Thought For Today

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 18th of June, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start with Psalm 34:19:
”Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.”
Then we go to the Book of Romans 5:3-4:
“And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.”
I have never met a man or woman yet, who is worth their salt, who has not been through some fiery trial. Why are we so afraid of pain? Pain can be a good friend, pain can warn you about what is coming. It works patience in us, it builds character in us, and it gives us perseverance.
Oh, my dear friend, my father-in-law and mother-in-law spent a large portion of their lives working amongst lepers. They worked in leprosy colonies in Africa, and they would tell us that the problem is not even the disease, but what happens is, there is no pain and so the man is walking on a red-hot coal and he can’t even feel it and it forms an ulcer in his foot and that is where the problem is. He bangs his nose on something but he does not feel it and eventually it gets infected and so the disease spreads. Pain gives you a warning. When you stand on something hot, you jump off quickly. Pain is warning you, be careful. Pain can be a friend indeed.
Some of the closest friends I have, and dearest friends, are people who have suffered much pain - emotional pain, physical pain, spiritual pain. I am talking about things like blindness, deafness, lameness - and these people have got such gentle spirits. They are very slow to speak, they are good listeners, they give you godly advice if you will just listen to them. They are wonderful people to have around you but they have been through fiery trials. But the wonderful news is, the end of Psalm 34:19 says, “But the Lord will deliver them (you and me) ‘from them all.”
Today, endure your pain, whatever it is, with patience, and Jesus Christ will work through it and make you a better person, and you will be healed, and you will be set free, and you will be a nicer person to be with. Jesus bless you richly. Go and find someone today who is suffering and love them and comfort them. You will be amazed how much better you will feel after that.
Have a wonderful day,
God bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 17th of June, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Deuteronomy 33:25:
“…As your days, so shall your strength be.”
The Lord gives us enough strength to do the job.
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.”
In other words, the Lord will not give you more than you can handle.
You’re probably sitting there today and saying, ”Angus, I can’t take this anymore. I just can’t take the load.” You can, and you must, but you must give it to God. Cast your cares upon Jesus because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 and then you can handle the load, but He will not give you more than He knows you can handle, and I really want to encourage you there because many of us take on too much. I’m one of them. The Lord says, ”No, don’t do that”. He will not impose upon us one needless burden. He will not exact more than He knows your strength can bear. He will not ask you to do anything that He knows you can’t do. Trust in Him! I want to pray for you this morning because I’m feeling there’s somebody out there who’s at breaking point and you’re saying, ”If this burden is not lifted, I won’t be able to take it any longer.”
Father,
I want to pray for my dear friend who is really struggling at the moment. Maybe it’s finance, maybe it’s health, maybe it’s a relationship. Lord, please give them the patience and the ability to see it through. Lord, Your word says that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Let us believe it today. So we give You our burden, we leave it at the foot of the cross and then we carry on with our journey and it’s going to be so much lighter and so much easier because we have given it to You and You have promised us that You will never leave us and You will never forsake us.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, 16th June 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Acts 22:18. This is Jesus speaking. He says:
“Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.”
Then we go to Matthew 10:14, Jesus speaking again:
“And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.”
Now, it is quite a serious thing to get your timing right. If you are not wanted there, there is no point in staying there, you need to move. You need to obey the voice of God. Timing is so very important in a Christian’s life.
Many years ago, I was called to a little town to go and hold a crusade, and I had given them much notice, 6 months' notice in fact, but the night that I arrived, I drove into that town. The first thing I noticed - no advertising at all. Nothing, not one poster on the poles, no announcement of the meeting taking place. When I got to the organisers, I said, “What’s happened? There is no notice at all about the meeting that is coming.” “Oh”, they said, “we had a big wind. It went through this town a week ago and blew all the posters away.” Then we got to the field and nothing had been done, nothing! No sound equipment, no stage, nothing whatsoever. Then that night, just by word of mouth and calling people off the street, we had a lovely meeting. I think we had a large crowd and many people gave their lives to the Lord. Then I said, “We are leaving tonight”. They were shocked. In fact, some of the organisers came and said, “Why are you leaving? The people are coming.” I said, “There is nobody here. The only people that have come tonight are the ones that we have called ourselves”, and with that we packed up. We were not very popular, but I want to say to you, if you know in your spirit that you are not welcome, this is what Jesus told Paul, the Apostle, “Leave and leave immediately.”
