I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 2nd of February, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Joshua 24:15:

”…choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…”

That’s Joshua speaking to the children of Israel. He says,

”… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

What a powerful declaration by the leader who took over from Moses! Then we go to the New Testament, Matthew 3:11:

”He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry.”

Then lastly, 1 Corinthians 3:11, which says:

”For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.“

- spoken by Paul, when some people who were saying that, ”We are following Apollos,” and some saying they were following Paul. Paul stopped them in their tracks.

I want to say to you today there is only one person who you can follow and be very careful. I’m talking particularly today to ministers and leaders. Be careful that you are not drawing people to yourself rather than leading them to Christ. It’s very easy to happen, especially when people gather around you and they say, ”We love you and we’re going to follow you,” and “you’ve got the answers”. That’s a dangerous place to be.

I remember a long time ago, we had a little coffee bar in Greytown and it was thriving. We had all the denominations there. Up to two, three hundred children on a Friday night. So much so that I couldn’t cope because I was farming at that time, so we got a man to come and join us. A wonderful man and he had an amazing way with children, and he continued the good work. Then one day he got a call from another church in another city, and he had to leave. Before he left, I said to him, “You know, the true worth of your ministry is now going to be tested.” He said. ”How can you say that?” I said, ”If you leave and the children don’t come back to the coffee bar, you have been leading them to yourself, and if they continue to come back, then you know you’ve done your job.” Of course, they did come back. He had done a good job.

Today do not draw people to yourself, draw them to Jesus.

God bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.