Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Philippians 4:20-23
Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you. All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
We end our study of the book of Philippians with Paul’s final greetings to this beloved church. When Paul finished reminding the church that God would supply all their needs, he then gave a doxology proclaiming the glory of God both now and forever. Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
After this, he sent his greetings to all of the saints in the church. This reminds us of the beginning of the book when he greeted the church proclaiming that they all were saints. Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. Remember, a saint is not someone proclaimed by a high ecclesiastical body as being better and more holy than others; rather he or she is someone who knows Jesus Christ as personal Savior and is set aside to the Lord. Therefore, a saint is “a separated one” who belongs to Christ.
Then Paul sent greetings from those who were with him there in Rome at that time. He called these individuals saints also. The brethren which are with me greet you. All the saints salute you… He gave greetings from a special group which had been saved by the power of God when Paul was there in prison. These were the Roman soldiers who had received Christ as a result of hearing the gospel while they were guarding him. They were the elite group known as the Pretorian guard who also served as guards in the court of Caesar…chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.
The final word is a blessing using the common phrase that Paul used in all of his writings. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. He never got over the wonderful grace of Jesus that had reached him that day on the Damascus Road when he came to know the Lord. This is the same grace which came to us and allowed us to become the children of God. This is how we became saints also.
Therefore, we could end our study of this wonderful joy epistle by singing the old song, “Wonderful Grace of Jesus.”
Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it,
Where shall its praise begin?
Taking away my burden,
Setting my spirit free;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.
AMEN
Bible Reading for the Year
July 18th, Psalms 31-33; Acts 21:19-40
July 19th, Psalms 34-35; Acts 22
Prayer Needs
Please pray for Lance and Erin Pippin. They leave early Saturday morning for a mission’s trip to Mexico with YUGO ministries. They will be giving away clothes, food, and helping build houses. They return next Saturday. Pray for their safety and God’s blessing on their ministry.
Continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. Please keep praying for complete healing. She saw her doctor at Duke on Friday, July 17th. Her hemoglobin is very low. Please continue to pray for wisdom concerning her future treatment plan.
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. Friday the 17th, she saw her cancer doctor for the results of her bone marrow biopsy. Praise the Lord!! No bone cancer!
Please continue to pray for Kenny Deans. He had an appointment on Tuesday, July 14th, with his kidney doctor. He had a scan of his kidneys; the doctor doesn’t have the scan results yet.
Please continue to pray for Dr. Joe Jordan. He is doing physical therapy but still has a long way to go. Pray for him to get stronger! He had an appointment with his hematologist on Tuesday, the 14th, and he will have to take shots to improve his red blood cell count.
Please pray for Linda Franks who will have thoracic surgery on July 23rd.
Please pray for Corey Crandell and his family. His grandmother passed away Sunday morning around 11:30.
Please continue to pray for Peggy Warren. She is facing some difficult challenges.
Please continue to pray for Robbie Harvey who has MAC lung disease. He seems some better, and the pain has decreased some.
Please pray for Carolyn Tyson’s sister, Shirley Deal. She now has an infection and is under hospital care.
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