Look After Yourself

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 2nd of December, 2022, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

“Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”  
Acts 27:34

That was Paul speaking to his fellow sailors when they were in the middle of a storm. He said, “We will not sink but you need to take food and you need to nourish yourselves.”

If we do not look after ourselves both spiritually and also physically, we shall not finish this arduous journey we are travelling. We owe it first of all to God to finish strong, but also to our fellow travellers so that we do not become an unnecessary burden to them.

Lord, please direct our discipline, teach us Lord to pray more, to meditate more, to read our Bibles more and to eat physical food as well.

I read a story of the old Yorkshire Plumber, Smith Wigglesworth, who was queueing up at the ticket counter to purchase a ticket for a passage on the train to another preaching appointment. He came up to the counter and said, “First Class please.” The lady gave him a ticket for first class, he paid her and stood aside. Then a pious old preacher walked up and said, “Third class please,” and the lady gave him a third class ticket, he looked up at Smith Wigglesworth, and said, “I am looking after the Lord’s money.” The old plumber, not to be outdone, said, “Yes, well done, but I am looking after the Lord’s servant!”

So today, look after yourself because you owe it to God and you owe it to your loved ones, and Jesus will see you to the end of your race.

Jesus bless you and goodbye.