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Intro
Sunday, April 27 2025from the Brisbane Revival Fellowship
Make a coffee and enjoy the post.
Only 249 days to the year 2026
Scripture Of The Day
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. Psalms 70:4.Read The Bible In a Year
1 Kings 1-2; Luke 19:28-48.Thoughts For The Day
Put your brain in gear before starting your mouth.The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
Motivation For The Day
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Keep moving towards the life you've imagined.On This Day
1810 - Beethoven publishes his latest composition for the piano, Fur Elise.1828 - Opening of the London Zoological Gardens in Regent's Park, London.
1840 - Foundation stone for new Palace of Westminster, London, laid by Sarah Barry wife of its architect Charles Barry.
1937 - The world's longest suspension bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, is officially opened. Its length: 4,200 feet.
1943 - Witold Pilecki escapes from Auschwitz after having voluntarily been imprisoned there to gain information about the Holocaust.
1937 - The world's longest suspension bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, is officially opened. Its length: 4,200 feet.
1943 - Witold Pilecki escapes from Auschwitz after having voluntarily been imprisoned there to gain information about the Holocaust.
1945 - Italian partisans capture Benito Mussolini at Dongo (Lake Como).
1946 - 1st radar installed aboard a commercial ship.
1972 - US Apollo 16 spacecraft safely crash lands in the Pacific Ocean after taking three astronauts to the Moon.
1981 - Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
1972 - US Apollo 16 spacecraft safely crash lands in the Pacific Ocean after taking three astronauts to the Moon.
1981 - Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
2011 - Deadliest day of the 2011 super outbreak of tornadoes, the largest tornado outbreak in United States history.
2022 - SpaceX, launches its Crew Dragon capsule with four astronauts, including Jessica Watkins - becomes 1st black woman to serve extended mission on International Space Station.
2024 - NASA engineers successfully repair and recode Voyager 1 from 15 billion miles away after five month gap in not receiving data.
Personal Story Of The Day
The Happy Giver
A U.S. News & World Report cover story explored the subject of happiness. According to the article, scientists have found that "strong marriages, family ties, and friendships predict happiness, as do spirituality and self-esteem. Hope is crucial, as is the feeling that life has meaning."
But what if some of these elements are missing in our lives? Researchers say that "helping people be a little happier can jump-start a process that will lead to stronger relationships, renewed hope, and general upward spiraling of happiness."
What we give, more than what we get, produces joy in our lives. The Bible says, "There is one who scatters, yet increases more... The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself" (Proverbs 11:24-25).
Is there some small way you can help someone else be happier today? Perhaps it's sending a card, making a phone call, or giving yourself in friendship. Hoarding never produces happiness. It comes as we seek the good of others and give away what God has given us.
The source of such an attitude is found in our relationship with Christ and His Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). From Him grows the fruit of generosity, happiness, and love.
What will you give away today?
What we give, more than what we get, produces joy in our lives. The Bible says, "There is one who scatters, yet increases more... The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself" (Proverbs 11:24-25).
Is there some small way you can help someone else be happier today? Perhaps it's sending a card, making a phone call, or giving yourself in friendship. Hoarding never produces happiness. It comes as we seek the good of others and give away what God has given us.
The source of such an attitude is found in our relationship with Christ and His Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). From Him grows the fruit of generosity, happiness, and love.
What will you give away today?
Jokes Of The Day
Beware of DogUpon entering a little country store, the stranger noticed a sign warning, "Danger! Beware of dog!" posted on the glass door. Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
"Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?" he asked the owner.
"Yep, that's him," came the reply.
The stranger couldn't help but be amused. "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner explained, "Before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
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There was an unexpected knock on my door, and like I always do I first opened the peephole and asked, "Who's there?"
"Parcel post, ma'am. I have a package that needs a signature."
"Where's the package?" I asked suspiciously. The deliveryman held it up.
"Could I see some ID?" I said, still not convinced.
"Lady," he replied wearily, "if I wanted to break into your house, I'd probably just use these." And he pulled out the keys I had left in the door.
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A wife was scrambling eggs one morning when suddenly her husband bursts into the kitchen. “Careful,” he cries. “You’re cooking too many at once. Scramble them! Now! We need more butter. They’re going to stick! Hurry up! Don’t forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt! The salt!”
The wife turns and asks, “What is wrong with you?” Her husband calmly replies, “I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I’m driving.”
Riddle Of The Day
What animal keeps the best time?Answer to Yesterday's Riddle
What kind of clothes do lawyers wear?
Lawsuits.
Devotional Thoughts Of The Day
The Value Of Life
God's Abundance
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 2 Corinthians 9:8.
This wonderful promise is found in the middle of two chapters where Paul speaks about finances, money and giving. He is not referring to spiritual experiences; he is speaking about money. The Bible is often more concrete and realistic than we acknowledge. Paul encourages the Corinthians to increase their giving.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, Luke 1:68. References from Luke 2:22-38.
