Go Forward

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, the 29th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Exodus 14:15:

“And the Lord said to Moses,’”Why do you cry to me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.”

There’s no reverse gear in the kingdom of God, we are only going forward. There is no future in the past, we are not about to go backwards. Jesus Christ is coming back soon and we need to be going forward when He comes back. No more talking about it. No more double-guessing. Maybe I’m talking to someone today who is between a rock and a hard place. Oh, my dear friend, I know the feeling so well, by the way, so did Moses. Moses was looking at an ocean, the Red Sea before him, and behind him was the most powerful army in the world coming down upon him, and they were very bitter and angry. They had lost the oldest boy in each one of their families. They wanted revenge. 

What could they do? The people cried out to Moses, ”Why have you brought us here? It would have been easier if we’d remained in Egypt as slaves.” Maybe you’re saying that today, ”I shouldn’t have done this. I’ve got myself into a position now. If I’d just stayed the way I was before, I would have been alright.” That’s not the truth and you know it, we’ve got to go forward!

Now we’ve got to do it by two things: Number one, by faith, and number two, by obedience. You see, by faith Moses stretched out his arm with his staff, and the ocean parted, and they walked through it. What you need to do is hear clearly what it is God told you to do at the beginning, and then follow through. Go forward, and then do it by faith and obedience, and the Lord will do the rest.

Hebrews 11:1:

”Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen.” 

That is what we’ve got to do. We can’t please God without faith, folks. He doesn’t want our good works. He wants us simply to obey Him. 

Verse 6 says:

”But without faith it, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

That’s why the Lord loved Peter so much. There were twelve disciples in the boat. Jesus came walking on the water and Peter said, ”Lord, call me and I’ll come.” The Lord said, “Come!” He stepped out of the boat and he walked on top of the lake of Galilee. Folks, there’s no man in the world that has ever walked on water. Peter did, through faith and obedience. Yes, he started sinking but the Lord was there to pick him out.

Today, look to the Lord and go forward. 
Jesus bless you and goodbye.