Thought For Today

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 7th of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in 1 Corinthians 11:23-25:
”For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
We are talking about Holy Communion. We must not forget to do it often. It is in remembrance of the Lord. When we do this, we remember what Jesus did for you and me on the cross of Calvary, and you know, when we partake of Holy Communion, I have seen it. I have experienced it. There is healing that takes place in your body. There is also forgiveness. There is confession.
Now, who can administer Holy Communion? Well, folks, I want to tell you, the priest, he can do it, of course he can, and so can the pastor, but I also want to tell you so can the head of his house, the father of the house. Jill and I break bread continually at home. We can do it after breakfast, we can do it after supper, we can do it after lunchtime if we have the opportunity. I have seen the most beautiful communion services take place at the Mighty Men Conferences where hundreds and hundreds of men come forward and partake of the bread and the grape juice. I really want to encourage you to do it, and I want to encourage you to do it with your children and teach them, when they are young, what it represents, and you must do it with the utmost love for God and respect for God.
Some people will tell you, ”No, you can only do that in church, and you can only do it when there’s an ordained minister.” I don’t agree with that at all. What about the man who works on an oil rig? When does he find the opportunity to find a minister? No, he can do it with his friends on the oil rig. What about the game ranger in the bush that comes in once a month or once in six weeks? Does that mean he has to wait? No, he can do it anytime. He can do it in the campsite.
The Lord says the whole purpose is to remember what He has done for you. What has He done for you? He’s died for your sin. He’s given you a new opportunity to start again. He’s given you a chance to say sorry and to remember that the Lord is coming back soon.
Jesus bless you and break bread today with your family, it is a beautiful thing.
Goodbye

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 6th of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We go to the Book of Judges 13:7:
”And He said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now drink no wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.”
This is now the wife of Manoah, and Manoah was the father of one of the strongest men that ever lived by the name of Samson, but you see they couldn’t have a baby, but the Angel of the Lord came and told Manoah’s wife, ”Get ready.”
Then we go to Matthew 7:7, a very well-known scripture:
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
The Lord is telling you and me to get ready to receive your gift from the Lord. You say, “What gift is that?” Well, maybe you also, like Manoah’s wife, just could not conceive. I am going to pray for you at the end of this message that you will receive that gift from God, a baby. Maybe it is a business opportunity. You have been waiting for so many years. The door never opens, you just don’t quite get it. It is coming, I am telling you, it is coming, a business opportunity.
What about a wife? Many men write to me and say, “I am looking for a wife. I am lonely.” Today, we are going to pray that God will get you ready. I want to say something to the men now. There is a young man listening to this message, you are not getting ready, you are out of shape. I am sorry, I am being honest with you because I love you. Why? Because you don’t train. You don’t eat properly, you don’t look after yourself. Get yourself ready because the girl is coming! What about that young lady? She has been waiting for a husband for how long? Get yourself ready and I am telling you, the man’s on his way.
Do you know what happened to me? I came into my prayer room early this morning. It has been very cold on the farm. I have got a little fire that I make every day when it is cold, to warm myself. And I made a fire this morning, and it went out. So what must I do? I must remake it which I did do and it is roaring as I talk to you now. Do not give up! Some of you have given up. Remember, Manoah’s wife was barren, she couldn’t have a child. Pray this after me:
Heavenly Father,
First of all, I want to say sorry. I have not been getting myself prepared and ready for the gift that is on its way. Today, I make a promise to You that I will get myself ready physically, spiritually and mentally to receive the gift that is coming. And when I receive it I will tell the world that Jesus Christ has answered my prayers. I pray this in Your precious name, amen.
God bless you and have a wonderful, expectant day! Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, 5th of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Matthew 4:7:
”You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
Then we go to 1 Corinthians 10:13: ”No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”
Temptation - You know that Jesus Himself was tempted in the desert, and how did Jesus overcome the devil? He quoted Scripture to the devil. “It is written, thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God”. “It is written, man shall not live by bread alone.” It is written! We need to do the same. We need to quote Scripture because Scripture is the most powerful weapon we have at our disposal.
