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Intro
Monday, November 17 2025from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Good morning , grab a cuppa and enjoy a read
Only 45 days to the year 2026
Scripture Of The Day
For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.Psalms 38:15
Read The Bible In a Year
Ezekiel 5-7 ; Hebrews 12Thoughts For The Day
The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Motivation For The Day
Never replace discipline with emotion.... never replace mercy with discipline.On This Day
1307 - Swiss revolutionary leader William Tell is reputed to have shot the apple off his son's head with a crossbow.1558 - Elizabeth I comes to the English throne.
1857 - British troops relieve the beseiged town of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny.
1954 - General Abdel Nasser becomes the Egyptian leader.
1970 - Russian spacecraft Luna 17 lands on the Moon and releases the first moonwalker vehicle to travel across the planet's surface.
1970 - Stephanie Rahn gets her picture in a British newspaper - the Sun's first Page 3 girl.
1997 - Six Britons, including three from one family, are among 61 tourists killed when they are attacked by Muslim terrorists in the Valley of the Queens at Luxor in Egypt.
Personal Story Of The Day
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), one of the world's leading intellects, was visiting with Houston Smith, a well-known professor of philosophy and religion. As they were driving to an engagement, Huxley said, "You know, Houston, it's rather embarrassing to have spent one's entire lifetime pondering the human condition and... find that I really don't have anything more profound to pass on by way of advice than, 'Try to be a little kinder.'"
The apostle Paul saw kindness in a different light. In Ephesians 4:32, he linked being kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving with the way God has treated us. In Titus 3:4, he said that it was "the kindness and the love of God" that provided eternal salvation.
In a world where callous thoughtlessness and selfish indifference are all too common, kindness can make our lives fruitful when motivated by Christlike love. When our walk harmonizes with our words of witness, it will make a compelling impact on others by pointing them to the kind of love God has for them in Jesus Christ. If Huxley had learned what Paul had learned, he would have seen that trying to be a little kinder is one of the most profound truths of all.
Jokes Of The Day
A lonely frog telephoned the Psychic Hotline and asked what his future holds. His personal psychic advisor tells him: "You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you."The frog is delighted with this news,
"This is great! Will I meet her at a party?" he croaks.
"No," says the psychic, "in biology class."
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Real Letters written to Landlords
1. "The toilet is blocked and we cannot bathe the children until it is cleared."
2. "This is to let you know that there is a smell coming from the man next door."
3. "I am writing on behalf of my sink, which is running away from the wall."
4. "I request your permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen."
5. "Our lavatory seat is broken in half and is now in three pieces."
6. "Will you please send someone to mend our cracked sidewalk. Yesterday my wife tripped on it and is now pregnant."
7. "Will you please send a man to look at my water, it is a funny color and not fit to drink."
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Deep Thoughts For Those Who Take Life Way Too Seriously
1. Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
2. A day without sunshine is like, Night.
3. On the other hand, you have different fingers
4. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
5. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
6. Remember, half the people you know are below average.
7. He who laughs last thinks slowest.
8. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
9. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.
10. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
11. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
12. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
13. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
14. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand.
15. OK, so what's the speed of dark?
16. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
17. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
18. Every one has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film.
19. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
20 Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines
21. What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
22. I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
23. Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
24. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened
25. Just remember -- if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.
26. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
27. Life isn't like a box of chocolates . . . it's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow.
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Riddle Of The Day
How can you physically stand behind your friend as he physically stands behind you?Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
The same three cats would do. Since these three cats are averaging one mouse per minute, given 100 minutes, the cats could catch 100 mice.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
A Time Coming Soon
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Luke 3:5-6. References from Luke 3:1-18.
The preaching of John the Baptist excited motivational feelings. Verses 1-2 in today's verses list the ruling powers of the day, and it reads like a Who's Who of the chief players in Christ's trial and crucifixion. The sordid history of Israel between Solomon's reign and the rulers in today's passage bears evidence that the hopeless cycle described in Ecclesiastes 1 had gone unbroken for centuries. Remember Ecclesiastes 1:15: That which is crooked cannot be made straight.
