I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 2nd of July, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the Gospel of Luke 15:13:

“And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.”

That’s a sad story, and unfortunately, it's very common, isn’t it? This young man was the younger son of a farmer who had two sons. The older son remained at home and continued working hard. The younger son wasn’t satisfied. He was rebellious. Yes, he refused to submit. He said to his father, “I want my inheritance now.” Maybe his father had to go to the bank and get an overdraft in order to pay out his younger son. Nevertheless, he did it, and the younger son went off. However, the next part of the story is very sad because he lost everything he had because he would not listen to his father. 

I saw something not so long ago when I was in Central Africa. I was in a beautiful little village. We went to a camping site and I went for a long walk in the morning. I took my staff and was walking along the road when I saw something I had never seen before. I saw a donkey tied up to a horse, around the neck, and the horse had a bell hanging from his neck. So wherever the horse went the bell was ringing and I wandered, being a farmer myself and a horse man, I wandered what was going on, but I could see the donkey was not very happy at all, but the horse was continuing to graze and the two of them were pulling each other along. 

Then I saw some stockmen and said to them, “What is happening here? Why are you doing this?” They said, “Well, this horse is a very stubborn and difficult animal.” The people in the rural areas had no fences to keep their animals in, so the horse would be off, running away, so they tied the horse to that donkey and the donkey lived in that village and he wasn’t going to run away. And I said, “How long do you do that for?” They said, “Up to three months” and then eventually they release the horse from the donkey and that horse doesn’t run away. 

I want to say to you today, you can either submit to the Lord gladly and willingly and learn, or you can be rebellious like that horse, and the Lord will allow things to happen to you, and you ask, “God, why are You doing this?” No, God is not doing it. You are bringing it on yourself because you will not submit to the principles that the Lord has put in the Bible for us.

Today, just submit and you will find that your life will be much more pleasant and successful.
Jesus bless you and goodbye.