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Intro
Saturday, April 25 2026from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
If you are still alive it is a very good day.
Only 251 days to the year 2027
Scripture Of The Day
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Psalms 4:4.Read The Bible In a Year
2 Samuel 21-22; Luke 18:24-43.Thoughts For The Day
A determined person will do more with a pen and paper, than a lazy person will accomplish with a personal computer.An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather.
Motivation For The Day
Do it now. You become successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.On This Day
1507 - German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller is the first to use the name America on his world map "Universalis Cosmographia".
1719 - Daniel Defoe publishes "Robinson Crusoe", regarded as the 1st English novel.
1792 - The guillotine, Dr Guillotin's improved device for beheading people, is first used in Paris to remove the head of a convicted highwayman.1859 - Work begins on building the 100-mile long Suez Canal.
1915 - World War I: Australian, New Zealand, British and French forces begin landing on the Gallipoli Peninsular to attack Turkish positions.
1926 - In Milan, composer Arturo Toscanini conducts the first performance of Puccini's final opera 'Turandot'.
1953 - Francis Crick and James Watson's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is published in "Nature" magazine.
1960 - First submerged circumnavigation of Earth is completed by the USS submarine Triton in 60 days and 21 hours.
1969 - BBC Radio serial Mrs Dale's Diary ends after 21 years and more than 5,400 episodes. Her final words are: "I'm rather worried about Jim...."
1983 - NASA space probe Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit.
1969 - BBC Radio serial Mrs Dale's Diary ends after 21 years and more than 5,400 episodes. Her final words are: "I'm rather worried about Jim...."
1983 - NASA space probe Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit.
1990 - Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by space shuttle Discovery.
2015 - 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu in Nepal, killing 9,000, leaving over 100,000 homeless, destroying many historic sites.
2019 - Microsoft becomes the third US firm to be listed with a market worth of 1 trillion, after Apple and Amazon.
2022 - Twitter announces a deal to sell itself to Elon Musk for $44 billion.
Personal Story Of The Day
Humble Submission"Don't ask me, I just work here" are words usually spoken by someone wanting to avoid responsibility, not as an expression of submission to authority. The obvious intent is to "pass the buck," ... to someone higher up. Actually, though, it could be a great statement of submission.
If those words were said as an acknowledgment that the person is doing as told, it would reflect an obedient attitude, that of one who is submissive to whomever is in charge. Unfortunately, we are more prone to sarcasm than submission.
Yet God calls us to submission and gives us a model to follow... Jesus Christ. He said, "I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me" (John 6:38). Knowing what God wanted Him to do, kept Jesus from getting sidetracked. The crowd wanted Him to feed them from now on. That was their will, but He would not submit to their desires because He was already submitted to the will of the Father.
Not only that, it is clear that He not only knew God's will but was submitted to it and determined to carry it out.
There was no sarcasm in His voice as He said these words because they came from a submissive heart. What a contrast to the self-serving words of the crowd, who said, "Give us this bread" (v34). They were asking for what they wanted. Do your words come from a submissive or a self-serving heart? When you pray, which matters most... your will or God's?
Jokes Of The Day
A Minister was walking down the street when he came upon a group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age.The group had surrounded a dog. Concerned lest the boys were hurting the dog, he went over and asked "What are you doing with that dog?"
One of the boys replied, "This dog is just an old neighborhood stray. We all want him, but only one of us can take him home. So we've decided that whichever one of us can tell the biggest lie will get to keep the dog."
Of course, the reverend was taken aback. "You boys shouldn't be having a contest telling lies!" he exclaimed. He then launched into a ten minute sermon against lying, beginning, "Don't you boys know it's a sin to lie," and ending with, "Why, when I was your age, I never told a lie."
There was dead silence for about a minute. Just as the reverend was beginning to think he'd gotten through to them, the smallest boy gave a deep sigh and said, "All right, give him the dog."
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Here is the LOST CHAPTER IN GENESIS....
Adam was walking around the garden of Eden feeling very lonely, so God asked him,
"What is wrong with you?"
Adam said he didn't have anyone to talk to.
God said that He was going to make Adam a companion and that it would be a woman.
