Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Christ Is Coming
Matthew 24:16-31
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Jesus is teaching the Olivet Discourse in this portion, and it concerns the latter days before His Second Coming. Jesus shows that at the end of the time called the Tribulation, there will be a great battle in which God will call the birds of the air to come and feast on the dead who are killed. This is the Battle of Armageddon spoken of in Revelation 19.
After the great battle, Jesus will return to take His rightful place as King of kings and Lord of lords. This will begin the time of His reign that will last for 1,000 years, called the Millennial Reign of Christ. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. After that, there will be another judgment where those believers who are alive at the end of the Tribulation will receive their reward. Following which, they will enter the Millennium in their natural bodies and will live prolonged lives as those who lived before the flood of Noah.
What a great day that will be when Jesus comes back! Remember that the church was taken out before the Tribulation in what we call the rapture.
During the Tribulation, we will be in heaven with Jesus enjoying the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Are you ready for the Lord’s return? Are you helping others to know Jesus, so they will not have to go through that terrible time called the Tribulation?
Bible Reading for the Year
February 7th, Leviticus 1-3; Matthew 24:23-51
February 8th, Leviticus 4-6; Matthew 25:1-30
Prayer Needs
Pray for Sunday services.
After 2 weeks out, we are looking for a full church.
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. She had a CT scan on February 4th and saw the doctor on February 6th at Duke. More treatments are needed. Pray for complete healing!
Pray for Anderson and Meredith Womble. Baby Drew passed away Wednesday night at 9 PM.
Please pray for Melva Jordan who sees her doctor on February 9th as a follow-up on her pacemaker surgery.
Please pray for Jackson Broome. They have chosen to go with chemotherapy which began on February 3rd. The transplant will take place on February 11th.
Please pray for Ricky Hill, a coworker of Jeremy Hewitt, who has a tumor on his kidneys which is cancerous. He will have surgery on Feb 16th at Duke to remove the tumor. The doctor is hoping to save the kidney if possible.
Please pray for Madison Bowers Millwee who is having difficulties with her pregnancy.
Please pray for Missy Board, Jackie Whitehurst’s friend, who has lesions on her spinal cord.
Please pray for Marvin Silverthorne. He saw his eye doctor on January 20th. The doctor could not find any way that he could help Marvin. Please continue to pray much for his eyesight.
Please pray for Griselda Ramirez’s mother, Luisa. Her heart failure is getting much worse. Pray for wisdom for the doctors to be able to help her.
Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta that her hip will heal soon, and that she can begin to do a little more each day.
Please continue to pray for Phil Corey. Pray for his continual dialysis treatments.
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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