Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
1 John 3:1-2
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
This week is our week of Vacation Bible School. The event is one very special way that we reach out to show the love of God to these little ones. This brings us to the theme of our portion for today.
What a blessing to think of the love of God. (God’s love for us is unique. 1John 3:1 may be translated, “Behold, what peculiar, out-of-this-world kind of love the Father has bestowed on us.” While we were His enemies, God loved us and sent His Son to die for us!) Copied
We often do not dwell deeply enough on God’s love to make us change the way we live. His love is “peculiar” in the sense that it is an out-of-the-world kind of love. He loved us when we did not love Him. Not only did we not love Him, but we were also His enemies at that time. Romans 5:8 says, But God commended (demonstrated) his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
John 1:12 is another verse that demonstrates God’s love. It says, But as many as received him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. That God would allow us to become His sons and daughters is unbelievable! The God of the universe, our Creator, loves us with such a unfathomable love, and because of that, He has invited us to become His children. This is more than we can begin to comprehend.
We who are believers should let His amazing love become such an overwhelming force in our lives that it shows the world the wonderful, loving God and Heavenly Father we have.
God’s love should change us! We ought to be deeply in love with the Lord because He loved us so completely. He has made us His children, and besides that, He has given us eternal life so that we can be with Him forever. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: Amen!!!!
As we contemplate God’s amazing love, let’s remember to pray for our Vacation Bible School this week. Pray that the children who come will experience God’s wonderful love for them.
Bible Reading for the Year
June 17th, Nehemiah 9-11; Acts 4:1-22
Prayer Needs
Please also pray for Kenny Deans. He will be seeing a doctor about kidney stones on the 17th.
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. She will be having an appointment with the cancer doctor on Thursday to set up treatments for her lymphoma cancer.
Praise the Lord! Jennifer Teboe Buchamer was able to leave the hospital. Thank you for praying! Continue to pray for her complete recovery.
Please continue to pray for Dr. Joe Jordan. He is doing physical therapy but still has a long way to go.
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; however, he still has a lot of pain.
Please pray for Carolyn Tyson’s sister, Shirley Deal. She had a stroke after having an infusion port taken out because they thought she was getting an infection.
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