Pactolus Baptist Church

Daily Devotional

By Pastor Jerry Teboe

A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026

Practical Deliverance

Proverbs 11:9

 An hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. 

Hypocrisy is one of the sins the Bible consistently condemns.  Jesus accused the Pharisees and Sadducees of this over and over and told his disciples not to follow their teaching.  In this verse, Solomon says that hypocrisy destroys those around them. 

Below is a list that is borrowed.  Look it over and determine where you stand.  An hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor

Quick Quiz: Are you a hypocrite?

1. Do you recognize everyone else's sin without seeing your own?

2. Do you tell people how to improve themselves without instructing yourself first?

3. Do you know it all about God and often find yourself the preacher?

4. Do you make "snap judgments" about others of "bad character" or with questionable pasts?

5. Do you internally follow the law that says to others, "Do what I say, not as I do?"

6. Do you load up people with guilt, shame and law-oriented spirituality, placing a heap of weight on them?

7. Do you love to be the famed one, the high one, the wise one, the titled one and the recognized one?

          If we see that we are in any way guilty of any of these, we should ask for God’s forgiveness and then study the Word of God to find how to change so we can honor the Lord in every area of our lives.  but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. 

          Dear Lord, help us to see the areas in our lives that we need to change, and by Your grace, help us to be delivered from them and become the people You want us to be!

Bible Reading for the Year

Prayer Needs

Thank you for praying for Shea Harris, Maggie Harris’s stepson.  He is doing much better and is supposed to go home Friday.

Continue to pray for Mary and the rest of the Marvin Silverthorne family as they remember Marvin in his homegoing. 

Please pray for Shirley Deal, Carolyn Tyson’s sister.  She is back in the hospital in Washington.  She is very weak but is starting to eat a little better to gain back her strength.

Please pray for Willie Pollard, Deb Skinner’s brother.  They put in a tube to drain his right lung, which went well.  He is feeling better and may go home in a few days.

Please continue to pray for Faye Smith, Jack Gargis’ sister.  She was moved to rehab Monday for physical therapy and to help improve her eating.  

Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer.  She had another infusion of blood on Thursday because of low hemoglobin.  The doctor gave her iron, which is causing diarrhea.  Pray for healing and strength for her, for the tumors to shrink, and that the medication will not cause inflammation in her lungs.

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.

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

Linda Franks wants to thank everyone who prayed for her.  She is doing much better.

Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta.  She starts physical therapy on October 19^th.

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 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