Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Titus 3:4-7
But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, Tit 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Tit 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior; Tit 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Praise is one of the great themes of the Scriptures! As we read through the Psalms, we see that David praised the Lord throughout his whole life. From every trial to every blessing, he only had words of praise for all the Lord had done for him. This should be a great lesson for us. We are always going to have trouble and problems, but the way to overcome them is to lift our hearts above the cares of this world and focus on what God has done for us in the past and what He will do in the future. How do we reach this place of praise in our lives? One is to remember in song who God is and what He has done.
“Our God is a Great God” is the beginning of a popular hymn, but it is so very true as we see in today’s passage, “But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared.” What greater way to display how great God is than to show His kindness and love by bringing salvation to mankind. He brought this to us “not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.”
This salvation has nothing to do with man trying to save himself, which he cannot, because we are all sinners. But God in His wonderful mercy brought that salvation to us by the washing of regeneration through Christ’s death on the cross. Then when we believed He gave us His Holy Spirit, to indwell us and guide us to this newness of life. This He did by His grace “Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
We have been made heirs of the hope of eternal life. Therefore, “Our God is a Great God” is so very true. Let’s praise Him today for all He has done for us!
Bible Reading for the Year
November 12th, Lamentations 1-2; Hebrews 7
Prayer Needs
Please pray for Jason Harrison’s mother. She was admitted to the hospital in Tarboro and will have surgery on Thursday, the 12th.
Please continue praying for Dr. Joe Jordan. He is better, but still not strong. This is an especially difficult week for him.
Praise the Lord! Doris Langley was able to go home from the hospital. Please keep praying for her!
Please pray for Thomas Moon who has melanoma. He is the son of Jeanette Moon who is the wife of former Pastor Andrew Moon.
Please continue to pray for Vickie Dalton. Pray for God’s healing. She has some good days and some bad ones. She is on oxygen now.
Please continue to pray for Faye Smith, Jack Gargis’ sister. She is out of the hospital and back at her son's house. She is having P.T. there and is progressing slowly. She is starting to eat better and is getting some stronger.
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. She is home and getting stronger. Pray for wisdom for the next step forward. Pray for complete healing.
Please continue to pray for Robbie Harvey who has MAC lung disease. He is not doing well.
Please continue to pray for Peggy Warren. She is facing some difficult challenges.
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