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Intro

Friday, August 7 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Another beautiful day to enjoy


Only 147 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Psalms 1:1.

Read The Bible In a Year

Psalms 72-73 ; Romans 9:1-15

Thoughts For The Day

" Man`s horizons are bounded by his vision. "

The presence of trouble does not mean the absence of God.

Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.

Motivation For The Day

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

On This Day

1711 - Ascot racecourse becomes 'Royal' Ascot after the attendance of Queen Anne for a day at the races.
1858 - Queen Victoria choses Ottawa to be the capital of the Dominion of Canada
1914 - World War I: German forces enter the Belgian city of Liege.
1925 - Britain introduces the Daylight Saving Act - bringing in British summer time so the nation changes clocks by one hour twice a year.
1942 - World War II: US troops land on the Japanese-held island of Guadalcanal in the Southern Solomon Islands in the Pacific.
1995 - British athlete Jonathan Edwards twice breaks his own world triple jump record - becoming the first man to clear 18 metres - while winning the gold medal in the World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.
1998 - Two terrorist bombs exploded outside the American Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania kill more than 200 and injure a further 5,000. The Islamic Army for the Liberation of Holy Places claims responsibility.

Personal Story Of The Day

Faith Stands Alone

Hebrews 11 is a cast of characters, all of whom had great faith. From the first verse all the way to the middle of verse 35 are recorded the success stories of the heroes of faith. But there's a dramatic change beginning in verse 35. Others were tortured... still others were chained and put in prison. They were stoned; they were sawed in two... They went about in sheep skins and goat skins (v35b-37). These were heroes of faith, too, but their circumstances were very different. Still, they had faith in God. 

Why? Because faith is unrelated to our circumstances. If you have faith in the righteous character of God before tough times come, that faith will see you through the tough times. If you aren't already convinced of God's righteous character, the moment disaster strikes is no time to wrestle with that issue. Do you want to please God today? Then don't allow your circumstances to determine your faith. Have faith in God. He can change your circumstances, but He Himself cannot change. 

Jokes Of The Day

A man dies and goes to hell. The devil explains that there are three sectors
in hell, and that the man gets to choose where he would like to spend
eternity. First, the man sees many people standing on their heads in fire.
Their screams convince him that he does not want to be there. Second, the
man sees many people standing on their heads in ice. Their pleading eyes
convince him that his cold nature could not stay there. Third, the man sees
many people standing around ankle deep in horse manure and drinking coffee.
He tells the devil that he could adjust to the smell and that he liked
coffee. So the man chose the third sector for eternity. As the door slammed
shut, the man heard an announcement: "coffee break is over-everybody stand
on your head!"
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A Preacher, a Priest and a Rabbi are playing golf and discussing the various
ways they work out the split of the collection plates.
The Pastor says, "At our church, we draw a 3 foot wide circle on the ground
and throw the money straight up and whatever lands outside the circle, I
keep and the rest goes to God".
The Priest, thinking himself a little more pious, says, "We use a one foot
wide circle, we also throw the money and whatever lands inside the circle
goes to me and the rest goes to our Father up in Heaven.
Then, they both look at the Rabbi. The Rabbi says, "Alright, already! We in
the Synagogue are a little different; we never got so fancy-chancy as you,
with the circle thing. However, we do throw the money high up in the air and
whatever God wants; . . . he keeps".
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Fellow 1: "Now my grandfather, he knew the exact day of the year that he was going to die. It was the right year too. Not only that, but he knew what time he would die that day, and he was right about that, too."

Fellow 2: "Wow, that's incredible! How did he know all of that?"

Fellow 1: "A judge told him."

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Riddle Of The Day

What is at the center of gravity?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in?
a keyboard

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

Facing The Unavoidable

A man who was suffering from poor health decided to move to a warmer climate. Wanting to make sure he would choose the area best suited to his needs, he visited several locations. While in the tropics, he asked, "What's the average temperature?" "What about the humidity?" "How many days of sunshine are there?" When he asked, "What's the death rate?" he received this answer: "Same as where you come from, friend... one death for every birth." 

In spite of medical progress in prolonging life and improving its quality, the death rate remains unchanged. "It is appointed for men to die once" (Hebrews 9:27), because "all have sinned" (Romans 3:23) and "the wages of sin is death" (6:23). It is therefore essential to live with the right perspective... that death follows life, and that after death comes the judgment. Everyone who walks in the power of the Holy Spirit will come forth from the grave "to the resurrection of life," but everyone who rejects Him will "come forth . . . to the resurrection of condemnation" (John 5:29). 

For unbelievers, death seals their doom. But for overcomers, death leads to glory. Wise is the person who faces up to the certainty of death. And wiser still is the one who prepares for it.


Army Of Misfits 

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. 1 Samuel 22:1-2.

David's army was a ragtag band of misfits. Those who were in trouble, in debt or simply discontented, were drawn to him. A more motley group of outcasts would be hard to find... hardly a fit army for a future king. Yet despite their many shortcomings, God used them ultimately to bring David to the throne. God delights in accomplishing His will through those the world considers unfit. He always has been attracted to people who will make themselves available and let Him do the rest. 

He took a schemer like Jacob and made him the father of Israel. He took an escaped fugitive like Moses and made him a fearless liberator. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that He was able to take a group of unlikely malcontents and debtors and use them to establish a shepherd boy like David as king over Israel. Imagine what He can do with you and me. 

Are you ill equipped for the task that God has called you to? Then rejoice, because that means you have the primary qualification God is looking for. If you are willing to be used, God will do the rest.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

A truly wise man will learn from another man's mistake

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