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

We start in the Book of Luke 1:46-55, but before I read it, I just want to say something to you. This is a beautiful, beautiful scripture spoken by Mary the mother of Jesus. 

I want to tell you the thing that I love about Mary more than anything else is her faith in God, truly, a giant in the faith. You see, Mary was not divine, no, no, no. She didn’t come down from heaven like an angel. She was born of an ordinary mother, an ordinary father, just like you and me, but God looked right through the world to find one maiden, a virgin, who He could trust with His only beloved son, Jesus Christ, and He found Mary from Nazareth. He saw this young virgin and He said, ”She will look after My Son while He lives on earth.” What an honour, what a privilege! But what I want to stress is the faith that Mary had, to believe the message that the archangel Gabriel brought from our Heavenly Father down to her, and when he told her that she was going to bear the Son of God in her womb - a Baby, nine months in your womb, and then you are going to bring Him up to age. What a responsibility, what an honour! This is her response, verse 46:

And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour. 

For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; (You see, she didn’t think of herself as anything special at all) for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. 

For He who is mighty (our Heavenly Father) has done great things for me, and holy is His name. 

And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. 

He has shown strength with His arm;

He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly. 

He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.

He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,

As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.” 

You see, no doubt at all. Accepted the call. Said, “Yes Lord, I’ll do it.” And by faith she did it. Today, start to trust God by faith with the things that He has promised you that maybe haven’t come to pass just yet. I can tell you, they will come to pass if you continue by faith. Remember faith can’t see. Faith is to believe what you cannot see. God will bring it to pass.

Jesus bless you richly today and goodbye!