I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 5th of March, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Gospel of Mark 14:9. Jesus said:

”Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

What had she done? She had taken a flask of very expensive perfume, she had broken it and poured it all over our beloved Master, and straight away the disciples rebuked her but especially Judas Iscariot. He had an ulterior motive, he wanted that money for himself.

But folks, I just want to say to you today because God has convicted me, we must be very careful that the work of the Lord does not become more important than the Lord of the work. Do you understand what I am saying? So, you are doing great things for Jesus - you are feeding the poor, you are looking after the sick, you are looking after the old age people, the orphans and the widows, but at what expense? It must never be at the expense of denying time with Jesus, giving Him first place in your life. You and I are not hirelings, we are not working for a wage, no - we are sons and daughters of the living God and we have to spend time with our beloved Jesus. That woman got it right, the disciples got it wrong. They said that that flask of expensive perfume should be sold and the money should be taken and given to the poor. The Lord says, “You will have the poor with you forever but I will not be with you for much longer.”

How much time are you spending with Jesus at the moment and how much time are you spending doing good works? We must be careful. You know, I had a massive 20-ton truck. We call it the seed-sower. We took food, we took clothes, and we took Bibles into Africa, right into the rural areas. Some places where those little children had never even seen a white person before, but you know, they would clamour, they would even fight, I saw it with my own eyes, for a Bible. Yes, they enjoyed the food and they appreciated the clothes but what they wanted was the Word of God. They knew that was where their hope was.

Lloyd George was a British prime minister, many years ago, and it is recorded, he said, “Education without Christ makes clever little devils.” Now, that is not a joke, you can educate somebody but if you don’t tell them about Jesus, what have you got? You have got nothing. And that is what happens, many times we put the work ahead of the Lord of the work. 1 Corinthians 13, that famous chapter about love, of course you can spell love, J-e-s-u-s, that is what Jesus is. I want to tell you something now, it says clearly in verse 3 of that very chapter,

“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, (have not Jesus) it profits me nothing.”

Jesus bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 4th of March, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go straight to the Gospel of John 8:44. Jesus said to the pharisees:

”You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.”

The devil is the father of all lies. Then we go to Revelation 20:10:

“The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone…”

The devil is a robber. He is a liar and the father of all lies. Folks, his neck was broken when Jesus said, on the cross of Calvary, “It is finished!” The victory is ours. The only thing the devil can do to you and me is to tell us lies, and if we believe him, he will kill us with his lies, but he cannot touch us physically because he is defeated. We need to understand this.

You know, what you believe can actually make or break your quality of life. Fear of God’s final judgement, rejection - a lot of people are afraid to die because they don’t know what is going to happen. Now I want to tell you, the Lord is not here to condemn us. Okay? It couldn’t be further from the truth. Jesus has paid for all of our sins. Romans 8:1:

”There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus,…”

Do not allow the devil to rob you of your joy, of your peace, and most of all, your relationship with Jesus today. Remember, our faith impacts the quality of our lives. Folks, I am talking particularly this morning to young people, scholars, and students, where the devil is telling you you’ll never make it, you will never pass. Do you know that Abraham Lincoln is rated as one of the greatest presidents that America has ever had? I don’t think he had more than two or three years education. Don’t underestimate what God can do through you if you trust Him. Winston Churchill, they tell me that his father back-handed the establishment to push his son through the different grades because he wasn’t interested. Some rate him as one of the greatest orators that has ever lived. What about Helen Roseveare, that missionary who came to the Congo? She taught orderlies, you know, the cleaners - she taught them how to do operations. God has given you a brain. Use it - don’t listen to the lies of the devil!

Jesus bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 3rd of March, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Psalms 94:19:

“In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.”

Are you feeling anxious today? Are you feeling that your thoughts are running amok? Well, the Lord’s got a very good message for you. We go to Isaiah 26:3:

“You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.”

Today, we need to put our trust in the Lord. Is your mind racing this morning? Are you feeling totally overwhelmed? “Lord, I can’t do this.” Are your busy thoughts totally out of control? Oh, I understand so well how you are feeling this morning. I cast my mind back to an event we had a few years ago when I was about to walk onto the platform and address over one million people live, a sight I will never forget. But I had to come aside and be quiet on my own. My mind was racing, all kinds of thoughts coming into my mind. All things having to remember, so much to remember, and I felt the Holy Spirit say, “Come aside and I will give you My peace.” Do you know that beautiful scripture, John 14:27:

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

Sitting there quietly, collecting my thoughts, concentrating on the Lord Jesus Christ and His call upon my life, not being persuaded by the devil that I will never make it, the people will not listen to me, they will go home - no, none of that rubbish! Concentrating, the Lord said, “I called you, I anointed you, I appointed you for a time such as this”, and then I walk onto that platform with Jesus standing right next to me, almost physically, and the confidence, and the joy and the peace of God overflows my soul.

Do it today, you will be surprised how your attitude will change immediately!

Jesus bless you and goodbye.