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Intro
Friday, October 9 2026from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
We can all know love, for the love of our Father is placed in our hearts.
Only 84 days to the year 2027
Scripture Of The Day
But godliness with contentment is great gain.1 Timothy 6:6
Read The Bible In a Year
Isaiah 32-33 ; Colossians 1Thoughts For The Day
" He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. "Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
Most of the methods that Satan uses to confuse and tempt can be very beautiful and very alert. He seems to be not the enemy of God, but the uplifter and edifier of man.
Motivation For The Day
A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built forOn This Day
1888 - The official opening of the 555ft white marble Washington Monument - designed by Robert Mills.1911 - Britain launches its super-Dreadnaught battleship HMS King George V at Portsmouth.
1924 - In Britain, the Irish Free State Bill receives the Royal Assent.
1961 - A volcano erupting on the island of Tristan da Cunha forces Britain to evacuate more than 260 islanders
1967 - Revolutionary leader Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, the Argentinian-born guerilla fighter, is captured in Bolivia and shot
1973 - American rock 'n roll star Elvis Presley divorces his wife Pricilla in California.
1990 - Hundreds of Chinese queue to buy 'Big Macs' when McDonald's opens its first resturant in China in Shenzhen.
Personal Story Of The Day
A Fathers LoveDuring a moment of exasperation, a father once told me that if his son continued in his rebellious ways, he was going to disinherit him and try to forget him. But I knew that father well. Although he was angry, hurt, and disappointed, I was sure he would never quit loving his son and longing for his restoration. Good parents cannot forget how they cared for their children as infants, how they helped them take their first steps, and how they shared with them in both happy and painful growing-up experiences.
However, when children choose a sinful lifestyle, even good parents, after repeated pleas and warnings, may have no choice but to let them go their own way. Parents will do so with broken hearts and with the undying hope that their prodigal will one day return.
In Hosea 11, God is portrayed as Israel's Father. Because the nation had disobeyed, He had pleaded with them and chastened them time and time again. Yet they refused to change their ways. Finally, God withdrew from them and let them learn the hard way. Yet even then, He could not and would not completely abandon them. One day He will draw them back to Himself (Romans 11:26-27).
God loves His children today with that same kind of love. Jesus also showed the same love for the human race and with God's consent, allowed himself to be murdered as a sacrifice for future generations. Our fellowships around the world have been blessed and grown through this same love. This time, God said he would never abandon us, but we must learn to live within our spiritual means... ' Let your conversation be without covetousness (way of life); and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.' Hebrews 13:5
I would like to repeat one of the past one liners... God loves us not because of who we are, but because of who He is.
In Hosea 11, God is portrayed as Israel's Father. Because the nation had disobeyed, He had pleaded with them and chastened them time and time again. Yet they refused to change their ways. Finally, God withdrew from them and let them learn the hard way. Yet even then, He could not and would not completely abandon them. One day He will draw them back to Himself (Romans 11:26-27).
God loves His children today with that same kind of love. Jesus also showed the same love for the human race and with God's consent, allowed himself to be murdered as a sacrifice for future generations. Our fellowships around the world have been blessed and grown through this same love. This time, God said he would never abandon us, but we must learn to live within our spiritual means... ' Let your conversation be without covetousness (way of life); and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.' Hebrews 13:5
I would like to repeat one of the past one liners... God loves us not because of who we are, but because of who He is.
Jokes Of The Day
In a Sunday school class the teacher asked the students to write down the Ten Commandments.For the fifth commandment one boy put, "Humor thy father and thy mother."
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A little boy was in a relative's wedding. As he was coming down the aisle he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd (alternating between bride's side and groom's side). While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar. So it went, step, step, ROAR, step, step, ROAR all the way down the aisle. As you can imagine, the crowd was near tears from laughing so hard by the time he reached the pulpit. The little boy, however, was getting more and more distressed from all the laughing, and was also near tears by the time he reached the pulpit. When asked what he was doing, the child sniffed and said, 'I was being the Ring Bear.'
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A clergyman walking down a country lane and sees a young farmer struggling to load hay back onto a cart after it had fallen off.
"You look hot, my son," said the cleric. "why don't you rest a moment, and I'll give you a hand."
"No thanks," said the young man. "My father wouldn't like it."
"Don't be silly," the minister said. "Everyone is entitled to a break. Come and have a drink of water."
Again the young man protested that his father would be upset. Losing his patience, the clergyman said, "Your father must be a real slave driver. Tell me where I can find him and I'll give him a piece of my mind!"
"Well," replied the young farmer, "he's under the load of hay."
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Riddle Of The Day
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?Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
You heard me before, Yet you hear me again. Then I die, 'Til you call me again What am I?
An echo
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
Real Mercy And Real Justice"But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;). Eph 2:45.
For many, the concepts of mercy and justice seem to be opposite to one another. How can God be both just and merciful? Throughout history God has expressed His demand for justice and has intervened to impress it on countless occasions... via the patriarchs, direct revelation, the prophets, and the apostles, etc.
