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Intro

Wednesday, July 29 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Get up and get going...


Only 156 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
Psalms 6:9

Read The Bible In a Year

Psalms 49-50 ; Romans 1

Thoughts For The Day

Happiness is not in our circumstances but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are.

If you really want something, you can figure out how to make it happen.

For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather.

Motivation For The Day

Never go backward. make the attempt, and do it with all your might.

On This Day

1565 - Mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
1588 - The Spanish Armada - a fleet of more than 125 ships sent from Spain to invade England - is defeated by an English fleet commanded by Lord Howard and Sir Francis Drake.
1900 - King of Italy, Humbert I, is assassinated at Monza near Milan.
1966 - British group The Beatles make their last live appearance - in San Francisco.
1968 - Pope Paul VI bans Roman Catholics from all artificial forms of birth control.
1981 - In Britain, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales marries Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London - a ceremony watched by a worldwide television audience of more than 700 million.
1993 - Despite hearing evidence against the man known as 'Ivan the Terrible' in the Nazi prison camps during World War II, the Israeli Supreme Court clears John Demjanjuk of war crimes.

Personal Story Of The Day

The Lord Is My Strength

'I couldn't help myself', may be some of the most correct and incorrect words ever spoken when someone is trying to explain why they did something wrong. You might be thinking that those words can't be both correct and incorrect at the same time, but they are. It is a correct statement when spoken by someone who realizes that he cannot in his own strength resist temptation. It is incorrect when it is said to justify doing wrong, as if a person has no hope at all of resisting. 

The truth is that we alone cannot resist, but must draw upon what God has promised. He has stated clearly that by His help we can resist temptation. Paul understood this clearly when he wrote, 'the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom:' (2 Tim 4:18). He knew that God would not allow him to face temptation greater than he could handle and that God would help him withstand it as well.

Does this sound familiar? Perhaps that last sentence brings to mind 1Corinthians 10:13 (God will make a way of escape). Read that verse again. It will help reinforce the truth that we cannot help ourselves, and yet we can... because God will deliver us. The only question that remains is, will you allow God to work in your life, in every situation to help you overcome temptation? It is not a matter of I can't, but of I won't. It is not that you can't resist; it is that you won't let God deliver you. 

Finally, in summary... 1John 1:1 'My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:'

Jokes Of The Day

The couple was delighted when their long wait to adopt a baby came to an end. The adoption center called and told them that there was a wonderful Russian baby boy available. The couple accepted him without hesitation.

On the way home from the adoption center, they stopped by the local college so they each could enroll in night courses.

After they filled out the forms, the registration clerk inquired, "What ever possessed you to study Russian?"

The couple said proudly, "We just adopted a Russian baby. In a year or so, when he begins to talk, we want to be able to understand him."
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A man dies and finds himself standing third in line at the Pearly Gates.

The Angel explains that admission requirements are now a bit more strict, as a few slum landlords and con artists have managed to slip into Heaven without being detected.

He queries the first candidate:"What was your annual salary, and what was your profession? "I made $150,000 as an Attorney" comes the reply. "You may enter" says the Angel.

Second candidate, same question. "I made $95,000, I was a realtor." He is also permitted to enter. Now it is the third man's turn.

"My annual salary was $8,000." "Cool!" replies the Angel, "and what instrument did you play?"
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A blonde was driving back from the mall when there was a terrible hail storm. Huge hail stones the size of golf balls pelted her car leaving it full of dents. She drove to the body shop and asked what she should do. The body man explained what needed to be done and that it would cost at least $4,000 to repair. She said that was too much and asked if there was some other way to fix it.

The body man decided to have a little fun and said, "Well you could blow into the tail pipe real hard and they might pop back out." She decided to give it a try before spending that much money.

She drove home and was in the garage with her lips wrapped around the exhaust pipe when her blonde neighbor came over to visit.

"What are you doing?" she shrieked thinking the worst and thankful that she may have just prevented her friend from committing suicide.

"I'm blowing into the tailpipe real hard to pop all these dents out of my car," explained the first blonde.

"Well silly, it's not going to work," replied her neighbor.

"Why not?" asked the first blonde.

"Because you've got to roll up the windows first."

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Riddle Of The Day

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?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
Romeo and Juliet are found dead on the floor in a bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on the floor. The only furniture in the room is a shelf and a bed. The house in is a remote location, away from everything except for the nearby railway track. What caused the death of Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet are fish. The rumble of the train knocked the tank off the shelf. :)

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

Something To Laugh At

And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. Genesis 21:1. References from Genesis 21:1-21. 

Why do we laugh in everyday life? Of course, we laugh when someone tells a joke, when we see a cartoon, or when we're watching a comedy. But we also laugh in amazement, excitement, surprise, resignation, anger, or bitterness. We laugh in admiration at someone's cleverness or achievement. We laugh to relieve stress or tension. We laugh for joy. We laugh when others are laughing, even if we're not sure why. 

God transformed Sarah's laughter from the laughter of doubt to the laughter of celebration. Just as God had promised, her son Isaac was finally born. Both she and Abraham were so old: 90 and 100, respectively... that clearly this was a miracle of God. He waited until He alone could receive the glory for this incredible birth. 

As we've mentioned, the name Isaac means 'he laughs', a humbling reminder to both Abraham and Sarah that their faith had limitations. But God wasn't rubbing their noses in their humanity. Laughter also signified a transformation... from weakness to strength, from sad to happy and from waiting to joyful fulfilment. Through laughter, Sarah testified to the fact that they had been wrong and God had been right, that He had indeed done the impossible! 

Their previous attempt to help God keep His promise, though, came back to haunt them. The birth of Isaac led to conflict with Hagar and Ishmael, now a teenager. Though expelling a son, even the son of a slave woman, was against custom, God overruled and the two of them were sent away (Gal. 4:22-31). This act of obedience was difficult for Abraham, for he genuinely loved the boy. He was forced to trust God to take care of them, and He did... at a moment of crisis, He provided water and made a promise that Ishmael too would become a great nation.
 
What did this show about God? He is gracious, promising to make Ishmael into a nation as well. He is no respecter of persons, for He appeared and spoke to an Egyptian slave woman. He is also sovereign, and no man-made scheme can interfere with His grand design.


Makes Sense

And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. Genesis22:9-10.

Pablo Picasso was the most famous painter of the 20th century. His paintings often broke with the traditional notion of beauty and harmony. When questioned about his unusual artistic style, the distinguished painter replied, "The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?" Many people would probably agree with his observation. 

Often the world doesn't seem to make sense. Surely this thought must have passed through Abraham 's mind when God commanded him to sacrifice his son. After all, Abraham had waited 100 years for the birth of this child. But there was more involved here than paternal love. God had made significant promises with world wide implications based on Abraham 's descendants. 

It simply didn't make sense for Abraham now to take this essential link to the future welfare of the world and offer him as a sacrifice. Fortunately, if this thought did pass through Abraham's mind, it didn't stay. He bound his son on the altar and lifted the sacrificial knife. He had learned from his past mistakes never to question God and never to delay obeying Him. 

With a faith that took captive his feelings, he prepared to do exactly as God commanded. The lesson of Abraham is clear. It is not necessary to understand; it is only necessary to obey. The prophet Samuel reminds us, "To obey is better than sacrifice, and to obey than the fat of rams" (1Sam 15:22). Jesus said, "If you love Me, keep My commandments" (John 14:15). If God is calling you to take a step of faith that defies earthly wisdom, put obedience first and let logic catch up. If you can 't understand the 'why', trust the 'Who'.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I accomplish.

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