I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 20th of June, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Hebrews 11:1

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Then we go down to verse 6:

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

Folks, I want to tell you, Abraham was a very wealthy man, he left everything, by faith, and went to an unknown destination. Now, that takes faith. But if we go to James 2:23, the scripture says that

“Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

If you want to please God, we need to walk by faith and not by sight. We need to believe in things that we cannot see but we need to trust the word of God and nothing else.

A man phoned me the other day. He was so sad - his brother had just lost his whole crop for the whole year. A hailstorm came through and destroyed his avocado pears and his maize crop. The young man is devastated. I want to say to you, if you are listening to this message, young man, I do really understand. I have been there, not once but many times, but one thing that will come out of this, if you allow the Lord to take full control, your faith will grow. That’s how faith grows. Faith grows when we walk the talk and we stand by faith. “Even though He slay me”, another farmer said, “yet will I still trust Him.” You will find that in Job 13:15.

I have got something I put up on the wall in my prayer room. I have stuck it on the wall with Prestik because it is important to me. This is what I have written: “From start to finish by faith, not by effort, not by good works, but by faith.”

"It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” Romans 1:17.

Mark 11:22: “Have faith in God.”

Aim higher, go further, trust more and the mountain must move, and let there be no doubt in what you are doing, and Jesus Christ will do the rest in your life.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 19th of June, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Acts 23:11. This is Jesus speaking to Paul:

“Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.”

Then we go straight to Philippians 1:21. Paul says:

”For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

Are you afraid to die? Are you afraid of the future? Are you afraid that maybe something will happen to your family if you are not here? This is your time to put your trust in the Lord. We’re living in perilous times. I’m sure many young mothers, when they look at their children and their babies, say, ”Lord, what kind of future does my child have?” I want to say something to you, if you are in Christ Jesus, you are immortal until your work here on earth has been completed. Now I’ve heard that said many times by many wonderful men and women of God. I am immortal until my work here on earth is completed. You see, Jesus said to Paul, ”You’ve got to go to Rome now. You’ve witnessed for me in Jerusalem and it caused a lot of trouble.” They were actually ganging up together to kill him. The Lord said, ”But Paul, you’ve still got to go to Rome. You’ve got a work to do there before I call you home.”

Philippians 1:21:

”For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

When you have that attitude there’s nothing to fear in this world because immortal means that no one or nothing can kill you until God says so. So you have a work to do, I have a work to do and until we are finished the work we are not going anywhere.

“Once the work is done, you’ve completed your assignment on earth, whatever that might be, then I will call you home.” Now that is an assurance for me, I hope it is for you as well because that means that we press on irrespective. Obviously, we are wise but we are bold and courageous because our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life and on the great day when He says, ”Right, it’s time to come home, Jane. It’s time to come home, Freddy.” You know, ”Lord I am ready.”

So may God bless you as you step out today with boldness, courage, knowing that God is in full control of your life. No matter what people might think or say, if God is for you, who can stand against you? No one!

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

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.