I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 26th of April, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the fifth book of Moses, Deuteronomy 1:6:

“The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: ‘You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.“

Then of course, we go to Isaiah 40:31:

”But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”

You and I have dwelt long enough at this mountain. It is time to move forward now. We are praying for courage. Yes, Lord Jesus, we need more courage, more strength, more fortitude.

I looked up the Oxford Dictionary to find out the literal meaning of the word “fortitude”. It means bravery, endurance, resilience, mettle, strength of character, backbone, grit or just plain guts! Folks, we’ve dwelt at this mountain long enough. It is time to move forward now. Most of all, we need godly wisdom. It’s time to fly out of that comfortable nest and to move forward for the Lord.

I always think of the example of the mother eagle. When the chicks get old enough, mother says, “It is time to move forward, you’ve been in this nest long enough”, and slowly but surely she starts to throw all the comfortable little bits that she’s put in there for the chicks and it becomes very bare. Then she starts pulling out the sticks, and there’s nothing left but a rocky ledge, and then she literally edges her babies off the edge of the cliff. They have to fly and she watches them, and if they don’t quite get it the first time, she catches them on her wings, takes them to the top and does it again, until they fly.

The Lord says to you and me today, we have dwelt long enough at this mountain. It is now time to move forward. Jesus give you lots of grit and courage and guts as you take your next step forward.

God bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.