Remember, I’m talking to a young man, a young lady now, when we get tempted that is not the sin. So if you look at a beautiful young girl walking down the street, that is not a sin. However, when we look at her a second time, or if you look at that man a second time, then lust comes into play and then there is a problem.
Now remember King David. He was standing on the veranda, on a beautiful evening. He looked down and he saw the most beautiful woman. She must have been very, very beautiful because he had many wives. He looked at her first, he was tempted. If he had turned away and walked away, he would have been fine, but he didn’t. Then he looked at her a second time and he lusted after her and that is when the sin was committed.
You know the Bible tells us: Resist the devil, and he will flee from us. James 4:7. We need to understand. We have the power. Greater is He who is within us than He that is in the world.
So the temptation is not the sin, no. The lust is the sin. So when we get tempted, we turn around and we walk away and Jesus will undertake for us.
Have a beautiful day, God bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 4th of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We go straight to the Book of Hebrews 12:1:
”Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”
Folks, we must be so careful that we do not disqualify ourselves. Now when I was praying early this morning, the Lord showed me the only way that I will disqualify myself from any race is when I break the rules. If you break the rules in any sport, you are automatically taken out of the race. If you are caught using illegal substances, if you are caught using drugs illegally which assist you to win, then automatically you are out of the race. I think of Lance Armstrong, a great athlete. He defied the odds. He overcame cancer and then he became one of the greatest bike riders ever. I don’t know how many times he won the Tour de France, which is the most prestigious bike ride in the world but he was caught cheating and every single one of his trophies was taken away from him. Very, very sad.
I think of some of the greatest boxers who have been disqualified. We remember the one world champion who bit the opponent in his ear! That cost him the world title. You can’t do that. Biting is illegal in boxing. What about cricket? There was a team that was caught tampering with the ball and that caused an incredible embarrassment to a nation. We need to do it correctly. We need to obey the rules.
Now I want to speak about the race of life. Yes, it’s exactly the same. No cheating, no stealing, no unfaithfulness, no lying, no bad language. We need to discipline ourselves, folks. We really do! We need to spend more time in prayer. If you are praying regularly, that will prevent you from doing illegal things because you can’t. You can’t do the two together. If you’re not having a regular quiet time you will bend the rules and it will cost you dearly. What about your mind? Be careful that you discipline your mind. Don’t watch rubbish. Don’t listen to rubbish, it will pollute you!
Remember, we are in the race of eternal life.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 3rd of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Gospel of Matthew 10:8:
“Freely you have received, freely give.”
Then we go straight to 1 Corinthians 9:18, and Paul says:
“What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.”
Then the last scripture comes from Acts 3:6:
“Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”
Peter and John didn’t have any money. They didn’t have anything to give the lame man, but what they did have was the word of God, and they applied the word of God, and as a result the lame man was healed. I want to say to you, we cannot charge for preaching the Gospel. That is a firm conviction in my own heart. If that is how you are going to make your living, by asking for money, then you must get another job. You have received the Gospel of Jesus Christ for free. You must give it out for free. It is a personal conviction, I know that, but the Lord Jesus Christ says, “I will supply all of your needs according to My riches in heaven, by Christ Jesus, my Lord - not your wants, your needs. And He has never, ever failed me in one of the things I have attempted to do in my life.
You know that little story about the two little birds sitting on a fence line, and one little bird says to the other, “Have you noticed how these people are all running around all the time, trying to make money, trying to make ends meet?” And the other little bird says, “Yes, I have noticed that.” And the bird says, “Why do you think that is?” And his little friend says, “Well, maybe they don’t know the Saviour, Jesus Christ, like we know Him.” The Lord says if He can take care of the little birds, He can take care of you. Let us give freely and let us receive freely from God.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day, goodbye.
Goodbye.