I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 29th of May, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the Book of Exodus 31:18:

“He gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.”

Then we go to the Gospel of John 8:6:

“But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.”

What was Jesus writing on the ground? Well, people have spoken about that for centuries. No-one actually knows but isn’t it God-incidental that His Father also wrote on the tablets of stone with His finger? Can you imagine - burnt into stone? Oh my friend, how desperately do we need something like that in this world where nothing is honourable, nothing is secure. You can’t believe anything anymore, can you?

I have a very dear friend. Many, many years ago we were talking about, “What is absolute trust?” What can we do? Like we go and sign an agreement, the other person breaks it. He said that piece of paper is not even worth the weight of the paper. (He is a lawyer, by the way). He said, “Uberrima fides,” which is latin for utmost trust. What is utmost trust? It is the promise of a man. I have promised to pay you for that farm - and he does it; I have promised to honour you for the rest of my life, on your wedding day. It is absolute. It cannot be broken, cannot be bent, cannot be changed, cannot be misinterpreted. When I read this, this morning, oh my dear friend, I thought, “God, what an incredible Person You are! You wanted to make sure that we understood that the law of God is not to be broken by anybody under any circumstances.”

How many times have countries signed agreements? No more war! They don’t even walk out the door and it starts again. Remember, Chamberlain came back from Germany. He had signed an agreement with Adolf Hitler and he said, “Peace, peace!” He got off the aeroplane shaking that piece of paper. “I have signed a piece of paper.” Folks, I don’t think Chamberlain had got off the aeroplane and Hitler was already invading the rest of Europe.

Today, we need to understand. God gave us His word. Jesus wrote in the sand and He meant it. Have a wonderful day as you put your trust in the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

God bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.