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Intro

Friday, July 3 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Rang anyone today yet?


Only 182 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32

Read The Bible In a Year

Job 25-27 ; Acts 12

Thoughts For The Day

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both.

Don't part with your church fellowship. When it is gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

Walking by faith and not by sight, reveals more than any eye could ever see.

Motivation For The Day

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

On This Day

1863 - American Civil War: The end of the battle of Gettysburg with defeat for the Confederate Army by the Union Army commanded by General Meade.
1890 - Idaho is admitted to the Union as the 43rd state.
1898 - Captain Joshua Slocum arrives at Rhode Island, USA aboard his 36ft sloop 'Spray' to become the first man to complete a round the world solo voyage - which began April 24, 1895
1928 - A policeman's helmet and a bunch of roses are among the pictures shown on John Logie Baird's first colour television test transmission at Baird Studios, in London.
1940 - World War II: British warships destroy the French fleet to prevent their ships falling into German hands. More than 1,000 French sailors are killed.
1957 - 1st sub powered by liquid metal cooled reactor completed-The Seawolf
1987 - German war criminal Klaus Barbie - the 'butcher of Lyon'- is jailed for life for crimes against humanity.

Personal Story Of The Day

Safe Harbour

Perhaps you have seen this slogan: "Life is short. Play hard." Perhaps you have also seen the rewritten version: "Life is short. Pray hard." One letter makes all the difference. It is the difference between a temporary mind set and an eternal one. A temporal mind thinks primarily about the things of now. It focuses on this world as if it is all there is. The time is now because there is no other time. It embraces an "eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die" philosophy of life. 

The Christian however, knows that this life is only temporary; the world to come is permanent. So, we have only have limited time to make good use of... not in getting maximum pleasure as we play hard, but that we make it count for our future's sake. It is foolish to waste time. Paul both warns and encourages us: the time we have is limited and the days are evil, so we need to make the best use of our time. Every moment is an opportunity for the Lord, to do something. 

Opportunity is originally a Latin word that means "toward the port." When the winds and tides were favourable, the sailing ship would take advantage of the "opportunity"... moving towards the safety of the port. The days are evil, Paul says, which sounds like unfavourable winds, not favourable. Still, this is our time, our opportunity. Life is short. Pray hard. Think about how you spent your day yesterday. Did you make it count for the Lord? Now think about today. In what ways will you make it count? 

Jokes Of The Day

A grandmother took her five-year-old grandson to the ballet. The boy had never seen a ballet before and watched the ballerinas prance around on their toes. After the show was over, the grandmother asked the youngster if he had any questions. "Yeah, Granny," said the boy," wouldn't it be easier if they just hired taller dancer?"
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Steven Spielberg was discussing his new project - an action docudrama about famous composers starring top movie stars. Sylvester Stallone, Steven Seagall, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger were all present. Spielberg strongly desired the box office 'oomph' of these superstars, so he was prepared to allow them to select whatever composers they would portray, as long as they were very famous.

"Well," started Stallone, "I've always admired Mozart. I would love to play him."

"Chopin has always been my favorite, and my image would improve if people saw me playing the piano" said Willis. "I'll play him."

"I've always been partial to Strauss and his waltzes," said Seagall. "I'd like to play him."

Spielberg was very pleased with these choices. "Sounds splendid." Then, looking at Schwarzenegger, he asked, "Who do you want to be, Arnold?"

So Arnold says, "I'll be Bach."

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True tales of the people who walk among us ......
Some guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old
fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying:
"Free to good home. You want it, you take it."
For three days the fridge sat there without even one person looking
twice at it.
He eventually decided that people were too un-trusting of this deal.
It looked too good to be true, so he changed the sign to read: "Fridge
for sale $50." The next day someone stole it.

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Riddle Of The Day

I can do things you think defy physics.
Like rock a cradle and go around the world.
I can be weighted and work or be broken and still work. And I am hot as fire or cold as ice.

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
How can you leave a room with two legs and return with six legs?
Bring a chair back with you

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day


We Are Only Asked To Do What God Wants.

Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? Ezekiel 18:23. References from Jonah 3:1-4,11. 

Although most people only think about Jonah and his encounters with a big fish, this book is a compelling example of God's love for even the most hated of nations. Assyria at that time was known for its heartless cruelty. Assyrians were so proud of their ability to terrorise that they left numerous monuments boasting of their sadistic practices. To the average Israelite, the most logical object of God's wrath would be Nineveh. 

It's no wonder, then, that Jonah felt that he had to run from God's call. If he went to Nineveh, he was sure to be killed; and even if he were successful in his mission, no one would rejoice at home that anything good had happened to these hated people. 

After much resistance, Jonah went to Nineveh, and the results of his preaching were nothing short of miraculous (Jonah 3:5,10). The Lord's concern for Nineveh shows that His love was not confined to a particular nation or place. This is the most likely reason why Jonah tried to run away. It was unthinkable to him that God could love even the Assyrians. 

In Jonah's mind, these people deserved God's wrath because of all the evil they had done. But, apart from God's intervention, all people are deserving of His wrath. God's heart is that all people might repent and turn toward Him. Jonah was a very human prophet. God's ways were difficult for him to understand... and he was not afraid to let God know that. However, God's response to Jonah cut to the core: Jonah initially cared more about his comfort than the fate of a 120,000 people.


Rest for the Weary

And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan. Joshua 22:4.

William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, received a letter from his wife while he was on a long trip. She wrote in part, "Your Tuesday's notes arrived safe, and I was rejoiced to hear of the continued prosperity of the work, though sorry you were so worn out. I fear the effect of all this excitement and exertion upon your health, and though I would not hinder your usefulness, I would caution you against an injudicious prodigality of your strength. Remember a long life of steady, consistent, holy labour will produce twice as much fruit as one shortened and destroyed by spasmodic and extravagant exertions; be careful and sparing of your strength when and where exertion is unnecessary."

God also is aware of this truth. After five years of battles, Joshua declared, "God has given rest." It was not that the land had been completely conquered, but it was time for the people to rest anyway. Some Christians are quick to remind us that "Satan never takes a vacation." That may be true, but Satan is not the example we want to follow. One scholar who studied the Gospels claims that during the three years of Jesus' ministry, ten periods of resting are mentioned. 

If Jesus felt it necessary to punctuate His ministry with seasons of rest, how much more so should we. Being alone and resting for a while is not selfish; it's Christlike. Taking a vacation is not fleshly; it's spiritual. God's kingdom is not advanced by those who work themselves into a coronary or nervous breakdown. God gives rest to the weary, so don't be too proud to take it. Come apart and take your rest or you may come apart forever.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, help me to remember those who have fought for my freedom.

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