Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Psalms 121:1-2
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
Many years ago, the Cherokee Indians were the first native Americans to learn of the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and believe on Him as their Savior. As the frontier expansion moved westward and reached the lands of the Cherokees, the frontiersmen discovered gold; the greed of some caused them to want the lands of the Indians. The government decided that the Cherokees would be moved to a new reservation in Oklahoma. So, the Indians were rounded up and herded west by cruel soldiers. This forced removal was called “The Trail of Tears.”
The Cherokees looked back on the Smoky Mountains and remembered the cool forest and streams which had been their home for centuries. That was the place where they had worshipped the Lord. They looked on those mountains and recalled today’s verse, I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
Many of the Indians died on that harsh journey, but as they prayed, they sought the Lord for His help. For the Cherokees, it was “a trail of tears,” yet it was also a time to trust the Lord and believe that He would help them.
Later, the Lord did intervene for them, and many were able to return to their beloved hills and mountains. The Lord answered their prayers, and He will answer our prayers too. We must just trust in Him and realize that our help comes from the Lord, and He, as the Creator of all of heaven and earth, has all power to fulfill what He has promised.
He truly is the source of our help, even as He was for the Cherokees when we come to Him with a longing heart!
Bible Reading for the Year
October 14th, Isaiah 53-55; 1 Thessalonians 2
Prayer Needs
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. She was admitted to the hospital and is undergoing various tests because of breathing issues. Pray for healing and strength for her, for the tumors to shrink, and that God will intervene and remove her cancer completely.
Please continue to pray for Faye Smith, Jack Gargis’ sister. She is now out of rehab and is staying with her son. She still is not eating well. Please pray that she will regain her appetite.
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. She is home and some better but is still weak. Pray for wisdom for the next step forward. Pray for complete healing.
Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta. She starts physical therapy on October 19th.
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. The doctor has prescribed a new medication, but he is not tolerating it well. He just received a bad report on his lungs.
Thank you for praying for Dr. Joe Jordan. The doctors changed his meds which has helped him, and he is getting stronger. Please continue to pray for him.
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, but seems to be getting some better physically.
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