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Sunday, March 1 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Make a coffee and enjoy the post


Only 306 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalms 9:10

Read The Bible In a Year

Numbers 20-22 ; Mark 7:1-13

Thoughts For The Day

No matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.

Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.

Motivation For The Day

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

On This Day

1896 - Ethiopian forces defeat Italians at Adowa, Northern Ethiopia, forcing Italy to sue for peace.
1912 - US Army captain Albert Berry becomes the first man to parachute from an aeroplane.
1921 - Jules Rimet becomes President of FIFA - the world governing body of football.
1932 - The baby son of US avaitor Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped. The boy's body was found 10 weeks later.
1940 - Vivien Leigh wins the Best Actress Award for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in the film 'Gone With the Wind'.
1954 - The United States of America carries out its first H-bomb test at Bikini Atoll.
1979 - In separate referendums, both Scotland and Wales vote against Devolution.

Personal Story Of The Day

Well Pleasing 

Jesus emerged from obscurity and was baptised by John the Baptist. When He came out of the water, He heard His Father say, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased" (Luke 3:22). What had Jesus been doing that merited such unqualified acceptance? He had not yet performed one miracle; He had not preached a single sermon; He had not cleansed one leper. In fact, He had not yet done anything that we normally associate with greatness. 

What had He been doing in Nazareth or elsewhere during those 30 silent years? He was growing "in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men" (2:52). What's done in the silent place with God is what matters. It's in the quiet hours of fellowship with God that we're shaped and moulded and made into men and women He can use... people with whom He can be well pleased. You might be thinking, I'm in a place where I can't be useful. You may feel limited and frustrated by the cramped restrictions of age, an illness, a difficult child, an uncooperative spouse. 

But your place, wherever it is, is a place to grow. Spend time in God's Word and in prayer, in quality thoughts and musings. Grow and bloom where you are, and your Father will be pleased with you.

Jokes Of The Day

Another installment aimed at helping understand advertising lingo.

"A number of different approaches are being tried."
(We are still grasping at straws.)

"Customer satisfaction upon delivery is assured."
(We are so far behind schedule the customer should be happy
just to get it delivered.)

"Test results were extremely gratifying."
(We were so surprised that the stupid thing worked.)

"The entire concept will have to be abandoned."
(The only person who understood the thing, quit.)

"We'll look into it."
(Forget it! We have enough problems for now.)

"Please read and initial."
(Let's spread the responsibility around for the mistakes.)

"Rugged."
(Too heavy to lift!)

"Lightweight."
(Lighter than rugged.)

"Energy saving."
(When the power switch is off.)
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Ever wonder what all those advertising terms really mean?
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NEW - Different color from previous design.

ALL NEW - Parts are not interchangeable with previous design.

EXCLUSIVE - Imported product.

UNMATCHED - Almost as good as the competition.

FOOLPROOF OPERATION - No provision for adjustments.

ADVANCED DESIGN - The advertising agency doesn't understand it.

IT'S HERE AT LAST - Rush job. Nobody knew it was coming.

FIELD TESTED - Manufacturer lacks test equipment.

HIGH ACCURACY - Unit on which all parts fit.

FUTURISTIC - No other reason why it looks the way it does.

REDESIGNED - Previous flaws fixed - we hope.

DIRECT SALES ONLY - Factory had a big argument with distributor.

YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT - We finally got one to work.

BREAKTHROUGH - We finally figured out a use for it.

MAINTENANCE FREE - Impossible to fix.

MEETS ALL STANDARDS - Ours, not yours.

SOLID-STATE - Heavy as hell.

HIGH RELIABILITY - We made it work long enough to ship it.
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An Irishman, a Mexican and a blond guy were doing construction work on scaffolding on the 20th floor of a building. They were eating lunch and the Irishman said, "Corned beef and cabbage! If I get corned beef and cabbage one more time for lunch I'm going to jump off this building."

The Mexican opened his lunch box and exclaimed, "Burritos again! If I get burritos one more time I'm going to jump off, too."

The blond guy opened his lunch and said, "Bologna again. If I get bologna sandwiches one more time I'm jumping too."

The next day the Irishman opens his lunch box, sees corned beef and cabbage and jumps to his death. The Mexican opens his lunch, sees burritos and jumps, too. The blond opens his lunch, sees the bologna sandwich and jumps to his death as well.

At the funeral the Irishman's wife is weeping. She says, "If I'd known how really tired he was of corned beef and cabbage I never would have given it to him again! The Mexican's wife also weeps and says, "I could have given him tacos or enchiladas! I didn't realize he hated burritos so much."

Everyone turned and stared at the blonde's wife. "Hey, don't look at me," she said. "He makes his own lunch!"

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Riddle Of The Day

There was a guy stuck in a metal room with a metal door.The door was locked and there were no windows. The following items were inside the room:a piano, table,a saw,and a bat, How did the man get out? (3 ways)

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way other than the eyes. Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?
Place the apple on one person's head.

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

Making Your free time work.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves... lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 2 Timothy 3:4. References from 2 Timothy 3:1-5.

Dave plays for the men's soccer team at church (thoughts developed from article sent to me). He plays hard and wants to win, and he deeply enjoys the fellowship and shared experience of practicing and competing as a team of Christians. He's also mindful that they play against teams of unbelievers, so their behaviour on the field can be a testimony of Christian life. Doug is on the same team. He also plays hard and wants to win, and to him it's as simple as that. 

To him, the purpose of competition is victory, and everything he says and does is directed to that end. He really thinks that Dave's ideas are actually excuses for losing, or at best, irrelevant extras to the point of winning. The same leisure activity, the same framework... but different attitudes and motivations. Dave plays God-centred sport, but for Doug it's just another human-centred activity. That's the basic difference between us and the world... whether, in our leisure pursuits, God is truly acknowledged and honoured or not. 

When Paul wrote to Timothy about the last days, he meant the time between Christ's First and Second Comings. During these days, people would be lovers of themselves and lovers of money, that is, self-indulgent and materialistic. The phrase lovers of indicates both passion and dedication. The bottom line is that unbelievers are lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God (v4). Isaiah had also pronounced woe on people who run after pleasure with no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands (Isa 5:11-12). 

Godless people can't find genuine pleasures because they don't know the Source. Even their happiness is illusory, just a form without power (v5). Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame (Phil 3:19). For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; (Rom 16:18).


Approval

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 

The world dictates to each of us that we 'need' the approval of everyone in order to be at peace. But how long would we have to wait, if we had to wait for approval from everyone! Siblings want the approval of their siblings. It's just natural to want a friendly relationship with your brothers or sisters. But that is not always what the other sibling wants. Sometimes, a boss, a friend, or even a spouse may stand in the way of true peace.

The world tells us to seek peace through earthly means. The Spirit tells us to go to God for peace. Sometimes, we will never have the satisfaction of being completely in unity with our brothers/sisters/friends. But we can always have the heavenly peace that comes only from God, the Master of our soul. After all, God knows what it is to be at rest and in peace... he designed the ability to discern between peace and its lack, to give us a compass to redirect our energy.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, let me never be too busy to support or uphold your people.

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