I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 22nd of February, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Jonah 1:12:

“Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.” -

Dying to self, preferring your fellow man. Then we go to John 11:50 and of course, the chief priest, Caiaphas, did not even know what he was talking about when he said:

”…one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.”

He was talking about Jesus. Jesus Christ was sacrificed for you and me, my dear friend. You see, Jonah knew that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and so in order to save those crewmen and to save the ship he said, ”Please throw me overboard.” When the high priest soldiers came into the Garden of Gethsemane to arrest Jesus, you know what He did? Yes, the same thing that He always does. He said, ”Let these go their way I am the one that you want.” (John 18:8) He was prepared to sacrifice His life for you and for me.

I’m just thinking of William Carey, that country boy from England, who went all the way with his young wife and children to India to preach the Gospel. He became a great Bible translator. He translated the Bible from English into many other languages. Sanskrit was a very difficult language. This man was uneducated, but He did it for the sake of the Gospel but it cost him dearly. He lost his wife, she died there and some of his children. He paid an incredible price.

Jim Elliot went to the Amazon jungle to preach the Gospel, and at the age of 29 years old, he was murdered, but through his death, many came to Christ. He said, ”It is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”

Today, you and I, let us lay our lives down for our fellow man and then we will really start living for Christ.

Jesus bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 21st of February, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the Gospel of Matthew 19:13-14:

”Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.” But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

Folks, we need to look after our little children. I want to share something with you which touched me very deeply. I got a little clip from TikTok, and on the clip, there was a young mother who was videoing her little child. That child could have only been 4 or 5 months old, sitting on the couch watching the television. One of my programs was on the tv and that little child watched that program and did not move. I don’t know the concentration span of a child of 4 or 5 months old, but I want to tell you that the Word of God never returns void.

I really want to tell you, moms and dads, you must pray with your children every single day, preferably morning and night and you must share with them the things about God. You say, “No well, they’re a bit too young.” They are never too young. Anytime they will take it in because the Word of God is in them. You see the Lord has put eternity in the heart of man when He created man. So for a child to receive the Word is very easy and I want to say something to dads particularly. It’s not so much what you say to your children but it’s the lifestyle that you live that makes the impact.

Dad, if you are aggressive towards your wife, your son will be aggressive towards his wife when he grows up. He’ll hate himself for it but it’s what you’ve taught him. Don’t say to your children, ”Don’t do what I do. Do what I tell you.” It doesn’t work. They will do exactly what you do. If you are a drunkard, they will become drunkards. If you are a womaniser, they will become womanisers. If you are forever moaning at your husband, I’m telling you, your daughters will do the same.

Looking after children is a very serious responsibility. Jesus said that the children must come to Him, doesn’t matter how tired He was. He was always ready to speak to the little children. As I get older, I want to tell you, I love children so much. That little clip of that 4 month old baby touched me so deeply. You know if Donald Trump and Cyril Rhamaposa want to speak to me, they must get in the queue because the little children must come first.

God bless you and have a wonderful day,
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 20th of February 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start with Jonah 1:3:

"But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord."

You can't run from God. Don't try and run from God. The Lord told Jonah to go to Ninevah, warn the people, and tell them to repent. Jonah didn't do that; he ran away, but we know the end of the story. Jonah didn't win! You know, folks, when God calls you, you must obey Him. I have found, in my life, that happiness comes only through obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. You know, Jeremiah had the same situation. Jeremiah 20:9:

"Then I said, "I will not make mention of Him,
Nor speak anymore in His name."
But His word was in my heart like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
I was weary of holding it back,
And I could not."

You see, they made a mockery of Jeremiah. They put him in the city square in stocks. They hurled abuse at him, and probably rotten vegetables and everything else. He said, "I have had enough, Lord. I am not doing this anymore. I am not speaking up for You anymore." And then he says, "But there is a fire in my bones, and I cannot help myself. I have to keep on preaching."

I had an incident many, many years ago as a young preacher. I was invited to a little town, and from the start, everything went wrong. The venue was a bad choice; it was a hotel on a Friday night, and all the boys, their girlfriends and/or wives were there, having a massive party. I was supposed to speak at about 6 o'clock, but the food only arrived at about 8 o'clock, so they put me on the floor at about 9 pm.

Many of these people were under the weather already, and I preached my heart out and made an altar call. I told them to come forward so that I could pray for them to accept Jesus. Folks, not one single person responded! I have never, ever forgotten that. I stood alone in that hall by myself, and they all sat in their chairs at the tables, arms folded, some sniggering, some smiling, and some of them not even with us. I stood alone. I will never forget it. I prayed and went home to the minister's house for the night. I didn't sleep that night, folks; I wrestled. I was in a cold sweat. "Lord, why am I doing this? They don't even want me here. Lord, there is a church on every street corner. I am a successful farmer; I don't have to do this." I felt the Lord say to me, almost tangibly, "Are you going to do this or not?" And I said, "Okay."

We had a men's breakfast the following day, and two men came forward. That was a start; on Sunday, we were in the township, and I want to tell you the dam broke, and multitudes came forward. Don't give up today. You are on the brink of a miracle. Just obey the Lord!

Jesus bless you, and goodbye.