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Intro
Friday, November 21 2025from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Hello for today
Only 41 days to the year 2026
Scripture Of The Day
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. Psalms 16:1.Read The Bible In a Year
Ezekiel 16-17; James 3.Thoughts For The Day
God is a strong tower and they that seek shelter in Him shall find peace, even in the storms of life.A burden of love is like carrying a basket of flowers.It's fragrance lifts the spirit of the bearer, and all who it falls upon. Galatians 6:2 'Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
Motivation For The Day
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.On This Day
1843 - Thomas Hancock patents vulcanised rubber.1905 - Physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?" His general theory of relativity introduces the equation E = mc².
1918 - At the end of World War I, the German Fleet is surrendered to Britain at its northern naval base at Scapa Flow.
1936 - Britain gets its first television gardening programme: 'In Your Garden' with Mr Middleton
1953 - The discovery of the Piltdown Man skull by Charles Dawson in Sussex in 1912 is finally revealed to have been a hoax.
1967 - Phillip and Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet (8,534,4 meters).
2012 - An Israel and Hamas ceasefire is negotiated.
2022 - Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near the city of Cianjur, on the Indonesian island of Java, killing at least 268 people, with over 1000 injured.
1918 - At the end of World War I, the German Fleet is surrendered to Britain at its northern naval base at Scapa Flow.
1936 - Britain gets its first television gardening programme: 'In Your Garden' with Mr Middleton
1953 - The discovery of the Piltdown Man skull by Charles Dawson in Sussex in 1912 is finally revealed to have been a hoax.
1967 - Phillip and Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet (8,534,4 meters).
2012 - An Israel and Hamas ceasefire is negotiated.
2022 - Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near the city of Cianjur, on the Indonesian island of Java, killing at least 268 people, with over 1000 injured.
2024 - Evidence is presented of the earliest known alphabet on clay cylinders, 4,400 years old, 500 years older than previous writing, discovered in tombs in Umm el-Marra, Syria.
Personal Story Of The Day
God Is GraciousIt's crucial to distinguish between personal wrongs, which we must be willing to forgive, and deliberate attacks on the gospel of Christ, which the Lord will judge. Paul drew that distinction in his letter to his young friend Timothy.
First, Paul wrote with respect to an opponent of the gospel: "Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works. You also must beware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words" (2 Timothy 4:14-15).
The "harm" Alexander had done to Paul was not to him personally but to his message, and he was now engaged in stirring up opposition to Timothy's proclamation of the gospel.
Then, as if to plainly contrast and distinguish between those who oppose God's work and those who personally wrong us, Paul followed with these gracious words: "At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them" (2 Timothy 4:16).
How sad that Paul's fellow Christians would desert the apostle in his hour of deep need! What should be done to them? Surely they're deserving of his righteous anger. Not so. Paul said, "May it not be charged against them."
Jokes Of The Day
A prisoner in jail receives a letter from his wife: "Dear Husband, I have decided to plant some lettuce in the back garden. When is the best time to plant them?" The prisoner, knowing that the prison guards read all mail, replied in a letter: "Dear Wife, whatever you do, do not touch the back garden. That is where I hid all the money." A week or so later, he received another letter from his wife: "Dear Husband, You wouldn't believe what happened, some men came with shovels to the house, and dug up all the back garden." The prisoner wrote another letter back: "Dear wife, now is the best time to plant the lettuce."
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A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school.
Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, he opened the window as wide as possible and then busied himself with desk work. The classroom became a bit unruly and he admonished them. This happened several times.
When he could do work at his desk, the strong breeze from the window made his tie flap annoyingly. He kept rearranging and rearranging the tie as the class raised it's level of unruliness.
Finally, becoming disgusted with the wayward tie, he stood up and took a big stapler off his desk and stapled the tie to his chest in several places.
Discipline was not a problem from that day forth.
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A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school.
Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, he opened the window as wide as possible and then busied himself with desk work. The classroom became a bit unruly and he admonished them. This happened several times.
When he could do work at his desk, the strong breeze from the window made his tie flap annoyingly. He kept rearranging and rearranging the tie as the class raised it's level of unruliness.
Finally, becoming disgusted with the wayward tie, he stood up and took a big stapler off his desk and stapled the tie to his chest in several places.
Discipline was not a problem from that day forth.
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One day a man with an elephant walks into a movie theater.
“I’m afraid I can’t let your elephant in here, sir,” the manager says.
“Oh, I assure you, he’s very well behaved,” the man says.
“All right then,” the manager says. “If you’re sure. …”
After the movie, the manager says to the man, “I’m very surprised! Your elephant was well behaved, and he even seemed to enjoy the movie!”
“Yes, I was surprised, too,” says the man. “He hated the book.”
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Riddle Of The Day
What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1,000?
One hundred - work backwards and you will understand.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
When Reality Bites.
And let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Hebrews 12:1. References from Hebrews 12:1-3.
This topic is in stark contrast to what we have already studied in Ecclesiastes! We are encouraged to mirror Christ's suffering and sacrifice towards our fellow man and our church brethren. Today's verses compel us to make such an attempt ourselves.
This part of Hebrews describes the life of a believer as a race, an interesting picture in light of Ecclesiastes cyclical metaphors. Even a race held on a circular track in an arena has a finish line, a point when the race starts and stops.
As verse 2 points out, the prize awaits us after the race is over. The portrait painted here is of Christ, who ran a course none of us could duplicate. He, the supreme King over all creation did not enjoy a life of ease, peace and luxury. He faced shame, opposition, and suffering throughout His ministry, especially on the cross (v2, 3).
Ecclesiastes might have motivated Him to enjoy life on earth while it lasted, but Hebrews makes it clear that Christ's ultimate joy was yet to come (v2).
The command to us, then, is to persevere and cast aside anything that might slow us down or stop us altogether (v1). Ecclesiastes is right in saying that we should have a grateful attitude and appreciate and enjoy the good things God gives us. But our own satisfaction shouldn't be the goal we are running toward. Our eyes should be fixed on Christ.
His example gives us the added encouragement we need when the less enjoyable seasons of life come our way (v3).
Take a mental inventory of everything you own. What do you have that exists purely for personal enjoyment? Would you consider selling those items and giving the proceeds to your church? This is where reality bites. Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart and your home for any extras that hinder you spiritually.
Ask for the resolve to give them up in order to run the race of the Christian journey... that is what Christ chose to do, even if it seems over the top for us.
Making Choices
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 2 Corinthians 6:17
All people make bad choices at one time another. It might be in choosing a friend, a mate, the house you live in, accepting the wrong job, or perhaps even turning down something that you would have been better off with.
What we do, after making a bad choice, is what makes up the kind of person we are. If we act responsibly, and accept the fact of what we've done, and ask God to help us, we will heal quicker. The mistake won't haunt us for years, neither will we struggle from guilt or condemnation.
Making a choice to follow God is the one choice that is right for each of us, and never wrong. Some may heed the call of the Holy Spirit at a young age, some older, and some will never answer the call. But it's all our choice. God sent His Son, to die for all our sins; yet all of us won't accept that free gift of the Holy Spirit that He has offered. Some will, again, make a bad choice, and never truly walk in the Lord.
He cannot help shape and mould their lives into a vessel of honour. They will be shaped by this world, and perhaps go out of this life, never realizing what a change God could have made for them. Then, it is too late... the enemy has won... then they will know they have made the 'wrong choice', without remedy.
Facts Of The Day
The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car.
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