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Intro
Sunday, September 15 2024from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Good morning to all the saints.
Only 108 days to the year 2025
Scripture Of The Day
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: Ephesians 1:17.Read The Bible In a Year
Proverbs 22-24; 2 Corinthians 8.Thoughts For The Day
Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it.A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.
Motivation For The Day
If you can plan it properly, you can DO it.On This Day
1588 - The Spanish Armada, which attempted to invade England, is destroyed by a British fleet.1830 - In England, the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester railway line - and the first railway fatality. As MP William Huskisson steps from a train to shake hands with the Duke of Wellington he's run over and killed.
1916 - Armoured tanks are introduced by the British during the Battle of the Somme.
1928 - Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin while studying influenza.
1935 - At a Nazi rally in Nuremberg, German leader Adolf Hitler issues new decrees which relegate Jews to sub-human status and make the Swastika the official German flag.
1935 - At a Nazi rally in Nuremberg, German leader Adolf Hitler issues new decrees which relegate Jews to sub-human status and make the Swastika the official German flag.
1940 - UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits Royal Air Force 11th Fighter Group on what would be the fiercest day of the Battle of Britain
1950 - U.N. Forces, lead by the U.S. Marine Corps, invade occupied Korea at the port of Inchon. Considered the greatest amphibious attack in history, it is the zenith of General Douglas MacArthur's career.
1950 - U.N. Forces, lead by the U.S. Marine Corps, invade occupied Korea at the port of Inchon. Considered the greatest amphibious attack in history, it is the zenith of General Douglas MacArthur's career.
2008 - Lehman Brothers file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2021 - SpaceX launches the first all-civilian spaceflight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for three-day orbit around Earth.
2021 - SpaceX launches the first all-civilian spaceflight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for three-day orbit around Earth.
Personal Story Of The Day
God Is Very Personally Interested In UsAnd I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. John 12:32. Reference scriptures from Isaiah 53:1-12.
Yesterday we mentioned the divine irony of the Servant being the most highly exalted. Today we see another divine irony: the Cross. What appeared to be a terrible defeat, is really the dramatic victory of God.
It might be tempting for some people to see the crucifixion of Jesus as an accident. How could God let His Son be put to death so cruelly? But Isaiah 53 predicts the suffering of Jesus and gives us a vivid account of His crucifixion, assuring us that the Cross was no surprise or accident for God.
Isaiah 53 is also one of the most personal chapters... notice how many times the pronouns 'our', 'us', and 'we' appear. There is no doubt that the suffering and death of Jesus is related to us and our sinful condition. It is not some event that we can dissect analytically without getting involved. What is the connection between the Cross and us? Jesus bore our sins, our transgressions and iniquities.
His punishment brought us peace and healing (v5-6). As we read the description of our sin and Jesus pain, we feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude that He would love us enough to pay this price.
Each one of us has sinned, and Isaiah made it clear that when Christ died on the Cross, He willingly took our place. He died alone with our sins upon Him. The first nine verses tell of the suffering of the Saviour, but the remaining verses tell of His glory. God had foreordained the Cross to accomplish our redemption (v10). Jesus not only died, but He rose again from the grave in victory (v11).
Only our God could turn such suffering into such joy, such agony into such triumph, such loss into such gain. What looked like defeat was the victory of God over sin and death! Jesus continues today to intercede for us (v12, & Heb 7:25).
At first glance, it might be easy to miss the intensely personal words in Isaiah 53. As you reflect on Christ's work for you, read through this chapter of Isaiah again. This time, use pronouns 'I', 'my', and 'mine'. Insert your own name where it says 'for many'. Spend extra time in prayer thanking God for the forgiveness that is possible because of Jesus suffering, death, and resurrection and the outpouring of the Holy Ghost.
