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Intro

Wednesday, July 15 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Another day to praise the Lord. Call a friend and share a blessing.


Only 170 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
Matthew 28:20

Read The Bible In a Year

Psalms 13-15 ; Acts 19:21-41

Thoughts For The Day

It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

To take all that we are and have and hand it over to God may not be easy; but it can be done; and when it is done, the world has in it one less candidate for misery.

Motivation For The Day

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

On This Day

1099 - The city of Jerusalem is captured by the Crusaders - ending centuries of Muslim rule.
1795 - The Marseillaise, written by Rouget De Lisle, is officially adopted as the French National Anthem.
1815 - French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders to Captain Maitland aboard the English ship Bellerophon, at Rochefort before being sent into exile on the island of St Helena.
1869 - Margarine is patented in France by Hippolyte Mege Mouries of Paris.
1968 - Both Pan American and Aeroflot begin direct air services between New York, USA and Moscow, USSR.
1974 - On the island of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios is overthrown in a coup led by Greek officers in the National Guard. Nikos Sampson, a former EOKA leader, is appointed President.
1997 - Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace is shot dead in Miami by serial killer Andrew Cunanan who is already wanted by the FBI in connection with four other murders. Cunanan is later found dead after committing suicide.

Personal Story Of The Day

Irrational Fears

Why are so many people afraid of going to the dentist? It may be the result of a bad experience. Seeing our family were poor at the time, many of my fillings were done without  an injection. Our old and shaky dentist was not steady and lacked all endearing manners... it was terrifying and painful. I hated the dentist and avoided him at all costs.

People who are afraid to go to God have a similar problem. Some may have been mistreated by spiritual leaders. Others may have learned unhealthy fear of God as children. Still others, overwhelmed by their sin, see only God's righteous demand for justice and miss the loving provision of His Son's sacrifice for sin. The people in 1 Samuel 12 were afraid because Samuel exposed their sin. But he also told them that God longed to forgive them. We need to replace irrational fears with healthy ones. 

God's Word repeatedly assures us that the pain of going to Him is far less than the pain of avoiding Him. It also assures us that because of Jesus we can "come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy" (Hebrews 4:16). A dentist fills the holes in your teeth, but God wants to fill the holes in your heart... with Himself. Don't let your unhealthy fear stop Him. 

Jokes Of The Day

Arriving home from work at my usual hour of 5 p.m., I discovered that it had not been one of my wife's better days. Nothing I said or did seemed to be right.

By 7 p.m. things had not changed, so I suggested I go outside, pretend I had just got home, and start all over again. My wife agreed.

I went outside, came back in and, with a big smile, announced, "Honey, I'm home!"

"And just where have you been?" she replied sharply. "It's after seven o'clock!"
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One of my students could not take my college seminar final exam because of a funeral.

"No problem," I told him. "Make it up the following week." That week came, and again he couldn't take the test due to another funeral.

"You'll have to take the test early next week," I insisted. "I can't keep postponing it."

"I'll take the test next week if no one dies," he told me.

By now I was suspicious. "How can you have so many people you know pass away in three weeks?" I asked.

"I don't know any of these people," he said. "But I'm the only gravedigger in town."
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There was a young Irishman who volunteered for military service during World War II. He had such a high aptitude for aviation that he was sent right to Flight Centre skipping boot camp.

The very first day at Flight he solos and is the best flier on the base. All they could do was give him his gold wings and assign him immediately to an aircraft carrier in the Pacific.

On his first day aboard he took off and single-handedly shot down 6 Japanese Zeroes. Then climbing up to 20,000 ft., he found 9 more Japanese planes and shot them all down, too. Noting that his fuel was getting low, he descended, circled the carrier and came in for a perfect landing on the deck. He threw back the canopy, climbed out and jogged over to the captain.

Saluting smartly he said, "Well sir, how did I do on my very first day?"

The captain turned around, bowed, and replied, "You make one velly impoltant mistake!"

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Riddle Of The Day

A doctor and a boy were fishing. The boy was the doctor's son, but the doctor was not the boy's father. Who was the doctor?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
A frog fell into a well 12 feet deep. He could jump 3 feet, but every time he jumped 3 feet, he fell back 2 feet. How many times did he have to jump to get out of the well?
The tenth jump took him out. (On the tenth jump he reached 13 feet and was out.)

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

When Life Is Painful

In early October 2005 a powerful earthquake hit Pakistan. TV news images showed distraught people searching the rubble for survivors, while others numbly visited hospitals and morgues to see if their loved ones were alive or dead. Families stood together weeping and crying out for help. Their burden of uncertainty and grief could be seen, heard, and felt. 

If you've experienced an intense feeling of loss, you'll appreciate the words of David in Psalm 55, written during a painful time in his life. Oppressed by the wicked, hated by his enemies, and betrayed by a friend, David spoke of the anxiety and anguish that threatened to crush his spirit: He lamented that fearfulness and trembling had come upon him, and horror had overwhelmed him (v5). But instead of caving in to fear, David poured out his heart to God: "As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice" (v16-17). 

Prayer lifts our eyes from personal tragedy to the compassion of God. It enables us to cast our burdens on the Lord instead of breaking under their weight. When our hearts are filled with pain, it's good to call on God in prayer... morning, noon, and night.


We Are Winners

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. Genesis 15:13-14.

Life can be tough; it can also be scary. Maybe you are wondering if you will ever find the courage to face a fear filled future. I have some good news for you... I've read the last chapter of Revelation, and we win. As God revealed to Abraham the fate of his descendants, it sounded less than exciting. For 400 years they would be the slaves of another nation. Have you ever wondered what kept them going when they were oppressed and mistreated by the Egyptians? Maybe it was God 's promise, "I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions." In other words, in the end, "you win." 

Yes, along the way there would be hardships and affliction, but when Israel got to the bottom line, those who afflicted them would be judged and they would be rewarded. This was not a "maybe," but something God promised that Abraham could "know certainly." Your life, too, is bound to have its share of heartache and sadness. No one can pass through their years on earth without some mistreatment and unfairness. You may even echo the cry of the prophet Habakkuk: "O Lord, how long shall I cry, and You will not hear? Even cry out to You, of Violence! And You will not save" (Hab 1:2).  

In the midst of the pain, however, you must always cling to the unchangeable truth that in the end we win. When you experience bone crunching difficulties, meditate on verses such as 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 and Revelation 7:14-17 and 21:4. Take comfort in the truth that, despite what you may be going through right now, in the end, you win. The present is bearable when we're confident that the future is glorious.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

I am thankful for the lawn that needs mowing, the windows that need washing, the gutters that need cleaning, because I have a home !

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