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Intro
Sunday, July 26 2026from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Hello to you today
Only 159 days to the year 2027
Scripture Of The Day
For the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations. Psalms 110:5.Read The Bible In a Year
Psalms 40-42; Acts 27:1-26.Thoughts For The Day
There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have."The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."
Beware of the man who won't be bothered with details.
Motivation For The Day
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.On This Day
1656 - Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn declares he is insolvent after living beyond his means and spending too much on artwork and rare items. Leads to the most experimental and exuberantly creative period of his career.
1745 - The first recorded women's cricket match takes place at Gisden Common near Guildford, between neighbouring villages Hambledon and Bramley.
1775 - US Continental Congress creates United States Post Office (U.S.P.O.) in Philadelphia under Benjamin Franklin.
1788 - New York State becomes the 11th state of the Union.1908 - In America, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is established in Washington DC.
1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt appoints General Douglas MacArthur as Commander of US Forces in the Far East.
1943 - World War II: The Allies mount one of the largest raids of the war sending more than 1,000 aircraft to bomb the German industrial city of Hamburg. An estimated 60,000 people are killed.
1944 - The first German V-2 rocket hits Great Britain (nicknamed "gasometer").
1945 - In Britain, the Labour Party led by Clement Attlee wins a landslide victory in the General Election - defeating Winston Churchill who had led the country to victory in World War II.
1958 - In Britain, debutantes are presented at the Royal Court for the last time.
1958 - In Britain, debutantes are presented at the Royal Court for the last time.
2018 - Facebook has the single worst day of any public company on the stock market, losing 19% or $119 billion market value.
2023 - World's largest office building, Surat Diamond Bourse, at 660,000 square meters (bigger than the Pentagon), is unveiled in Surat, India, by architectural studio Morphogenesis.
Personal Story Of The Day
From The Heart
When a person does or says something that causes hurt, saying sorry can help... but only if it is said from the heart. Sometimes when you hear the way an apology is made, it makes you want to ask, 'Do you mean it?' There are other ways that people can be insincere in their words.
As Jeremiah complained to God about the people to whom he was ministering, he described how God was always on their lips but far from their hearts (12:2).
They would say the right words about God but not mean them. Isaiah said the same thing, as did Jesus (Isa 29:13; Matt 15:89). It was not a new problem in their day, and it is still a problem today.
People can say one thing and mean another, or they can say something and mean nothing. What Isaiah, Jeremiah and Jesus all join in condemning, is the religious sounding person whose words seem right but whose heart is wrong.
God does not just listen to our words; He also looks at our hearts and knows what is going on in our minds. We need to say, and mean, David's prayer: 'May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer' (Ps 19:14). Examine your heart. Is your Faith of the lips only, or does it come from the heart?
Jokes Of The Day
A few days after Christmas, my six year son and I were talking. He asked, "Mom, is there a Santa Claus?""Well, what do you think?" I asked him.
He replied, "Well, my Playstation that I got and my gift from Santa were wrapped in the same kind of wrapping paper." He thought for a minute and said, "I'll tell you what ... you and Dad can go on buying me presents and let's just forget we ever had this talk!"
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Bernie, a young Jewish boy, decided he wanted to be an aeronautical engineer and build airplanes. Over the years he studied hard, went to the best schools, and finally got his degree. It didn't take long before he gained a reputation as the finest aeronautical engineer in all the land, so he decided to start his own company to build jets. His company was such a hit that the President of the United States called Bernie into his office. "Bernie," he said, "the Prime minister of Israel wants to commission your company to build an advanced jet fighter for his country. You have our approval -- go out and design him the best jet fighter ever made."
Needless to say, Bernie was tremendously excited at this prospect. The entire resources of his company went into building the most advanced jet fighter in history. Everything looked terrific on paper, but when they held the first test flight of the new jet, disaster struck. The wings couldn't take the strain -- they broke clean off of the fuselage! Luckily the test pilot parachuted to safety.
Bernie was devastated; his company redesigned the jet fighter, but the same thing happened at the next test flight -- the wings broke off again. Beside himself with worry, Bernie went to pray... to ask God where he had gone wrong.
The rabbi saw Bernie's sadness, and naturally asked him what the matter was. Bernie decided to pour his heart out to the rabbi. After hearing the problem with the jet fighter, the rabbi put his arm on Bernie's shoulder and told him, "Listen, I know how to solve your problem. All you have to do is drill a row of holes directly above and below where the wing meets the fuselage. If you do this, I absolutely guarantee the wings won't fall off."
