Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
A Walk with the Master Series
Picnic Time
Mark 6:33-44
And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. Mar 6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. Mar 6:35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: Mar 6:36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. Mar 6:37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? Mar 6:38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. Mar 6:39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. Mar 6:40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. Mar 6:41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. Mar 6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled. Mar 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. Mar 6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
Jesus’ disciples wanted to go to the shore for a rest, but the fame of the Lord brought great crowds instead. And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. As usual, Jesus saw the multitude and had compassion on them. This was an opportunity to share the message of heaven with people who were looking for something to satisfy their hungry souls. And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
When it was getting close to evening, the disciples thought it was time to send the people away so they could provide for themselves for the night. They did not have the compassion the Lord did. And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: Mar 6:36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
Jesus had a solution for the problem… let the disciples provide for the hungry crowd. They were astounded and had no idea how to accomplish that great challenge. He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? The disciples did not know what to do, but the Lord did. He took what was at hand, five loaves and two fish, and multiplied it so that everyone was able to eat, with food left over.
This is the way the Lord supplies for us too. He gives us what we need, and then makes it sufficient. What a great God we serve. We must learn the lesson that Jesus taught the disciples. It is that we can trust Him to know what to do and how to provide when we have no idea of what to do.
Remember, Jesus can provide a picnic in a desert place; we only need to give Him what we have. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen (Philippians 4:19-20).
Bible Reading for the Year
March 23th, Joshua 11-13; Luke 4:1-32
Prayer Needs
Please pray for Lauren Leggett. She is Sarah Crandall’s niece who has a viral form of hepatitis. She will be going for more tests to find the full problem.
Also pray for Sarah Crandall. She has an abscess that was causing her a lot of pain. She is now on strong antibiotics and is starting to improve.
Please pray for Robbie Harvey, Barbara Teboe’s nephew, who has MAC lung disease. He fell last Tuesday and broke several ribs. He is now home from the hospital.
Pray for Dr. Joe Jordan who had an angioplasty on Thursday, March 12th. They found one artery was 70% blocked. They are looking at a date for coronary artery bypass surgery.
Please pray for Phil Corey in his continual dialysis treatments. He had several procedures done at the hospital but is home now. Please pray for Michelle and for Doris too. Doris is having problems with her blood pressure.
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. Pray for her healing. Her pain has returned.
Please pray for Madison Bowers Millwee. She is now at 30 weeks and is doing well. Everything is relatively stable at this point. She will continue modified bedrest until she delivers
Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta that her hip will completely heal. She saw the doctor the other day, and found she was overusing her hip. Her recovery can take up to a year.
Please continue to pray for Marvin Silverthorne for his eyesight to improve.
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Pray for our Missionaries!
Sue Singleton and the mission in Cambodia
Dr. Joe Jordan and the CBM (Cross and Bible Ministries)
Travis and Caroline Fennessy – IBM missionaries to Southeast Asia