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Intro

Saturday, July 18 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Today may be a day of great blessing...


Only 167 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
Psalms 7:17

Read The Bible In a Year

Psalms 20-22 ; Acts 21:1-17

Thoughts For The Day

Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it.

Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.

God owes us nothing but gives us everything.

Motivation For The Day

"I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything; "I will try" has performed wonders.

On This Day

1453 - End of the One Hundred Years' War with a defeat for the French by the English at the Battle of Castillon.
1936 - Start of the Spanish Civil War when the army, led by General Franco, revolts against the country's Republican Government.
1945 - World War II: Opening of the Potsdam Conference between world leaders Harry Truman; Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill to plan for future peace once Germany has been defeated.
1955 - Opening of Disneyland in California, USA.
1959 - American jazz singer Billie Holiday is arrested on her death bed in hospital for possession of narcotics.
1975 - An historic handshake in space as Russian and American astronauts meet when the US spacecraft Apollo successfully docks with the Soviet space craft Soyuz.
1976 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada.

Personal Story Of The Day

Tourist Or Disciple?

A church member told his pastor that he was going to the Holy Land. He said that it was his intention to visit Jerusalem. He wanted to be where the power of God was poured out... he wanted to walk in the footsteps of Christ. Thinking this would please the pastor, he was surprised to hear, "You know, I can think of something even better than that." The man responded, "You can, Pastor? And what might that be?" 

He replied rather bluntly, "Instead of traveling thousands of miles to tread where Christ trod, why not stay right here at home and walk in his ways?" God wants us to be inspired by His Word, of course. But more important, He wants us to obey it. So, as we open the Bible each day, we should pray not only for illumination to understand it but also for a willingness to obey it. 

Hearing and doing must go hand in hand (James 1:22). When Saul heard Jesus speaking to him on the road to Damascus, he asked, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" (Acts 9:6). That's a good question for us to ask whenever we read the Bible or hear it read. Let's be doers of the Word.

Jokes Of The Day

Beware of Dog

Upon entering a little country store, the stranger noticed a sign warning, "Danger! Beware of dog!" posted on the glass door. Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.

"Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?" he asked the owner.

"Yep, that's him," came the reply.

The stranger couldn't help but be amused. "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"

"Because," the owner explained, "Before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
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There was an unexpected knock on my door, and like I always do I first opened the peephole and asked, "Who's there?"

"Parcel post, ma'am. I have a package that needs a signature."

"Where's the package?" I asked suspiciously. The deliveryman held it up.

"Could I see some ID?" I said, still not convinced.

"Lady," he replied wearily, "if I wanted to break into your house, I'd probably just use these." And he pulled out the keys I had left in the door.
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Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.
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"Middle age is when a woman's hair begins to turn from gray to brown."
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Soon after our last child left home for college, my husband was resting next to me on the couch with his head in my lap. I carefully removed his glasses. "You know, honey," I said sweetly, "Without your glasses, you look like the same handsome young man I married."

"Honey," he replied with a grin, "Without my glasses, you still look pretty good too!"

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Riddle Of The Day

Who can marry a lot of wives and still be single?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
Chief Running Water had two sons. What were their names?
Hot and Cold

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day


The Unruly Heart

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brothers blood crieth unto me from the ground. Genesis 4:10. References from Genesis 4. 

One of Aesop's lesser-known fables serves as a pointed introduction to the story of Cain and Abel. A man committed a murder, and was pursued by the relations of the man whom he murdered. When he reached the river Nile, he saw a lion on its bank and being fearfully afraid, climbed up a tree. He found a serpent in the upper branches of the tree, and again being greatly alarmed, he threw himself into the river, where a crocodile caught him and ate him. Thus, the earth, the air, and the water alike refused shelter to a murderer. 

How did Cain, the first child of Adam and Eve, come to the terrible state of being a murderer? Cain and Abel both brought offerings to the Lord. It is not recorded that God had given any specific instructions about this, but no doubt Adam had taught his family about maintaining a good relationship with Him. Abel, being a shepherd, made an offering from the firstborn of his flock. Cain, being a farmer, brought some of his produce. God was pleased with Abel's sacrifice, but not with Cain's. Why? 

The text does not give us a reason to think the difference lay in the content of the sacrifices. Rather, the problem was one of heart attitude and motivation. Abel's offering showed honour to God, true gratitude, and worship (Heb. 11:4). Cain's offering was at the least careless... he didn't offer his first fruits... and his response revealed an even deeper bitterness or anger. 

Despite a warning from the Lord about sin crouching at his door, he lured his brother out to a field and killed him (v6). God punished Cain professionally (farming would become difficult), personally (exiled from home and family to be a restless wanderer), and spiritually (hidden from God's presence). But He also showed him mercy. He had already been gracious in warning him against temptation and offered him a second chance to do right (v7). 

After the murder, He showed more mercy by putting some kind of mark on Cain to protect him from vengeance. He also showed mercy to Adam and Eve by giving them another son, Seth, after the loss of their son Abel.


Who's in Control?

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Genesis 16:5-6.

In many respects, Abraham was a great leader, but apparently he wasn't strong enough to do what was right in his own household. At a time when Sarah needed a strong hand to guide her through a fit of jealousy, Abraham failed. He abdicated his role as the leader of his home and a grave injustice was committed as a result. Our society needs strong leaders everywhere, but nowhere more than in the home. 

God established an order for the family that made it normative for the man to be the leader when present. The apostle Paul says, "For the husband is head of the wife... Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything" (Eph 5:23-24; 1 Cor. 11:3). God's design for the family is not popular in today's culture, but it's still God 's design. Men, take seriously your role as the head of the home. Know the core values God wants for your family and see that they are established. 

Wives, let your husband be the leader. Support him in his leadership and respect his authority. When we do what is right in the home, the nation will follow. Leadership in the home is an issue of obedience, not equality. When a husband is not present, single, divorced, etc., the woman will make choices based on what God has asked the men to do... the principles remain consistent through God's word.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Who sees us in our weakness and loves us anyway?

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