I greet you in Jesus’ precious name. It is Monday morning, the 16th of June, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the Gospel of Matthew 11:28-30. Jesus says:

”Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” 

The Lord never promised us, when we gave our lives to Him, that it was going to be easy, but what He did promise us is that He’s going to walk with us through this troubled life in which we are living at the moment. We are stressed out, we are worried, we are fearful about so many things, but all the Lord has asked you and me to do is to stand. He says that in Ephesians. “Stand” He says. The battle belongs to the Lord, take it to Jesus. You say, “Why?” I’ll tell you why, because He knows, and He really does understand what you are going through.

I really want to caution folks who are trying to comfort others who are stressed out at the moment, who have been through a tragedy in their lives. Do not say, ”I understand,” especially if you’ve never been there. Rather, put your arm around them, love them, weep with them, and just sit with them and have a cup of tea with them, but don’t come and start giving them all your personal opinions. 

Oh, it’s happened to me. I’ve been in the depths of despair where there’s been no light at the end of the tunnel and I just don’t know how I’m going to get through or over this mountain. Those are the times when you need people who can come and sit with you and just love you and allow the Holy Spirit to walk with you through your time of testing. You see, Jesus does understand. He was in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was so stressed out that He was sweating blood, folks. He does understand. Take your burdens to the Lord today. Cast your burdens upon Jesus because He cares for you.

Today is a day that you can come aside and say, ”Lord, this is my situation, this is my financial situation, this is my relationship situation, this is my business challenge, and I’m giving it to You because You said to me in Your word,

“Cast your burdens upon Jesus because He cares for you”,

and you’ll find that in 1 Peter 5:7.

Jesus bless you and remember He cares, and He will see you through.
God bless you and goodbye