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Intro
Saturday, May 2 2026from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Get up and get going...
Only 244 days to the year 2027
Scripture Of The Day
Blessed [is the man whom] thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee, that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, [even] of thy holy temple. Psalms 65:4.Read The Bible In a Year
1 Kings 12-13; Luke 22:1-30.Thoughts For The Day
There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good.Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself.
Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.
Motivation For The Day
Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people's criticisms, carry out your plan.On This Day
1536 - In England, Queen Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII of England, is imprisoned in the Tower of London.1611 - First publication of the new Authorised King James Version of the Bible.
1780 - William Herschel discovers the first binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris.
1952 - First jet passenger service begins between London and Johannesburg in South Africa.
1965 - Britain's Early Bird satellite begins transmitting TV programmes to more than 300 million viewers. The first programme: 'Out Of This World'.
1969 - Britain's latest cruise liner, the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2), the last of the Cunard liners built for transatlantic service, sails on her maiden voyage from Southampton.
1982 - The Argentine cruiser General Belgrano is sunk by the British submarine HMS Conqueror in the South Atlantic following the Argentinean invasion of the Falkland Islands.
1989 - China imposes Martial Law as the government takes a firm stand against pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square.
1952 - First jet passenger service begins between London and Johannesburg in South Africa.
1965 - Britain's Early Bird satellite begins transmitting TV programmes to more than 300 million viewers. The first programme: 'Out Of This World'.
1969 - Britain's latest cruise liner, the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2), the last of the Cunard liners built for transatlantic service, sails on her maiden voyage from Southampton.
1982 - The Argentine cruiser General Belgrano is sunk by the British submarine HMS Conqueror in the South Atlantic following the Argentinean invasion of the Falkland Islands.
1989 - China imposes Martial Law as the government takes a firm stand against pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square.
2011 - Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2023 - 40-year-old US weight loss company Jenny Craig announces it will close after failing to secure further financial backing.
Personal Story Of The Day
No WorriesI'm usually a happy person. Most of the time I can take on as much work as anyone can give me. But some days there just seems to be too much to do. The schedule may be so full of meetings, appointments, and deadlines that there's no room to breathe. Life often contains too much work, parenting, home improvements, and other responsibilities for one person to handle.
When that happens to me, as it may happen to you... I have some options. I can retreat into a shell of inactivity and leave everyone who is depending on me out in the cold. I can force my way through, moaning as I go and making everyone wish I had chosen option one. Or I can get my perspective realigned by reminding myself what Jesus said to Martha (Luke 10:38-42).
Jesus told Martha that she had become "distracted with much serving" (v40). He reminded her that her sister Mary had chosen the one thing that would never be taken away (v42). Like many of us,
Martha got so wrapped up in her service that she forgot the most important thing... fellowship with her Lord. Are you overwhelmed? Don't lose sight of your priorities. Spend time with the Lord. He will share your load and change your perspective to something that works.
Jokes Of The Day
can make Man ourselves". God said "O really", and the scientists said, "yea,
as a matter of fact why don't we have a contest who can make a man faster
you or us", So God said "O.K". So the scientists went back to his friends
and said "we are going to have a contest with God to see who can make a man
faster Him or us". So the first scientist went out and scooped up a big pile
of dirt, just then a bolt of lightning struck the ground near the man making
him drop the pile of dirt, looking up at God he said "what"! God said, "get
your own dirt".
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A conscientious minister decided to get acquainted with a new family in his congregation and called on them one spring evening. After his knock on the door, a lilting voice from within called out, "Is that you Angel?"
No, replied the minister, "but I'm from the same department."
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1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.
2. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
3. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
4. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
5. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was fined for littering.
6. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
7. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
8. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
9. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'
10. I wondered why the frisbee kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
11. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'
12. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
13. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
14. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
15. A backward poet writes inverse.
16. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
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Riddle Of The Day
What is the difference between a school boy studying and a farmer watching his cattle?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your name.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
Godly wisdom
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. Proverbs 3:7. References from James 3:13-16.
One of the first reality television shows found favour with a large portion of the population. Contestants on 'The Apprentice', jostled to work for real estate mogul/ now ex-president Donald Trump, on a prestigious project with a reportedly huge salary.
Those competing frequently made comments like, 'I will do whatever it takes to win', 'I'm the most intense, competitive person here', and 'I won't let anything stand in the way of my ambition'.
Business, sports, entertainment... all these aspects of our culture may prize and reward cutthroat competitiveness and driving ambition. However, Scripture offers a different prescription for impressing God. Our lives should still have focus, but that focus is on how we can meet the needs of others and glorify God, not on what we can acquire for ourselves.
Throughout his letter, James has contrasted two ways of living.
On the one hand, worldly wisdom encourages our desires to control us, which results in death. On the other hand is godly wisdom, which teaches that we submit ourselves to being led by God's desires and find life. Here James gives some more specifics about the qualities and results of these two types of wisdom.
Worldly wisdom seeks to maximise its own position relative to others. This way of living is characterized by envy of what others have and ambition to get more for oneself (v14).
The source of this way of life is no less than Satan, the father of lies, himself (v15). The result is a lack of harmony between people, the practice of evil, and ultimately death. Godly wisdom is shown by a lifestyle of humility that seeks to bless others. As we will see in more detail tomorrow, this way of life produces peace and life.
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Daniel 7:13.
The following statements are taken from official documents, newspapers and magazines widely read during their day. Listen to what the "authorities" had to say:
"Anyone traveling at the speed of thirty miles per hour would surely suffocate" (1840).
"Electric lights are unworthy of serious attention" (1878).
"No possible combination can be united into a practical machine by which men shall fly" (1901).
"This foolish idea of shooting at the moon is basically impossible" (1926).
"To harness the energy locked up in matter is impossible" (1930).
It's obvious that the accuracy of all these "prophecies" left something to be desired. They were all based on human wisdom, and every one of them turned out to be false. Yet the prophecies Daniel shared were quite different. As he foresaw the rise of these four great beasts, which represent four earthly kingdoms, he was not drawing from his own knowledge and wisdom.
Instead, he was relating a vision that was given to him directly from God. While people may disagree as to which kingdoms these beasts represent, the rock-solid assurance we have is that God is still in control.
After describing these frightening apparitions, Daniel proceeded to describe a scene in heaven in which the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his [the fourth and last beast's] dominion. (v26). If you are frightened by the future, take confidence in this: God is still on His throne and He always will be. The courts of heaven are in session, and they will rule in our favour (v27). That's something you can count on.
Facts Of The Day
Dogs have 1 million smell cells per nostril, and their cells are up to 100 times larger than those of humans.
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Closing Thought
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