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Intro
Saturday, May 16 2026from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Hello for today
Only 230 days to the year 2027
Scripture Of The Day
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Isaiah 9:6
Read The Bible In a Year
2 Kings 24-25 ; John 5:1-24Thoughts For The Day
" Put your brain in gear before starting your mouth. "The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.
There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? Look of things that never were, and ask why not.
Motivation For The Day
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.On This Day
1220 - King Henry III of England lays the foundation stone for the new Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey.1770 - The Dauphin of France (later King Louis XVI) marries Marie Antoinette.
1888 - Emile Berliner first demonstrates a flat disc sound recording and its reproduction to members of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
1920 - French heroine Joan of Arc is canonised by the Roman Catholic Church.
1929 - The first Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, USA. Emil Jannings wins the first award for Best Actor and Janet Gaynor is Best Actress. The name 'Oscar' for the awards, isn't introduced for several years.
1943 - World War II: the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams in Germany are attacked and destroyed by 19 Lancaster aircraft from the RAF's 617 Squadron led by Guy Gibson, using the specially designed bouncing bombs invented by Barnes Wallis.
1956 - England cricketer Jim Laker of Surrey takes all 10 Australian wickets for 88 in 46 overs at the Oval.
Personal Story Of The Day
Your Choices Reveal Your HeartA researcher at the Centre for Creative Leadership, has found that the values we claim to have are not as closely linked to our actual behaviour as we might like to believe. One business executive, who said his 5 year-old daughter was the most important part of his life, realized that he usually went to work before she got up in the morning and often returned home after she was in bed at night.
So to spend time with her, he took her to work with him one Saturday. After looking around his office, she asked, "Daddy, is this where you live?" He may have acknowledged that his daughter was important, but his behaviour revealed what he truly valued. In our relationship with Christ Jesus, He asks for our obedience, not a warm feeling or a statement of belief. He asked those following Him, "Why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46).
Jesus illustrated His point with the parable of the wise and foolish builders (v47-49). The rock-solid foundation of the wise builder's house illustrates the result of our obedience to God. This honours Christ and enables us to withstand the storms of life. What we do, more than anything we say, reveals what we truly value the most.
Jokes Of The Day
An older couple had a son, who was still living with his parents. The parents were a little worried, as the son was still unable to decide about his career path... so they decided to do a small test.They took a ten-dollar bill, a Bible, and a bottle of whiskey, and put them on the front hall table. Then they hid, hoping he would think they weren't at home.
The father told the mother, "If he takes the money he will be a businessman, if he takes the Bible he will be a priest - but if he takes the bottle of whiskey, I'm afraid our son will be a drunkard."
So the parents took their place in the nearby closet and waited nervously. Peeping through the keyhole they saw their son arrive home. He saw the note they had left, saying they'd be home later. Then, he took the 10-dollar bill, looked at it against the light, and slid it in his pocket.
After that, he took the Bible, flicked through it, and took it also.
Finally, he grabbed the bottle, opened it, and took an appreciative whiff to be assured of the quality. Then he left for his room, carrying all the three items.
The father slapped his forehead, and said: "Darn, it's even worse than I ever imagined..."
"What do you mean?" his wife inquired.
"Our son is going to be a politician!" replied the concerned father.
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One day there was a knock on the Pope's office door. When he answered it, the salesman said, 'Hello, my management team would like to discuss a proposal with you.' After taking a seat in his office, the salesman said, 'I am with Kentucky Fried Chicken. We would like to offer you a contract to the church if you can change the Lord's blessing from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'daily chicken'.'
The Pope said, 'I'm sorry we just cannot do that.' The salesman went back to his office where he discussed the outcome of the meeting. He returned to the Pope's office a week later with the same proposal, only he had upped the bid to 4 million.
The Pope gently declined, again. The next week he came again and offered the Pope an offering of 10 million. The Pope said, 'Let me think it over.'
The Pope then called a meeting with the elders of the church and said, 'Well gentlemen, I have good news and bad news. Kentucky Fried Chicken has generously offered us 10 million dollars to change the Lord's Prayer from 'daily bread' to 'daily chicken'.