He said,
"This person will gather food for you, cook for you, and when you discover clothing she'll wash it for you. She will always agree with every decision you make. She will bear your children and never ask you to get up in the middle of the night to take care of them. She will not nag you and will always be the first to admit she was wrong when you've had a disagreement. She will never have a headache and will freely give you love and passion whenever you need it.
Adam asked God, "What will a woman like this cost?"
God replied, "An arm and a leg."
Then Adam asked, "What can I get for a rib?"
The rest is history.
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One day, a teacher, a garbage collector and a lawyer wound up together at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter informed them that in order to get into Heaven, they would each have to answer one question. St. Peter addressed the teacher and asked, "What was the name of the ship that crashed into an iceberg? They just made a movie about it." The teacher answered quickly, "That would be the Titanic." St. Peter let him through the gate. St. Peter turned to the garbage man and decided to make the question a little harder, "How many people died on the ship?" Fortunately for him, the trash man had just seen the movie and answered, "About 1,500." "That's right! You may enter." St. Peter then turned to the lawyer. "Name them."
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Riddle Of The Day
Tom is standing between Larry and Tony. Peter is standing on Tony's right. Between whom is Tony standing?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
The circumference of the globe is approximately 40 000 km. If we made a circle of wire around the globe, that is only 10 metres (so 0,01 km) longer than the circumference of earth, could a flea, a rabbit or even a man creep under it?
It is easy to subtract 2 equations (original perimeter = 2xPIxR, length of wire = 2xPIxR + 2xPIx(new R)) and find out that the result is 10m/(2xPI), which is about 1.6 m. So a smaller man can go under it and a bigger man ducks.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
Playing Favourites Is A Bad Game.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: Leviticus 19:18. References from James 2:8-11; Matthew 22:34-40.
Four year old Chris eagerly waited for his neighbour Will to come over to play. He arranged all his favourite toys in front of the door and announced to his mother that he was going to share all these toys with Will. When Will arrived and began to play with Chris's favourite fire truck though, Chris shouted, No! Mine! and hit his friend.
After he was disciplined, his mother asked, 'I thought you were going to share your toys! What happened?' 'I didn't know he was going to play with them!' Chris wailed. As Chris discovered, it's easier to talk about sharing and loving our neighbour than to actually put it into practice.
In our verses today, James emphasizes that if our actions don't match our words, those pious sounding phrases are actually worthless. We've seen that judging by outward appearances is really judging with evil thoughts (v4), and we end up passing judgment on people whom God loves (v5).
This judging is a clear violation of a scriptural command, and therefore it's a failure to live according to God's Word (1:22-25). James continues to examine our obedience to the commands of Scripture and the desires of God. The command to love one's neighbour is one of the two commands that Jesus lists as fulfilling the entire Law (Matt.22:34-40).
James makes clear that when we show favouritism, we fail to love our neighbour. And if we fail to love, we are sinning against God. When we mix religious talk with the practice of favouritism, we are really practicing an empty, worthless, self-deceptive religion (1:26). Even if we think we are obedient on every other count, we are still failing to live wisely in a way that demonstrates our faith (v10).
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Daniel 4:35.
In 1812 Napoleon proposed to invade Russia and bring its people under his control. When the plans were laid out, someone ventured to say, "Man proposes, but God disposes." On hearing that remark, Napoleon replied, "I propose, and I dispose." His pride, however, proved fatal.
Using one of His tiniest, most fragile creations... the snowflake... God brought the proud general to his knees. Bogged down in heavy snow, Napoleon ordered a retreat. His army of 600,000 men was decimated, with fewer than a 100,000 making it back home again.
Ultimately, this disaster weakened his armies and brought about his final defeat in 1813. Napoleon learned what King Nebuchadnezzar also had learned.
When God wills it, no one can stop it. After recovering from his seven years of madness, a much humbler king of Babylon declared, "No one can restrain His hand." Even though they led mighty armies and conquered many lands, both of these proud men discovered that God does what He desires, and no one says to Him, "What have You done?" It's a great comfort to those who love the Lord to know that He can be neither intimidated nor defeated. If they are from the Lord, whatever plans we have will unfold no matter who opposes them.
Jesus said, "See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it" (Rev 3:8). Conversely, if your plans are not from the Lord, they ultimately will fail no matter who proposes them. Prayerfully place your plans and desires into God's hands. Be assured that if they are His will, He will bring them about. Nothing can stop God's will.
Facts Of The Day
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
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