Love
I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 15th of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Gospel of John 15:13:
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”
Then we go straight to 1 Corinthians 13:1:
“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.”
Very powerful words! 1 Corinthians 13 - known as the chapter on love. This is a very special chapter for me.
I have done many weddings. In fact, I have married two of my own daughters to their husbands in the little chapel on Shalom Farm, two sons and another daughter. I have many children, and it is such an honour and a pleasure, but I want to say to any young, budding preacher, if you are ever stuck at a wedding and you don’t know what to say, just read the full chapter of 1 Corinthians 13, and there is your sermon, there are your instructions for the young couple. It is the most beautiful and challenging chapter. The Lord speaks through Paul, but He speaks very clearly. He says, “If I have no love,” he says, ”though I bestow all my goods, feed everybody, and I even give up my body to be burnt, if I have not love, it profits me nothing.”
A wedding is a very sacred time, and we make vows. We make a promise to God, “Till death do us part, we will stay together." That is a huge commitment. I made it myself, not far off 50 years now, and I want to tell you, I remember the day like yesterday. Count the cost before you ask that young lady to be your wife. Count the cost before you accept that proposal because it is very serious, and then put into action everything in this chapter, and even if you are a young married couple, I want to encourage you to read this chapter often. It really does challenge us and God will enhance and make your wedding day all that much more purposeful.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day, goodbye.