Thought For Today

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I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 6th of March, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the Gospel of John 21:22:

Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.” 

That’s what Jesus said to Peter when Peter wanted to know what was going to happen to John. I think the Lord is saying to you and me this morning that what other people are doing is not your business. They belong to God and God will deal with them in His own time.

I think of Saul of Tarsus, who persecuted the Christians terribly, and then he got converted, and became Paul the Apostle. Probably, in my humble opinion, the greatest of all the apostles in the Bible, and I can hear a young man, a young girl, saying, ”I wish that I could be like Paul the Apostle.” Well if you look at 2 Corinthians 11:23, you will see how much it cost Paul to be an apostle for Jesus Christ. He gives a whole list of what he went through to follow the Master in his calling. Jesus gives us enough grace for our work and our calling. He says that His grace is sufficient for you and me. Do not be concerned about how other people are living. 

“Can you drink of the cup?” That’s what He asked James and John. They said, ”We can.” And He said, ”and you will.” I want to tell you that 1 Timothy 6:6, is a very special scripture to me,

Now godliness with contentment is great gain.” 

Be satisfied with your lot, where you are in life, and be grateful to God, and pray for those who have a tremendous burden to carry, but don’t ask for things that you cannot handle, because those will trip you up eventually. The Lord knows how much you can take, and as He said to Peter, ”It’s got nothing to do with you, what I’m going to do with John. You follow me.”

Today, follow the Lord and be content with what you’ve got.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.

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