Bernie just smiled and thanked the rabbi for his advice ... but the more he thought about it, the more he realized he had nothing to lose. Maybe the rabbi had some holy insight. So Bernie did exactly what the rabbi told him to do. On the next design of the jet fighter, they drilled a row of holes directly above and below where the wings met the fuselage. And... it worked!! The next test flight went perfectly!
Brimming with joy, Bernie went to tell the rabbi that his advice had worked. "Naturally," said the rabbi, "I never doubted it would."
"But Rabbi, how did you know that drilling the holes would prevent the wings from falling off?"
"Bernie," the rabbi intoned, "I'm an old man. I've lived for many, many years and I've celebrated Passover many, many times. And in all those years, not once -- NOT ONCE -- has the matzoh broken on the perforation!"
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How do you make a blonde laugh on Friday?
Tell her a joke on Monday.
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How do you make a blonde's eyes light up?
Shine a flashlight in her ear.
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Riddle Of The Day
Why cant you take a photo of an indian woman using hair curlers?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
An old fashioned bike wheel has 21 spokes. How many spaces are between the spokes - 20, 21, or 22?
21.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Genesis 15:1. References from Genesis 15.
The United Nations declared 2004 as the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition, with August 23 marked as a special day for historical remembrances and celebrations of freedom. One of the U.N.'s purposes was to raise awareness that forms of slavery remain a problem around the world.
For example, women and girls are trafficked from Africa and Eastern Europe into Western Europe for the sex trade.
Chattel slavery still exists in parts of Africa, and bonded labour remains common in South Asia. Slave labour (sweat shops) are huge in in China with most peoples around the world happy to buy cheaper goods.. Millions of people suffer from these and other illegal and sinful practices every year.
Slavery has a long and tragic history in human societies.
In today's verses, it was prophesied that Israel would endure bondage for about 400 years. Thankfully, that prophecy was given in a gracious context: God renewed His covenant with Abram and encouraged his faith.
Abram was living a life of purpose, but he still had no son and the fulfilment of God's promise now appeared impossible. Nonetheless, God repeated it and even said his children would be as numerous as the stars. Imagine the faith required for an elderly couple to believe this! Following chapter 14, God's promise to be Abram's shield took on even more meaning. Though he and his family were outsiders in Canaan, God would protect them. And though he had just refused the booty of war, God Himself would be his reward (v1).
To his credit, Abram believed the Lord (v6). To boost his faith even more, God performed an elaborate ceremony. Sacrificial animals were cut in two, with the two halves placed on opposite sides. Normally, two parties in a covenant would pass between the halves together, signifying that if they broke their promise they convicted themselves to be cut in half (Jer 34:18-20).
On this occasion, however, God passed between the sacrifices alone, signifying that He alone was the sole guarantor of the covenant. He repeated the promise of land and gave additional revelation about Abram's death and the future period of slavery, hinting at the cycles that operate within God's just and eternal plan (v13-16).
Deal with Truth or Deal with the Consequences
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, scoffing. Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bond woman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac." And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham's sight because of his son. Genesis 21:9-11.
A young burglar was crushed to death by a 300 kg safe he apparently was trying to steal. The police said that the young man was trying to move the iron safe down some stairs of a real estate and insurance company office when it slipped. A maintenance man found the body under the safe at the base of a first floor staircase. When we violate God 's truth... His Word... consequences always result.
Sometimes those consequences are tragic. Abraham discovered this. In his hurry to make God 's promise of a son come true, he agreed to take Sarah 's servant, Hagar, as a substitute wife. The child born from that union, however, was not God 's intended heir. When Isaac, the son of promise, was born, a rivalry developed that eventually caused Sarah to demand Hagar and her son leave the house.
Abraham's ignorance and disobedience brought serious consequences, not only to himself but to everyone he loved. Only God's intervention prevented a tragedy (Gen21:16-19). When we fail to obey God 's truth, we can expect consequences. This is not because God is out to get even. Instead, it's because God 's truth protects us from situations that will harm us. When we trample down those protective fences God has set up in His Word, we end up experiencing the evil from which those fences were created to save us.
Take God at His word. The Scriptures can keep you from harm. Refuse to violate God 's truth either by running ahead or lagging behind His purposes for your life. God 's truth will keep you from the consequences. Accept the Truth and avoid the pitfalls.
Facts Of The Day
The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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