor and stand on the word of God. He was just trying to make a point but it was very distasteful, standing with your boots or your shoes on top of the word of God. There are people in the persecuted countries that would give you as much as you wanted to purchase one of those Bibles, which are not available. We need to be good stewards of what God has given to us to look after, for Him and for our people, our family. Teach your child to never throw the Bible on the ground. It is not a toy. Treat it with much love and care!
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name. It is Tuesday morning, the 15th of September, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in Mark 16:7:
“But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.”
Then we go to the Gospel of John 19:26:
“When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.”
Folks, Jesus was hanging on the cross. I believe it is probably the most painful torture before a man dies. He had nails pierced through His hands and feet, and yet He could still look down and with love and compassion ask John, His beloved disciple, to look after His earthly mother, Mary. That is love that we cannot comprehend. And what about Peter - Peter, the big fisherman? Peter, the one who said, “I will never leave you. I will die for you, Lord”, and yet he denied Him three times, not once, and actually swore that he did not know who Jesus was. And so when He told the disciples to go to Galilee, and He would find them there, He said, “Tell the disciples and Peter.” Why did He say that? Because He knew that Peter would never go to Galilee to meet with Jesus because of what he had done, but Jesus loved him so much.
Oh my dear friend, He loves you and I so much. There is nothing too big or too small that He doesn’t take notice of. Yes, He can part the Red Sea with one word, but He can also show that old lady who is desperately looking for a parking place at the supermarket, and I can see that old lady, whoever she is, maybe there is more than one. And what about that young boy who is trying to get to university, and he can’t find his car keys? “Where did I put them last night. I came home so late! And he prays and the Lord reminds him. I want to tell you, I love Jesus so much. Ask Him today to show you those things that you think are too trivial and He will do it. I know because He does it for me all the time.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 14th of September, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We go straight to the Old Testament to the Book of Job 5:13:
“He catches the wise in their own craftiness,…”
Then we go to 1 Corinthians 3:19:
“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.”
Folks, we need to understand one thing this morning. God is in Heaven and we are on Earth. We need to be very careful how we stand and how we talk. God will not be mocked by any man nor any nation.
We go to Galatians 6:7. The Lord says:
“…for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”
I have spoken to some people who are angry with God. They don’t really understand what they are even saying, never mind thinking, and they shake their fist at God, and they say, “I want some answers from God when I get to Heaven." I have got news for you. When you get to Heaven, you will not be shaking your fist at God. You will probably be lying prostrate on the ground and crying for mercy.
We need to respect God. We need to understand that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit love us but They are holy and They will not tolerate any sin of any kind. Our God is a merciful God and He has given us much grace, undeserved loving kindness, but we must not take it for granted. We must revere the Lord, we must treat Him with great reverence. He is our Creator. He is our soon-coming King, and we need to be ready for it. Don’t be casual in the way you talk to God.
I want to pray for you this morning because there are people who have told me they are angry with God. Oh my dear friend, please, if you want to get angry, get angry with the devil or anybody else, but never God.
Father,
I want to pray for my dear friends who faithfully listen to this little message every single morning. Some are confused, some are fearful, some are angry because they do not understand. Lord, how can we possibly understand the wisdom of God who created the universe? We ask You to forgive us today. We ask You, Lord, to show us in Your gentle divine way just who You are and who we are not. And we ask this in Your precious name!
Amen.
God bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.