Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Ephesians 2:4-5
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Dr. Warren Wiersbe has said, “’But God!’ These words are among the greatest in the Bible. God could have allowed us to go on in sin and live eternally with the devil in hell, but instead He chose to save us. He gave us life (quickened us), raised us from the grave of sin, and took us out of the graveyard! More than that, He made us members of Christ! We have been quickened together, raised together, and we sit together in the heavenlies. God did this because He is rich in mercy and great in love. Mercy means that God does not give me what I do deserve; grace means that He gives me what I don’t deserve.” (copied)
Our God is a God who is rich in mercy! As Dr. Wiersbe stated, He could have left us in our sin, but He did not. God demonstrated His love to us. Romans 5:8 says it best, But God commends (shows) His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. This is the greatest demonstration of mercy that we can ever know. Why such mercy? It is because of His love for us. John 3:16 sums it up when it says, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I thank God for His mercy in our lives! Because of all He has done and because of His great love, we as His children and His servants want to respond to His great love by loving Him with all our hearts, minds, and souls. Praise the Lord for our loving, merciful Heavenly Father!
Bible Reading for the Year
July 31st, Psalms 68-69; Romans 3
Prayer Needs
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. She had to go back to the ER late Tuesday afternoon for very low blood pressure. The doctors found that she has Afib which caused this. They found she also has pneumonia.
Continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. Please keep praying for complete healing. She had to go back into the ER with another low-grade fever Monday night and is on an infusion of antibiotics. Pray for the doctors to discover the cause of the recurring infections. Also, pray for the tumors to shrink.
Please pray for Vickie Dalton. She is in the hospital to have a drainage tube put into her lung. Pray for God’s healing.
Please continue to pray for Carolyn Tyson’s sister, Shirley Deal. She has been moved into the River Trace rehab center in Washington. She is not doing well.
Please continue to pray for Kenny Deans. He had an appointment on Tuesday, July 14th, with his kidney doctor. He had a scan of his kidneys; the scan shows some kidney stones, but treatment isn’t recommended as of yet.
Please continue to pray for Dr. Joe Jordan. He is doing physical therapy but still has a long way to go. Pray for him to get stronger! He had an appointment with his hematologist on the 14th, and he began with the first of 5 shots to improve his red blood cell count on Tuesday the 21st.
Linda Franks’ surgery had to be rescheduled because she has a sinus infection and is on medication for it.
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, and the pain has decreased some.
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