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Intro

Friday, December 26 2025
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

G'day .....what a joy to know you are reading this today

Only 6 days to the year 2026

Scripture Of The Day

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
James 1:5

Read The Bible In a Year

Haggai ; Revelation 17

Thoughts For The Day

There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.

" He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals. "

"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness. Not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

Motivation For The Day

There is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it.

On This Day

1834 - Sir Robert Peel becomes British Prime Minister.
1898 - French chemists Marie and Pierre Curie discover radium.
1901 - Completion of the Uganda Railway between Mombasa and Lake Victoria.
1906 - The world's first full length feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang is screened in Melbourne, Australia.
1943 - World War II: the German battleship Scharnhorst is sunk by the Royal Navy.in the North Sea during the Battle of North Cape.
1956 - Fidel Castro attempts a secret landing in Cuba to overthrow the Batista regime but all bar a handful of his supporters are killed.
1974 - British MP John Stonehouse is detained in Australia after attempting to fake his own death by leaving a pile of his clothes on a beach.

Personal Story Of The Day

The Truth As We See It

Years ago I read some unusual and humorous explanations for car accidents. The following are just a few that people submitted to an insurance company:

"I had been driving my car for 40 years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had the accident."

"I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law, and headed over the embankment."

"The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran over him."

"The telephone pole was approaching fast. I attempted to swerve out of its path when it struck my front end."

"The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him."

"The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth."

These "excuses" may bring a smile, and some were probably meant to. But they also remind us of how prone we are to shade the facts, especially when it works to our advantage. The book of Proverbs tells us that "lying lips are an abomination to the Lord" (12:22). So let's be careful at all times to speak the truth... and nothing but the truth!

Jokes Of The Day

Several Nuns were in there second floor convent one night when a fire broke out. The Nuns took there habits off and tied them together to make a rope to get out of the building via the window.

After they were safely on the ground and out of the building, a news reporter came over to one of the Nuns and said to her, 'Weren't you afraid that the habits could have ripped or broke since they are old?'

The Nun Replied, 'No, don't you know old habits are hard to break!'
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The Pope just finished a tour of the East Coast and was taking a limousine to the airport. Having never driven a limo, he asked the chauffeur if he could drive for a while.

Well, the chauffeur didn't have much of a choice, so he climbs in the back of the limo and the pope takes the wheel.

The Pope proceeds onto Hwy. 95, and starts accelerating to see what the limo could do. He gets to about 90 mph, and suddenly he sees the blue light of the State Patrol in his mirror. He pulled over and the trooper came to his window.

The trooper, seeing who it was, says, 'Just a moment please, I need to call in.'

The trooper calls in and asks for the chief. He tells the chief that he's got a REALLY important person pulled over, and asks how to handle it.

'Is it the Governor?' replied the chief.

'No! This guy is even more important!' replies the trooper.

'Is it the PRESIDENT?' replied the chief.

'No! Even more important!' replies the trooper.

'Well WHO THE HECK is it!?' screams the chief.

'I don't know, Sir,' replies the trooper, 'but he's got the Pope as his chauffeur.'
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After a ship sank in the ocean, three men ended up stranded in a lifeboat. They floated around for days without food or water. One afternoon a bottle floated up to the boat. The men grabbed the bottle and when they pulled the cork out of the bottle, a genie appeared.

"I'll grant each of you a single wish," said the genie. "I wish I was home," said the first man. Then, poof! He disappeared.

"I wish I was home, too," said the second man. Poof! He disappeared.

"The third man looked around. "Gee, I'm kind of lonely," he said. "I wish my friends were here with me."
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Riddle Of The Day

What goes up and down the stairs without moving?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
What can you catch but not throw?
A Cold

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

The Process Of Perfection

Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Ephesians 5:25. References from Song of Solomon 4:6-7.

A popular bumper sticker from a few years ago read, 'Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven'. Its point is well taken. Those who are born again share many of the same weaknesses and failings as unbelievers. But this slogan is not entirely accurate. In today's verses Solomon summarises his impression of the bride by declaring that there is no blemish in her. In human relationships, we can conclude this only by looking at another person through the eyes of love. For Christ's bride, however, perfection is both a gift and responsibility.

When it comes to our standing before God, there is a sense in which Christians are already perfect. Those who are Christians have been reconciled to God through the death of Christ and the anointing of the Spirit. God sees them through the lens of Christ's perfection. As a result, they will be presented to Him holy and without blame and unreproveable in his sight: (Col 1:22). According to the writer of Hebrews, ' For by one offering he hath perfected for ever (made perfect forever) them that are sanctified'. (Heb 10:14). As far as the believer's practices are concerned, there is still room for improvement.

The apostle Paul's goal in ministry was to present followers of Christ as a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. (Eph 5:27). Similarly, Christians are commanded to aim for perfection in the way that they live (2 Cor 13:11). What, then, are the disciplines that lead to perfection? One of the most important is the discipline of studying God's Word. The apostle Paul wrote that one of his chief aims in preaching God's Word was to present everyone perfect in Christ (Col 1:28), This cannot be done if we are ignorant of God's ways. The one who studies the Bible will be thoroughly equipped (perfect) for every good work (2 Tim 3:17).

Exercising control over our tongue is another discipline of perfection. It has the added benefit of helping us to practice self-control over other areas of life (James 3:1). Sinless perfection is not possible this side of heaven. Thanks to Christ, however, it is the believer's ultimate destiny. The fact that Christians are not yet perfect in their behaviour does not mean that they should not aim for it. Because of Christ, the heavenly bride will one day have the joy of hearing Christ say, Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. (Song 4:7).

Don't Fear The Future?

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7.

Do not fear! I know you feel alone at times. You feel nobody cares, because 'they aren't worrying' with you, and sometimes you don't feel free to talk with others. But there is one that can help you through all your fears. He is there with you when the pressure is on. He knows your fears, your reason for being apprehensive. You may feel that you can't talk to God about your problems because He wouldn't understand... after all, "I am a human". He only understands spiritual things. Think again!

GOD is there for you in good and bad; it doesn't matter what it is. When you are His child, He wants to help you through the good and the bad, to bring peace to you in times of trouble. He said come, 'casting all your cares upon him, for he careth for you'. [1 Peter 5:7] He didn't say cast 'a care', but all your cares. He wants your total life to be in harmony. He can give you 'joy unspeakable', but only if you ask. He says, [Matthew 7:7] "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"

If we don't ask, then we will never know the peace He can give. We will be continually bombarded by the world, a battle that could be lost, seeing that we won't go to God with our problems. The enemy waits for you to 'unlock the door' and let him in. And, one way we do this is to not call upon the Lord in our time of need, but set ourselves to worrying. Stop now and go to God with your problems. He's waiting to answer your prayer.

Facts Of The Day

Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.

The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.

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Closing Thought

Lord, remind me that I work for you and that I have already been paid for the job I am about to do.