Thought For Today

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 10th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of John 18:31: “Then Pilate said to them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your law.”  That is what you call “passing the buck”, compromising, and reneging on your authority. Do you know that Pontius Pilate was the...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 9th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. “ ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, ’Says the Lord of hosts.” Zechariah 4:6 What a powerful scripture. Then we go to Matthew 26:52:  But Jesus said to him, “ Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 8th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of John 18:5-6: “They answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am He.” And Judas, who betrayed Him, also stood with them. Now when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.”   Then w...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 7th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of Matthew 26:36: “ Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane,…” Gethsemane is a garden. I have been there myself many times. There are olive trees there that they say are thousands of years old, and I sit there of...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 6th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of John 17:21. And this is Jesus speaking to His Father: ” that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.”  I w...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 5th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Daniel 6:20: ” … the living God…” Now, who said that? That was the king when he came to the dungeon, where Daniel was put with all those ravenous lions, and they hadn’t touched him all night. I’ve got a beautiful reading I jus...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 4th of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in 1 Peter 1:16, where God says we must be holy for He is holy: “Be holy, for I am holy.” What is holiness? It’s the end-product of obedience. We must become obedient followers of Christ. Then we go to the Gospel of John 17:19-20: ” And&...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 3rd of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Hebrews 13:8: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”  What a powerful scripture! Do you believe that? I do, and I am going to prove it to you in a minute. If we go to Luke 7, and I want you to read...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 2nd of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Joshua 24:15: ” …choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…” That’s Joshua speaking to the children of Israel. He says , ”… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”  What a powerful declaration...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 1st of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for the day. We go straight to the Book of John 11:9: ” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day?“   Now I listened to a beautiful little reading from a Scottish preacher who lived in the 1800’s. His name, William Arnot. Now, William Ar...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 31st of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in Isaiah 59:19: ” When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.” Are you lifting up your standard today, am I lifting up my standard today? Does the enemy recognise who w...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 30th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in John 16:8-9: ” And when He has come ( that’s the Holy Spirit) He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment of sin, because they do not believe in Me; …“  We want to speak this morning about the H...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 29th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. John 15:26, and I am reading it to you from the Amplified Version: “But when the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of Truth who comes from...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 28th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to John 15:16. Jesus says: ” You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.”&nb...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 27th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Zechariah 4:6: " Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.” Then we go to John 15:7. Jesus says: “ If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 26th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5: ”For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal ( fleshly), but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,   casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 25th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. ” Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” John 15:2 Pruning is a painful operation, but we need to get rid of the deadwood so that we c...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 24th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Exodus 16:15: ” So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the Lord&...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 23rd of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. John 14:27 - this is Jesus speaking: ” 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.”  Oh my dear friend, how this world of ours is desperate t...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 22nd of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in Isaiah 42:3: ”A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench;…” We’re talking about the gentleness of our beloved Lord Jesus. And that same scripture is confirmed in Matthew 12:20: ” A bruised reed He w...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 21st of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in Leviticus 25:23: ”The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine, you are strangers and sojourners with Me…”   Wow, there’s a statement! You say, ”But I’ve got the title deeds.” Well, let’s...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 20th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to John 15:8: ” My Father is glorified and honoured by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples.”  Now I happened to read a beautiful little quotation from a book written by a man...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 19th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to John 14:14: Jesus says: “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” Wow! Now that is a promise. Remember, Jesus does not tell lies, but there is a condition and it is found in verse 15: “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” You see, i...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 18th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in 1 Kings 17:16: ” The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.” It did not run out. There was enough for the widow and for her little boy. How is i...

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 17th of January, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in Exodus 21:24: “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Then we go to Matthew 5:38-39: “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’  But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever sla...