Thought For Today

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 25th of April, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Acts 13:45:
”But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul.”
If we go down a little bit further to verse 49:
”And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region.”
Then we go down a little bit further to verse 50. Paul and Barnabas were then expelled from their region.
Envy - envy is a terrible thing folks, and what does envy mean? I was speaking to my wife about it. I said, “What do you think the definition of envy is?” She said, “Somebody wanting to be like you, whoever that person may be, or wanting to have what you have.”
Now, the Jews saw how the multitudes were responding to the Gospel of Paul and Barnabas preaching about Jesus, and they became envious. They wanted what they had, but they didn’t have it and they were not prepared to change. We have to be so careful about how we conduct ourselves. Remember the old story about the old preacher who was accused by all the local churches in town of sheep-stealing, taking members of their churches and bringing them to his church. He said, “No, I am not sheep-stealing,” he said, “but if the grass is greener on my side of the fence, I can’t stop the sheep jumping over the fence!”
Oh, my dear friend, we don’t have to be envious of anyone. All we have to do is preach the Gospel. That is what Paul said to Timothy. Preach the Gospel, not a type of Gospel, not a compromised Gospel - the whole Gospel, not changing it to suit the crowd! People don’t like that. People want the truth, they want it straight, and they want it from the heart, filled with lashings of love. Perfect love casts out all fear! 1 John 4:18
We really need to get our act together. No one should be left out. If people envy you, well, you know what the Lord Jesus said - He said in Luke 6:23, He said:
“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy for indeed your reward is great in Heaven.”
That’s when people exclude you, they cast you out, they actually hate you and they do it for the sake because they are envious of what you have got.
Do not compromise the Gospel!
Jesus bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 24th of April, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Numbers 23:19:
“God is not a man, that He should lie,…”
Then we go to the Book of Revelation 22:12, Jesus speaking:
“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me,…”
God is not a man that He should lie. We can rely on Him. Who can you rely on these days, my dear friend? But we can rely on Him. Whatever He has promised, Jesus will fulfil. The best investment that you and I will ever make on this earth is better than the Stockmarket. Remember what happened in 1929? The Wall Street Crash. It triggered the Great Depression. The Stockmarket just fell apart overnight. Men who were multi-billionaires woke up in the morning and found themselves paupers. Everything they had was lost, to the extent that some just committed suicide. They literally jumped out of the windows of their skyscrapers.
Who can we trust? What is a good investment? Well, I want to tell you the best investment you will ever make, my dear friend, is investing in Jesus Christ. Yes, we have to live in this life, but our hope and our trust must be sure, and it must be in the Son of God. Jesus said He is coming back. I can hear somebody saying, “Oh ja, but He has been saying that for 2000 years.” I want to tell you, in God’s economy, a thousand years is like the blinking of an eye. Time is not a problem with God. If God has said it, He will do it. He has never, ever once let me down, not in my whole life, and He won’t let you down either.
Today, put your investment, your trust, put your future, put everything you have in the name of Jesus Christ and His word. You will sleep better, you will be much more joyful, your investment is growing every moment that you walk with God, and the best news of all is, He is coming very soon!
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful, peaceful, hopeful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 23rd of April, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in Psalm 2:7. The Lord says of Jesus:
”You are My Son, today I have begotten You.”
Then we go to the Book of Hebrews 1:5, the exact same scripture:
“You are My Son, today I have begotten You”
You can go to Acts 13:33 - the same thing!
Oh folks, He is everywhere. Jesus is the most mentioned person in the whole Bible. There are 66 books, and He’s in every single one, because Jesus is the Word. John 1:1:
”In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
There are none so blind as those who don’t want to see!
I want to say to that lady listening this morning, that old widow who is missing her husband and maybe her children, Jesus is with you. He is everywhere! When the astronauts circled the Earth, they acknowledged that God was present in the universe. You can go to the highest mountain, Mount Everest, He is there! You can go into the deepest canyon, the deepest mine on earth, He is there! Why? Because He lives inside you, my dear friend. He walks with you. He is with you every moment of the day. You never have to be lonely again if you can ask God to open your spiritual eyes.
Now, I want to pray for you this morning, and I want you to pray after me:
Heavenly Father,
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, please open my spiritual eyes today that I may see You,
that I may see You in the stars that shine at night;
in the sun that rises in the morning;
that I might see You in Your creation;
that I might see You in that newly born baby;
that I might see You in that lovely old gentleman;
that I might see You in all Your glory!
I ask this in Your precious name, amen.
Have a wonderful day as you open your spiritual eyes today!
Goodbye

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 22nd of April, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We go to the word of God, Psalms 62:5:
”My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.”
We need to really come aside and wait upon God only. I want to read something to you that I saw in a book from an unknown author. I think this is very appropriate for you and me, especially me, because I’m one of those who talk too much and listen too little, but I’m going to trust God to change that.
Listen to this beautiful little reading:
”Did it ever occur to you that if you do not hear God’s answer to prayer, it may be not because He is dumb but because you are deaf, not because He has no answer to give but because you have not been listening for it. We are so busy with our service, so busy with our work, and sometimes so busy with our praying that it does not occur to us to stop our own talking and listen, if God has some answer to give us with that still small voice! To be passive, to be quiet and to do nothing, say nothing and in some true sense, think nothing, simply to be receptive and waiting for the voice. “Wait thou only upon God”, says the psalmist and again, “wait on the Lord.”
I really believe that is a very special word for a lot of busy people. I’m one of them, I’ve already told you that. We need to listen more. We need to speak less and sometimes, absolutely do nothing. Just listen so that He can talk to us and give us clear instructions as to what the future holds for us.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 21st of April, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We go to Jeremiah 1:5 (Amplified Version):
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you [and approved of you as My chosen instrument], And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own]; I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Yes, we are talking about a calling. Then we go straight to the Book of Acts 13:2:
“Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul (Paul) for the work to which I have called them.”
Being set apart for a particular work by the Holy Spirit. I want to make something very clear this morning, my dear friend. A calling is not a good idea, a calling comes from God Himself. It is an important work. I looked up the Oxford Dictionary to find out the meaning of the word “commission”. It is an instruction. It is not something you have decided you will do because things are not working out for you in your employment or in the country you are staying in, or maybe even in your marriage. No, you have to work through things. A calling is specifically from God for a purpose, and by the way, it doesn’t always go easy, so don’t think “I will just go and serve the Lord and that will be much easier than doing the job as a representative in some company or working in some construction work or mining. Whatever God has put you to, don’t try and run away from it. A calling comes from God.
Now, I want to tell you a beautiful little story that I heard from my producer just the other day. He and his wife and family went up to Lesotho to do an outreach, and while they were sitting there quietly, a young man told this story. He said he was working in South Africa, and one day he turned on the TV and there was Angus Buchan talking about serving the Lord. He was not serving the Lord at the time. He said it was the first time he saw a preacher crying on the television. I was probably quite overwhelmed - that happens quite often, especially these days - and told the story about how God had changed his life and called him, and he got on his knees in front of the television and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour. He then left his secular work, went back to Lesotho and started ministering to the shepherds. And of course, my producer and his family were sitting there and they were absolutely shocked because he was telling them clearly, how he was called for a particular work by the Holy Spirit, and now he was a fully fledged pastor and ministering to other people.
Today, make sure the calling comes from God.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.