Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Psalms 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. Psa 40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. Psa 40:3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
This psalm is sometimes called the “Christmas Psalm” because it points to the birth of Christ in verses 6-8, which are repeated in Hebrews 10:5-10 and are referring to Christ there. Yet the verses in Psalm 40 were written because of a crisis in David’s life. God took him out that crisis and placed him on solid ground again. Have you ever felt like you are in the middle of a terrible crisis in your life and that you seem to be stuck in a pit? If so, this is a psalm with which you can identify.
Notice how David dealt with his problem. He waited patiently for the Lord. This is sometimes very hard to do. But it is the secret to finding the Lord’s help. Too many times, we plunge ahead in our problems and try to figure out our own solutions, and these often make our problems even greater. But David waited patiently, and God turned to help David in his trial. Notice again what David said about the Lord in that hard time. After he had called out to God, God heard his cry and lifted him up out of the horrible pit. That pit is sometimes called the pit of discouragement. We have all been there, but God is the solution for our times of trial as He was for David’s. God put David’s feet on a solid rock and gave him a firm place to stand and established his goings. That means that God set things straight in his life. Isn’t that what we need in our lives when we are in our trials? David responded in the right way to his trial and God’s deliverance, And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. This is the way we should respond as well when God brings us out of our trials and establishes us in Him. Our testimony of praising God can also lead others to Christ!
Heavenly Father, thank you for being there in our times of need and for giving us Your restoring power when we need it.
Bible Reading for the Year
September 18th, Ecclesiastes 4-6; 2 Corinthians 10
Prayer Needs
Continue to pray Mary and the rest of the Marvin Silverthorne family as they remember Marvin in his homegoing.
Please pray for Shea Harris, Maggie Harris’s stepson. He is in the cardiac unit in Greenville ECU. He was in afib, and they couldn’t get his heart rate down.
Please pray for Shirley Deal, Carolyn Tyson’s sister. She is back in the hospital in Washington. Her sodium levels are low, and they can’t get them under control.
Please pray for Willie Pollard, Deb Skinner’s brother. He has a fever and COPD. They also drew fluid off of his lungs Thursday morning. He’s will be having a CT scan on his lungs.
Please continue to pray for Faye Smith, Jack Gargis’ sister. She is still in the hospital and is weak and needs to eat better. The family greatly appreciates your prayers.
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. She went on Thursday for her Keytruda infusion. Her hemoglobin was low, and they had to give her another infusion. Pray for healing and strength for her, for the tumors to shrink, and that the medication will not cause inflammation in her lungs.
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. She is home and some better but is still weak. Pray for wisdom for the next step forward.
Linda Franks wants to thank everyone who prayed for her. She had a follow-up visit with the surgeon on Tuesday, and all went very well.
Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta. On Thursday, September 10th, she had an appointment with her orthopedist about the ongoing pain in her leg. She starts physical therapy on October 19th.
Thank you for praying for Dr. Joe Jordan. The doctors changed his meds which has helped him, and he is getting stronger. Please continue to pray for him.
Please continue to pray for Vickie Dalton. Pray for God’s healing. She has some good days and some bad ones.
Please continue to pray for Peggy Warren. She is facing some difficult challenges, but seems to be getting some better.
Please continue to pray for Robbie Harvey who has MAC lung disease. The doctor has prescribed a new medication, but he is not tolerating it well.
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