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Intro

Tuesday, September 15 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

God's grace to every one of you


Only 108 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
Psalms 32:22

Read The Bible In a Year

Proverbs 22-24 ; 2 Corinthians 8

Thoughts For The Day

Grasp the subject, the words will follow. Cato the Elder (234 BC - 149 BC)

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.

Motivation For The Day

"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

On This Day

1588 - The Spanish Armada, which attempted to invade England, is destroyed by a British fleet.
1788 - An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands is ratified at the Hague.
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.
1891 - The Dalton gang holds up a train and takes $2,500 at Wagoner, Oklahoma.
1935 - In Berlin, the Reich under Adolf Hitler adopts the swastika as the national flag.
1938 - British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain meets Adolf Hitler to negotiate a compromise over German expansionism in Europe.
1939 - The Polish submarine Orzel arrives in Tallinn, Estonia, after escaping the German invasion of Poland.

Personal Story Of The Day

Thy Word Is Truth

In the space of just a few verses are recorded words spoken by two disciples. The first was a lie and the second was a boast. Judas lied and did what he denied. Peter boasted and did not do what he declared. "One of you will betray Me," Jesus said. "Not I," was Judas's reply (Mat 26:21-25). "You will deny Me," Jesus said. "Never," was Peter's reply (Mat 26:34-35). 

Sometimes we know ourselves too well, as did Judas. Should evil plans be part of our lives, our denials are hollow sounds. Sometimes we do not know ourselves well enough, like Peter. We make our boasts, which fall short of reality. Our boasts can be hollow sounds as well. How it must have grieved the heart of Jesus. In the emotion of that night, He heard from His disciples, words of deceit and denial. 

What words does Jesus hear from you? He knows your plans and your heart, your words of denial or boasting notwithstanding. Think about your words and the heart from which they come. Eliminate deceit and denial and give true value to your words. Tell the truth always, to God and to man. Think before you speak, making sure you say what is true. 

Jokes Of The Day

One day a policeman stopped a motorist who had just gone through a four way stop sign and was about to give him a ticket when the motorist said. "Officer you can't give me a ticket for that!' "Why not" said the officer. "Because although I did not stop I slowed right down and its almost the same." "But you did not stop" replied the officer, "and the sign says STOP." "But the way was clear and it was safe" replied the motorist. The officer then pulls out his batton and starts hitting the motorist. "What are you doing!" yells the motorist in surprise. "Do you want me to slow down or stop" says the officer.
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A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school.

Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, he opened the window as wide as possible and then busied himself with desk work. The classroom became a bit unruly and he admonished them. This happened several times.

When he could do work at his desk, the strong breeze from the window made his tie flap annoyingly. He kept rearranging and rearranging the tie as the class raised it's level of unruliness.

Finally, becoming disgusted with the wayward tie, he stood up and took a big stapler off his desk and stapled the tie to his chest in several places.

Discipline was not a problem from that day forth.
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For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on
nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting
medical studies:

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than
the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than
the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.

3.. The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks
than the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.

4. The Italians drink large amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer
heart attacks than the Americans, Australians, British, or Canadians.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and
suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans, Australians, British, or
Canadians.

6. Ukrainians drink a lot of vodka, eat a lot of cabbage rolls and suffer
fewer heart attacks than the Americans, Australians, British, or
Canadians.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently
what kills people .

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Riddle Of The Day

How can you physically stand behind your friend as he physically stands behind you?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
The same three cats would do. Since these three cats are averaging one mouse per minute, given 100 minutes, the cats could catch 100 mice.

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day


United In Purpose

That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. Joshua 4:24. References from Joshua 4:1-24.

The words of Robert Louis Stevenson apply to Joshua's leadership style: Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. Joshua made every effort not only to be courageous himself, but also to use object lessons to instil courage in his people and, as we read above, their descendants. Joshua commanded the tribes of Israel to make a memorial so that future generations would know that God was with Israel. 

That's the overriding purpose of Israel that we see repeated over and over: so that all people in the world would know about God. In the first half of this passage, the focus is on bearing witness to future generations (v7). And at the end of the chapter, the focus expands to show that the end result of the miraculous crossing of the Jordan is to deliver the message of the glory of God to all people (v24). 

The comparison between crossing the Jordan and the earlier crossing of the Red Sea indicates a parallel between the two events. After the Red Sea, God had given Israel the opportunity to enter the land of promise, but they failed to take hold of it. After crossing the Jordan, the opportunity once again arose, and Joshua got the people behind him this time. 

This miracle would give him no excuse for failure because he was now exalted in the eyes of Israel, and he had their full respect (v14). He had a devoted army of Israelites, including 40,000 from the tribes whose land had already been acquired east of the Jordan, and we'll soon read that he had an even greater, more powerful force at his disposal, as long as he remained faithful to the purpose God gave him. 

Again, it's important to keep these battles in context, so that we never view God in the Old Testament as simply angry, as compared to the graciousness shown in the New Testament. Joshua is a story of God's faithfulness and steadfast grace even in judgment. God doesn't change like fashions or cultural ideology. Israel is an instrument of God's grace, and their upcoming military victories aren't cold displays of an uncaring God. 

This is God showing His holy, eternal love for the prize of His creation, humanity.


Why Do The Wicked Prosper? 

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Jeremiah 12:1.

Have you noticed how many intriguing "why" questions we have? I suppose inquiring minds want to know why isn't 'phonetic' spelled the way it sounds? Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii... this is intriguing for us tourists? Why are there life vests under airplane seats instead of parachutes? You get the idea. For Christians, there is a very common "why" question. Why do the wicked prosper? 

This is the question that plagued the prophet Jeremiah. As he looked at society, he saw the kings of Israel, the false shepherds who were misleading the people, living in palaces and eating the finest foods. He saw the prophets and priests, who were supporting the people in their sins instead of confronting them, employed in comfortable jobs and surrounded by an admiring populace.

Why were those who lived contrary to God's will, allowed to be happy and content? Maybe you've asked the same question. It seems that the drug dealers and smut peddlers have no financial problems. Why does God allow this? Those who defile the marriage bed and have no respect for their wedding vows seem to live happily. Why is that? 
Of course, the answer is the same today as it was in Jeremiah's day: judgment is coming (Jer 12:14). 

While these things are permitted for a season to test the faith of the righteous (v3), those who choose to ignore God's standards and flaunt their wicked lifestyle will someday have to face His wrath. Be patient. Despite these circumstances, continue to build your trust in the Lord. Be confident that, at the right time, God will set the records straight. 

Those who live unrighteously will be judged and punished by the lifeless standards they have chosen; those who live righteously will be complimented and rewarded.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, help me to do what I can, and in the doing to find new confidence of larger responsibilities

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