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Intro

Sunday, May 10 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

G'day to one and all


Only 236 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
Psalms 4:5

Read The Bible In a Year

2 Kings 10-12 ; John 1:29-51

Thoughts For The Day

You cannot depend on your eyes when your mind is out of focus.

"Every Christian is like the moon, you either reflect the light of God or you live in absolute darkness."

Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

Motivation For The Day

You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things - to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.

On This Day

1865 - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, is captured by Union troops during the American Civil War.
1915 - -World War I: German Zeppelins carry out their first air raid on London.
1919 - Start of Britain's first scheduled commercial air service from Manchester to Southport.
1922 - Dr Ivy Williams of Oxford becomes the first English woman called to the bar.
1933 - In Vienna, the Austrian Chancellor bans all Nazi meetings.
1938 - Travel Agent Thomas Cook first introduces eight-day package holidays from Britain to the French Riviera. The cost: approx £8.50.
1960 - US nuclear-powered submarine Triton completes a 4-day submerged voyage

Personal Story Of The Day

There Is No Temptation... 

In 2001 Savannah Georgia, Wanda Johnson, a single mother with five children, was on her way to the pawn shop, where she was hoping to get a loan of $60 against her TV set. Then something bizarre happened. As an armoured truck filled with sacks of money drove past her, its rear door flew open, and a bag dropped out. Wanda stopped and picked up the sack. When she counted the cash (refill for atm machines), she found that it totalled US $120,000. A battle raged in her soul. 

That money would pay all her bills and provide for the needs of her children. But it wasn't hers to keep. After a fierce 4-hour struggle with her moral conviction, she finished her shift and called the police and turned in the money. Her sense of doing the right thing won a victory over the temptation to keep what wasn't hers to keep. How strong is your ethical fibre? Will it break down if you are faced with an enticing chance to do something wrong? 

Adam and Eve, as well as Jesus, were attacked by Satan on three fronts: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). Our first parents succumbed to the serpent's temptation (Genesis 3:1-6). Jesus did not (Matthew 4:1-11). No matter what evil is pressuring us, let's follow Jesus' example and do what's right. It isn't as hard as you think when you are walking in the Spirit (serving God by serving his people). It can be equally as hard to serve God (giving him back some of the free time he has given us with our lives).

Jokes Of The Day

A woman named Shirley was from Beverly Hills. One day, she had a heart attack and was taken to Cedars Sinai hospital. While on the operating table, she had a near-death experience. She saw God and asked, "Is this it?" God said, "No, you have another 30 to 40 years to live." Upon her recovery, she decided to stay in the hospital and have collagen shots, cheek implants, a face lift, liposuction and breast augmentation. She even had someone dye her hair. She figured since she had another 30 to 40 years, she might as well make the most of it. She walked out of Cedars Sinai lobby after the last operation and was killed by an ambulance speeding up to the hospital. She arrived in front of God and said, "I thought you said I had another 30 to 40 years?" God replied, "Shirley! I didn't recognize you!"
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The boy listened closely as the rabbi read the Bible. 'May I ask a question?' he asked. 'Sure. Go ahead. Ask your question,' replied the rabbi. 'Well, the Bible says that the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea-the children of Israel built the temple-the children of Israel did this and the children of Israel did that. Didn't the grown-ups ever do anything?'
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Sally was driving home in Northern Arizona when she saw an elderly Navajo woman walking on the side of the road. She stopped the car and asked the woman if she would like a ride. With a silent nod, the woman got in the car.

The old woman looked intently at every thing she saw, studying every little detail, until she noticed a brown bag on the seat next to Sally.

"What's in the bag?" asked the old woman?" "It's a bottle of wine I got for my husband." answered Sally.

The Navajo woman was silent for a moment or two.

Then with the quiet wisdom of an elder, she said, "Good trade."
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Riddle Of The Day

You heard me before, Yet you hear me again. Then I die, 'Til you call me again What am I?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
A very pretty thing am I, fluttering in the pale-blue sky. Delicate, fragile on the wing, indeed I am a pretty thing. What am I?
A butterfly

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

The Primary Focus Of Life

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. James 5:8. References from James 5:7-9; Matthew 24:45-51. 

A group of high school students was asked when they would like Christ to return, if they could choose. Most said something like, After I get married, or After I have children. A few said, After I buy a sports car, or After I finish uni. Not one said, As soon as possible! I want Jesus to return today! It's revealing that when Christians who live in places like the jungles of Papua New Guinea or Kenya are asked that question, they frequently say, Come quickly, Lord Jesus! (see 1 Cor 16:22; Rev 22:20). 

There is something about the experience of suffering that sharpens our awareness of and desire for Christ's return. James wants all of us, whether rich or poor, to focus on the return of Christ. We should all be living in light of the end... Jesus will return to earth, and all of us must give an account. For those walking in the Lord, this choice is made every day. Living wisely means that we live our lives in the knowledge that Christ's return means both judgment and reward. 

If we are focused on the return of Christ, what will our lives look like? James provides the answer. We will be patient, doing the right thing without giving up. If we keep watering and waiting, we will reap the harvest of righteousness (v7; 3:18). Just as with a farmer, there are many elements beyond our control. But we continue to have faith in God's Word, and that faith is expressed through our godly lives. As before in James 4:12, we see a reminder of how judgment, and the resulting fear of the Lord, is used to motivate us to live wisely and patiently (v9). 

There's an important warning against the temptation to complain about other believers. How we treat those with whom we interact in the world is important, but God is very concerned with how we are treating each other in the church. Throughout the book of James, we have seen exhortations against favouritism, envy, fighting, and grumbling in the body of Christ. These do not reflect the desires of God, and they will bring judgment.


Trouble Within

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18. 

A pastor discovered that the clock at the back of the wall was unable to keep the correct time. Repeatedly he set the hands to the appropriate hour and minute only to find by the next week that it was either too fast or too slow. Finally, he gave up and hung a sign above the clock that read, "Don't blame my hands. The trouble lies deeper." That is where the trouble lies with us when we do wrong. We can blame our environment, our education, or even our parents, but the real trouble lies deep within our own hearts. 

Jesus said, "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies" (Matt 15:19). Fortunately, God has provided a solution for that heart problem... the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit (made possible through the sacrifice of Christ). The apostle John wrote, "If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7). 

Also, the writer of Hebrews says, "For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" (Heb 9:13-14). 

God assures us that no matter how colourful our sins may be, they can be washed white like snow. If you're still struggling with how to be cleansed from your sin and forgiven by God, accept what the Bible says as true. Confess your sins, ask for your heavenly Father's forgiveness and continue to live with a pure heart and a clear conscience. When we walk in the spirit... God will do the rest.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, today I will set aside petty grievances and look for solutions.

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