I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 7th of July, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the Book of Exodus 6:7. The Lord says:

“I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”

Then we go to that very well-known scripture that I love so much found in Romans 10:13. The Lord says:

For “whoever (that means you sir, that means you madam)…whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

We serve such a merciful God, such a forgiving God, it makes me weep sometimes. I read very recently the account where Abraham said to the Lord, “Lord, if there were 50 righteous men in Sodom and Gomorrah, would You save the city?” The Lord said He would and he said, “What if there were 30? What if there were 20? What about if there were 10 righteous men in that city, would You save the city for the sake of those 10?” And He said He would. 

I don’t know who I am talking to this morning but I feel I am talking to someone who is very burdened and heavy-laden who feels not worthy to call upon the Lord because you have disappointed God, you have broken some commandment, you know it, you did it willingly and now you’ve realised what you have done. I want to say to you, own up, say sorry, truly repent, and God will forgive you. I don’t care who you are, and then there might be some Pharisees, some self-righteous, “No, no, you can’t do that.” Yes, you can. 

The Lord said, in John 3:16: “For God so loved the world…” Who is the world? It’s you, it’s me, it’s the one who dropped the ball, it’s the one who told that lie, it’s the one who has taken something that doesn’t belong to you. Take it back, say sorry, repent and get on with your life. The Lord says that He would save a whole city for the sake of 10 righteous men. There is not one person listening to this programme today who is righteous in their own strength, no, not one, but it is by grace. What is grace? Undeserved, loving kindness, unmerited favour, that is what grace means. We don’t deserve it but because He loves us and He says, “I am your God and I will help you, and I will take you out of your predicament.” But we must do it God’s way and then He will be free to set us alive, to give us new hope and a new beginning.

Jesus bless you richly! Remember, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Just say sorry, ask God to help you, and He will see you through. 

Jesus bless you and goodbye.