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Speak the Truth
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- Thought For Today
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- Jun 30, 2026
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- 181
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Summary
I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 30th of June, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Luke 12:12: “ For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Now that is a beautiful scripture. I am thinking particularly this morning of young students at university or at school; I am thinking of CEO’s of large companies who have to deliver a critical speech. I am thinking of employers who have to come up with the right answer for their employees today. From that Scripture, we go straight to the Book of Acts 24:1: “Now after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator (that is a specialised speaker ) named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul.” So they brought in the professionals to accuse Paul of something, of course, which he did not do. Then the last Scripture, I want to share with you today, found in the Book of Psalms 81:10: “Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.” It doesn’t matter who is standing against you. Paul defended himself. He never got a defence counsel. He spoke up himself. When you speak the truth, when you speak the word of God, no one can stand against it because the Holy Spirit is speaking through you, the truth. When you speak the truth, no one will contest the truth. Lies never hold any water. When you make your defence, keep it simple and let the Holy Spirit speak through you. Many a time, when I am about to get on the platform to speak to a large crowd, I will be walking up the steps, it’s quite a frightening thing, by the way, and as I am walking up, the Lord will say to me, in my heart, “I do not want you to speak about this subject. I want you to speak about…