Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
The Passion Week – Tuesday
Tuesday was a busy day.
Jesus spent all day in Jerusalem sparring with religious leaders, teaching by parables, and healing the sick.
First: He taught the parables of the Great Supper, the Good and Wicked Servants, the Ten Virgins, the Two Sons, The Owner of the Vineyard, The Wedding Banquet, and the Ten Talents (Matthew 21:23-39; Mark 11:20-12:44; Luke 20:1-21:4; John 12:20-50).
Second: Jesus also declared the greatest commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37).
Third: He pronounced woes upon the scribes and Pharisees:
“Woe to you” he said, “you don’t practice what you preach; you tie heavy loads upon the people’s shoulders, but you are unwilling to lift a finger to move them; you travel over land and sea to make one proselyte and when he becomes one, you make him twice as fit for hell as you are; you hypocrites; snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell!” (Matthew 23:13-39, paraphrased).
Fourth: Jesus commended the widow’s mite when the widow placed all she had left into the temple offering plate:
As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on” (Luke 21:1-4).
Fifth: When the Pharisees tried to trap him with an economic issue about Roman taxes, Jesus said, “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s” (Mark 12:17; Luke 20:20-26). He so astounded the Jewish leaders with His wisdom that they never tried to entrap Him again.
Sixth: Secretly to His disciples, Jesus once again predicted His coming death and resurrection. But the disciples had no idea what He was talking about. As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem, He wept as He contemplated the coming destruction of the city (Matthew 24).
Finally: Jesus spent the rest of the evening teaching the eschatological Olivet Discourse which entailed the signs and wonders surrounding His Second Coming. This is the only place in Scripture where Jesus Himself shared his understanding of the end times (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13; Luke 21:5-38).
“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near” (Luke 21:25-28).
Jesus truly was busy on this day, but He kept to His schedule and accomplished all He needed to do. We can learn much from His example.
Bible Reading for the Year
March 31st, Judges 6-7; Luke 8:1-21
Prayer Needs
Pray for Kathy Radkins and her husband who are going through hard times due to medical issues and lack of work.
Pray for Dr. Joe Jordan who had an angioplasty on Thursday, March 12th. They found one artery was 70% blocked. The date for his coronary artery bypass surgery is April 9th.
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. She had her treatment of Keytruda on Thursday the 26th. She has had some pain recently. She has a CT scan coming on April 17th.
Please pray for Phil Corey in his continual dialysis treatments. He had several procedures done at the hospital but is home now. Please pray for Michelle and for Doris too. Doris is having problems with her blood pressure.
Please pray for Robbie Harvey, Barbara Teboe’s nephew, who has MAC lung disease. He fell and broke several ribs. He is now home from the hospital.
Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta that her hip will completely heal. She saw the doctor the other day, and found she was overusing her hip. Her recovery can take up to a year.
Please pray for Madison Bowers Millwee. She is now at 31 weeks and is doing well. Everything is relatively stable at this point. She will continue modified bedrest until she delivers
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