I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 6th of February, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Isaiah 39:4:

And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”

The prophet said to him, if you carry on reading, that “everything you have shown them in your house will be taken away from you and will be sent to Babylon, even your own family.”

Then we go to Matthew 7:6. This is the word of Jesus:

“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.”

There are certain things which are to remain private and within the family. When somebody comes to me and says to me, “You know, I shouldn’t really tell you this, but …” I stop them right there and say, “Before you go any further, I want you to know something, whatever you tell me I am going to go and tell everybody.” And all of a sudden, they are quiet. We need to guard our private family lives very carefully.

Proverbs 10:19 says:

“In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.”

Nothing is more destructive and damaging to a family when something private, spoken in confidence to a so-called friend, is leaked out and the public knows about it and it comes back to you in the crowd. Very destructive. Keep it quiet. Like that lady who has a beautiful recipe for some brand-new cake she is making, and she tells her friend in confidence because she is doing a little bit of business about it and she is selling her cakes all over the area, only to find out in a few weeks time that there is someone else who is baking the exact same cake and is in direct opposition to her. Very hurtful! I think we need to start to count to ten before we share personal things with others.

That is why you have a patent. Now, the word patent means the sole right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention. Keep it quiet until you register that patent and then you can tell the world. This is wise advice but especially in the family.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day,
Goodbye.