I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 2nd of December, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Leviticus 5:16: ”And he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done…” Then we go straight to the New Testament to the Book of Luke 19:8: ‘Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.” Four hundred per cent! I want to say to you today, maybe there’s something troubling you in your life. Maybe you’ve had an experience with the Lord, and you’ve got extreme joy and peace in your heart but there’s something that is tugging at your conscience, and he is the accuser, he’s the devil. He doesn’t want to let you go, and every time you want to stand up for the Lord, he reminds you of some unfinished business from your previous life. I want to say to you today, sort it out, deal with it. Make restitution, pay back what you owe, go and apologise to the person you hurt, write a letter to that loved one and say, “Please forgive me for my part in the argument,” so you can be free indeed. Now you know my story, I’ve told you this story before. Many, many years ago, I came into South Africa with all the farming equipment that I could get out of the country. I came through customs, and I did not declare everything. Now that didn’t bother me as an unbeliever, but once I gave my life to Christ, I started to feel guilty. That guilt does not come from the Lord, it comes from the devil, he’s the accuser. Jesus is the one who convicts and I said to my family one day, ”I’m going to the Customs Department in Pietermaritzburg and I’m going to declare all the stuff I brought in without telling them.” I had all kinds of accusations from the devil. “They are going to put you in jail. You’ve got a young wife, you’ve got children, who’s going to look after them?” But I could not have peace in my heart until I had made restitution. I went to the Customs Office, I declared everything that I’d brought in. The Customs Officer said to me, “Sir, all those things you brought in are duty free. You don’t owe us anything.” Well, I want to tell you, I didn’t walk out of that office, I flew like an eagle out of that office. I was so relieved. A burden was taken off my back, a lie from the devil. Today, sort out anything outstanding so that you too, can be free. Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day. Goodbye.