At first glance, it might be easy to miss the intensely personal words in Isaiah 53. As you reflect on Christ's work for you, read through this chapter of Isaiah again. This time, use pronouns 'I', 'my', and 'mine'. Insert your own name where it says 'for many'. Spend extra time in prayer thanking God for the forgiveness that is possible because of Jesus suffering, death, and resurrection and the outpouring of the Holy Ghost.
Jokes Of The Day
A faith healer ran into his old friend, Max and asked him how things were going."Not so good, was the pained reply. "My brother is very sick."
"Your brother isn't sick," contradicted the faith healer, "he only thinks he's sick. Remember that, he only thinks he's sick."
Two months later they met again and the faith healer asked Max:
"How's your brother now?"
"Worse, groaned Max, "he thinks he's dead."
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They have all sorts of new services today. Now they've got dial-a-prayer service for atheists.
You call a number and nobody answers.
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A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem. A small child replied: "They couldn't get a baby-sitter."
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Riddle Of The Day
Which is correct: 9 and 5 is 13 OR 9 and 5 are 13?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
I have a hundred legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but no head. I cannot see, but I'm neat and tidy as can be. What am I?
A broom.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
ProtectionA friends married daughter called from her home in another state to report some "bad news." She had two cavities in her previously flawless teeth.
She was asked, "Does your city fluoridate its water?" A couple of days later, she called to say that it did not. As a result, her teeth were more vulnerable to decay than when she grew up drinking fluoridated water.
Admittedly, this was not a great tragedy. Worse things can happen, but her dental problems can point us to a vital truth in our Christian lives.
We would be wise to do all we can to prevent tooth decay, but it's even more important that we do all we can to prevent Satan from harming us spiritually (1Peter 5:8-9). To ignore the prescribed protection that God has made available to us is to ask for trouble much worse than holes in our teeth.
In Ephesians 6, Paul said that to be protected from Satan's attacks we need to "put on the whole armour of God" (v11). Verses 14-18 tell us we must put on the belt of "truth," "the breastplate of righteousness," the shoes of "the gospel of peace," "the shield of faith," "the helmet of salvation," and "the sword of the Spirit," along with "all prayer."
With God's armour we can stand and stay protected!
Betrayal by Brothers
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Matthew 24:10-12.
Love will grow cold even among Christians. Brothers, or former brothers, who themselves have fallen and abandoned their faith, will out of the bitterness caused by backsliding and jealousy, betray their brothers, just like Judas betrayed his Master. Perhaps this betrayal among brethren is the most unpleasant of all. We can understand that the world hates us, or that strangers, or even the religious, attack us.
However, when formerly warm and caring individuals, who used to love and follow the truth, try to hide their backslidden condition by betraying those they previously had fellowship with, it can be devastating.
Lawlessness will abound, even in the Church. People will take the law in their own hands and do as they please. Man will make his own laws and be his own master. This spirit is already active and working to spread out even further. People willingly listen to a talk and want to be blessed or moved by God, but they refuse to obey Him. When a brother lovingly corrects us, we become angry and want to retaliate.
This desire to get even, to harm those we believe have hurt us, is the very spirit that brings on betrayal. Perhaps this is the most tragic of all sins. But even for this, there is forgiveness. There was no hate or bitterness in Jesus' eyes when Judas kissed Him. After all, it is not surprising that even those who hate us still know how to kiss Jesus Christ.
Lawlessness will abound, even in the Church. People will take the law in their own hands and do as they please. Man will make his own laws and be his own master. This spirit is already active and working to spread out even further. People willingly listen to a talk and want to be blessed or moved by God, but they refuse to obey Him. When a brother lovingly corrects us, we become angry and want to retaliate.
This desire to get even, to harm those we believe have hurt us, is the very spirit that brings on betrayal. Perhaps this is the most tragic of all sins. But even for this, there is forgiveness. There was no hate or bitterness in Jesus' eyes when Judas kissed Him. After all, it is not surprising that even those who hate us still know how to kiss Jesus Christ.
Facts Of The Day
There is no record of a person being killed by a meteorite but animals are occasionally hit.
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