THE DAILY POST

Intro

Monday, September 6 2010
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Hello to you today

Only 117 days to the year 2011

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Scripture Of The Day

O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
Psalms 7:11

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Read The Bible In a Year

Psalms 148-150 ; 1 Corinthians 15:29-58

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Thoughts For The Day

Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth.

"Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with."

"Wise men talk because they have something to say, fools talk because they have to say something."

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Motivation For The Day

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

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On This Day

1522 - Ferdinand Magellan's ship, the 'Victoria' - under the command of Juan Del Cano - arrives back in Spain, after completing the first circumnaviagation of the world. Magellan, its Portuguese navigator and original commander, had been killed by natives in the Phillipines.
1651 - Charles II famously spends the night hidden in an oak tree at Boscobel after his defeat by Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester.
1666 - The Great Fire of London is finally put out after burning for four days - destroying more than 13,000 houses and almost 100 churches - including St Paul's Cathedral. A total of 6 people are killed.
1793 - French General Jean Houchard and his 40,000 men begin a three-day battle against an Anglo-Hanoveraian army at Hondschoote, southwest Belgium, in the wars of the French Revolution.
1880 - England beats Australia by five wickets at the Oval in the first Test Match played in England. English batsman W.G. Grace scores a century.
1970 - Palestinian terrorists hi-jack four airliners travelling to New York from Europe. A Pan-Am jumbo is blown up the next day in Cairo; two Boeing 707s are blown up on September 12th at an airstrip in Jordan. The fourth is flown to London where hi-jacker Leila Khaled is arrested.
1976 - A Soviet pilot lands his MIG-25 in Tokyo and asks for political asylum in the United States.

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Personal Story Of The Day

He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him Daniel 2:22 References from Genesis 40-41 Convicted of murder in 1984, Darryl Hunt spent 18 years in a North Carolina prison. But recently DNA evidence led the police to another man, who confessed to the killing and testified that he acted alone. A judge voided the charges against Hunt, the governor issued a pardon, and the wronged man became eligible for financial compensation. Finally, my innocence is recognized, he said. For so many years I have been trying to prove my innocence only to be told I was lying, and to finally have it official means a lot. Joseph must have had a similar feeling when the prison doors swung open for him. Unjustly accused and imprisoned, he was handed a golden opportunity to interpret dreams for Pharaoh's baker and cupbearer. As with Daniel, quoted in the above verse, God gave him the interpretations so that He would receive blessing in a pagan land (40:8). Both interpretations came true... one man was executed, the other pardoned. Surely the pardoned man would say a word in the king's ear and help Joseph regain his freedom? Surely that was God's plan? Once he regained his job, however, the cupbearer forgot all about Joseph, who languished in jail for two more years. From a human point of view, God's intervention and Joseph's faith had failed. But from God's point of view, He was saving Joseph for the main event... Pharaoh had a dream, and the pieces of the puzzle started to come together. The wise men of Egypt could not interpret it, and in the midst of this crisis the cupbearer finally remembered Joseph. Brought before the king, with everything to lose, Joseph boldly gave God the credit (41:16), correctly interpreted the dream as a warning of famine, and even made a policy recommendation about gathering and rationing food. Impressed, and discerning the spirit of God in this young man, Pharaoh appointed him a high court official, perhaps like a Prime Minister or Minister of Agriculture (v37-40). Joseph was only thirty years old... it had been thirteen difficult years since his teenage dreams. In the blink of an eye, God's power had taken him from the bottom to the top!

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Jokes Of The Day

A man dies and goes to hell. The devil explains that there are three sectors
in hell, and that the man gets to choose where he would like to spend
eternity. First, the man sees many people standing on their heads in fire.
Their screams convince him that he does not want to be there. Second, the
man sees many people standing on their heads in ice. Their pleading eyes
convince him that his cold nature could not stay there. Third, the man sees
many people standing around ankle deep in horse manure and drinking coffee.
He tells the devil that he could adjust to the smell and that he liked
coffee. So the man chose the third sector for eternity. As the door slammed
shut, the man heard an announcement: "coffee break is over-everybody stand
on your head!"
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A Preacher, a Priest and a Rabbi are playing golf and discussing the various
ways they work out the split of the collection plates.
The Pastor says, "At our church, we draw a 3 foot wide circle on the ground
and throw the money straight up and whatever lands outside the circle, I
keep and the rest goes to God".
The Priest, thinking himself a little more pious, says, "We use a one foot
wide circle, we also throw the money and whatever lands inside the circle
goes to me and the rest goes to our Father up in Heaven.
Then, they both look at the Rabbi. The Rabbi says, "Alright, already! We in
the Synagogue are a little different; we never got so fancy-chancy as you,
with the circle thing. However, we do throw the money high up in the air and
whatever God wants; . . . he keeps".
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A salesman was going door to door trying to sell his wears. As he walked up to the next house, he noticed a small boy sitting on the front steps.
"Is your mother home?" the salesman asked the small boy.
"Yeah, she's home," the boy said, scooting over to let him past.
The salesman rang the doorbell, got no response, knocked once, then again. Still no one came to the door. Turning to the boy, the fellow said, "I thought you said your mother was home!?"
The kid replied, "She is; but this isn't where I live."
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Riddle Of The Day

When do elephants have 8 feet?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
What has 4 legs and only 1 foot?
A bed

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Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

As Christians, we too are like plants. We should put down our roots, break up through the earth, spread out our branches, and burst into blossom. Such a thriving condition, however, isn't always evident in our lives. It's so easy to become bored and listless in the bland routine of our daily activities. Often we just hang on and merely exist without moving steadily toward maturity and fruitfulness. At such times we are at a spiritual standstill and must allow Jesus the "Sun of Righteousness" (Malachi 4:2) to warm our hearts anew with His love and purpose. We must send our roots deep into the Word of God by meditating on it day and night (Psalm 1:2). Then we will be like a fruitful tree planted by rivers of living water, and our branches will extend outward in an ever increasing influence and witness. They will be filled with blossoms that reflect the beauty of righteous living. If we've become dormant, let's get growing! *********** Beyond Abundant Blessings Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. 1 Kings 3:1213 Solomon also discovered that God is no miser. Instead of just the wisdom and understanding the newly crowned king asked for, God gave him riches and honor in abundance as well. Solomon became known as both the wealthiest and wisest king of his time. He found that God 's blessings were not simply sufficient; they were overflowing. Are you expecting God to provide for your needs? Do you think He will give you only the bare necessities? Don 't cheat yourself. Expect a lot more from God. He blesses superabundantly. While it isn 't always in the material realm, God never fails to give His children blessings in abundance. Our God is the God of abundance. Let Him bless you abundantly.

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Facts Of The Day

• The British anthem was performed the most times in a single performance. In 1909, while waiting for King Edward VII who was getting dressed a German band played the anthem 17 times.



• The Star-Spangled Banner became the US national anthem in 1931. Prior to that, it was My Country ‘Tis of Thee," which had the same melody as Britian's national anthem God Save the Queen, which is based on music written by John Bull in 1619. Bull's melody has been used more than any song in national anthems.

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Closing Thought

Lord, help me to remember those who have fought for my freedom.

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