THE DAILY POST
The Daily Post is an email that gets sent to subscribers every day. For those who can't access email, or prefer to view the post on-line, this page gets updated every day with the latest copy of the Daily Post.
This page actually gets updated in advance of the email being sent, so you probably get to see tomorrow's post a day early!
To have a copy of the Daily Post sent to your email address every day, there are two things you need to do:
- If you are not a member of the site, first you need to become one.
- If you are a member of the site, first login, then configure your Daily Post settings under "My Account".
Intro
Wednesday, February 18 2026from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Share your fellowship today!
Only 317 days to the year 2027
Scripture Of The Day
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. 2 John 1:6.Read The Bible In a Year
Leviticus 23-24; Mark 1:1-22.Thoughts For The Day
Not every successful man is a good father. But every good father is a successful manToo many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
What comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside you.
Motivation For The Day
Promises may get friends but 'tis performance that keeps them.On This Day
1219 - Jerusalem is retaken by the Christian Crusader kingdom in a peace treaty between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Egyptian ruler Al-Kamil.
1503 - Henry Tudor (later Henry VIII) is appointed Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the English throne.
1901 - H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner.
1915 - World War I: Germany begins a submarine blockade of Britain.
1930 - American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers the planet Pluto from a series of pictures taken at the Lowell Observory.1915 - World War I: Germany begins a submarine blockade of Britain.
1965 - Gambian independence.
1968 - Introduction of British Standard Time (BST).
1979 - Snow falls in the Sahara Desert.
2025 - The royal tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose II (reigning from about 1493 to 1479 BC) is discovered west of the Valley of the Kings, the first tomb of a pharaoh found since Tutankhamun in 1922.
2025 - The royal tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose II (reigning from about 1493 to 1479 BC) is discovered west of the Valley of the Kings, the first tomb of a pharaoh found since Tutankhamun in 1922.
Personal Story Of The Day
Faith Is Profitable Unto All ThingsIf you were to ask several people to draw a crooked line on a piece of paper, no two lines would be identical. There is a lesson in this: There are many ways to be crooked, but only one way to be straight. The Lord tells us that the righteous person has only one option... to "live by his faith" (Habakkuk 2:4).
In the chapter prior to this declaration from the Lord, the prophet Habakkuk had complained about the violence and injustice around him. It seemed as if the wicked were swallowing up the righteous (1:13).
God responded to Habakkuk by saying that His people were to be "just" and were to live by faith. They were not to be like the one who is "proud" and "not upright" (2:4). A proud and self-sufficient person will rationalise his faults and imperfections. He doesn't want to admit that he needs God. His ways are crooked. Wickedness seems to prevail in our world.
God urges us to live our lives in faith, taking to heart His assurance to Habakkuk that there will be a day of reckoning for the wicked. The only way to please God now and to be ready for that day of reckoning, is to live by faith, walk by faith and serve in faith.
The indwelling power of the Holy Spirit is the only thing that keeps our faith in a working order... let's exercise it as often as we can.
Jokes Of The Day
Can you believe how many award shows they have now? It seems like that have an award show for everything.They even have awards for commercials! The CLIO Awards, a whole show full of commercials.
I taped it and then I fast-forwarded through the whole thing.
************************************
My father is a skilled CPA, but is not great at self-promotion. So when an advertising company offered to put my father's business placard in the shopping carts of a supermarket, my dad jumped at the chance. Fully a year went by before we got a call that could be traced to those placards.
"Richard Larson, CPA?" the caller asked.
"That's right," my father answered. "May I help you?"
"Yes," the voice said. "One of your shopping carts is in my yard and I want you to come and get it."
************************************
A middle management executive has to take on some sport, by his doctor's orders, so he decides to play tennis.
After a couple of weeks his secretary asks him how he's doing.
"It's going fine", the manager says. "When I'm on the court and I see the ball speeding towards me my brain immediately says, 'To the corner! Back hand! To the net! Smash! Go back!'"
"Really? What happens then?" the secretary asks.
"Then my body says, 'Who? Me? Don't talk nonsense!'"
************************************
Riddle Of The Day
How many animals did Moses take on the ark?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
Who can marry a lot of wives and still be single?
A Minister.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
Making Your free time work.
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Genesis 1:31. References from Genesis 1:1-31.
