I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 9th of October, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go straight to the Book of Exodus 17:11 :

”And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.”  

I want to say something to you now, Moses was on top of the hill. Joshua and Moses’ men were fighting the enemy, Amalek, down in the valley. As long as Moses had his hand and his rod up in the air, Joshua was winning the battle. However, every time Moses grew tired and his arms started to sag, the enemy gained the advantage. So, what happened? Aaron, Moses’ brother and Hur, one on either side, held up the hands of the man of God and the battle was won.

I want to speak particularly to a lot of old gentlemen listening to this message today. You say, ”Well, what can I do now? I have retired.” Sir, there is no such word in the Bible as retirement. Promotion, but not retirement. I want to tell you, Moses wasn’t a young man, otherwise he would have been in the fight, but Moses was probably holding the most important position of all. He was standing in front of the Lord, with his arms raised, holding his rod, and the young men were doing the fighting. Do not despise your age, and that goes for older ladies as well. Don’t think, well the young girls are doing it now, what can I do?

A gentleman came to see me a few years back. I was a young man then. He said to me, ”Angus, I can’t go down the well anymore but I can stand at the top and hold onto the rope, while you go down.” Today, you can help the young men, you can help the young women, by holding onto the rope. You know, when you’re standing on the hill, you can see where the young men and the young women are going because you’ve got a better view. You’ve got better direction for them. They sometimes are going around in a circle and you can say, ”No, go straight on.” 

Jesus said in John 14:6:

”I am the way…”

Please show them the way. We need to help each other. That’s why God has given us a position as older people, and He has given young people a special position as well. 

Today, let us run this race together!
Jesus bless you and goodbye.