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Intro
Thursday, October 16 2025from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Good morning to all the saints.
Only 77 days to the year 2026
Scripture Of The Day
Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile. Psalms 32:2.Read The Bible In a Year
Isaiah 47-49; 1 Thessalonians 4.Thoughts For The Day
Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.Those who don't understand determination call determination stubbornness or too driven. To be determined is to see it through!
Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.
Motivation For The Day
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.On This Day
1579 - Francis Drake sights land in the Philippines after crossing the Pacific Ocean aboard the "Golden Hind".1813 - Battle of Leipzig, the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I, sees Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria, and Russia.
1936 - Jean Batten reaches Auckland, New Zealand, after flying solo from Kent, England, in a record 11 days and 45 minutes.
1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis begins as US President John F. Kennedy is shown photos confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
2017 - Findings are published of a neutron star collision that occurs two months prior on August 17, the first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light, confirming that heavy elements such as gold result from such collisions.
2021 - NASA probe Lucy launches on a mission to fly by eight Trojan asteroids circling the Sun.
Personal Story Of The Day
Choices... The World Is Full Of Choices
Flick. "That's tonight at 8 on ABC." Flick. "A high-pressure system is moving in." Flick. "He kicked the ball wide of the goal!" Flick. "I'll take 'World History' for $600, Alex." Flick. "In the news today . . ." Flick!
What's happening? It's a TV viewer giving the thumb a good workout with the remote control, looking for something to watch, filtering through the maze of choices.
Each time we stop on a channel, we've made a choice. We've made a decision to allow that program to influence us in some way. But have we been discerning? Are we using our time wisely and beneficially? Will what we watch build us up or tear us down? These are vital questions for the Christian, for we have been told to do all things for God's glory (testimony)... (1 Corinthians 10:31).
One set of guidelines is outlined in Ephesians 5. We are to steer clear of immorality, filthiness, foolish talking, coarse jesting (vv.3-4). And we are to have no "fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness" nor "speak of those things which are done by them in secret" (vv.11-12).
We need to keep learning what is "acceptable to the Lord" (v10). And sometimes that means taking the remote and clicking the TV off.What's happening? It's a TV viewer giving the thumb a good workout with the remote control, looking for something to watch, filtering through the maze of choices.
Each time we stop on a channel, we've made a choice. We've made a decision to allow that program to influence us in some way. But have we been discerning? Are we using our time wisely and beneficially? Will what we watch build us up or tear us down? These are vital questions for the Christian, for we have been told to do all things for God's glory (testimony)... (1 Corinthians 10:31).
One set of guidelines is outlined in Ephesians 5. We are to steer clear of immorality, filthiness, foolish talking, coarse jesting (vv.3-4). And we are to have no "fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness" nor "speak of those things which are done by them in secret" (vv.11-12).
Jokes Of The Day
A young woman brings home her fiancee to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man. The father invites the fiancee to his study for a coffee. "So what are your plans?" the father asks the young man. "I am a Bible scholar," he replies. "A Bible scholar. Hmmm," the father says. "Admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in, as she's accustomed to?""I will study," the young man replies, "and God will provide for us."
"And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?" asks the father. "I will concentrate on my studies," the young man replies, "God will provide for us."
"And children?" asks the father. "How will you support children?"
"Don't worry, sir, God will provide," replies the fiancee.
The conversation proceeds like this, and each time the father questions, the young idealist insists that God will provide. Later, the mother asks, "How did it go, Honey?" The father answers, "He has no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I'm God.
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Several Nuns were in there second floor convent one night when a fire broke out. The Nuns took their 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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My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?"
I mentally polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?"
"You're both old," he replied.
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Riddle Of The Day
How can you go without sleep for seven days and not be tired?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
How many acorns grow on the average pine tree?
None; pine trees don't have acorns.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
How God Cares... Even For Unbelievers
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Philippians 2:4. References from Deuteronomy 21:1-17.
Hubert Humphrey once observed: 'The moral test of a government is how it treats those who are at the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the shadow of life, the sick, the needy, and the handicapped.'
Today's verses explain a similar thought. They reveal that God expects His people to treat human life with respect. This expectation is reflected in laws that called for the community as a whole to take responsibility for the shedding of innocent blood. The Law also regulated cultural practices affecting some of society's most vulnerable members: captives, wives, and children.
