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Intro
Saturday, July 25 2026from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Happy days are here again
Only 160 days to the year 2027
Scripture Of The Day
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.Psalms 101:2
Read The Bible In a Year
Psalms 37-39 ; Acts 26Thoughts For The Day
Jesus said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). Yet the apostle Paul spoke of God as One "whom no man has seen or can see" (1 Timothy 6:15-16). I have often thought about this seeming contradiction. How can we reconcile our Lord's statement with the words of Paul?Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
Motivation For The Day
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.On This Day
1814 - English inventor George Stephenson demonstrates the first steam engine.1907 - In England, Sir Robert Baden-Powell begins an experimental camp on Brownsea Island near Poole to test the feasibility of Scouting. Four days later he forms then Boy Scout organisation.
1917 - World War I: Dutch spy Margarethe Zelle - known as exotic dancer Mata Hari - is sentenced to death.
1943 - World War II: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is forced to resign.
1959 - A Hovercraft - the SRN 1 - makes its first English Channel crossing from Dover to Calais in a little over two hours.
1962 - In London, the Buckingham Palace Art Gallery officially opens to the public.
1978 - The world's first test tube baby, Louise Joy Brown, is born at Oldham General Hospital in the north of England.
Personal Story Of The Day
Forever Young
Instead of being defeated by time and age, they were "open, willing to take risks, hungry for knowledge and experience, courageous, eager to see what the new day brings." That's a great attitude to have, but how can a Christian get it and keep it? The Bible says that our strength comes from a trusting relationship with God: "Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint" (Isaiah 40:31).
Our minds more than our bodies cause us to lose heart and give up. The young are not immune, because "even the youths shall faint and be weary" (v30). God gives power to young and old who place their hope in Him. He stirs our spirits to run, walk, and soar.
Jokes Of The Day
A man who had just undergone a very complicated operation kept complaining about a bump on his head and a terrible headache. Since his operation had been an intestinal one, there was no earthly reason why he should be complaining of a headache.Finally his nurse, fearing that the man might be suffering from some post-operative shock, spoke to the doctor about it.
The doctor assured the nurse, "Don't worry about a thing. He really does have a bump on his head. About halfway through the operation we ran out of anesthetic."
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While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly patients, I used to take my four-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds.
She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs.
One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, "The tooth fairy will never believe this!"
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An aged farmer and his wife were leaning against the edge of their pigpen
when the old woman wistfully recalled that the next week would mark their
golden wedding anniversary...
"Let's have a party, Homer," she suggested. "Let's kill a pig."
The farmer scratched his grizzled head. "Gee, Ethel," he finally
answered, "I don't see why the pig should take the blame for something that
happened fifty years ago."
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Riddle Of The Day
An old fashioned bike wheel has 21 spokes. How many spaces are between the spokes - 20, 21, or 22?Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
What animal keeps the best time?
A watchdog.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
God Confirms Abram once again
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: Genesis 14:19. References from Genesis 14.
What do we know about the mysterious Melchizedek who appears in today's verses? Not much. He was king of Salem, also known as Jerusalem, and his name means king of righteousness. He seemed to have been acquainted with the one true God. Abram gave him a tithe, which could be simply a sign of respect, though it is not recorded that he ever did so for anyone else.
The blessing that Melchizedek gave Abram might also be a normal cultural gesture; notably, we don't have a record that anyone else ever blessed the patriarch (v19). Did they recognize one another as fellow believers? How? And most intriguingly, how and why had God revealed himself to a Canaanite king? Abram met Melchizedek on the way back from rescuing Lot. His nephew had gotten caught on the losing side in a small war. Abram could have left well enough alone, deciding that God was punishing Lot for his greed and flirtations with sin. Or he could have acted slowly or resentfully, out of mere family obligation.
Every indication is that he rushed wholeheartedly to the rescue! He held no grudges from their separation and Lot's choice of land; rather, he had forgiven Lot for any offence. This episode also shows how rich and strong Abram had become. In this era, chieftains held sway over small fiefdoms, making local alliances in delicate webs of power balancing. In such an era, Abram was a major player. He had allies. He had a sizeable, trained militia. He probably had military experience already, for he showed a general's leadership and good tactical strategy in his pursuit of the enemy.
After his victory, Abram showed the purity of his motives by declining any share of spoils or reward. Though he allowed his men to accept some, he refused because he didn't want to obligate himself to a pagan king and because he wanted God alone to receive the credit for his wealth... a lesson learned in Egypt (v22-23). As for Melchizedek, he's mentioned once more in the Old Testament...in Psalm 110, a messianic psalm. As both king and priest, Melchizedek became a type of Christ.
Joy Comes to the World
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. Genesis 21:1-3.
Someone asked Joseph Haydn, the famous composer, why his music was so cheerful. He replied, "I cannot make it otherwise. When I think upon God, my heart is so full of joy that the notes dance and leap from my pen!" This must have been the way that Abraham and Sarah felt. After Abraham waited 100 years and Sarah reached the matronly age of 90, God gave them a son.
Joy surely leapt and danced in their hearts. In fact, they named their son Isaac, which means "laughter." Unlike the laughter of unbelief they had engaged in earlier (Gen 17:17, 18:12), this laughter was for the gracious miracle in their life. It was a laughter of such joy that all who heard it laughed with them (21:6). The joy that began with the birth of Isaac, however, reached its crescendo in the birth of Jesus. When the angels announced their heavenly message, they proclaimed, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people" (Luke2:10).
Likewise, Jesus said, "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full" (John 15:11). When was the last time you laughed for the sheer joy of your salvation? People are not attracted to burdensome doctrines. There is no persuasive power in a gloomy and morbid religion. Let the world see your joy and you won't be able to keep them away. To be filled with God is to be filled with joy.
Facts Of The Day
- When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second.
- Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult.
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Closing Thought
Lord, slow me down, give me time to enjoy my walk, time to spend with my family and friends... time to meditate on our relationship, time to fellowship.Comic
