I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 1st of September, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Matthew 13:31-32:

" Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches." 

Then we go to the Gospel of Luke 17:6:

"So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."

The smallest of the seeds becomes the biggest plant in the garden. In fact, so big that even the birds of the air can build their nests in it. Never despise small beginnings. What is it that the Lord requires of you and me in order to do something big for Him? He requires faith and obedience that's all, nothing else.

You know the true story of the little boy who's mom gave him two little sardines and five small barley loaves for his lunch, and when he went to hear Jesus preaching and there was a crowd of over 5000 people, he took his two sardines, his five barley loaves - yes, his mustard seed. He gave it to Jesus. Jesus multiplied it and fed a crowd exceeding 5000. That is what we have to do today. Just take what you've got and give it to the Lord, and He will use it and multiply it, and it will bless many others.

I love that beautiful story about a little Dutch boy walking along a dike late one afternoon. Now we know that large parts of Holland are below sea level and there was a little hole that sprung forth from the dike and the water was starting to pour in. The little boy got down on his knees, he put his finger in the hole where the water was coming through, and he stayed there all night and kept his finger in that hole, until people came the next day and helped him. He saved a whole town from a devastating flood.

I want to say to you today just use what you've got. I carry little bottles of mustard seed around with me in my pocket and often when people are feeling down I give them a little bottle of mustard seed and they say, "What is that?" And I say, "That is a reminder that all you need is faith, the size of one mustard seed and the Lord will undertake for you."

Put your trust in Him today. Give Him what you've got and let Him show you what a miracle working God He really is!

Jesus bless you and goodbye.