I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 3rd of October, 2023 and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Ecclesiastes 11:4:

“He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap.” 

What a very powerful scripture, not only for farmers but for every single one of us.

I remember like it was yesterday, one of my sons came back from university for a ten-day break. He saw that his mom and dad were extremely tired and also pretty disillusioned. We were going through another drought and the maize plants were withering and dying. He said, “Mom, dad, go away and have a weekend away and I will look after the farm” - which he very kindly did. When we got back, he related this story to us. He said, “Early one morning, I went out in the pick-up and parked in the middle of the maize fields. The maize looked so sorry for itself and I cried to God, “Lord, please send rain. You know, Mom and Dad are totally dedicated to preaching the Gospel for You. Please help them.” Then he said big clouds came up, big, dark, black clouds. He was so excited; he knew they were full of rain, and as the clouds came over the farm - big drops of rain started falling on the totally dry maize plants. And then an east wind came up - can you believe it? - and it split the clouds into two, the one half of the storm went up into the mountains, the other half of the storm went into the valley, and the maize had no rain at all. He was devastated to say the least. He got into our pick-up and went back to the farm office where he was having his quiet time, and opened the Bible and right there, in front of him, was this scripture. 

“He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap.” 
Ecclesiastes 11:4

He repented before the Lord and said, “Lord, I am so sorry. I am looking to my own means to try and save this crop, and with that, that evening, he went to sleep and in the middle of the night, he heard, “Drip - drop, drip, drip, drip…” on the tin roof. A gentle rain fell on the farm, and the maize crop was completely irrigated with gentle, soaking, continuous rain. 

Today, remember, the Lord has got your back. Just call on Him, spend time in prayer and He will undertake for you.

Jesus bless you and have a lovely day,
Goodbye.