Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
The Lord Gives Us His Strength
Psalms 27:1-4
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psa 27:2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Psa 27:3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. Psa 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
David makes a bold statement of his faith in the beginning of this Psalm. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Have you ever been afraid? We all have, and here is the help we need in that time when fear comes in and leaves us without strength to go forward. With David we must say, “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear.” This is how our salvation becomes practical. We allow it to provide us with the strength of the Lord, and that gives us the victory to say with David, “of whom shall I be afraid?”
Once we allow the Lord to be our light and strength, we then will have a new desire in our heart. This is David’s claim in verse 4. He wanted to know the Lord in a deeper and more wonderful way. He wanted to dwell in the Lord’s presence. One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Are you seeking the Lord to have that kind of relationship with Him? It is available. It is waiting for you. What are you waiting for? Begin today to trust the Lord to overcome your fear and to enjoy dwelling in the Lord’s presence.
David understood what it meant to have a vibrant relationship with the Lord. We should want to know the Lord in the way that David did and to begin to seek His presence in our daily lives so that we won’t be overcome with fear! The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Bible Reading for the Year
June 15th, Nehemiah 4-6; Acts 2:14-47
Prayer Needs
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. She saw the cancer doctor on Friday to find out her treatment plan. But he had not yet received the test results. She will have to return when he has the results. She sees the ENT doctor on Monday for follow-up.
Please also pray for Kenny Deans. He is continuing treatment for his leg. He will also be seeing a doctor about kidney stones on the 17th.
Praise the Lord! Jennifer Teboe Buchamer came through the surgery fine! No complications! Thank you for praying! Continue to pray for her recovery from the surgery.
Please continue to pray for Dr. Joe Jordan. He is doing physical therapy but still has a long way to go.
Please continue to pray for Peggy Warren. She is facing some difficult challenges.
Please pray for Carolyn Tyson’s sister, Shirley Deal. She had a stroke after having an infusion port taken out because they thought she was getting an infection.
Please continue to pray for Robbie Harvey who has MAC lung disease. He seems some better; however, he still has a lot of pain.
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