Pactolus Baptist Church

Daily Devotional

By Pastor Jerry Teboe

A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026

The Enduring Word

1 Peter 1:17-25

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 

1Pe 1:18  Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 1Pe 1:19  But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 1Pe 1:20  Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 1Pe 1:21  Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 1Pe 1:22  Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 1Pe 1:23  Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 1Pe 1:24  For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 1Pe 1:25  But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. 

      Yesterday, we learned that we should be holy because God is holy. 
Today, we’ll learn more of our great God.  He knows who we are and what His plan is for us during our time here on this earth.  We also learn that He knows us as His children because we are redeemed by the precious blood of Christ.  And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:  Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;  But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 

Our Lord Jesus was foreordained to become our Savior before the beginning of time.  This Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ, knew who we would be and what our greatest need would be, and He still decided to come and live in this cruel world and then go to the cross for our sins.  This is a love that is beyond our understanding, but praise God; it is real.  Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,  Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

Because of that great love, we should live differently once we accept Christ as our Savior. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.  The salvation that we have is precious beyond anything that this world holds as valuable.  It is so because we are  … born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.   It is this Word that endures forever which brings us to faith.  It is the enduring Word of God that is so precious.  It will last forever.  Psalm 119:89,  For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 

Praise the Lord for the gospel by which we are saved, and praise the Lord that this Word was preached unto us so that we could be saved!  God’s Word is magnificent!  But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. 

Bible Reading for the Year

Prayer Needs

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 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.

Thank you for praying for the family of Jennifer Teboe Buchamer.  She went home to be with the Lord very early Wednesday morning on the 21^st.  Please continue to pray for Diego, Josiah, Angel, and also Barbara and Pastor Teboe.  A way to honor her memory is to donate to the Christmas Shoebox ministry.  This can be done by giving through the Pactolus Baptist Church in her memory.

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 Vickie Dalton.  Pray for God’s healing.  She has some good days and some bad ones

Please continue to pray for Robbie Harvey who has MAC lung disease.   He is not doing well.

Thank you for praying for Dr. Joe Jordan.  The doctor changed his meds which has helped him.   Please continue to pray for him to get stronger.

Please continue praying for Mary Silverthorne and her family with everything they are going through right now.

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