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Intro

Thursday, June 18 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Good morning, Isn't today wonderful ?


Only 197 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

In your patience possess ye your souls.
Luke 21:19

Read The Bible In a Year

Nehemiah 10-11 ; Acts 4:1-22

Thoughts For The Day

Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth.

"Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with."

Without a problem you will never know the true power that is inside of you. The gift that God gives us to overcome.

Motivation For The Day

" Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. "

On This Day

1429 - The French, led by Joan of Arc, defeat the English at the Battle of Patay
1633 - In Edinburgh, Charles I is crowned King of Scotland.
1815 - Battle of Waterloo between the French forces of Napoleon Bonaparte and the combined armies of Britain, led by the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian forces commanded by Field Marshal Blucher.
1822 - London unveils its first nude statue - a bronze figure of Achilles in Hyde Park by sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott. The statue later acquires a discreet fig leaf.
1935 - Germany signs a treaty with Britain limiting the size of the German fleet to 35 percent that of the Royal Navy.
1953 - Following a military coup, Egypt is declared a republic.
1983 - American Sally Ride becomes the first woman US astronaut in space with the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Personal Story Of The Day

A Change For The Better

A student from a Christian high school, knew a teacher whose wife had died. Later he married the widow of his best friend. One day the student asked him, Will your first wife know about your second marriage when you see her in heaven, and if so, how do you think she'll react? The teacher smiled and said, Of course she will, and because she will be perfect she will not be jealous. Even though we will not live as marriage partners, we will know each other. We will all be the best of friends forever. However, the teacher missed the real answer.

In Mark 12, we read about some enemies of Jesus who invented a story about a woman whose husband died and left no son. Under Jewish law, the brother of the deceased had to marry the widow for the purpose of having a son (Deuteronomy 25:5). According to their story, this happened with seven brothers. Jesus' detractors asked, When they rise, whose wife will she be? He said they neither understood the Scriptures nor God's power to raise the dead to a glorious new existence without marriage. 

Our new bodies are without gender and the attributes of human psychology or physics. They will be purely spiritual, lack nothing and need nothing... they will dwell in the perfect love of Christ. We will love perfectly being freed from all human pressures and confines. Our new status will be more fulfilling than any marriage or friendship ever possible on earth.

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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Here are some actual humorous statements by airline flights crews.

Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

"As we prepare for takeoff, please make sure your tray tables and seat backs are fully upright in their most uncomfortable position."

"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane..."

"Your seat cushions can be used for floatation, and in the event of an emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments."

"We do feature a smoking section on this flight; if you must smoke, contact a member of the flight crew and we will escort you to the wing of the airplane.

Smoking in the lavatories is prohibited. Any person caught smoking in the lavatories will be asked to leave the plane immediately.

Good morning. As we leave Dallas, it's warm, the sun is shining, and the birds are singing. We are going to Charlotte, where it's dark, windy and raining. Why in the world y'all wanna go there I really don't know."

Pilot - "Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land... it's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern."

And, after landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."

As we waited just off the runway for another airliner to cross in front of us, some of the passengers were beginning to retrieve luggage from the overhead bins. The head steward announced on the intercom, "This aircraft is equipped with a video surveillance system that monitors the cabin during taxiing. Any passengers not remaining in their seats until the aircraft comes to a full and complete stop at the gate will be strip-searched as they leave the aircraft.

As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella...WHOA..!

"Here are a few heard from Northwest: "Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children or adults acting like children.

As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.

"And from the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry... Unfortunately none of them are on this flight. "
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Riddle Of The Day

You stand at a fork in the road. Next to each of the two forks, there stands a guard. You know the following things: 1. One path leads to Paradise, the other to Death. From where you stand, you cannot distinguish between the two paths. Worse, once you start down a path, you cannot turn back. 2. One of the two guards always tells the truth. The other guard always lies. Unfortunately, it is impossible for you to distinguish between the two guards.
You have permission to ask one guard one question to ascertain which path leads to Paradise. Remember that you do not know which guard you're asking -- the truth-teller or the liar -- and that this single question determines whether you live or die. The question is: What one question asked of one guard guarantees that you are led onto the path to Paradise, regardless of which guard you happen to ask?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
A man and a dog were going down the street. The man rode, yet walked. What was the dog's name?
Yet

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day


What Friends Do

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9. References from Genesis 18:16-33.

In our last post, we saw that God chose Abraham and his descendants to bless all the peoples of the earth. Abraham certainly wasn't perfect, and neither were some of his interactions with other nations. For example, when Abraham lied about Sarah in Egypt, great sickness came upon the Pharaoh's household (Gen 12:10-20). But foreigners, such as Eliezar of Damascus (Gen 15:2), became part of Abraham's household and shared in God's covenant blessings. 

Genesis 18 shows that Abraham blessed people around him by praying for them. When the three divine visitors who announced that Sarah was going to have a son were about to leave, the Lord revealed to Abraham His intentions against Sodom and Gomorrah (v20). No wonder Isaiah 41:8 says that Abraham was the friend of God. Abraham's mercy and justice, not only reflect the Lord's work in him, but also show his own heart... he wanted to save mankind from their foolishness. 

This is the second time that Abraham acted on behalf of Sodom. The first time, he intervened militarily (see Gen 14:14); this time, he intercedes spiritually. Both times, Abraham is concerned to protect the righteous. At first, the exchange in Genesis 18 sounds more like a business deal than a prayer session! However, Abraham's questions show his concern for the entire city, not just Lot and his family. 

Abraham wants to affirm that the Judge of the earth [God] (v25) will do the right thing. Indeed, God does the right thing, but sadly this meant the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Despite Abraham's prayers, the residents of Sodom were too hardened in their sin. Yet, the Lord gave the city time to repent and faithfully rescued Lot and his family.


Help From Your Friends

And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. Exodus 17:11-12. 

Few things of importance come easy. Noah Webster worked 36 years on his dictionary, while Gibbon laboured 26 years on his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. When Milton was writing Paradise Lost, he rose at 4:00 every morning to begin work. Plato wrote the first sentence of the Republic nine times before it was acceptable to him. In the midst of challenging circumstances, it's wonderful to have friends who will offer their help. 

Moses experienced such a blessing. The conflict with the Amalekites was a key battle. If the Israelites were defeated at such an early stage on their journey, they likely would become so discouraged that they would turn around and go back to Egypt. Victory was essential, but it wouldn't come easy. The Israelites were winning only when Moses held up his hands in prayer. After hours in this position, however, his arms began to tire and defeat seemed a real possibility. That was when Aaron and Hur stepped in. With a little help from his friends, Moses was able to keep his hands held up until the enemy was thoroughly defeated.

Prayer is the key to victory, but it's also hard work. Often our spirits, if not our hands, grow weary and we face the potential of being defeated. That's when we need other friends like Aaron and Hur to step in and lend their strength to our efforts. Praying with friends gives us renewed vigour. Be sensitive to the opportunities to respond as Aaron and Hur did. Maybe there is someone today who needs you to lend your prayers to their efforts. God will lead you to that person; just make yourself available. Your strength may be essential for their victory.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Be what you want the world to be.

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