Reserved
I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 14th of August, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in 1 Kings 19:18:
“Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel – all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.’”
Then we go to Romans 11:4. The Lord again says:
“I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
I have got a very special son in the Lord, who has been called by God to go to some of the most dangerous places on earth to encourage the church. He has just returned from Ukraine, and he told me that he went to a church that meets every Sunday regardless of what happens, on the border between Russia and Ukraine. He says this to me in the message he sent me: “Ukraine has really opened my eyes to the devastation of the war. People are living in so much fear, but the church is standing strong.” He says: “I am sending you a message. These are all old retired people having church in the city on the Russian border. Almost everybody has lost a family member in the war. They can only meet for one hour maximum. The reason for this is that if the Russians find out there is a gathering, it takes them one hour to find the location and send a missile from Russia to kill them. They have been meeting since the war started.
These are the words of one of the songs that they sing:
Thank You Lord, for another day
Thank You Lord for making a way
Thank You Lord that our eyes can see
Prepare us for the bride to be.
He says he has not sensed the power and the sincerity of worship like that before. I want to say to you, God has got His people all over the world. He says He has reserved them. Do not lose heart. Keep up the faith wherever you might be receiving this message.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.