One of the most touching accounts in the Old Testament is that of the barren Hannah. For years, this devout wife prayed for a child, only to remain childless. Finally, in God's perfect timing, she conceived and gave birth to Samuel, who would become one of the most significant figures in Israel's history. When Hannah dedicated young Samuel to the Lord, she proclaimed, For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: (1 Sam 1:27).
Over a thousand years later, the birth of another young boy was anticipated by much prayer and was greeted with even greater praise and thanksgiving. In fact, prayer and worship surrounded the birth of Jesus. Luke 1 records Mary's beautiful worship psalm and Zechariah's praise. Luke 2:13 tells us that the angels broke out in praise when the Saviour's birth was announced.
Today's scripture records yet another outpouring of prayer and praise accompanying Jesus' birth. Luke tells us that Joseph and Mary took the infant Jesus to the Temple to dedicate Him to the Lord as prescribed in the Law. Joseph and Mary clearly knew that theirs was no ordinary child, and they had already witnessed remarkable events surrounding His birth (Luke 2:16-20). Even so, they probably were unprepared for what was about to happen in the Temple.
Luke says that righteous Simeon had been waiting his entire life for the consolation of Israel, or the Messiah (v25). Through the Holy Spirit, the Lord revealed to Simeon that the small child with Joseph and Mary was indeed the answer to the prayers of many. Realizing this, Simeon spontaneously praised the Sovereign Lord (v29-32). The elderly prophetess Anna had a similar response.
It's no surprise that the life of our Lord Jesus was surrounded by prayer. He was the answer to prayer, and His birth evoked prayer and praise.
One of the most touching accounts in the Old Testament is that of the barren Hannah. For years, this devout wife prayed for a child, only to remain childless. Finally, in God's perfect timing, she conceived and gave birth to Samuel, who would become one of the most significant figures in Israel's history. When Hannah dedicated young Samuel to the Lord, she proclaimed, For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: (1 Sam 1:27).
Over a thousand years later, the birth of another young boy was anticipated by much prayer and was greeted with even greater praise and thanksgiving. In fact, prayer and worship surrounded the birth of Jesus. Luke 1 records Mary's beautiful worship psalm and Zechariah's praise. Luke 2:13 tells us that the angels broke out in praise when the Saviour's birth was announced.
Today's scripture records yet another outpouring of prayer and praise accompanying Jesus' birth. Luke tells us that Joseph and Mary took the infant Jesus to the Temple to dedicate Him to the Lord as prescribed in the Law. Joseph and Mary clearly knew that theirs was no ordinary child, and they had already witnessed remarkable events surrounding His birth (Luke 2:16-20). Even so, they probably were unprepared for what was about to happen in the Temple.
Luke says that righteous Simeon had been waiting his entire life for the consolation of Israel, or the Messiah (v25). Through the Holy Spirit, the Lord revealed to Simeon that the small child with Joseph and Mary was indeed the answer to the prayers of many. Realizing this, Simeon spontaneously praised the Sovereign Lord (v29-32). The elderly prophetess Anna had a similar response.
It's no surprise that the life of our Lord Jesus was surrounded by prayer. He was the answer to prayer, and His birth evoked prayer and praise.
God's Abundance
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 2 Corinthians 9:8.
This wonderful promise is found in the middle of two chapters where Paul speaks about finances, money and giving. He is not referring to spiritual experiences; he is speaking about money. The Bible is often more concrete and realistic than we acknowledge. Paul encourages the Corinthians to increase their giving.
He prays that they would sow richly so that they might harvest richly. He encourages them to be cheerful givers. Why? Because it is more blessed, not more dangerous, to give. It is blessed because God has the power, ability and willingness to ensure that we always have enough to give abundantly to every good work.
This is something fantastic! What God is saying is that you never can give so much that you will become poor. The world says, Save and you will have. God says, Give and you will receive. These are two radically different approaches. One is based on selfishness; the other is based on love and faith.
This is something fantastic! What God is saying is that you never can give so much that you will become poor. The world says, Save and you will have. God says, Give and you will receive. These are two radically different approaches. One is based on selfishness; the other is based on love and faith.
God even goes so far as to say that if we give, He will ensure that in every situation, we will have enough to sow, and to sow abundantly. But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:6-7).
God's purpose is that we, by being liberal givers, enter a lifestyle in which we give generous gifts out of gratitude for God's abundant blessings to us. Abundance is not worldly; abundance enables us to be liberal, loving and committed givers. And remember: God loves a cheerful giver!
God's purpose is that we, by being liberal givers, enter a lifestyle in which we give generous gifts out of gratitude for God's abundant blessings to us. Abundance is not worldly; abundance enables us to be liberal, loving and committed givers. And remember: God loves a cheerful giver!
Facts Of The Day
A grizzly bear give birth while in their winter sleep.
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