I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 27th of April, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in Psalm 20:7:

”Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.” 

Who are you trusting today? Are you trusting a certain organisation? Are you trusting in a certain person? No, there is only One we can trust in, and His name is Jesus!

Let’s go now to the Book of Acts 14:19:

”Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.”

One minute a hero! If you read a few verses before, you’ll see they wanted to worship Paul and Barnabas because they saw how Jesus had healed a lame man, and now, because of persuasive words from other people from Antioch and Iconium, they turned on him and stoned him. Now, in those days, when you got stoned, that was the death penalty. Paul must have been in a terrible state and yet the next morning he was up on his feet again. What a man!

I’ll never forget a Rugby Cup Final, being played at King’s Park Rugby Stadium in Durban between our team, the Sharks, and the Blue Bulls from Pretoria. The score was hanging in the balance. We were winning the cup. There were a couple of points in it. The referee issued a penalty to our team. All our little scrum half had to do was kick the ball out, and the game was over, but he didn’t. He argued with the ref. The ref told him to be quiet. He carried on arguing. The ref turned the penalty around and gave it to the Blue Bulls, and up came their champion kicker, and he kicked that ball through the posts, and they beat us by one point. I want to tell you, from a hero, he became an absolute villain. I think he had to be escorted off the field. The crowd just turned instantly. That is how easy it is to change things!

We need to put our trust in the Lord. What about Jesus Himself, when He was coming into Jerusalem before the Passover, they were worshipping Him, throwing their clothes on the road and cutting down palm branches. The next day, literally within a couple of hours, they were screaming out, “Crucify Him”, crucify the Darling of Heaven. Let’s not do that today. Let’s put our trust in Jesus alone!

God bless you and goodbye.