I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 13th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in Psalms 34:19:

”Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”

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.”

At the moment, in our beloved South Africa, we are facing many trials and tribulations, but God has a word for you and for me today. He says, ”Do not be afraid.”

Folks, I am a farmer, I will die a farmer. My wife says you can put me in a three-piece suit and I’ll still look like a farmer, and I take that as a great compliment. But seriously, many farmers in our nation have been under the whip extreme. I’m talking about the drought, which in some areas has already broken, praise be to God, and I’m talking about the foot-and-mouth epidemic, which is raging right at our very doorsteps, but the Lord has promised us that he will make a way out.

Now what I want to say to you, and I’m not just talking to farmers - I’m talking to wives, children, students, I’m talking to school teachers, I’m talking to doctors, I’m talking to professional sportsmen - It doesn’t matter what you’re going through as long as you do not give up.

No man having put his hand to the plough (come on farmers know that) and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of Heaven - Luke 9:62. We need to press forward. You say to me, ”Angus, I can’t anymore.” You can and you must. Why am I bringing this message to you today? Because I am getting letters from the public who are saying, ”I am at the end of my tether. I can’t anymore.” I’m telling you that you can and you must, and you will, and you will look back on this time in years to come and you will remember, these were the times when the Lord was the closest to you.

Last of all, do not turn your back on God. Do not blame God for anything. Thank Him for His Son, Jesus Christ, who has been through temptations and pain and suffering like none of us even understand, and He came through, and by the way, He’s coming back soon one of these days to take us to be with Him in Paradise forever, but until that time, let us press on.

Jesus bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 12th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Gospel of John 15:13. Jesus said:

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”

What a beautiful scripture! We need to invest in people, not in things. That man of God, Theodore Cuyler, said, “Marble and granite are perishable monuments, and their inscriptions may be seldom read. Carve your names on human hearts, for they alone are immortal.” Investing in people and not in things! I have been to some of the most beautiful churches and cathedrals, built for the glory of God, and I have walked through them. I am thinking of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, just as one example, but at the end of the day, we are called to invest in people’s lives because they last forever.

Do you remember that song that was very popular years ago, about a man who lived, died, and went to Heaven? When he went to Heaven, he was standing with Jesus, and people started coming up to him, thanking him for what he had done for them on earth. He didn’t even remember them. First of all, there was that young man who said, “Thank you for what you did for me because you came to our Sunday School when I was only 8 years old and you spoke to us and I gave my life to the Lord, and that is why I am here today. Thank you for giving to the Lord.”

Another man came up. He said, “Thank you. A missionary came to your church. He showed you pictures of the needs of people. It made you cry. You gave him money, and because of that money you gave him, I am here today.” A long line of people were lining up to give you thanks and Jesus took your hand, and He said, “Child,” with tears running down your face, “Look at your great reward!” Just a story, but a beautiful one - investing in people!

The other day I got a beautiful letter. You see, a while before that, a young student in Central Africa sent me a letter and said, “I can’t go on anymore. I am studying to be a doctor, but the course is too hard. What should I do?” And I sent him a little note back, that’s all I did. I said, “Keep on pressing on.” And about a year later, I got a beautiful email from him saying that he pressed on and the letter was signed, Dr so and so - He had passed his exams and is now a qualified Christian doctor. Invest in people. It is worthwhile!

Jesus bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 11th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in 1 John 2:6:

“He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.”

Wow, a very powerful challenge! The writer here says the preaching this world needs most are “the sermons in shoes” that are walking with Jesus Christ - sermons in shoes.

Don’t just tell people that Jesus loves them. The Lord says, “But show them that Jesus loves them by our actions.” We need to become Christ-like. It is no good just talking. There has got to be action. Don’t tell people that Jesus loves them. Show them that Jesus loves them. Faith is a doing word. It is a verb, it’s not a noun. A noun is like a table or a chair or a cupboard. Faith is an action word. So we cannot please God without faith, and he who believes must believe that He is and that He is the Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. I think you will find that in Hebrews 11:6.

To give you a practical example of what I am talking about, there is a group of men and women whom I admire greatly. They have a project called “Farming God’s Way”, and they are established all over Central and Southern Africa. So they don’t take food to the poorest of the poor. No, they teach the poorest of the poor how to grow food for themselves. You know the old story about if you give a person a fish, that’s right, he will have enough food for one day but if you teach him how to fish, he’ll be able to feed himself everyday. That is what God is looking for - practical, down to earth Christian action.

Today, let us put our faith into action by walking the talk.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day, goodbye.