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Intro

Monday, April 27 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Greetings earthlings


Only 249 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Psalms 3:3

Read The Bible In a Year

1 Kings 1-2 ; Luke 19:28-48

Thoughts For The Day

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust.

In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth is presenting half-truth. He conceals the other half out of fear of the people's wrath.

Motivation For The Day

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

On This Day

1830 - Simon Bolivar abdicates from his position of President of Colombia.
1937 - The world's longest suspension bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, is officially opened. Its length: 4,200 feet.
1941 - World War II: Athens falls to the German invaders after 180 days of Greek resistance.
1961 - Sierra Leone gains independence.
1967 - Opening of the Expo 67 Exhibition in Montreal.
1968 - The Abortion Act legalises abortion in Britain.
1972 - US Apollo 16 spacecraft safely crash lands in the Pacific Ocean after taking three astronauts to the Moon.

Personal Story Of The Day

We Have The Word For A Reason 

Two familiar adages seemingly contradict each other. One is, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." The other is, "When all else fails, read the directions." Perhaps if we combined the two, we'd have the best advice... something like, "Read the directions, and if you fail, read them again and try again." That's not as catchy as the other two, but it's certainly more practical. 

David had the right idea but didn't read the directions. He said, 'Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of it during the reign of Saul' (1Chr 13:3). But David disobeyed God, and in the midst of a time of celebrating, God's anger burned against Uzzah for touching the ark, and He struck him down. The right thing was being done the wrong way. Later David did try again... after reading the directions. He said, "We did not inquire of [God] about how to do it in the prescribed way" (15:13). This time the ark was successfully brought to Jerusalem. 

David could have just tried and tried again. Or, when all else failed, he could have read the directions. The good news is that he did not get to the point of "all else failing." After one attempt, he read the directions. Think of how much better it would have been if David had inquired of God first. God's anger would have been avoided, the ark would have been moved, and the celebration would not have been ended in judgment and a death. God has given us "directions" for living His Word, the Bible. Read the directions first and then follow them.

Jokes Of The Day

After the Church service, a pastor Steve told a woman, "I noticed your husband walked out in the middle of my sermon. I hope I didn't say something that offended him".

"Not at all". Not at all", replied the wife: My husband has been waking up in his sleep for years
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An inexperienced preacher was conducting his first funeral. He solemnly pointed to the body in the coffin and declared: "What we have here is only a shell. The nut is already gone."
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Married life is full of excitement and frustration:
* In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens.
* In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens.
* In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.

It is true that love is blind but marriage is definitely an eye-opener.

Getting married is very much like going to the restaurant with friends. You order what you want, and when you see what the other fellow has, you wish you had ordered that.

It's true that all men are born free and equal, but some of them get married!

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Riddle Of The Day

I move without wings, between silken strings. I leave as you find, my substance behind. What am I?


Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
Who is it that rows quickly with four oars but never comes out from under his own roof?
A Turtel

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

God Honours The Poor

So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. Matthew 18:35. References from James 2:12-13; Zechariah 7:1-14.

A contractor was recently sued over a job he had not completed. A family expecting twins had paid him $50,000 to add several rooms to their small house; he had torn off the back wall of the house and then abandoned the project. After the family won in court, however, the contractor filed for bankruptcy... so that the family still could not recover any of the money they had paid him or won in the settlement. They ended up losing their $50,000 plus court costs, and they still have no back wall on their house. 

Such stories of unscrupulous people who take advantage of others and manipulate the system to avoid punishment violate our sense of justice. It's even worse when those who claim to believe in God manipulate and exploit others. God takes bad treatment of the poor and lowly very seriously. In our verses today from Zechariah, God speaks to the people of Judah in exile about their religious practices. He declares that even though there was an abundance of religious ritual... faithfully praying and observing fasts... they had mistreated the poor (Zech 7:9-11). The consequence was judgment: God allowed Judah to be sent into exile and Jerusalem to be destroyed (v14). 

Without the action of mercy toward the needy, God was not impressed by their religious words. James sets up another contrast in today's verses between mercy and judgment. As believers, we know that we have experienced the mercy of God in our salvation. Now we are to extend that mercy to others. Favouritism is the opposite of mercy... it is judgment. And if we are judging others by practicing favouritism, then we will find ourselves judged as well (see Matt 18:21-35).


Humble In Heart 

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: Daniel 5:22-23.

Popular culture has lost its grasp on humility. When asked about the sin of pride, rap singer Queen Latifah replied, "Pride is a sin? I wasn't aware of that." Actress Kirstie Alley added, "I don't think pride is a sin... I think some idiot made that up." And rapper Ice-T responded, "Pride is mandatory. That's one of the problems of the inner city. Kids don't have enough pride." Somewhere along the line these people have neglected reading the Bible. God clearly says that pride is sin. 

Belshazzar, the last of Nebuchadnezzar's line to rule Babylon, also fell victim to pride. He surely had heard of his grandfather's experiences, but apparently they made no impression on him. Even though the Medes and the Persians were advancing on his kingdom, he was so confident of his defences that he spent the evening in revelry rather than preparation. In his arrogance, he gave praise to the gods of materialism and failed to glorify the one true God, who could have saved his life. In thinking that he had it all, he lost everything. 

Much of modern society is headed in the same direction. People take great pride in the advancements they've made in medicine, communications and other forms of technology. Yet they've failed to acknowledge that their achievements have been only by the grace of God. The Bible's advice is still the best. Humble yourself before God. Lift up your accomplishments and confess that they are all gifts from the Lord, who is the giver of all good things (James 1:17). Give thanks to Him who holds your very breath in His hands. 

Set aside pride and grab hold of God.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, teach me to always be grateful for the kindness people show me.

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