I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 10th of May, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go straight to the Gospel of Mark 10:28-30:

Then Peter began to say to Him (to Jesus), “See, we have left all and followed You.” So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time…”

We will just stop there.

I really believe that today is decision time for you and for me. Are we going to follow Him with all our hearts? Are we going to be like the rich young ruler who walked away because he couldn’t? He couldn’t give it all up for Jesus’ sake. Jesus didn’t want it, He was just testing him, but he failed the test. I want to ask you today, are you counting the cost? You see, when you make a decision for Jesus, you could be mocked even by your very own family. It could cost you your relationship with your girlfriend, your boyfriend. Yes, it could cost you a job promotion. If you have made a decision to follow Jesus, it could cost you your very own life!

Remember Jim Elliot, that young 29-year-old man with his beautiful young wife and his baby daughter, who went to the Amazon Jungle to preach the Gospel to those who didn’t know Jesus. It cost him his life; they killed him. He said and I quote: “It is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” What can’t you keep? You can’t keep your own life, and when you make a decision for Jesus, you can’t lose. You have eternal life waiting for you. Today, you need to decide. Remember that song? We haven’t sung one for a while, have we? Sing it with me, “I have decided to follow Jesus.”

I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back, praise the Lord, no turning back

The world behind me and the cross before me
The world behind me and the cross before me
The world behind me and the cross before me
No turning back, praise the Lord, no turning back.

Don’t turn back now - It is too late! Jesus is not coming soon, He is on His way I tell you. Have a wonderful day, stand strong and He will stand with you. A very good day to you!

God bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 9th of May, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Isaiah 43:1:

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.”

What a promise from God! Do not be afraid. Then we go to the New Testament, to 2 Timothy 1:7:

”For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

Now the opposite of fear is faith. That’s right. The Lord says in Mark 11:22 “Have faith in God”, not in anybody else, not even in yourself, in God! Many many times, the Lord, when he had prayed for the sick said, “Go in peace, your faith has made you well.” He said that to Bartimaeus, the blind man, in Mark 10:52:

“Go your way; your faith has made you well.”

We really need to put our eyes on Jesus and not on that fearful thing that is plaguing us at the moment.

Do you know folks, do you remember Neil Armstrong? Who was Neil Armstrong, young people? Well, he was the Captain of the space shuttle Apollo 11. He was the first man ever to walk on the face of the moon. Go out tonight and have a look at that moon. He walked on top of that moon. His famous quotation was, ”That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” Do you know that 530 million viewers worldwide heard that around the world. That is an incredible step of faith, step into the unknown.

Well, I want to tell you another little story. I’ve got three daughters and when they were small little girls, I would jump into the swimming pool and they would come and stand on the edge and I would say, ”Come on now. Jump in and I’ll catch you.” And you know what little girls are like, they want to jump in but they’re too scared. Then they are standing on the spot and their little feet are going up and down and they are holding their hands and they are saying, ”Dad, I’m scared. I’m scared, Daddy.” I’d say, ”Don’t be scared. Just watch me and jump and I’ll catch you.” And then they would take one giant leap and jump into that pool and they would defeat fear.

Today, maybe you are full of fear. You don’t know what the future holds for you and the devil’s telling you, “You’re a failure, you’ll never make it.” It’s a lie I tell you, from the pit of hell. Just take that leap of faith into God’s arms. He has promised you that you are His and He will keep you safe.

Lord, I pray for my friend listening to this very message now, that You will give them faith the size of a mustard seed, that they can take a giant leap into Your arms today, and their problems and their situations will disappear.

In Jesus name, amen.

God bless you and have a wonderful day,
Goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 8th of May, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the first book of the Bible, Genesis 1:1:

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

Do you believe that? I believe it with all of my heart. Then we go to the last book in the Bible, Revelation 22:12-13: Jesus says:

“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.”

Listen to this now, verse 13:

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

Oh my dear friend, Jesus Christ is God made flesh. When the disciples said, “Lord, show us the Father”, He said, “You have been with Me so long, have you not seen?” He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in the Holy Trinity.

Now, I read an article explaining how the Big Bang started and this is what it says: “According to this theory, the universe expanded from an extremely small, extremely hot and extremely dense state. Since then it has expanded and become less dense and cooler. The Big Bang is the best model used by astronomers to explain the creation of matter, space and time, 13.7 billion years ago. That is the Big Bang Theory.