Remember, it doesn’t matter what it is - maybe it’s a business interview, maybe it’s a job interview, maybe it’s an opportunity at a university, if you are not received, don’t do it.
Jesus bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 14th of June, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Gospel of Matthew 10:42. Jesus says,
”And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”
Then we go to the Gospel of Luke 9:48,
“Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me…”
I read a beautiful little article this morning by an anonymous writer and this is basically what it says: “Do not trample down the little daisies.” He says, ”We are in danger of looking too far for opportunities of doing good and communicating in reaching for the roses, we trample down the daisies.” So busy looking for the big things to do that the little things get stood upon!
I remember like yesterday, we had one of the big tents here on the farm. It was Sunday morning. We’d had a wonderful weekend. All the ladies and children had come to join their dads and their husbands. There was an amazing atmosphere of expectancy. I was coming around the back of the tent with some of the men to get onto the platform and start to preach, and the people were waiting, and I was excited, and as I walked towards them at the back to the tent to enter in through one of the flaps, there was a little boy who ran up to me.
He was only about five or six years old. He had a red face, he was very embarrassed, but he had a cell phone in his hand, and he asked if he could take my photo with him. I said, ”By all means, young boy.” And I got on my knees, and he stood next to me, and the guys that were looking after me, around about me, said, ”Angus, you need to get going, the people are waiting. The praise and worship is finished, it’s your time to speak now. You need to move along.” And I said, ”Just hang on a second,” and we lined it all up, and the photograph was about to be taken, and the battery was flat on the cell phone. So he said he was going to get another one from his mom and off he ran. The men said to me, ”You can’t wait any longer, the people are waiting, you need to get in there now.” I said, ”Hang on a minute.” Then his mother came running up with him and really apologised. I said, ”No problem at all.” We all got posed and ready. Me on my knees, him standing next to me and we got the photograph taken and off he went. He was so happy.
Folks, do not trample on the daisies. Do not get so involved in the big things that you forget the most important things in life. You know, when I went in, I preached my heart out that morning, and I believe the Holy Spirit honoured the fact that I’d waited for one of the little daisies before I went into the tent!
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 13th of June, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Acts 22:15:
”For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.”
That was the word through Ananias, to the great man of God, Paul the Apostle.
Then we go to 1 Timothy 3:7:
”Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside…”
You and I have been called to be witnesses for Jesus Christ, just as the Lord called Paul, the Apostle. “Tell the world about the soon-coming king.” You don’t have to be a theologian, you don’t have to go to university and study theology. No, in the area that the Lord has placed you. I want to tell you about three men who have really impacted my life.
The first one was a dairy farmer from America, Demos Shakarian. He was a very successful dairy farmer. One of the biggest in the world in his day, and yet the Lord called him to be a witness to men, and he started the Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship, which went right around the world, amongst all denominations and drew many men to Jesus Christ. He was a good witness for the Lord.
The second one that really impacted my life was Robert Le Tourneau. Robert Le Tourneau was a very simple man. He was a mechanic, he used his hands, and he had a brilliant mind. He started the earth-moving business, which eventually sold out to Caterpillar. He used to tithe 90% of his income and keep 10% for himself. What an impact he made on the world, especially in the mission field.
Then the third man is Dr Ben Carson, the first neurosurgeon to separate two seven-month-old baby boys from Germany, the Binders, and both lived. Normally one would die but in his case, he had a team of over seventy people, and he performed nothing less than a miracle, but what a witness for Jesus Christ!
Today, let’s use what we’ve got, and where God put us, to preach the Gospel, and you will be surprised how God will use you.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.