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Intro
Tuesday, January 20 2026from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Another day to praise the Lord. Call a friend and share a blessing.
Only 346 days to the year 2027
Scripture Of The Day
And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him. Matthew 4:20.Read The Bible In a Year
Genesis 49-50; Matthew 13:31-58.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!
For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather.
Motivation For The Day
We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.On This Day
1841 - Hong Kong is ceded to Britain by China after the Opium Wars.1887 - US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbour.
1921 - Republic of Turkey is declared from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire.
1958 - Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition led by Vivian Fuchs reaches the South Pole.
1961 - In America, John F Kennedy inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States - the first Roman Catholic President to hold office.
1987 - Briton Terry Waite, special envoy of the Archbishop of Canturbury, disappears in Beirut while negotiating the release of hostages. He is held captive for five years.
1992 - Two former East German border guards are convicted of killing the last person to die attempting to escape into West Berlin over the Berlin Wall.
2025 - US President Donald Trump issues an executive order for Federal agencies to slash diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives throughout the Federal government.
1958 - Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition led by Vivian Fuchs reaches the South Pole.
1961 - In America, John F Kennedy inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States - the first Roman Catholic President to hold office.
1987 - Briton Terry Waite, special envoy of the Archbishop of Canturbury, disappears in Beirut while negotiating the release of hostages. He is held captive for five years.
1992 - Two former East German border guards are convicted of killing the last person to die attempting to escape into West Berlin over the Berlin Wall.
2025 - US President Donald Trump issues an executive order for Federal agencies to slash diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives throughout the Federal government.
Personal Story Of The Day
The Least In The Kingdom OF God Is Great...
Some days I feel like the triangle player in a symphony orchestra. Have you ever watched that person? He just sits there, and seems to be engrossed in a "who done it?" on his music stand. But he's really counting. No, he's not counting sheep. He's counting the measures on his music to know exactly where his part comes in.
At that precise moment in the score, the conductor looks his way, nods his head, waves his wand with a quick movement, and "ding ding." And that may comprise the sum total of his performance for that evening.
Now, what's amazing is that this "musician" gets paid the same as everyone else. The same as the violinists, who mostly look like they're fighting off a swarm of bees... to the oboists who look like they're trying to blow out a clogged drainpipe... to the harpist who is playing her super slim piano... to the no neck trumpeters. Have you ever heard a triangle player complain? He believes he is worth it... he realises that his one or two notes may be critical to the overall beauty of the musical piece.
With all the other instruments, he can see that everyone is needed to function together, with enthusiasm, under one conductor. By the way, the word "enthusiasm" comes from the Greek words "enTheos," meaning "in God."
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him." (Col. 3:16,17). So today, whether you are "fighting off a swarm of bees," or just playing one or two notes, "do it all to the glory of the Lord with "enthusiasm."
Jokes Of The Day
Did you hear about the vampire who was locked up in the asylum?He went bats.
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Cautioning the witness to remember that she was under oath, the lawyer asked, "How old are you?"
"Twenty-nine and some months," she replied.
"How many months?"
"One hundred and ninety six."
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During the "rush hour" at Houston's Hobby Airport, my flight was delayed due to a mechanical problem. Since they needed the gate for another flight, the aircraft was backed away from the gate while the maintenance crew worked on it. We were then told the new gate number, which was some distance away. Everyone moved to the new gate, only to find that a third gate had been designated for us.
After some further shuffling, everyone got on board, and as we were settling in, the flight attendant made the standard announcement, "We apologize for the inconvenience of this last-minute gate change. This flight is going to Washington, D.C. If your destination is not Washington, D.C., then you should 'deplane' at this time."
A very confused-looking and red-faced pilot emerged from the cockpit, carrying his bags. "Sorry," he said, "wrong plane."
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Riddle Of The Day
In what sport do the winners go backwards while losers go forwards?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
It starts out with four, if you cut one off 3 fall down and 5 remain. What is it ?
The answer is a square. In the beginning a square has 4 corners and if you cut off one corner than 3 corners fall to the ground because you have cut the one corner off in the shape of a triangle with 3 sides. What is left is your square minus the one corner in the shape you have cut off and now your square has 5 corners. Try it with a piece of paper!
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
Defeating that Which Besets Us.
References from Galatians 3:15-22. Wherefore then serveth the law? Galatians 3:19.
If we think about the wilfulness of toddlers, someone might ask, why go through all the trouble of giving them instructions if they are just going to do what they want? This question misses the true point of the instruction. We want to protect children from things that will harm them, but we also want to train them so that they can make wise, healthy choices when they are mature enough to choose for themselves.
Paul entertains two questions that his preceding argument might raise:
*First, why was the Law given if the promised blessing comes by faith;
*and second, does the Law oppose the promises?
The response begins with the observation that the promise of an inheritance for Abraham's seed was ultimately directed toward Christ (v16). That is, the many people who follow the Law and call Abraham father, are not in the first instance the object of the promises. He points out next that the promises were given before the Law (v17-18). The Law does not trump or set aside the prior promises.
Having laid this groundwork, he turns to the first question... why the Law? The Law served the purpose of cleansing sin, but only in a provisional and temporary way. The commands and sacrificial system were limited, not full and perfect, in dealing with sin. The Law was always only intended to be in effect until Christ, the Seed to whom the promise referred, had come (v19). His answer to the second question... does the Law oppose the promises?... is closely linked with his answer to the first.
The Law was provisional and temporary, so it could not bring about the righteousness that comes by faith (v21). Thus, we understand that Christ's fulfilment of the law... not ours... opened the opportunity we have today, to be filled with the Holy Spirit and to be free from the effects of our limited humanity and the sin which easily besets us.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16.
There was once a man and his betrothed (Joseph and Mary) that found she was 'with child'. He loved her, but feared she loved another... he didn't know at this stage that God had caused her pregnancy. One thing was certain, he was not the father. Joseph was chosen to be the adoptive father of Jesus Christ... he must have had a great knowledge of God's love, because it was his job to teach the young Jesus the principles of life.
Joseph demonstrated his knowledge of love and Godly judgment right at the beginning. What would God want us to do if we discovered our fiancee had been unfaithful? This is what the law demanded... " If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you." Deut 22:23-24.
According to the bible... Joseph was a just man. What would a man endowed with the knowledge of justice do? The answer is here... "Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily." Mt 1:19. Joseph demonstrated his love for his chosen virgin and demonstrated his worthiness to tutor the saviour of the world. Rather that choosing His legal option (cancelling his right to justice), he obeyed the Spirit (opening the door for forgiveness). He was intending to divorce her quietly, to protect her from shame and judgment.
He was willing to love her, despite her apparent sin... he was going to set her free. There is no greater love than this. This is the type of love that God wants us to understand and practice. You can imagine his relief when he discovered the truth about Mary's pregnancy... it was of the Holy Spirit. Do you still feel unloved? Jesus Christ has set us free... let's go and tutor those who don't understand God's love and help build a church upon it.
Facts Of The Day
Rice paper does not have any rice in it!
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