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Thursday, April 16 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

We can all know love, for the love of our Father is placed in our hearts.


Only 260 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

For the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations.
Psalms 110:5

Read The Bible In a Year

1 Samuel 30-31 ; Luke 13:23-35

Thoughts For The Day

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

" Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him. "

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.

Motivation For The Day

Don't try to deal with sin, for you are sure to lose. Deal with Christ; let him deal with your sin and you are sure to win.

On This Day

1917 - Lenin returns, Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia to take the reins of the Russian Revolution.
1942 - The island of Malta is awarded the George Cross for the heroism of the entire population against the continued German and Italian bombardment during World War II
1953 - Queen Elizabeth II launches the Royal Yacht Britannia, used by the British Royal Family for state visits and diplomatic missions for the next 45 years.
1964 - In England, 12 members of the Great Train Robbery gang are sentenced to a total of 307 years in prison.
1969 - Desmond Dekker becomes the first Jamaican music artist to top the UK singles charts with a song entitled 'The Israelites'.
1984 - Briton Michael Bettany is found guilty of spying and jailed for 23 years.
1996 - In England, the Duke and Duchess of York - Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson - announce they are to divorce.

Personal Story Of The Day

A Choice To Make 

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high setting. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"

 "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?" Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity... boiling water.

 Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. "Which are you?" she asked her daughter.

 "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?" Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength? Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a break-up, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart? Or am I like the coffee bean?

 The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavour. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

Of course this is all just an excuse to have a cup of coffee... drink up!

Jokes Of The Day

Two gas company servicemen, a senior training supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters in a suburban neighborhood. They parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked their way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched as they checked her meter.

Finishing the meter check, the senior supervisor challenged his younger co-worker to a footrace down the alley back to the truck to prove that an older guy could outrun a younger one. As they came tearing up to the truck, they realized the lady of that end house was huffing and puffing right behind them. They stopped immediately and asked her what was wrong.

"When I saw two gasmen running as hard as you were," gasped the woman, "I figured I'd better run too!"

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While working at a Pizza Parlor I observed a man ordering a small
pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he
would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He though about it for some time
before responding. "Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry
enough to eat 6 !
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A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates. You may visit the store ONLY ONCE !

You may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the
Building! So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband . .

On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord.

The second floor sign reads:

Floor 2 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, and love kids.

The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, and are extremely good looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead good looking and help with the housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 4,363,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
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Riddle Of The Day

If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
Only one time. After that, you would be subtracting from 20.

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

Spiritual Possessions

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: James 1:9. References from James 1:9-11; Mark 10:17-31.

 A recent car commercial depicts a man practicing all the ways he can tell his friends about his great new set of wheels. Standing in front of a mirror he practices dropping nonchalant comments into his imagined conversations. Oh, he says tossing his head in the direction of his car, that's just my new car. Of course, the point of this commercial is that the man is so proud of his new vehicle that he desperately wants to show it off to everyone.

In our culture, almost from infancy we receive the notion that we should be proud of our material possessions. Cars, houses, boats, and other possessions are viewed as badges of happiness and success in this world. Those without these things are likely to be pitied rather than praised. Yet the Bible calls for a radical reversal of this way of thinking. James tells us plainly that Christians who are poor ought to take pride in their humble circumstances while the wealthy, instead of boasting in their possessions, ought to take pride in their lowliness (v9-10). The point James seeks to impress on us is that God cares nothing for the wealth we tend to value. In God's eyes the things we so often wrongly treasure are little more than wildflowers whose beauty quickly withers away (v11). Instead, God values spiritual humility. 

Being poor does not guarantee acceptance with God any more than it provides immunity from greed and envy. On the other hand, if wealth is attended by privilege in this world, Jesus warned that it also brings certain dangers (Mark 10:17-31). The situation is similar to that of encountering trials. Those who never face them will have a weaker faith than those who do, because trials are a means of growing in faith. The wealthy of the world may learn to value the wrong things and are simply not forced, in the way the poor often are, to depend daily on God's provision for their very life. 


Better Than Many Sons 

And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. Ruth 4:14-15. 

A popular magazine once carried a section in which it offered its readers the opportunity to send pictures of their part of the country and tell why they think it's the best. Month after month, people sent in beautiful photos from all over the country, and invariably some commented about their particular area, "It can't get any better than this." That's what the women of Bethlehem were saying to Naomi. To have a son was wonderful. It was the responsibility of a Jewish son to care for his mother when his father passed away. He was her security and companion in old age. But these women agreed; Ruth was better than seven sons. She had done all that any son would have done and more... she had borne Naomi a grandson, the assurance that she would be taken care of in her latter years. 

It couldn't get any better than this. This is also what Christ has done for us. Through His blood He has cleansed us from our sins. The past is forgiven. Through His Word we have the wisdom to live day by day. And through His Spirit we have the power to be His witnesses wherever we are. Through His resurrection we have the assurance that we, too, shall be raised beyond the grave to spend eternity with God. Everything is taken care of... past, present and future.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, give me an insight so I can understand my true value the way you see me?

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