Straining

Angus Buchan

Straining

Episode 151

Angus Buchan

Today Angus compels us to stop striving and to start resting in the Lord.

Rest easy in His embrace and be refreshed.

Mark 6:48-50
Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed them by. And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”

Time is up

Jeremiah 8:20

Jeremiah 8:20. If you have not given your life to Jesus Christ, please do it. A farmer understands about seasons, you cannot be too slow to harvest a crop when it is ready to be harvested. If you have drifted from the Lord, then you need to repent, because Jesus is coming back soon.

Remember His favour

1 Samuel 7:12, Luke 9:62

Samuel 7:12. Luke 9:62. It is good to remember the things we have been through and that the Lord has been with us all the way through the past. It encourages us as we think about how far we have come because of God's hand on us. He will also be with us right through to the end.

The vow

Judges 11:30–31, Judges 11:35

A vow is a solemn promise. If we make a promise, then we need to keep it. We should let our yes be yes and our no be no. Judges 11:30-31, 35. We also need to be careful what promises we make.