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Intro

Thursday, May 21 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Read your Bible today?


Only 225 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Proverbs 23:17

Read The Bible In a Year

1 Chronicles 13-15 ; John 7:1-27

Thoughts For The Day

Never stop. One stops as soon as something is about to happen.

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

Motivation For The Day

"I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything; "I will try" has performed wonders.

On This Day

1471 - Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London during the War of the Roses. He is succeeded by Edward IV.
1502 - Portuguese explorers discover the uninhabited island of St Helena in the South Atlantic.
1851 - Gold discovered in Australia.
1916 - Clocks and watches go forward one hour in Britain as the daylight Saving Act (Summer time) is introduced.
1932 - Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to make a solo air crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, from Newfoundland to Ireland.
1966 - American boxer Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali) ends the hopes of British heavyweight champion Henry Cooper winning the world heavyweight titles when the bout is stopped in Round 6 because of a severe cut above Cooper's eye. Earlier in the fight, Clay was almost counted out - but was saved by the bell to end the round and then controversially taking longer than normally allowed before beginning the next round.
1982 - In the Falklands War, British troops establish a bridgehead at Port San Carlos and Argentine planes sink HMS Ardent with the loss of 22 members of the crew.

Personal Story Of The Day

Overcoming Is A Daily Event 

We learn in Joshua 23:9-10 that nothing can stand before the person who will dare to trust God. Everything is in the favour of those who trust Him. With God on their side, total victory is assured. This is also true with regard to us in our spiritual warfare. The enemies are great and more powerful than we are, but they are helpless when we go in the power and strength of the Lord Jesus Christ. Admonition was added to these assurances as Joshua spoke to the  people. 

He warned them that they must be careful how they conducted themselves and that they, above all, must love the Lord. This positive and then negative approach would serve to alert the Israelites to their blessings and also to their dangers. We, too, must not turn back in defeat but go forward in Christian victory. There are evil things that will entangle us and ensnare us, so we must get rid of them. These may be but little things in our lives, but the little things can destroy us. We are warned in Hebrews 12:1 to "lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us." 

Nothing is to be allowed to hinder us. The weights spoken of in this passage may not be sins alone, but they could lead to doubt and sin or at least they could hinder us. There is a danger of losing what we have gained. We can be sure of this:  "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith" (1 John 5:4). 

Jokes Of The Day

How do you make a blonde laugh on Friday?

Tell her a joke on Monday.

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A desperate young mother had two incorrigible boys. Having exhausted all
suggestions for controlling the little hellions, she tried one last
approach: she took them to the meanest preacher in town for a lecture. First
the older boy was admitted into the stern minister's study. Glaring at the
boy from behind the desk, the preacher waited a few moments, then challenged
the boy: "Young man, where is God?" The boy was stunned to silence. The
preacher rose part way out of his chair and repeated the question: "I asked
you, Where Is God?" The boy began to quake with dread .... this was no
ordinary lecture for being bad! Stepping around from behind the desk, the
impassioned preacher now shouted his question, "WHERE IS GOD!?" At this, the
boy leaped from his chair and bolted out the door, running headlong into his
little brother. "What's wrong? What's the matter?" his brother asked. "It's
awful! The church has LOST GOD and they're BLAMING US!"
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Who says the elderly are dumb?

A man in Scotland calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says, I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough. 'Dad, what are you talking about?' the son screams. We can't stand the sight of each other any longer,' the father says. 'We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Leeds and tell her.'

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. 'Like hell they're getting divorced,' she shouts, 'I'll take care of this,' She calls

Scotland immediately, and screams at her father, 'You are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?' and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. 'Okay,' he says, 'they're coming for Christmas - and they're paying their own way..'
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Riddle Of The Day

What happens to a refrigerator when you pull its plug?


Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
Who introduced salted meat to the Navy?
Noah , he took Ham on the ark.

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day

The Care Of Victims

Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. Psalm 10:12. References from Psalm 10.

The United Nations recently estimated that 25,000 people a day die of hunger around the world. Every year, six million children under the age of five suffer from hunger. There are about 840 million malnourished people globally, with 95 percent of them in developing nations. While the number of such people has decreased in Asia, it has actually increased in Africa. In addition, as many as two billion people are said to be undernourished... that is, they are technically getting enough to eat, but their diets lack key nutrients. The hungry are often victims of war, corruption, or greed. 

When we hear about the poor and the powerless, we should be moved to prayer, as the psalmist was in today's verses. Many commentators think Psalms 9 and 10 were originally a single composition, and indeed a running thread through both is that a sovereign and just God upholds those who cannot stand on their own. Yesterday we focused on God's sovereignty, today we'll look more at how He cares for the victims of the world. 

In this prayer, the oppressors are described as arrogant, powerful, wicked, self-confident, and self-centred. They hunt, trap, lie, threaten, ambush, plot against, and crush those who stand in their way or have something they want. Their attitude toward God is even worse. They pay no attention to Him or His laws, and when they do, they slander His name, claiming that He either doesn't see or won't do anything (v11,13). 

Their sinful appetites are the centre of their lives (v3; Phil. 3:18-19). Although such observations might make it feel as though God is faraway (v1), David prayed for Him to teach the oppressors a severe lesson and break their power. He believed that God does see and will hold the wicked accountable. After all, He is the helper of the fatherless (v14). He hears and encourages the afflicted and steps in to defend the victim... there's a special place for them in His heart (Isa 61:1). Why? Justice must be done, and people must understand their finite place in the order of things (v18).


The Everlasting Word

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Isaiah 40:8.

Very few things are permanent, no matter how solid they seem to be. Japanese scholar Chikaosa Tanimoto is now saying that the Sphinx, which has stood immovable on the Giza Plateau outside of Cairo, Egypt, for more than 4,500 years; is destined for destruction within the next 200 years. Because of erosion created by pollution and the forces of nature, the structure eventually will disintegrate into a heap of rubble. 

Other ancient monuments such as the great pyramids... Cheops, Chephren and Myceriuns... which were supposedly built to last forever, are also showing signs of crumbling. Given sufficient time, they also will return to the dust from which they came. 

The same, however, cannot be said of God's Word. Even though portions, such as the Book of Job and the five books of Moses (Genesis through Deuteronomy), are nearly 4,000 years old, they are as relevant today as the day they were written. Because the Bible deals with the nature of man and the love of God, it will always be applicable to man's need. Technology changes, cultures vary, fads come and go. But human nature stays the same, and the Bible always has the answer for man's deepest need. Nor will Scripture ever lose its validity. The Bible is absolute truth, and truth doesn't change with time. Just as two plus two is four today, it was a thousand years ago, and it will be a thousand years from now. 

The sins that offended the holiness of God when the Bible was written, such as false doctrine, lying, stealing, fornication, etc., are just as sinful and offensive to God today. Other things may last a long time, even thousands of years, but only God's Word is forever. Every word of Scripture that you make a part of your life is an investment in eternity. Study it, memorise it, apply it... and your life will never be out of date.

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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