Thought For Today

Small beginnings, the results are gradual but remarkable - growth resulting in divine blessing from God. So much that others may benefit from the growth of the Lord Jesus Christ in your heart. The birds of the air can eventually nest in the very branches of the mustard tree, that which has the smallest of all seeds.

Early this morning when I came back from my bike ride, my wife Jill said, “Can you hear the doves in the trees Angus?” I said, “They are beautiful today - they are singing to praise God...

To produce a good crop of wheat or maize or soya or potatoes, has nothing to do with good luck. In fact, it has nothing whatsoever to do with chance.  It is all about discipline, dedication and obedience.

Who are the victors of this world? Who are the overcomes of this world? Only the believer. That is right - he who sincerely believes with all of his being that Jesus Christ, the Messiah, is the Son of God.

Do you know the adage: Your attitude determines your altitude? This COVID-19 has robbed so many people of their self-confidence, their hope, their joy and their dreams. We need to get back to focusing on what Jesus says about us!

We need to be so very careful about how we speak. Do you remember that old saying: “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me?” It is untrue, isn’t it?

I am reading a beautiful devotional at the moment by a good friend, Ron Wesson, called “Everlasting Arms”. In it, he reminds us that we have to hand over the baton, to delegate - it is such a finely, balanced duty to perform.

It is very dangerous to have 'yes-men' around you. Get godly advisers around you - I want to stress that this morning.

Everything we do today must be confirmed by God's Holy Word - the Bible. People will often say: "You are so lucky, things always seem to work out so well for you." It has got nothing at all to do with luck - it is all to do with working good, solid, godly choices, led by the Holy Spirit, through God's Holy Word.

We can no longer hunt with the hounds and run with the hares... as the saying goes. You and I have to make up our minds where we stand when it comes to serving Jesus Christ.