Stand for Christ

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 25th of November, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go straight to the Gospel of John 7:1:

”After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.”

Have you ever felt unwanted, my dear friend? Maybe this morning, you are feeling very alone because of your love and stand for Jesus Christ. Have you ever felt excluded? Now, this is an old term, “sent to Coventry”. What does it mean? I looked up the Oxford dictionary. It means being excluded from a group or social interaction and being given the silent treatment. Have you ever felt like that? Oh yes, and especially if you’re at school or university, you’re not one of the boys, you’re not one of the girls anymore. Why, what have you done wrong? No, you’ve done nothing wrong. What you have done is, you have identified yourself with Jesus Christ. That’s all you’ve done. You feel lonely? Well, I want to tell you, Jesus couldn’t even go up to Jerusalem because the Jews were waiting for Him, they wanted to kill Him. What had He done wrong? Nothing at all. He came to save the world!

Have you felt left out of the office party? It’s coming to the end of the year. Will you be welcome there? Yes, we can come but they don’t talk to us, especially when they start getting drunk and they start telling filthy stories. You feel totally isolated, don’t you? What about that sports team? You are one of the best players, you know that, but they keep preferring other people. Why? Because you are not popular because of your stand for Christ. Have you been overlooked at work maybe, for a promotion, because you will not back down and say that all roads lead to heaven, live and let live? No, because you love people, you’ve told them the truth but it’s made you very unpopular.

Well, I want to tell you today, shout for joy because you must be doing something right. If you look at Luke 10:20. The Lord says that your name, my name is written in the Book in Heaven, oh yes! When Jesus comes back, will He identify you as His friend or one of the gang? Well, stand tall, you won’t have to put your hand up He will find you, and He will take you home to be with Him, but in the meantime, the most important thing is that you do not compromise your stand for anybody.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.