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Intro
Tuesday, May 12 2026from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Good morning , grab a cuppa and enjoy a read
Only 234 days to the year 2027
Scripture Of The Day
Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.2 Kings 10:8
Read The Bible In a Year
2 Kings 15-16 ; John 3:1-18Thoughts For The Day
Funny how a $10 note can look so big when you take it to church," The best government teaches us to govern ourselves. "
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
Motivation For The Day
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.On This Day
1809 - British commander Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, defeats the French at Oporto - forcing Napoleon to retreat from Portugal.1910 - Halley's Comet causes widespread concern that it is responsible for bad weather.
1911 - King and Queen of Britain open the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace in South London.
1926 - Norwegian explorer Roald Amundson is among a group of three to cross the North Pole in an airship. His companions are Italian Umberto Nobile and American Lincoln Ellsworth.
1935 - A self-help group, Alcoholics Anonymous, is launched in Ohio, USA by its founder William Wilson.
1961 - Founding of the United States of Congo with Leopoldville its federal capital.
1969 - Minimum voting age in Britain is lowered from 21 to 18.
Personal Story Of The Day
Making Time WorkThere is a Web site that claims to predict when you will die. After you answer a series of questions, your projected date of death appears along with a digital clock counting down the number of seconds you have left to live. It's all based on current life expectancy charts, but seeing it on a computer screen makes it more vivid. As the site says, it's "the Internet's friendly reminder that life is slipping away."
God in His wisdom doesn't tell us the day of our death. Nor do we know the day of Christ's return. The Bible urges us to serve Christ and be prepared for either event. Peter wrote, The end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers... Have fervent love for one another... Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God (1 Peter 4:7-10).
Jesus encouraged... 'Be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect... Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes' (Luke 12:40,43). As Christians, we need not panic as we see our time slipping away. Instead, let's live every moment for the Lord and be prepared to meet Him today.
Jokes Of The Day
"Pilot to tower. Out of gas three hundred miles over Atlantic. What shall I do?""Tower to pilot. Repeat after me. Our Father Who art in heaven..."
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Right in the middle of the service and just before the sermon, a member of the congregation remembered she had forgotten to turn off the gas under the roast. Hurriedly she scribbled a note and passed it to the usher to give to her husband. Unfortunately, the usher misunderstood her intention and took it to the pulpit. Unfolding the note, the preacher read aloud, "Please go home and turn off the gas."
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It was about a month ago when a Dutchman in Amsterdam felt that he needed to confess, so went to his priest.
"Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. During World War II, I hid a Jewish man in my attic."
"Well," answered the priest, "that's not a sin."
"But I made him agree to pay me 20 dollars for every week he stayed."
"I admit that wasn't good, but you did it for a good cause."
"Oh thank you Father; that eases my mind. Um, I have one more question..."
"What is that, my son?"
"Do I have to tell him the war is over?"
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Riddle Of The Day
Which is correct: 9 and 5 is 13 OR 9 and 5 are 13?Answer to Yesterdays 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
We Are Our Words
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Matthew 5:37. References from James 5:12; Matthew 5:33-37.
A first grader was reprimanded by his teacher for calling other children names on the playground. But those aren't bad words! he protested. Bad words are what Mommy says when she's driving the car! Swearing seems far more prevalent than a few generations ago; now even in casual conversation, it isn't unusual to hear words that would have been unacceptable in the past. James addresses another use of our tongues that we should guard against: taking oaths and swearing.
What we today think of as using bad language or cursing could be considered part of the prohibition against taking an oath, because it is foolish talk that does not glorify God (v12; Eph. 5:4). But the exhortation in our verse today is dealing with more than just using swear words. We might never need our mouths washed out with soap, and still be guilty of the kind of speech to which James refers.
Part of wisdom is knowing what to say yes and no to. As we have seen, Christians are to be peaceable and not double minded. And so, when we give our word about something, we don't need additional oaths in order to bind us to what we have said (Matt. 5:33-37). We shouldn't try to squirm out of our obligations through manipulating what we have said; swearing an oath doesn't increase our obligation to be accountable to what we should do. Our word should stand alone.
Additionally, oaths are a form of boasting, a declaration of what we will and will not do in the future (4:13). This is yet another way that swearing, and taking oaths do not conform to living wisely, which involves humbly submitting to God. Christians should be people of good reputation, whose word can be trusted and who are not characterized by foolishness. Sometimes we make commitments and things change, but it is always better to honour our word if possible, even if it costs us more than we planned. The reason we trust God is because his word never changes and is always able to be trusted, That should be our stand too!
Your word is worth much more than any amount of money or time. Swearing, whether through bad words or taking oaths, has no place in the speech of believers.
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20.
On February 8, 1986, a Peekskill, New York, woman took a Tylenol capsule she had purchased at the local supermarket. Unknown to her, the bottle had been tampered with and the contents were contaminated with a lethal dose of potassium cyanide. Instead of helping her as she expected, the medicine took her life. Johnson and Johnson, the manufacturers of Tylenol, responded by removing the product from store shelves and reissuing the drug in caplet form contained in tamper resistant bottles. These actions, however, could not alleviate the pain and grief of this woman's loved ones.
Millions of people have turned to the Bible to find relief from the pain of sin. Some, unfortunately, have not found the relief they sought. Instead they discover that people and churches have tampered with the words of Scripture, changing and adding to their meaning... even making what God says is evil, appear to be good. For example, homosexuality is not a sin (Rom 1:24-27), they claim, but an alternate lifestyle. Abortion is not murder (Ex 21:22-25); it's a choice. What the Bible calls adultery, these people refer to euphemistically as "having an affair or moving on." Fornication is passed over as "living together."
What is called drunkenness in God's Word is called the "disease of alcoholism" by a society bent on calling evil good and good evil. Obedience, on the other hand, is labeled as legalism, and zeal for the Lord is rejected as fanaticism. Don't be fooled by this truth twisting. What God calls evil will never be made acceptable simply by using another word. Make sure that your beliefs are based on the solid foundation of God's Word. To keep your faith "tamper proof," compare everything you hear with the Bible and see what God has to say. The Gospel is life giving, but these additives and contradictions can be fatal.
Facts Of The Day
- Source of the name "Indiana Jones": it was the name of producer George Lucas' pet Malamute.
- Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games.
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Closing Thought
I am thankful for the person who sings off key during choruses for it means I can hear !Comic