What may surprise us most about these laws is their failure to speak against practices that most of us would condemn today. They regulate practices like polygamy and the taking of women as spoils in warfare. This doesn't mean that God endorses such things. The purpose of these laws was to introduce a redemptive principle into cultural practices that already existed.
Hubert Humphrey once observed: 'The moral test of a government is how it treats those who are at the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the shadow of life, the sick, the needy, and the handicapped.'
Today's verses explain a similar thought. They reveal that God expects His people to treat human life with respect. This expectation is reflected in laws that called for the community as a whole to take responsibility for the shedding of innocent blood. The Law also regulated cultural practices affecting some of society's most vulnerable members: captives, wives, and children.
What may surprise us most about these laws is their failure to speak against practices that most of us would condemn today. They regulate practices like polygamy and the taking of women as spoils in warfare. This doesn't mean that God endorses such things. The purpose of these laws was to introduce a redemptive principle into cultural practices that already existed.
When compared to the customs of the surrounding nations in Moses' day, they are clearly more humane. Rape, for example, was a common feature of ancient warfare. The Law of Moses did not allow this. Instead of permitting a woman who had been taken captive to be treated as an object and then cast aside, she was to be treated with dignity and given an opportunity to mourn the loss of her family.
Likewise, in an age when the husband possessed the right to divorce his wife or disown his children for virtually no cause, the Law of Moses required God's people to protect the inheritance rights of the first born. This, in turn, protected the financial interests of the mother, who was both socially and economically vulnerable.
The purpose of the Law of Moses was not to create an ideal society. Its function was to restrain sin and reveal the need for God's grace. Jesus indicated that some of the statutes in the Law were intended to regulate already existing practices that did not themselves have God's approval (Matt. 19:39).
While it is likely that the specific commands contained in today's verses do not reflect the kinds of situations you are going to face today, the underlying principle does. You can expect to come into contact with those who are socially or economically vulnerable and those whose interests need to be protected. It may be the homeless, the elderly, the unborn, or simply those who are lonely and sometimes overlooked in our church.
The purpose of the Law of Moses was not to create an ideal society. Its function was to restrain sin and reveal the need for God's grace. Jesus indicated that some of the statutes in the Law were intended to regulate already existing practices that did not themselves have God's approval (Matt. 19:39).
While it is likely that the specific commands contained in today's verses do not reflect the kinds of situations you are going to face today, the underlying principle does. You can expect to come into contact with those who are socially or economically vulnerable and those whose interests need to be protected. It may be the homeless, the elderly, the unborn, or simply those who are lonely and sometimes overlooked in our church.
What can you do today to show them that God is concerned about them and is looking out for their interests?
Decisions
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. Joel 3:14
Decisions, decisions, decisions! They are heaped up on us like coals on a fire! Sometimes our mind is flooded, at any one time, with enough decisions to make, that we lose our focus on what is most important.
There are decisions for families, for individuals, for businesses - to do or not to do, to go or not to go, to buy or not to buy. You name it; there is a decision for it! We often have trouble making the correct decisions, because we aren't adequately prepared for the decision-making process. But ultimately, the decision process happens, whether right or wrong.
Can you imagine the decision David had to make, stepping up to the spot where he would use his little sling shot to overpower the giant! I can imagine him thinking, 'here I am, just small little guy, compared to this hunk of a giant'. But he knew who His helper was; he never feared!
And Moses made the decision to obey God, raise his hands above the waters, and God parted the sea, and the Israelites walked through on dry land. I'm also human; I think I'd have been nervous walking between those waters! But, they were following God's instructions!
And then, there's Peter, a man who is probably like most of us Christians today, when it comes to decision making. God called him from the ship - "Hey, Peter, come walk with me". Sure, Peter thought, God is there, and I'm going to follow after him. But there was a certain amount of doubt, insecurity on his part. However, he was in the presence of God's son, and Peter took His hand and was rescued.
And, there's the ultimate decision, the one that will mean the most to you. It's the choice of whether to follow after God, or rely on yourself. God has given us the choice of making the decision on our own: will we follow after God, or after satan? Will we choose to be His disciple, or satan's assistant?
Facts Of The Day
It is true that Charlie Chaplin once lost a "Charlie Chaplin look-a-like" competition. In one version he came third, in another second. As Chaplin became popular throughout America, such contests became popular.
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