Now, you might say to me, “Who created God?” Well, God always was. I have just read it to you. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” He has always been and He always will be. He says,

“I am the same yesterday, today and forevermore”. (Hebrews 13:8)

The Big Bang Theory - we need to ask those astronomers, who created the Big Bang or who created the extremely hot, extremely dense state? And they cannot tell you. I want to say to you today, I have a high respect for science. In fact, I have family members who are science teachers so I am not going there, I am just a simple farmer - but I have met the Man from Galilee, I have met the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. He is my Friend. He saved me from eternal damnation and hell and He can be your friend too, if you will simply open your heart today and believe Him. If people ask you questions and you don’t have the answers, don’t try and give them your explanation. Just tell them, “I don’t know about all these things but I do know one thing - Jesus Christ is my Lord and my Saviour.”

Have a wonderful day, Jesus bless you and by the way, He is coming back very soon. I can’t wait, can you?
Bye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 7th of May, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Gospel of Matthew 18:4. Jesus says:

“Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Have you ever seen a small little child of maybe three, four years old coming to a meeting, standing there so shy, so humble? Oh, you just want to pick up that child and just love them, don’t you? Such innocence!

We go to Philippians 2:7. Paul is talking about Jesus:

“but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.”

I am talking about the King of Glory, the Lord of Lords, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the greatest King who has ever lived, made Himself a servant, a bondservant.

You know folks, we must remember that your attitude will determine your altitude and it just depends on how you conduct yourself. I have been humbled so many times in my own life and I just want to tell you a story, maybe I have told you before, but I think it is worth listening to again.

I was invited to the palace of a great king. This king has over 13 million subjects. After we had met and spoken about the Lord and I had shared my testimony, he took me out to show me his grounds to show me a herd of beautiful cattle that belonged to him, and while the entourage was with him and we were standing together and admiring his cattle, a lady came up to me and said, “Can I speak to you?” And I said, “Yes”. She said, “Where can I get some tomato seedlings? I want to put them into my garden.” And I looked at her and I said, “Madam, I can tell you exactly where to get them. What is your office here in the palace?” Folks, I kid you not, she said, “Mr Buchan, I am the queen.” You know, I was looking for a hole that I could hide myself away, I was so embarrassed, but what a gracious lady - she never batted an eyelid, she just carried on talking. You must humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, otherwise you will be humbled. Now folks, let's go out today with a heart of humility.

Jesus bless you and goodbye.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 6th of May, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the Gospel of Luke 5:32. This is Jesus speaking. He says:

“”I did not come to call the [self-proclaimed] righteous [who see no need to repent], but sinners to repentance [to change their old way of thinking, to turn from sin and to seek God and His righteousness].” (Amplified Version)

Straight forward, straight talking - “I didn’t come to seek those who think they are okay. I came for those who know they are not okay but they want to change their ways.” We need to remember where we came from. Remember, people who live in glass houses don’t throw stones! I am one of them because I remember where I was before I met the King of Glory, the Lord Jesus Christ. I was lost, I was desperate, I needed help and I met the Lord and He changed my life. He also changed my way of thinking.

Sometimes the best ambassadors for the Kingdom of God are newly converted believers because they understand so clearly what the other man or woman is going through. When you walk with the Lord for many years, you tend to forget sometimes what the man in the street is up against and you can’t identify with him. I remember a minister once saying to me, a lovely man of God, he said, “The day I put the dog collar on, the day that I got dressed in my minister’s garb, I lost 95% of my witness, because people see you coming from a long way away, not to say that it is wrong, but that is a fact.” What do they say? It takes a thief to catch a thief. I shouldn’t really say that should I? But what I think that saying means is that if you really understand where somebody is, you can identify with them.

The first man I ever led to the Lord Jesus Christ was in a maize field, my green cathedral, and that man is now with Jesus today. But the two of us were in tears, we didn’t know really how to pray the Sinner’s Prayer but we did it and I know God saw it and I know that that day, that man changed. Jesus has come for you today. I don’t know where you are at in your life. Maybe you are lost and you say, “I can’t go on anymore, Angus.” Please pray this prayer after me:

Dear Lord Jesus,

I am a sinner and I need you today to help me.

I can’t go on much longer.

Please help me, and I ask this in Your precious name.

Amen.

That is good enough for the Lord, and now follow through. Find a believer, tell him your story, get a Bible, start reading it because if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation.

Jesus bless you and goodbye.

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

We go straight to the Book of Malachi 4:6:

“And he will turn
The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,…”

A reconciliation produced by repentance, by saying sorry and humbling ourselves. Then we go straight to the Book of Ephesians 6:1 (Amplified Version)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord [that is, accept their guidance and discipline as His representatives], for this is right [for obedience teaches wisdom and self-discipline].”