John made it clear in verse 5 above that things were about to change and that the words of Isaiah 40:35 would be fulfilled. And in the same fashion as his Old Testament predecessors, John preached repentance to avoid the coming wrath (v7).
In his explanation of what the fruit of repentance should be, John's words shed light on the message of Ecclesiastes. He advised his listeners to live with other people's interests in mind. Those that are able should give to those in need (v11), and those in power should stop abusing that power at the expense of others (v12-14). Instead of analysing what one man gains from his labour, John called attention to what one man is willing to give up.
Verse 15 shows us the mindset of the day as well... people were expecting the Christ to come. Remember the question of Ecclesiastes 1:10, Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? John clearly answered that question with a yes... he announced the good news the world had been waiting for (v18).
John's teaching showed a different perspective from that of Ecclesiastes. The message of Ecclesiastes holds true: a life spent trying to please oneself will never bear eternal, meaningful fruit. Self-centeredness is the sign of twisted priorities... let Him make the paths of your heart straight!
The preaching of John the Baptist excited motivational feelings. Verses 1-2 in today's verses list the ruling powers of the day, and it reads like a Who's Who of the chief players in Christ's trial and crucifixion. The sordid history of Israel between Solomon's reign and the rulers in today's passage bears evidence that the hopeless cycle described in Ecclesiastes 1 had gone unbroken for centuries. Remember Ecclesiastes 1:15: That which is crooked cannot be made straight.
John made it clear in verse 5 above that things were about to change and that the words of Isaiah 40:35 would be fulfilled. And in the same fashion as his Old Testament predecessors, John preached repentance to avoid the coming wrath (v7).
In his explanation of what the fruit of repentance should be, John's words shed light on the message of Ecclesiastes. He advised his listeners to live with other people's interests in mind. Those that are able should give to those in need (v11), and those in power should stop abusing that power at the expense of others (v12-14). Instead of analysing what one man gains from his labour, John called attention to what one man is willing to give up.
Verse 15 shows us the mindset of the day as well... people were expecting the Christ to come. Remember the question of Ecclesiastes 1:10, Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? John clearly answered that question with a yes... he announced the good news the world had been waiting for (v18).
John's teaching showed a different perspective from that of Ecclesiastes. The message of Ecclesiastes holds true: a life spent trying to please oneself will never bear eternal, meaningful fruit. Self-centeredness is the sign of twisted priorities... let Him make the paths of your heart straight!
Woe Is Me!
Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
How many times have you been chastised, only to feel it was unfair? I can remember being corrected on one occasion when I was a child, and felt that it wasn't me that should have gotten smacked, but perhaps my brother. Children always feel bad when they get chastened. Sometimes parents do it out of the zeal to be correct, but mostly, they chasten them to teach them manners. But that doesn't really register with a child. They feel it's unjust punishment. Only later, when they are grown, and perhaps are parents in their own right, do they reflect back on the necessity of correcting the children, perhaps in the same way their parents did. I know I've had my own daughter come back and thank us for the way we raised her. That was music to my ears, considering I felt, at times, perhaps we had been too hard on them. Children do realize, as adults, that it was the parents' love for them that caused them to be heavy on them, at times.
Our heavenly Father will often chasten and rebuke us, too, for our sins. If He didn't love us, He would let us travel on down the road to destruction. But He loves all His children, and wants them to lead a full, happy, and productive spiritual life. We may not always see the dangerous path on which we tread, but our God sees it all. And He tries to keep us from going down that destructive path. We just need to listen for His voice, and take His advice. Then, instead of 'woe is me', we will be singing 'thank you, Lord'!
Facts Of The Day
- Although the Angel Falls are much taller than the Niagara Falls, the latter are much wider, and they both pour about the same amount of water over their edges - about 2,8 billion litres (748 million gallons) per second.
- The tallest waterfalls in the world are Angel Falls in Venezuela. At 979 m (3,212 ft), they are 19 times taller than the Niagara Falls, or 3 times taller than the Empire State Building.
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Closing Thought
Lord, today I will ring two people and cheer them up.Comic
