Thought For Today

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 8th of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Job 28:28: ”Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil, is understanding.” Then we go to the Gospel of John 17:17: ” Sanctify them by your truth. Your word is truth.”   The Bible is the truth...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 7th October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of Luke 24:32: ”And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the scriptures to us?”  Two men walking towards Emmaus, which is approximately 7 miles fro...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 6th of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of John 8:59: ” Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple,… ” Folks, I want to speak to you today about contending with God. Do not fight with God. Contend means “put forward a view...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 5th of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Philippians 4:19, out of the Amplified Version: “And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need (I want you to remember that word) according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” The Lord has promised you t...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 4th of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Exodus 16:3: “And the children of Israel said to them, "Oh, that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into t...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 3rd of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go straight to the Book of Luke 23:50: “Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man.”   We are talking here about Joseph of Arimathea. He was one of Jesus’ secret disciples. He was a member of the Sanhedrin...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 2nd of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of John 19:30: “So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.”  It is finished!  We have to finish our race, my dearest friends. I was on a radio progr...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 1st of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in 1 Corinthians 15:55: “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, (that’s hell) where is your victory?”  Then we go straight to Luke 23:43: ”And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in paradise.” ...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 30th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the word of God, 1 Corinthians 16:9: “For a great effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” The Lord never promised you or me a rose garden - no, no, not at all. When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 29th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Exodus 14:15: “ And the Lord said to Moses,’”Why do you cry to me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward .” There’s no reverse gear in the kingdom of God, we are only going forward. There is no future in the past, we ar...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 28th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Gospel of Luke 23:34: “Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” The power of forgiveness! When the Lord Jesus, our beloved Saviour, said that statement, He was hanging on a cross. There were crude...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 27th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Exodus 14:13-14: “And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more for...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 26th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of Matthew 27:32: ” Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross .”  Simon of Cyrene came from Africa. He was an African, just like me, but he wasn’t born in Souther...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 25th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of John 21:9: “Then as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it and bread.” Faith has got feet, faith is a doing word, not a noun. A noun is a table or a chair. It can’t move, it can’...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 24th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Gospel of Matthew 26:63-64: ”Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!” “ Jesus said to him,’ It is as you said.” Then we go to Mark 14:61-62: ”Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” Jesus said,” I am.” Then lastly, L...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 23rd of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Job 13:15: “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” Now that is ultimate trust, isn’t it? Then we go to the Book of Romans 1:16: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for eve...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 22nd of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of Matthew 26:75: “So he went out and wept bitterly.” Oh, what a sad verse that is! The man that Jesus was grooming to take over the leading of the church promised the Master that he would stay with Him to the end and never let...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 21st of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Proverbs 27:17: ”As iron sharpens iron,  So a friend sharpens a friend.”  Then we go straight to the New Testament, to the Book of Hebrews 10:25: “And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, bu...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 20th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go straight to the Gospel of Luke 23:4: “So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no fault in this Man.”  Oh folks, Jesus is known as the Friend of sinners. Pontius Pilate was an unbeliever. He was not of the Jewish fai...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 19th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Psalms 51:10-11:  “Create in me a clean heart, O God,  And renew a steadfast spirit within me.  Do not cast me away from Your presence,  And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.” Then we go to the Book...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 18th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.  We start in the Gospel of Matthew 26:14-16: ” Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,” What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 17th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Exodus 7:1: “So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to pharaoh,…” What a responsibility to be God’s mouthpiece, but oh, friends, isn’t that the case with you and me today? When we speak to people in a fa...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 16th of September, 2025 and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Isaiah 40:8: “The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” Isn’t that beautiful? Isn’t that authority? Isn’t that direction? In this troubled world we need direction. We need the comfor...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 15th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of Luke 21:28. Jesus says: ” Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” Then we go to Revelation 1:7: ” Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see H...