Episode
Put On Jesus
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- Thought For Today
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- Jul 10, 2026
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- 175
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Summary
I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 10th of July, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Galatians 3:27: “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” We must be seen by the world as being different, different people. They must see Jesus in us without us having to tell them. Do you remember that story? I think I told you years ago about a man who was sailing in the South Sea Islands, and he had a shipwreck. He was the only survivor, and the local inhabitants were going to kill him but they decided to leave him. They said, “We are going to see how you live, and we believe that you are one of those missionaries who are coming here. We don’t want to hear anything.” So the man never said a word, he just lived the life. He lived with them for many, many years. Eventually, he died and they buried him. A few years later another sailing ship arrived at that island with missionaries, and when the missionaries came to the island they got the local people to sit and they were telling them about Jesus, but they noticed that these people weren’t surprised, they weren’t excited. They were nodding their heads in full agreement. When the missionaries had finished preaching they said, “Have you heard the Gospel before?” They said, “No”. “Well, we see that you are not surprised about the story of Jesus.” They said, “No, we are not surprised.” “Why?” And they said, “Come with us.” And they took these missionaries to a very special place, and there was a grave, and they said, “The man that you are speaking about used to live here with us, and he died and we buried him here.” That man was living the life of Jesus Christ, without saying one word. They saw Jesus in him, i…