A Word In Season

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 13th of July, 2023, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. 

We start in Proverbs 15:23: 

"A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!"   

"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." 
Proverbs 25:11

A word of encouragement, spoken in season, is worth so much - it can absolutely make a person. We need to go out and speak life to people and not death. 

"But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you." 
Mark 16:7 

After the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Angel of the Lord told the disciples to go to Galilee, and there they will meet the Saviour, but do you know what is so interesting? Peter, the big fisherman who promised Jesus that he would die for Him, said, "I will never leave you", and he denied the Lord no less than three times. He was absolutely devastated by what he had done, but listen to how sensitive the Lord is - "Go and tell the disciples - and Peter…" Why did He say that? I will tell you why He said that - because He knew Peter would never go to Galilee on his own because he had failed the Lord so badly. Yet, the Lord brought a word through the Angel in season and not only that, but He asked Peter three times if he loved Him on the shores of Lake Galilee, and after that, Peter took his rightful place and headed up the church. 

I want to say to you today, it is so important to bring a good word in season, especially to someone who has messed up, someone who has dropped the ball, someone who has let people down. Encourage them to get up again, dust themselves off and get back into the fight. Many years ago, we had a Mighty Men Conference on the farm at Shalom, and I remember walking down the sawdust trail at the back of the big tent up to the platform. As I walked along, I felt the Holy Spirit prompt me just to put my hand on the shoulder of one of the men sitting on the aisle. I stopped and said, "I just want to tell you Jesus loves you." That's all I said, and I continued to the platform to commence my preaching. 

Do you know I got that man's email a few days later? He said, "I had been there the whole weekend. I had heard all the preaching, I had heard all the wonderful music," he said "but it didn't move me." He said, "When you told me that Jesus loves me and you put your hand on my shoulder, I was converted at that moment, and I am serving Jesus Christ from now on." A word in season is necessary. Do it today!

Jesus bless you and goodbye.