The Sword

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 26th of October, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. 

We start in the Book of Isaiah 40:8:

”…the word of our God stands forever.”

Then we go to the New Testament, to Matthew 24:35:

”Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”

Now that’s Jesus speaking Himself. You see, the word of God is the Bible. It is Jesus Christ in print, as I always say, and that is why even the Master Himself quoted the word of God when He was tempted in the desert by the devil. Remember He said, “It is written, “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God”. “It is written, man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the Lord your God.” It is an extremely powerful weapon. It’s like a sharp two-edged sword, that’s what the Bible says.

Have you ever watched those fencers at the Olympic Games. It’s incredible, the speed that they use those weapons with, but there’s no good having a fancy jewel-studded weapon that we can’t use. Now, when I read my Bible I don’t just read the Old Testament or just the New Testament, I read them together. I read them systematically. I read them daily. I read them in the first person. What does that mean? Well, let’s take Psalm 23:

”The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

When I read it I read it like this. ”The Lord is Angus’ shepherd and Angus shall not want.” Then it becomes extremely personal. I also want to encourage you to get a sword that you can handle. Get a translation that you can understand. I personally use the New King James Version. I find it very easy and accurate to handle. You need to get lessons, like any sword fighter! Somebody can give you a brand new set of clubs, that doesn’t mean to say that you will be able to hit the ball like my dear friend, Gary Player. Oh no, you need lessons. You need to know how to hit that ball. I really want to encourage you to start using the weapon which God has given you. He’s told us that even heaven and earth will pass away but the Bible will never pass away. Carry one in your pickup. Carry one in your motorcar. Folks, I love Bibles, I really do and every time I read the Bible it means something new to me, it’s so exciting. Now, if you don’t know how to read the Bible, why don’t you start in the Psalms. Start with the Psalms and read about ten verses every morning and get a little notebook and write in the notebook what it means to you, and then go to the New Testament and start in the Gospel of John, and every day just read a portion of the Bible in the first person and it will change your life. It will protect you and it will comfort you. 

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day. 
Goodbye.