Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
A Walk with the Master Series
The Son of God
Mark 3:1-12
Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. Mar 3:2 And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. Mar 3:3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” Mar 3:4 And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. Mar 3:5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. Mar 3:6 The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
Mark 3:7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea Mar 3:8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. Mar 3:9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, Mar 3:10 for he had healed many, so that all who had A disease pressed around him to touch him. Mar 3:11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” Mar 3:12 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.
In verses one through six, there is more proof that Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath. While Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, a man with a lame hand was there. Again it was the Pharisees who were looking for a reason to condemn Jesus. He asked them a question saying, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” When they remained silent, Jesus preformed the miracle and healed the man. As a result, The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
Following that event, we come to verses seven through twelve. The crowds did not agree with the religious leaders, and a great number from all over Israel and surrounding nations followed Him. He healed many of them, and they pressed upon Him so that He needed an exit strategy. And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, for he had healed many, so that all who had a disease pressed around him to touch him. Included in the crowd, there were some who had unclean spirits, otherwise known as demon possessed. They knew who Jesus was and cried out. And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” And he strictly ordered them not to make him known (Mark 3:11-12).
Yes, Jesus is the Son of God. He did not allow them to proclaim it at that time, because the Lord does not need the devil to declare who He is. That is the work which believers have been given. Jesus made that clear as He was about to return to heaven when He told those who were with Him, But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth (Acts 1:8). The indisputable truth is that once we are saved and have the Holy Spirit living within, we are to be witnesses to all that Jesus is the Son of God.
Bible Reading for the Year
March 5th, Numbers 34-36; Mark 10:32-52
Prayer Needs
Please pray for Sarah Crandall. She was taken to the emergency room with very low blood pressure, but was later released to go home to see her own doctor.
Please pray for family members of Phylis Whitley who have some medical issues that will require surgery. Her grandson had surgery at Duke on March 4th. He will require 10-12 weeks of recovery. Her son also will have back surgery soon.
Pray for Dr. Joe Jordan who will be having an angioplasty on March 12th.
Please pray for Robbie Harvey, Barbara Teboe’s nephew, who has MAC lung disease, and antibiotics are no longer working. Pray for healing!
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. Praise the Lord! Her pain is better. Pray for her healing.
Please pray for the cousin of Sarah Crandall, Margo Fields, who is doing chemo now for colon cancer.
Please pray for Madison Bowers Millwee. She is now at 27 weeks and is doing well. Everything is relatively stable at this point. She will continue modified bedrest until she delivers
Please pray for Phil Corey in his continual dialysis treatments.
Please continue to pray for Marvin Silverthorne for his eyesight to improve.
Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta that her hip will completely heal soon, and that she can do a little more each day.
Please continue to pray for Jackson Broome. The transplant took place on February 11th. He came through it well, but is having some trouble with his medication.
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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