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Intro

Thursday, April 23 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Enthusiasm - the sustaining power of all great actions..Start today with Enthusiasm.

Only 253 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
Psalms 3:4

Read The Bible In a Year

2 Samuel 16-18 ; Luke 17:20-37

Thoughts For The Day

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.

The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: If you pursue happiness you'll never find it.

" Only the doctor can suffer from good health. "

Motivation For The Day

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

On This Day

1918 - World War I: The British Navy, commanded by Admiral Keyes, raids the German submarine base at Zeebrugge.
1941 - World War II: Surrender of the Greek Army to the Germans. King George of the Hellenes and members of the Greek Government flee the country.
1945 - World War II: Russian troops, advancing through Germany, liberate the Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrueck concentration camps.
1967 - Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to die in space.
1968 - First decimal coins appear in Britain - the 5p and 10p pieces which replace the 1 shilling and 2 shilling coins.
1980 - The British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia is expelled from the country following the broadcast on British TV of the documentary "Death of a Princess" which depicted the life and execution of a Saudi Arabian Princess found guilty of committing adultery.
1996 - Former Australian Labour Prime Minister Paul Keating resigns from Parliament after a 27 year political career.

Personal Story Of The Day

The End Is The Beginning

We are surrounded by death and reminders of it. In our homes may be pictures of family and friends who have died. Perhaps you were an heir and received an item that belonged to one of them and that also reminds you of them and of the reality of death. Somewhere near where you live are both an undertaker and a cemetery. The sirens we hear of ambulances rushing their passenger, rushing to beat death... rush only toward the inevitable. One day, if Jesus tarries, the obituary will be yours.

But in the midst of death's silence there is a voice, "'and they that hear will live'" (John 5:25). It is the voice of Jesus, the Son of God, the one to whom God has granted "'to have life in himself'"(v26). All the dead will ultimately hear, but not all will rise to live. Some "'will rise unto condemnation'" (v29). The reality of death makes us face the reality of life. Whether we will rise to live or to be condemned is decided now, in this life. Jesus said, "The hour is coming, and now is" (v25). Salvation is for now, too, not just later.

The "now-emphasis" of it begins when we hear His Word and obey the salvation message... repentance, water baptism and the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Then death's reminders become reminders of life. We will breathe our last if Jesus does not come first. Our obituary will be written, printed, read and forgotten. The possessions precious to us will be passed on to others... but that will be of little concern to us because with death we live, eternally with Him.

Jokes Of The Day

When a car skidded on wet pavement and struck a telephone pole, several bystanders ran over to help the driver. A woman was the first to reach the victim, but a man rushed in and pushed her aside. "Step aside, lady," he barked. "I've taken a course in first-aid!"

The woman watched for a few minutes, then tapped him on theshoulder. "Pardon me," she said. "But when you get to the part about calling a doctor, I'm right here."
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A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street.

"But, officer," the man began, "I can explain"

"Just be quiet," snapped the officer. "I'm going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back."

"But, officer, I just wanted to say"

"And I said to keep quiet! You're going to jail!"

A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, "Lucky for you that the chief's at his daughter's wedding. He'll be in a good mood when he gets back."

"Don't count on it," answered the fellow in the cell. "I'm the groom."
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A young man finds the woman of his dreams and asks her to marry him. He tells his mother he wants her to meet his fiance, but he wants to make a bit of a game out of it. He says he'll bring the girl over with two other women and see if his mother can guess which is the one he wants to marry. His mother agrees to the game.

That night, he shows up at his mother's house with three beautiful young ladies. They all sit down on the couch, and everyone has a wonderful evening talking and getting to know each other.

At the end of the evening, the young man asks his mother, 'OK, Mom, which one is the woman I want to marry?'

Without any hesitation at all, his mother replies, 'The one in the middle.'

The young man is astounded. 'How in the world did you figure it out?'

'Easy,' she says. 'I don't like her.'
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Riddle Of The Day

I have a hole through which fingers peep, I clash my teeth, but do not weep. What am I?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
What can burn the eyes, sting the mouth, yet be consumed?
Salt

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

On Being Equal

Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:19. References from James 2:1-4; Deuteronomy 10:14-20.

As debates about higher education in Australia have intensified, from the rising cost of tuition to affirmative action, to relevance for jobs, admissions committees at universities have faced greater scrutiny. Several elite universities have admitted that they give preferential treatment to applicants from wealthy families for two main reasons... not only can their parents afford to pay the entire tuition bill, but they also might be courted as major donors to the university.

In our verses today, James makes clear that this type of preferential treatment should never exist in the church. If we are to live wisely and please God, we cannot be characterized by discrimination on the basis of wealth. It may appear from the chapter break that James is changing topics, but actually he is continuing his themes from chapter one: submitting ourselves to God's desires is the path to life and blessing. We've already looked at his examples of anger and our tongues; now we see another instance of how we should be controlled by God's desire... the way that we treat both rich and poor people.

At first glance, James's instruction may seem rather easy to follow. But when we are honest about our natural tendencies and preferences, we must admit that it is easier to go to church with people who look like us and who won't embarrass our sensibilities. Besides, those who come with greater resources can support the church financially, while those who are poor will probably require more assistance.

God Rules Supreme

And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. Daniel 4:26.

One night an admiral on a U.S. Navy battleship ordered a certain course. The navigation officer, seeing a light in the distance, reported that the battleship seemed to be on a collision course with another ship. The admiral immediately ordered his radio officer to send a message to the oncoming ship demanding that it change its course ten degrees to the south. The reply came simply, "No. You change your course ten degrees to the south." After two more unsuccessful exchanges, the admiral, now quite furious, came thundering into the radio control room, grabbed the microphone and bellowed into it, "Change your course. I am a battleship!"

After a brief moment of silence, the even tempered reply came back, "Change your course. I am a lighthouse!" Whether a joke or true story of the past, the message is not lost in principle. Nebuchadnezzar was confident that he was the most powerful and important ruler alive. Dozens of lesser kings had challenged his authority, only to be conquered and brought into submission.Therefore, it disturbed him when he was given the vision of a great tree that was chopped down. The prophet Daniel revealed to this mighty despot that great as he was, heaven was greater still. And only after the proud ruler was willing to acknowledge the priority of God would his kingdom be restored to him.

No matter how important and powerful we might be, even as mighty as Nebuchadnezzar himself, we can no more challenge God than a ship can oppose a lighthouse. When God speaks, our best action is to submit and obey. Are you struggling with God? Is there an area of your life that is cause for conflict? Don't crash your life into the rocks beneath the lighthouse. Let heaven rule. Surrender yourself to God's will and let Him have His way. It will not only preserve your life but will bring meaning to it as well.

Facts Of The Day

Tom Sawyer was the first novel written on a typewriter.

There is cyanide in apple pips.

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Closing Thought

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.