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Intro

Saturday, August 22 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Hope you have a great day in the Lord.


Only 132 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward
2 Corinthians 1:12

Read The Bible In a Year

Psalms 110-112 ; 1 Corinthians 5

Thoughts For The Day

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Keep some company with people who inspire you.

Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.

Motivation For The Day

If you have knowledge, let others light their lanterns at it.

On This Day

1642 - Beginning of the English Civil War - between supporters' of King Charles I (Royalists or Cavaliers) and of Parliament (Roundheads), when the King raises his standard at Nottingham.
1846 - New Mexico is annexed by the USA.
1864 - Signing of the Geneva Convention for the protection of wounded and those taken prisoner during war - leading to the founding of the International Red Cross.
1922 - Irish republican Michael Collins, the founder of Sinn Fein, is assassinated by extremist republicans in an ambush in Ireland.
1941 - World War II: German troops reach the outskirts of Leningrad - completely surrounding the city on September 8th and beginning a siege which lasts until January 1944.
1962 - 15 terrorists attack French leader General de Gaulle in the 22nd of 31 attempts on his life. Despite being sprayed with a volley of at least 150 shots, de Gaulle is only slightly injured by flying glass.
1985 - A British Airtours Boeing 737 bursts into flames at the end of the runway at Manchester Airport after aborting its' take off. 55 are killed by flames and strong fumes - another 80 passengers manage to escape.

Personal Story Of The Day

Dead Certain

The Romanian weekly Tinerama reported that a woman fainted when she opened her front door and found her husband standing there. It all started when a man named Neagu choked on a fish bone, stopped breathing and collapsed. The family doctor, knowing Neagu 's heart condition, didn't think twice about proclaiming the 71 year old dead of a heart attack. But three days later, grave diggers at the cemetery heard a suspicious sound. 

They opened Neagu 's coffin to find him surrounded by wilted flowers but very much alive. It took Neagu three weeks to convince the authorities to cancel his death certificate from their register.

Job, however, had more in mind than mere resuscitation. As he looked ahead to that day when he would put aside his mortal body, he asked the age-old question, "Will I live again?" Implied in Job's question is not the hopeless uncertainty of the pagan world but a quiet confidence that someday it would be so. As a result, he was willing to work through his trials patiently, knowing that a greater and more glorious day lay ahead. 

Jokes Of The Day

Married life is full of excitement and frustration:
* In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens.
* In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens.
* In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.

It is true that love is blind but marriage is definitely an eye-opener.

It's true that all men are born free and equal, but some of them get married!

There was this man who muttered a few words in the church and found himself married. A year later he muttered something in his sleep and found himself divorced.

Son: How much does it cost to get married, Dad?
Father: I don't know son, I'm still paying for it.

Son: Is it true? Dad, I heard that in ancient China, a man doesn't know his wife until he marries.
Father: That happens everywhere, son, everywhere!
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During late spring one year, a blonde was trying out her new boat. She was unable to have her boat perform, travel through water, or do any maneuvers whatsoever no matter how hard she tried.

After trying for over three days to make it work properly, she decided to seek help. She putted the boat over to the local marina in hopes that someone there could identify her problem.

Workers determined that everything from the engine to the outdrive was working perfectly on the topside of the boat. So, a puzzled marina employee jumped into the water to check underneath the boat for problems. Because he was laughing so hard, he came up choking on water and gasping for air. Under the boat, still strapped in place securely, was the trailer.
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Two eminently successful psychoanalysts occupied offices in the same building. One was forty years old, the other was over seventy. They rode on the elevator together at the end of an unbearably hot, sticky day. The younger man was completely done in, and he noted with some resentment that his senior was fresh as a daisy. "I don't understand", he marveled, "how can you listen to drooling patients from morning till night on a day like this and still look so spry and unbothered when it's over?"
The older analyst said simply, "Who listens?"

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Stranger: Good morning, Doctor. I just dropped in to tell you how much I benefited from your treatment.
Doctor: But you're not one of my patients.
Stranger: I know. But my Uncle Bill was, and I'm his heir.
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Riddle Of The Day

If you see a bird sitting on a twig, how could you get the twig without disturbing the bird?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
When is a yellow dog most likely to enter a house?
When the door is open

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day


Blessings For The Lowly

And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. Mark 5:34. References from Mark 5:21-34.

One of the greatest social problems facing the nation today is the challenge posed by rising health care costs. As these costs increase, the number of people who are able to afford insurance coverage decreases. This combination of economic factors is a recipe for anxiety. Imagine, then, what it must have been like in Jesus' day when there was no insurance, and the practice of medicine was more superstition than science. 

The woman in the above verse who interrupted Jesus' conversation with Jairus the synagogue ruler is a good example. Her plight was social as well as physical. The nature of her condition would have meant that anyone who came in contact with her became ceremonially unclean according to the Law of Moses. This woman was not only troubled by a physical affliction, she had suffered at the hands of the doctors to whom she turned for relief. In the process she watched her financial resources shrink as her condition grew worse. 

The medical profession in Jesus' day did not enjoy a good reputation. It was listed as one of the despised trades in the collection of Jewish writings known as the Talmud. In fact, physicians are criticized for being more interested in profit than in the health of their patients. A popular saying declared that even the best doctor was destined for hell. Disappointment and desperation prompted this woman to seek help from Jesus in secret. The measure of her faith is signalled by her certainty that she would be healed, if she could just touch his clothes (v28).

Her attempt to steal away unnoticed through the crowd after being healed was revealed when Jesus asked who had just touched Him. Although the request of Jairus was an urgent one, Jesus stopped the procession until she came forward and admitted what she had done. The rabbis condemned the physicians of their day because they favoured the rich and powerful. Jesus made Jairus, a man of influence, wait while He pronounced a blessing of peace upon this despised and insignificant woman. Not only did He provide her with the cure they could not, He showed her a compassion they lacked.


Integrity In Jail

The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. Genesis 39:23. 

We have now referred to many of the people the Lord used who had character flaws, We will now go back and summarise the background behind a man about whom nothing negative is recorded. Joseph truly lived a life of righteousness and integrity. He did it with his mind focused on God and not his circumstances. It is recorded that "the Lord was with Joseph and he prospered" (39:2). 

You will remember that Potiphar promoted him to the highest position of responsibility in his house. It was there that Potiphar's wife propositioned him, repeatedly. Opportunity for immorality presented itself to Joseph day after day. But Joseph's focus on God kept him from sin. His refusal included these words: How could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God? (v9). 

He was not asking how he could sin and get away with it. He was not wondering how it would affect Potiphar or his place in the house if found out. Instead, his concern was that his sin would offend God. In one sense, Joseph's refusal cost him. He was falsely accused and imprisoned. In another sense, though, his self-discipline brought God's continual blessing. Our desire always must be to please God. That involves living a life of righteousness and integrity.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, help me understand and come to terms with the fact that I am truly your child.

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