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

We start in the Book of Exodus 34:2:

“So be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself to Me there on the top of the mountain.”

That is the Lord speaking to Moses early in the morning. Then we go to the Gospel of Mark 1:35:

”Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.”

That was Jesus Himself, early in the morning, the best time of the day. I have told you this many, many times. We need to start the day early in the morning with the Lord. Joseph Parker was a great preacher. He lived a long time ago and this is what he wrote:

Sweet morning, there is hope in it’s music,
Blessed is the day whose morning is sanctified (set aside),
Successful is the day whose first victory was won in prayer,
Holy is the day whose dawn finds you on top of the mountain.
(Listen to this) Health is established in the morning,
Wealth is won in the morning,
The light is brightest in the morning.

We will stop there. I want to say to you today, it is time to start getting up a little bit earlier in the morning. Now, when Martin Luther, the great reformer was really, really busy, they said to him, “What do you do when your day is so busy? How do you handle it? Do you know what he said? He said, “I get up earlier in the morning.” So in other words, he didn’t make his quiet time shorter because of the busy schedule for the day. No, he kept his quiet time the same length. He just got up earlier.

I really want to encourage you to do that because that is what I have been doing for many, many years. The Lord speaks to me clearly early in the morning before the things of the world clutter up my mind. I get specific direction from Him, comfort from Him, health from Him. Set this time aside. Let your family know, let your children know, let your wife know, “I am spending time with God”, and they will not only respect you for that but they will also feel secure. Dad is praying, he is spending time with the Lord. Mom is praying, she is spending time with the Lord. Do you know what that does for children? It gives them security.

Now, if you want to hear from God, get up in the morning. Maybe you need to go to bed a little bit earlier at night.

Jesus bless you and have a beautiful quiet time this morning.
Goodbye.

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

We go to the Book of Galatians 6:7: (Amplified Version)

“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.”

Wow! Strong words, a warning to us, a caution - be careful what you are sowing. Now you know, as a farmer, I understand the importance of sowing good seed. It is the most important part for any arable farmer, he will tell you, because whatever he sows, whatever he plants in that field, that is what he is going to reap. The worst thing a farmer can ever do is to hold back some of his finances and buy cheap, inferior seed because from the start he is going to lose. Now, one big seed company had a slogan which I often use and I think it is very appropriate and this is what it says, “Good seed doesn’t cost, it pays.” Now, what good seed are we talking about?

We are talking about sowing love, we are talking about sowing patience, understanding, we are talking about being generous, we are talking about taking care of widows and orphans, we are talking about sowing into the word of God. That’s good seed. We are sowing love in our families, patience with our children, loving our husbands and our wives. Good seed - what you sow is what you reap. I have seen it so many times in my life, and if you sow bad seeds like self-centredness, anger, hatred, or greed, that is exactly what you will reap.

I want to pray for you this morning that you and I will start sowing only good seed in our lives, and that God will guarantee we will reap a bountiful harvest. Let us pray:

Father,

I want to pray this morning for my dear friend listening today to this thought for today. Oh Jesus, through the power of Your Holy Spirit, convict them today to stop being selfish, to stop being so concerned about ourselves that we forget our fellowman. Help us to be patient and kind and gentle, because we know that what we sow is what we eventually will reap.

We ask this in Jesus’ precious name, amen.

Have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

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

We go to the Book of Numbers 14:24:

”But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.”

What a promise from God! Do you know that Joshua and Caleb were 80 years old when their real work began, when they had to take over from Moses and take a grumbling, moaning, rebellious nation into the promised land? What a task. God loved Caleb. You know Caleb had a spirit that was totally different to anybody else's. When Joshua said to Caleb, right at the end, ”Because of your faithfulness, you can have anything you want.” He said, ”Give me the big mountains where the big giants live.” Over 80 years old. Now come on boys, come on ladies, it’s never too late. Faithfulness, even when the crowd did not remain faithful!

If I had to ask you, ”Give me one word to describe Caleb?” He was faithful, that’s what he was, and that’s why God loved him so much. He did not become discouraged by what other people thought of him. He refused to be influenced by the negative talk and attitude of the majority. He remained steadfast, keeping his eyes fixed on God, right through his lifetime. He didn’t blow hot and cold, and he didn’t allow the tough things in life to keep him back from the fight, and of course, what happened? Yes, he had the victory.

Today, many of you, including me must be careful that the fear of man does not hold us back. Caleb had no fear of man. He didn’t care what people thought of him; his only concern was what God thought of him. Today, ask God to give you that same different spirit, not the spirit of this world but the Spirit of God, the Spirit that is resolute.

Hebrews 12:1:

”Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…”

We’ve got people in heaven that are cheering us on, we’ve got to finish strong! We’ve got to be like Caleb. We’ve got to be leaders.

Jesus Christ bless you today as you remain faithful to God. He will not let you down.

Goodbye.