For many, the concepts of mercy and justice seem to be opposite to one another. How can God be both just and merciful? Throughout history God has expressed His demand for justice and has intervened to impress it on countless occasions... via the patriarchs, direct revelation, the prophets, and the apostles, etc.
We have seen God's demand for justice continue from the beginning, in the Garden of Eden, to the Mosaic Law, the words of the prophets, the ministry of Christ, and the establishment of the Church at Pentecost and onwards.
In a similar fashion, God has unceasingly intervened to impress grace and mercy on the world. The future establishment of a Kingdom marked by justice, is an integral part of the hope given to Christians in the Bible. However, since we are all naturally fallen, our chances of reaching this Kingdom would be impossible were it not for God's mercy. And while the concepts are different (justice/mercy), they are not contradictory.
In a similar fashion, God has unceasingly intervened to impress grace and mercy on the world. The future establishment of a Kingdom marked by justice, is an integral part of the hope given to Christians in the Bible. However, since we are all naturally fallen, our chances of reaching this Kingdom would be impossible were it not for God's mercy. And while the concepts are different (justice/mercy), they are not contradictory.
In fact, they are complimentary. It is only in the context of justice that we can understand the principle of mercy. For if there is no sense of justice or, more broadly, of morality (right and wrong), it doesn't make sense to talk about sin and wrongdoing, and the need for mercy is gone. It only makes sense to talk about having mercy toward someone if we have standards by which we can judge people's actions.
Thus, the Law served to point out our sinfulness and need for a way to come back into a right relationship with God (Rom 3:20, 7:13, 8:3-4). It provided the sacrificial rituals and offerings as a forerunner to the ultimate sacrifice of God's own Son. Rather than being the final word, the Law was the essential foundation to the restoration work of Christ.
Thus, the Law served to point out our sinfulness and need for a way to come back into a right relationship with God (Rom 3:20, 7:13, 8:3-4). It provided the sacrificial rituals and offerings as a forerunner to the ultimate sacrifice of God's own Son. Rather than being the final word, the Law was the essential foundation to the restoration work of Christ.
God gave us His sense of justice in the world so that the world, through faith, would recognize His acts of mercy. Mercy makes it possible to successfully continue our walk as one of God's children... take the following test.
The Law reveals our sinfulness which normally would separate us from the grace of God. With this in mind, write down the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20:1-17 on a piece of paper. Tape the commandments to your fridge. Each morning, as you prepare for your day, read through the commandments and note to yourself areas in which you have failed. 'Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute (bring judgement against) sin.' Rom 4:8.
The Shield of Faith
Above all, [take] the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Ephesians 6:16.
The shield complements the breastplate in offering protection. The righteous shall live by faith. In ancient times the shields were slightly rounded and rubbed with oil. This made it more difficult for swords and arrows to adhere. Attached to the arm, the shield was mobile, in contrast to the stationary breastplate. The shield was constantly re-positioned, depending upon the direction of the attack.
The Law reveals our sinfulness which normally would separate us from the grace of God. With this in mind, write down the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20:1-17 on a piece of paper. Tape the commandments to your fridge. Each morning, as you prepare for your day, read through the commandments and note to yourself areas in which you have failed. 'Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute (bring judgement against) sin.' Rom 4:8.
The Shield of Faith
Above all, [take] the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Ephesians 6:16.
The shield complements the breastplate in offering protection. The righteous shall live by faith. In ancient times the shields were slightly rounded and rubbed with oil. This made it more difficult for swords and arrows to adhere. Attached to the arm, the shield was mobile, in contrast to the stationary breastplate. The shield was constantly re-positioned, depending upon the direction of the attack.
It could save a soldier's life by blocking a death blow. However, blocking such blows caused great pain in the soldier's arm and body. Even more so, an arrow could hit with a numbing force, even though it got stuck in the shield. Some arrows hit with such a force that they pierced the soldier's body. To stop such arrows caused terrible pain. Nonetheless, the shield warded off the attack.
This is what faith does. It is a strong protection that stops the worst attacks. Faith enables us to cope with things that might overwhelm others. The enemy shoots fiery darts. Since fire burns up all that is flammable, we must not build our lives of wood, hay or straw.
This is what faith does. It is a strong protection that stops the worst attacks. Faith enables us to cope with things that might overwhelm others. The enemy shoots fiery darts. Since fire burns up all that is flammable, we must not build our lives of wood, hay or straw.
The shield of faith extinguishes all fiery temptations and ravages of the devil. The promise is that faith quenches all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Faith overcomes everything... it is a shield!
Facts Of The Day
- An old folk custom for selecting a husband from several suitors involved taking onions and writing each suitor's name individually on each. Then all the onions were put in a cool dark storeroom. The first onion to grow sprouts would determine which man the undecided maiden should marry.
- Pitcher plants are passive hunters that capture insects by means of nectar and color. Once lured inside, the insect slips on the plant's slippery inner surface and drowns in the rain water that has collected in its base. The pitcher plant secretes enzymes that digest the bodies, except for outer skeletons and wings, of its prey.
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Closing Thought
Lord, teach me to always be grateful for the kindness people show me.Comic