In the early 1600's, pioneering astronomer Johannes Kepler published his three laws of planetary motion and a textbook supporting the Copernican model of the solar system. He was motivated by a fascination with God's creation, writing, I am devoting my effort... for the glory of God, who wants to be recognised from the Book of Nature.
He even saw the universe (with the limited scriptural understanding at that time) as a reflection of the tri-une nature of God and his purposes, with the sun at the centre representing God the Father, the moon as the Son, the outer stars as the prophets (messengers of light), and the space in-between as the Holy Spirit.
Wonder at God's creation has energized many a believer! Today we start to explore biblical principles and truths related to Godly leisure, and we begin at the beginning. In Genesis 1, God brought substance from nothingness, order from chaos, and fruitfulness from barrenness.
One of the repeating narrative patterns is the declaration 'good', climaxing in the summary that it was all very good (v31). 'Very good' is a complete assessment, including both practical and aesthetic dimensions of creation. The trees in Eden, for example, were both pleasing to the eye and good for food (Gen 2:9).
That God created a world filled with beauty and pleasure teaches us that He values these things. Did we really need colour? Was He obligated to make lilies, giraffes, blueberries, ladybugs, rainbow trout, or rainbow gum trees? Not at all. He did it in His good pleasure, for our thankful enjoyment. God intended us to flourish and to enjoy life in His world... physically, rationally and emotionally.
Thyatira
The longest of the seven letters was written to the church in the smallest town. Thyatira had little political or religious significance. There was little threat of persecution for the believers here. But there was a more subtle temptation: social acceptance. Thyatira was a manufacturing centre known for its cloth industry - weaving, dyeing, and sewing were the major sources of income (Lydia of Thyatira whom Paul met in Philippi, Acts 16:14).
It was a town dominated by trade guilds (elite groups) and powerful "designing women." Thyatira was a defenceless city. It had no natural fortress and was generally under the military protection of Pergamos, some 30 miles to the east.
The city was conquered by the Roman general Scipio Africanus, who defeated Antiochus 111 at Magnesia in 190 BC. In 133 BC it became a Roman possession along with Pergamos. Its status as a commercial and manufacturing centre was well-attested in ancient literature. Religion in Thyatira was connected to material prosperity and participation in the trade guilds.
Caesar was worshipped there as Apollo incarnate. But in general, religion seems to have taken a backseat to commercial enterprise in this city. The trade guilds were dominated by powerful women who lived in the lap of luxury.
The Lord's letter commends the church for its charity, service, faith, patience, and good works. Qualities that were undoubtedly encouraged by strong Christian women who were part of the congregation. Theodora, the wife of Emperor Theophilus, caused a revival of image worship and caused Venus the Roman Queen of Heaven to be worshipped above Jesus Christ.
The christianising of this pagan custom was achieved by endowing the virgin Mary with all the characteristics of the Queen of Heaven and thus she became the central figure in Roman Catholicism. Believers were encouraged to participate in the guild festivals -committing fornication and eating things sacrificed to idols (2:20). Not only did the Christians lack zeal for Godly discipline and correct doctrine; they also obliged those who erred in these ways and condoned their errors.
The Christians began to trust in works rather than faith. Just as Old Testament Jezebel, the pagan wife of King Ahab, led the Israelites astray, so this New Testament "Jezebel" was doing the same. There were those in the Thyatira church, like those standing against the Roman Catholic era of the dark Middle Ages also, who stood firm and remained faithful. During this period the Papacy exercised many inquisitions and martyrdoms against the Christians, revealing the depth of their hatred of God's true love and works.
Facts Of The Day
The adjective "sesquipedalian" defines itself: it is used to describe the use of very long, or multi-syllabic, words.
Disclaimer
If you are having problems with this email, please email admin@brf.org.auYou can customise your dailypost by logging in to www.brf.org.au and clicking on the "My Account" section.
First daily Post started on June 18... 2002
.... Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Podcast
Did you know you can listen and download the BRF talks on the Revival Fellowship podcast?Apple users can click here or you can search for 'The Revival Fellowship' in the Podcasts app.
Android and Desktop users can add the podcast URL directly to your favourite podcast app : http://www.brf.org.au/rssaudio/rf.rss
Closing Thought
Comic