The bad new is that we will lose the Wonder Bread Contract
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A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman-type and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do. "Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?" The blonde said "How about 50 dollars?"
The man agreed and told her that the paint and ladders that she might need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, heard the conversation and said to her husband, "Does she realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?" The man replied, "She should. She was standing on the porch."
A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money. "You're finished already?" he asked. "Yes," the blonde answered, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats." Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50. "And by the way," the blonde added, "that's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari."
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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
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
When God Is With You
I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Psalm 3:4. References from Psalm 3.
During His ministry on earth, Jesus put a great deal of time into training twelve special disciples. He taught them, told them parables, prayed for them, and answered their many questions. He had called them from many different walks of life to follow Him as friends as well as converts. Imagine, then, how much it must have hurt Him to know that one of them would betray Him; what pain must have filled His final words to Judas: That thou doest, do quickly.
He was betrayed not by an enemy or a hostile religious leader, but by someone into whom He had given His best efforts (Matt 26:14-25, 47-50). That's the way David felt in today's psalm. His son, Absalom, had betrayed him and led a rebellion against his throne (see 2 Sam 15-19)... David had bottomed out personally (as father), professionally (as king), and spiritually. At this lowest of low points, he fled to God in prayer. The situation seemed hopeless. Enemies surrounded him and it appeared God had deserted him.
Despite this, David's faith remained strong. Even the lament of the opening verses is framed within the prayer, Lord. Why? Because God was greater than the terrible situation David was in, even greater than the betrayal of his own son. He trusted that God would be his protection and seized on the picture of the Lord as a shield, an image also found in Moses final blessing on the Israelites (Deut 33:29). David declared his confidence that God would not only save him but give him the victory (v3). He was sure enough of God's answer that he could sleep peacefully under the Lord's protection, and sure enough to keep courage when foes were drawn up on every side.
The psalm closes with an emotional climax. David prayed that God would arise, sustain and rescue him, and strike down the wicked. He understood God's character and demonstrated complete faith that He would deliver His anointed king. Let us also remember that we are the anointed of the lord.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3.
Several years ago a submarine was being tested and had to remain submerged for many days. When it returned to port, someone asked the captain, "How did the terrible storm last night affect you?" The officer looked at him in surprise and exclaimed, "Storm? We didn't even know there was a storm!" The sub had been so far beneath the surface that it had reached the area known to sailors as "the cushion of the sea." Although violent storms might whip the ocean above into huge waves, the waters deep below are never stirred.
This is the promise that God gives to every believer who is willing to put his total trust in Him. The word for perfect that Isaiah uses means "complete, with no parts missing." God will give us a peace, not just in some circumstances but in all. We will have peace about our family, about our finances and about our health. When we commit all our paths to Him, the God of peace gives us a peace that "surpasses all understanding" (Phil 4:7). It is a peace that guards both our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus. It's a deep-down peace. But this peace is a fruit and comes only to those who truly believe in and rely upon the promises of God.
The apostle James wrote that the person who allows doubts to cause division in his life practices will be "like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind... he is a double minded man, unstable in all his ways" (James 1:6, 8). We all have fears and doubts and they are impossible to avoid. However, James is talking about walking in the Lord one day and walking in the world the next... giving up and starting over as a way of life. In out, in, out, etc. This problem seems to be more common with new people who are still learning to walk in the Spirit or who are trying to return to fellowship... we are encouraged to help and comfort such people.
As you read your Bible, be alert to the promises of God. Keep a list of those that are especially precious to you. Think about them. Meditate on them. Focus your attention on them. Pray back these promises to God, not as a reminder to Him, but as a reminder to yourself. If you fill your mind with His promises, God will fill your heart with His peace... this is then shared with others.
Facts Of The Day
- In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.
- It is true that Charlie Chaplin once lost a "Charlie Chaplin look-a-like" competition. In one version he came third, in another second. As Chaplin became popular throughout America, such contests became popular.
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Closing Thought
Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes all the way through!.Comic