Children, you’ve got to honour your mom and your dad. You say, “But you've never met my mum and dad. Uncle Angus.” No, I haven’t, but I'm a father myself. You see, the first commandment in the Bible with a promise added to it is Commandment Number 5, which says, “Honour your mother and your father so that your days may be long in the land”. You've got to honour Mum and Dad, for God's sake, if you want a blessing over your life. The hardest place to be a Christian is often in your own home, especially if mom and dad don't want to follow the Lord. You've got to honour them. Then I want to say to dads,

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger. Do not exasperate them to the point of resentment with demands that are trivial, small things, or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive, nor show favouritism or indifference to any of them,…”
Ephesians 6:4

You can't have any favourites in the home. You must treat all your children the same way. Don't embarrass them in public. Do you know the peer pressure that your children are going through at the moment is unbelievable? Let home be a safe haven for them, where they can come home and open up their hearts towards you, and tell you about what's happening at school or, in university, or in life. These are very important.

“What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul” (or his family)? Mark 8:36.

I really want to say to you today, work on your home, work on your marriage, work on your relationship with your children. Do you notice that the Lord is speaking here to fathers, not mothers? Gentlemen, you must take up your right responsibility, and children, you've got to respect your mum and dad, and then things will go well in your home.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day,
Goodbye.

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

We start in the Book of Isaiah 60:1:

“Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.”

Oh, my dear friend, He is not dead, He is alive, and He is coming back soon. The tomb is empty. We have just celebrated Easter. Our Saviour is alive and He is well!

Then we go the New Testament, to the Book of Ephesians 5:14:

“Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.”

The Lord is telling you and I to get out of that place of despondency, that place of death, and arise because our Champion is very much alive today. How is it with you? Are you feeling depressed? Are you feeling that there is no future? There is a future, and the future is Jesus Christ! He is coming back very soon to fetch you and me and take us home to be with Him in glory. We need to prepare. Somebody once said we must live like He is coming tomorrow, and we must prepare like He is coming in 1000 years. We must be prepared.

They asked John Wesley, the great English reformer, “If you knew that Jesus was coming tomorrow, what would you do today?” He said,“Well, this morning I have got a Bible study at 9 o’clock, then I am getting on my horse, Dobbin, and I am riding to the next town, and then I have got another meeting and then this evening, I will be meeting with a few people.” In other words, he just carried on.

Arise, awake! “Martin Luther, if you knew the Lord was coming tomorrow, what would you do today?” He said, “I would plant an apple tree.” If you go to Germany you’ll see they have many apple trees, beautiful apple trees. What are these two giants of the faith saying? They are saying that we need to awake. We need to realise that the Lord Jesus Christ is the one who gives us the strength to live one day at a time. Don’t look for the living among the dead. The tomb is empty. Jesus says, “Wake up, wake up today.”

Jesus bless you and wake up!
Goodbye.

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

We start in the Book of Malachi 3:18:

”Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.”

Then we go straight to the New Testament to the Book of Matthew 7:21, Jesus says:

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”

The Lord has given us the ability to discern good from evil, righteous from unrighteous, and we need to use our God-given senses and not be foolish. The Lord says you shall know a tree by its fruit. An apple tree does not produce oranges, and an orange tree does not produce lemons. We need to understand that.

We have got a magnificent bull on the farm here. He is a beautiful bull but very cheeky. Sometimes, when I ride Snowy, I go into that open field, and fortunately, Snowy is still very nimble and fast, but that bull watches me all the time. He doesn’t take his eyes off me, and he is dangerous. Now, I have spoken to my grandsons, my two grandsons are very good horsemen and good stockmen and I have said to my one young grandson, Nathan, “Be careful of that young bull. Don’t just wander across that field. He will charge you and he will hurt you.” We need to be very discerning.

I am also a bee-keeper. I want to say to young people today, if it is a very hot day, the sun is shining and the bees are agitated because they are working very hard, do not go and disturb them. They will hurt you. You say young man, young lady, “I can run away from them Uncle Angus”. No, you can’t, no-one, not even Usain Bolt can run away from a swarm of bees. I fear a swarm of bees more than a lion. We need to be discerning.

Then lastly, I want to say to that young lady who is going out with that boy and he keeps saying “If you don’t let me sleep with you then I am not going to be your boyfriend.” Give him the push, get rid of him, he is just using you. He does not love you. You tell that young man, “On the night that we get married, is the first night that we will love each other”, and he will soon tell you by his actions whether he loves you or whether he is trying to use you.

Let us be wise. God has given us discernment, therefore let us use that ability.

Jesus bless you and goodbye.