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Intro

Tuesday, August 25 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Happiness and blessings to all...


Only 129 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

Read The Bible In a Year

Psalms 119:1-88 ; 1 Corinthians 7:20-40

Thoughts For The Day

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

Within each of us is a hidden store of determination. Determination to keep us in the race when all seems lost.

Motivation For The Day

Religion is good views, the Gospel is good news.

On This Day

1919 - The start of the world's first scheduled flights, between London and Paris.
1928 - Opening of the famous Kop End at Liverpool Football Club's ground at Anfield. Most likely named after the Battle of Spion Kop during the Boer War, the word 'Kopje' meaning 'small hill'.
1944 - World War II: Liberation of Paris from German occupation.
1960 - Start of the 17th Olympic Games in Rome, at which a young American boxer - Cassius Clay - wins the light-heavyweight gold medal.
1985 - American singer Michael Jackson pays $25 million for the rights to a catalogue of music which includes copyright of more than 5,000 songs, including many by the British group, The Beatles.
1986 - Britain stages its first srteet motor race - along roads around the centre of Birmingham.
1989 - US spacecraft Voyager, completing its' 12-year voyage to Neptune, sends pictures to Earth of the planet Triton, its' moon, and pictures of two additional moons previously unknown to scientists.

Personal Story Of The Day


Unlimited Compassion

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. Romans 10:12. References Mark 7:24-37.

Eddie's sixth grade teacher wanted to motivate her students to work harder. She gave the class a test and arranged the desks according to the results. The student with the best score was assigned the first seat in the first row. The worst student was assigned the last seat in the last row. 

When Eddie learned that he had been assigned the lowest seat in class he put his head down on his desk and wept. He did not show up for class for the rest of the week. He felt like he had been branded by the teacher as the dumbest kid in the class and carried the sense of shame that came with that label for many years. 

On the surface, it appears as if Jesus had labelled the woman in the above verses similarly. Mark notes her Gentile status first by noting where this meeting took place. It occurred while Jesus was in the vicinity of Tyre, a Phoenician port and important centre of commerce. He also points out that she was a Greek born in Syrian Phoenicia, marking her as a pagan who did not hold to Jewish beliefs or customs. 

The Jews of Jesus' day would have considered her unclean and believed that simply having contact with her defiled them. Jesus emphasized the woman's status by comparing her to a dog (not an insult). The Jews considered dogs unclean because they were scavengers that may have touched or eaten something that was unclean. They did not keep them as pets. It was a common Gentile practice to keep domesticated dogs as pets, and the Jews probably called Gentiles dogs, to signify these aspects of spiritual uncleanness. 

Still, the woman pressed for the healing of her daughter after Jesus questioned her initial request. His example emphasized the priority of the children, but did not exclude those who were not (v27). This same principle was later echoed by the apostle Paul when he declared, I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile (Rom 1:16). Jesus came to show compassion on Gentiles as well as Jews. Seeing such compassion exists, how much more will he care for you.

Jokes Of The Day

One day, while a blonde was out driving her car, she ran into a truck.
The truck's driver made her pull over into a parking lot and get out of the car.
He took a piece of chalk and drew a circle on the pavement. He told her to stand in the middle and not leave the circle.
Furious, he went over to her car and slashed the tires.
The blonde started laughing.
This made the man angrier so he smashed her windshield.
This time the blonde laughed even harder.
Livid, the man broke all her windows and keyed her car.
The blonde is now laughing hysterically, so the truck driver asks her what's so funny.
The blonde giggles and replies, "When you weren't looking, I stepped out of the circle three times!"
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Some thoughts on marriage

- Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.


- Actually, should the truth be known, there are a lot of good ways to "handle" a woman. Unfortunately, not a man alive knows any of them. And if he did, he'd be wise not to try.


- Personally I think one of the greatest things about marriage is that as both husband and Father, I can say anything I want to around the house. Of course, no one pays the least bit of attention.


- Did any of you other married guys out there ever wonder whether it's better to have loved and lost, than to have loved and won
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Jim is going on an ocean cruise, and he tells his doctor that he's worried about getting real seasick.

The doctor tells him, "Just eat two pounds of stewed tomatoes before you leave the dock."

Jim says, "Will that keep me from getting sick?"

The doctor says, "No, but it'll look real pretty in the water."
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Riddle Of The Day

What 5 letter word can have its last 4 letters removed and still sound the same?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
If 2 is company and 3 is a crowd, what are 4 and 5?
9

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day


The Same Mind

Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. Mark 6:50. References from Mark 6:45-56.

 A little boy who was afraid of the water was playing in the sand along the shore when his father offered to give him a ride on his shoulders. The boy climbed up giggling with delight, but his laughter turned to tears when he felt his father stride into the waves. He watched the water rise around him and begged him to return to the shore, but his father held him tightly in place and spoke reassuring words. When the boy realized that he was secured by his father's strong arms, he relaxed and began to enjoy the ride. His fear of the water never did return. 

Jesus taught His disciples a similar lesson when He sent them into the storm following the feeding of the five thousand. Immediately after the crowd had been fed, Jesus compelled his reluctant disciples to get into a boat and cross to the other side of the lake. The text does not say why He felt it necessary to force (compel) the disciples to get into the boat (v45). One possibility is that they were reluctant to sail because of the lateness of the hour. They may also have seen signs in the weather that indicated that the passage across the lake would be difficult. Whatever the reason, Jesus refused to take no for an answer and instructed them to begin the journey while He went up on the mountainside to pray. 

Before long the disciples' reluctance seemed justified, when they found themselves struggling against the wind and unable to make it to the other side of the lake. The storm that arose as they made their journey seems to have been more of a frustration than a threat. They rowed against the wind for hours and were unable to make any headway, until Jesus came walking to them across the water. 

Even though they had just witnessed an incredible miracle, they hadn't understood its true significance (v52). Though they were fearful, He still exercised His authority over the weather to comfort them. Nothing has changed, the Lord' still has the same mind towards us.


Sounds Good! 

And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. Genesis 48:15-16. 

God had long ago planned for Joseph's family to temporarily live in Egypt. At a time of famine, Jacob's extended family was welcomed there, where food and land was made available to him. As they prepared to meet the Pharaoh, Joseph gave his family a bit of advice. He knew that Egyptians did not like shepherds, so he scripted an answer for them to use when asked about their occupation. He told them to say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now (46:34).

Imagine his surprise when his brothers said to Pharaoh, 'Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers' (47:3). What were they thinking? When he blessed Joseph, Jacob spoke of the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day (48:15). The shepherd God is an encouragement to those who are a part of His flock. David would later write, "The Lord is my shepherd" (Ps 23:1). And Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd" (John 10:14). It may not sound good to others, but "shepherd" sounds good to God's people.

The New Testament Greek word for "shepherds" is used to describe pastors. Your pastor is an under-shepherd of Jesus. It is a blessing of God that He has not left us as sheep without a shepherd or pasture.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, help me to use the gifts I¹ve been given.

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