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Do It With Might

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I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 11th of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

If we go to the Book of Ecclesiastes 9:10:

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might,…

Whatever you do!

A friend came to see me and gave me a little booklet. It’s called “The Practice of the Presence of God”, by a monk who lived over 300 years ago. His name was Brother Lawrence. He was a Frenchman, and this book has really impacted me. This man was just a monk in a monastery, he was nothing special, but he had the presence of God in his life all the time.

He was actually the cook in the monastery and he would be cooking in the kitchen and while he was cooking he was praying, and he had the presence of the Lord in him so whatever he did, whether it was cooking, washing the dishes (by the way, he also mended sandals for the other monks in the monastery although he himself always walked barefoot) but he continually had the Presence of God in his life. So he would be cooking in the kitchen and a group of other monks would be there asking him questions, ”What about this?” and “What about that?” And he managed to do it all together.

Now I’m thinking of mothers today. You are struggling to get the sandwiches made for the children for school, trying to organise dad’s clothes, and wondering, ”When am I going to have my quiet time?” Well, Brother Lawrence had a quiet time 24/7, so there is no excuse for us. You and I can do exactly the same as Brother Lawrence. We can condition ourselves, discipline our hearts and minds, and think about heavenly things, praying and singing as we do our work!

Whether you are working in a garage, fixing a motorcar, you’ll find the customer might be standing by and asking you questions, ”Why have you got so much peace in your heart? Why are you always happy?” A doctor - what an opportunity when someone is not well, to be able to encourage them with the Word of God, not so much by preaching but just by the presence of the Lord in your heart.

Today, use every opportunity that you have to speak to others about the blessed Lord Jesus Christ, and you don’t have to be a preacher. You just have to do your work and to do it well and God will do the rest.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day,
Goodbye.

  continue reading

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I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 11th of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

If we go to the Book of Ecclesiastes 9:10:

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might,…

Whatever you do!

A friend came to see me and gave me a little booklet. It’s called “The Practice of the Presence of God”, by a monk who lived over 300 years ago. His name was Brother Lawrence. He was a Frenchman, and this book has really impacted me. This man was just a monk in a monastery, he was nothing special, but he had the presence of God in his life all the time.

He was actually the cook in the monastery and he would be cooking in the kitchen and while he was cooking he was praying, and he had the presence of the Lord in him so whatever he did, whether it was cooking, washing the dishes (by the way, he also mended sandals for the other monks in the monastery although he himself always walked barefoot) but he continually had the Presence of God in his life. So he would be cooking in the kitchen and a group of other monks would be there asking him questions, ”What about this?” and “What about that?” And he managed to do it all together.

Now I’m thinking of mothers today. You are struggling to get the sandwiches made for the children for school, trying to organise dad’s clothes, and wondering, ”When am I going to have my quiet time?” Well, Brother Lawrence had a quiet time 24/7, so there is no excuse for us. You and I can do exactly the same as Brother Lawrence. We can condition ourselves, discipline our hearts and minds, and think about heavenly things, praying and singing as we do our work!

Whether you are working in a garage, fixing a motorcar, you’ll find the customer might be standing by and asking you questions, ”Why have you got so much peace in your heart? Why are you always happy?” A doctor - what an opportunity when someone is not well, to be able to encourage them with the Word of God, not so much by preaching but just by the presence of the Lord in your heart.

Today, use every opportunity that you have to speak to others about the blessed Lord Jesus Christ, and you don’t have to be a preacher. You just have to do your work and to do it well and God will do the rest.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day,
Goodbye.

  continue reading

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