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Saturday, July 4 2026
from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship

Read your Bible today?


Only 181 days to the year 2027

Scripture Of The Day

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Romans 6:14

Read The Bible In a Year

Job 28-29 ; Acts 13:1-25

Thoughts For The Day

I count him braver who conquers his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self. Aristotle

If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.

"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness. Not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

Motivation For The Day

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

On This Day

1829 - First regular scheduled bus service starts in London - a horse drawn service between Marylebone Road and the Bank of England.
1848 - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish their Communist Manifesto.
1903 - USA President Theodore Roosevelt inaugurates the Pacific Communications Cable by sending a message around the world.
1906 - Britain, France and Italy guarantee the independence of Ethiopia.
1943 - Polish prime minister Wladyslaw Sikorski, leader of the Polish Government in exile during World War II, is killed in an aircrash.
1989 - The movie "Batman," set record of quickest $100 million (10 days)
1996 - Prince Charles, Prince of Wales delivers his terms for a divorce from Diana, Princess of Wales - an offer of £15m reportedly backed by the Queen.

Personal Story Of The Day

The Idol Of The Spiritually Idle 

Man is far more interested in what can be seen and made, than in the unseen God, who is the Maker of all things. That is the lure of idolatry. A person can see an idol and make or choose something to be an idol. The problem with idolatry has always been that whatever the idol is, it is worthless. It may have some monetary value, depending on the materials in it, but it has no spiritual worth. 

Even Christians, while perhaps not actually putting an idol on a shelf in their home, can have eyes that wander from the true God to other things. It may be the skill of their hands that becomes the object of their trust. A person's investment portfolio can be viewed as the source of security. Someone might rest in his accomplishments, as if having done this much will enable him to get through whatever might come his way. To the people in Damascus, the prophet said that a day would come when "men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel" (Isa 17:7-8).

When people forget God, living as if He doesn't exist, they become like the people of Damascus, who had turned their eyes from God to idols. We might feel hurt at being compared to an idol worshiper, but when our eyes are off God and on other things, we are really the same. 

Jokes Of The Day

After the church service a little boy told the pastor, 'When I grow up, I'm going to give you some money.' 'Well, thank you,' the pastor replied, 'but why?' 'Because my daddy says you're one of the poorest preachers we've ever had.'

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A father was at the beach with his children when his four-year-old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, where a seagull lay dead in the sand. 'Daddy, what happened to him?' the son asked 'He died and went to Heaven,' the dad replied. The boy thought a moment and then said, 'Did God throw him back down?'
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Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble. In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull so that they can breed their own stock. Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister, "When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I'll contact you to drive out after me and haul it home." The brunette arrives at the man's ranch, inspects the bull, and decides she wants to buy it. The man tells her that he will sell it for $599, no less.

After buying him, she drives to the nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news. She walks into the telegraph office, and says, "I want to send a telegram to my sister telling her that I've bought a bull for our ranch. I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it home."

The telegraph operator explains that he'll be glad to help her, then adds, "It's just 99 cents a word."

Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette only has $1 left. She realizes that she'll only be able to send her sister one word.

After thinking for a few minutes, she nods, and says, "I want you to send her the word "comfortable". The telegraph operator shakes his head. "How is she ever going to know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pickup truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch if you send her the word, "comfortable?'"

The brunette explains, "My sister's blonde. The word's big. She'll read it slow. - - - -
("com-for-da-bul" )
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Riddle Of The Day

I have been around for hundreds of years, I can have a varying number of hands, There are many versions of me, I do the same thing day after day, People would miss me if I were gone, What am I?

Answer to Yesterdays Riddle
I can do things you think defy physics. Like rock a cradle and go around the world. I can be weighted and work or be broken and still work. And I am hot as fire or cold as ice.
A yo yo : It defies gravity by going up instead of down. Rock a cradle and around the world are tricks.Weighted and broken refer to different yo-yo styles (weighted and off-string), and hot as fire or cold as ice are brand names (pyro and frost)

Devotional Thoughts Of The Day


The Gentiles See What God's People Cannot

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 1 Corinthians15:3-4. References from Matthew 12:38-45.

Most people know about Jonah and the whale, even if they don't know that this story is in the Bible. It certainly is a memorable event... even making its way into Walt Disney's Pinocchio! Yet as we saw yesterday, Scripture records this event because of something beyond the fact that Jonah spent some time in the belly of a big fish. Jesus' own reference to Jonah inspirer's us to consider the significance of this event. 

Jonah's story showed him God's deliverance and forgiveness for his rebellious attempt to run away. One element of the sign of Jonah was that God providentially rescued His prophet so that His intended mission might be carried out. Moreover, Jonah's presence in Nineveh was a sign of God's judgment. Similarly, Jesus was a sign to those rejecting Him that God's judgment was also upon them. 

The Ninevites further illustrated what true repentance looked like. The context of Matthew 12 is important. The Pharisees had just questioned Jesus about the source of His miracles (Matt 12:22-37). Then they demanded to see a sign. Keep in mind that they had already seen many signs of Jesus' deity, so they were really trying to trap Him. By pointing to Jonah, Jesus drew a parallel between Jonah's time in the fish's belly and His own upcoming time in the heart of the earth. Just as Jonah was rescued from the fish, so too, God would deliver His Son from death on the third day. 

Jesus then went on to make two more points. The Ninevites would condemn the generation that Jesus addressed because they had repented with only Jonah's one sentence prophecy (Jonah 3:4). But those listening to Jesus had heard someone greater than any prophet, and still they refused to believe. The same is true with the Queen of the South, the Queen of Sheba. She heard Solomon's wisdom and believed in the Lord (1 Kings 10;). But now one greater than Solomon was present, and this generation still refused to believe.

 It was shocking to see two examples of Gentiles who believed, whereas the Jews in Jesus' day would not... there is also a similar story of rejection by the spirit filled church.


Taking The First Step

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. Genesis 11:31.

The Chinese philosopher Lao-Tse once said, "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." While we all tend to focus on the destination, the time it will take to complete our journey or the items we need to accomplish it, the trip itself cannot begin until we're willing to take the first step. Abraham was willing to take that first step. True, Haran was not his ultimate destination. Some have faulted him for stopping short of Canaan. We don't know for sure why he didn't go on. Perhaps his father, Terah, was not physically able to continue. 

We do know that Terah died in Haran. Circumstances may have caused him to remain in Haran. But we should never forget that at least Abraham took the first step toward his ultimate destination. You, too, may have a goal in mind. Perhaps you are burdened by the thought of regular fellowship, burdened by studying the Bible or burdened by witnessing, or even praying. As you look at your particular objective, you don't see how you can reach it. The way seems too long or the process too difficult. 

The answer is to take the first step. Even though the way may not seem clear at the moment, you can be sure that if you don't begin, you'll never attain. Trust God to provide whatever is needed along the way. As you step out in faith, expect God to step in with power. As you take the first step, He will make sure all the other steps fall in place. The hardest step is always the first one.

Facts Of The Day

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Closing Thought

Lord, today I will set aside petty grievances and look for solutions.

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