Wait to Speak

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 8th of August, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the first book in the Bible, Genesis 37:8:

“And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.”

Then we go to the Gospel of Luke 2:19:

“But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.”

Be very careful how you speak. Joseph, with the coat of many colours - he had those dreams. He shared them with his brothers. The dreams were not wrong, they were quite correct, but the timing was so bad that his brothers actually hated him, the Bible says. Even his mother and father were also very upset when he shared these dreams with them. 

There is a time to speak and there is a time to be quiet. Mary, the mother of Jesus, did not tell everybody what the Archangel Gabriel had told her. She kept all these things in her heart and she pondered them. We really need to be wise. Some of us, and I am probably one of the worst, we speak too quickly. We need to wait and allow others to speak on our behalf, or wait for the action to take place and it speaks by itself. Don’t keep telling everybody.

I looked up the word, “discretion”.  Now, I really want you to listen to this, especially the young people. It means to be careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions, especially so as to avoid giving offence or attracting attention. We don’t have to attract attention to ourselves. If God has done something great in our lives, let the action speak for itself. Don’t go around blabbing about what the Lord is going to do in your life, or a word, because all it will do is cause contention, especially in the home. 

There is a time and a place for everything. Joseph messed up big time because he spoke too quickly and told too many people. Today, go to the closet, speak to the Lord, share your heart with Him, and He will tell you at the right time and the right place to share your vision with others.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day,
Goodbye.