I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 9th of May, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Isaiah 43:1:

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.”

What a promise from God! Do not be afraid. Then we go to the New Testament, to 2 Timothy 1:7:

”For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 

Now the opposite of fear is faith. That’s right. The Lord says in Mark 11:22 “Have faith in God”, not in anybody else, not even in yourself, in God! Many many times, the Lord, when he had prayed for the sick said, “Go in peace, your faith has made you well.” He said that to Bartimaeus, the blind man, in Mark 10:52:

“Go your way; your faith has made you well.”

We really need to put our eyes on Jesus and not on that fearful thing that is plaguing us at the moment. 

Do you know folks, do you remember Neil Armstrong? Who was Neil Armstrong, young people? Well, he was the Captain of the space shuttle Apollo 11. He was the first man ever to walk on the face of the moon. Go out tonight and have a look at that moon. He walked on top of that moon. His famous quotation was, ”That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” Do you know that 530 million viewers worldwide heard that around the world. That is an incredible step of faith, step into the unknown.

Well, I want to tell you another little story. I’ve got three daughters and when they were small little girls, I would jump into the swimming pool and they would come and stand on the edge and I would say, ”Come on now. Jump in and I’ll catch you.” And you know what little girls are like, they want to jump in but they’re too scared. Then they are standing on the spot and their little feet are going up and down and they are holding their hands and they are saying, ”Dad, I’m scared. I’m scared, Daddy.” I’d say, ”Don’t be scared. Just watch me and jump and I’ll catch you.” And then they would take one giant leap and jump into that pool and they would defeat fear.

Today, maybe you are full of fear. You don’t know what the future holds for you and the devil’s telling you, “You’re a failure, you’ll never make it.” It’s a lie I tell you, from the pit of hell. Just take that leap of faith into God’s arms. He has promised you that you are His and He will keep you safe. 

Lord, I pray for my friend listening to this very message now, that You will give them faith the size of a mustard seed, that they can take a giant leap into Your arms today, and their problems and their situations will disappear. 

In Jesus name, amen.

God bless you and have a wonderful day, 
Goodbye.