Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
MIRACLES IN 2025
Advent Series-5
Growing Faith
Galatians 3:16
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
The next promise of the Christ Child came during the time of Abraham. We see that promise made in Genesis chapter 15 when God made His covenant with Abraham, the father of faith. Abraham received the promises of a son, of the land, and of many nations. But the promises were to be fulfilled in a special “seed” which was the Lord Jesus Christ.
Abraham did not fully understand all that God was going to do for him and through him, but he believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Genesis 15:6. Many years would pass before God’s promise would be fulfilled, but Abraham learned to trust God. We also can learn the lesson of trust as we exercise obedience to the Word of God.
Abraham made mistakes at first, just as we will, but he kept going, and as he learned more about the great God who had made the promises, the more he trusted Him. This is the way we grow in faith. But where does that faith come from? The Bible has the answer, and it is found in Romans 10:17, So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. As we learn the Word of God and obey it, our faith also will grow. Our walk with God will become sweeter and deeper. Like Abraham, we must believe God and trust in His Word so that our faith will grow.
That promised seed which God made to Abraham is the Lord Jesus Christ, who will one day return and take us home to be with Him, and then we will see the fulfillment of our faith.
Bible Reading for the Year
December 4th, 1 Thessalonians 1-4
Prayer Needs
Praise the Lord. Dr. Jordan’s wife, Melva had the heart catheterization, and there were no blockages. This is a definite answer to prayer.
Please pray for Beth Buchta. She had a hip replacement, on November 25th. She still has pain.
Please pray for John Head who has the flu.
Please pray for Frances and Edward Lee who are both sick with upper respiratory infections.
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. Please pray for her radiation treatment plan. Today she completes the 5th of the 28 treatments.
Please continue to pray for Linda Franks. The doctor had to prescribe new medication that is helping her. She sees the surgeon on December 16th.
Please pray for Lee Roy Elks, Jackie Whitehurst’s brother-in-law, who is back in the hospital.
Praise the Lord for Anderson and Meredith Womble, friends of Donna Dixion. The doctor said the fluid is gone from the baby’s heart. They will check the baby again as soon as the birth takes place. This is a great answer to prayer. Thank you for praying!!!
Please pray for Marvin Silverthorne. He will see his eye doctor on January 20th.
Please continue to pray for Phil Corey. Pray for his continual dialysis treatments.
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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