Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
God’s Call
Genesis 12:1-3
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. Gen 12:2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. Gen 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
Here we see the Lord speaking to Abram to give him a special call for his life. Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
These specific instructions came to Abram when he was living in the midst of idolatry and false religion. Yet he must have heard of the true God and true worship. From the list of names in the last part of chapter eleven, we see that Japheth, the son of Noah, was still alive and had transmitted the truth of the flood and God’s judgment on sin. Therefore, Abram, by faith, trusted in the promises of God’s Word and began to move out to follow God’s call. So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
Once Abram and his family arrived in the land to which God had sent him, God appeared to him a second time with more instruction. The way God speaks to us today is not with an audible voice as He did to Abram, but through His Word and the counsel of godly men. We move when God says, and when God is ready, then He will show us the following step we should take. An example of this is what the Lord did next in Abram’s life. Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." Again, He gave Abram another promise. This is the path of faith: one step at a time in obedience to the direction God gives. In the meantime, we stop and worship Him. Now we see what Abram did in response. So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him. That was the first altar in the life of Abraham. He moved as God directed; then he worshiped as he moved along. We should follow this same way when God calls us. We obey His commands, and we worship as we go. What better way to live our lives?!
Bible Reading for the Year
January 31st, Exodus 25-26; Matthew 22:1-22
February 1st, Exodus 27-28; Matthew 21:23-46
Prayer Needs
Please pray for Melva Jordan, Dr. Jordan’s wife. She will have a pacemaker and defibrillator put in on February 2nd.
Pray for Anderson and Meredith Womble’s baby. Baby Drew has had a few good days! This is a blessing, and we are praising God for that! He is scheduled for surgery on the 3rd. Pray that his body continues to improve so he will be able to have it!
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. She will have a CT scan on February 4th and will see the doctor on February 6th at Duke. Pray that God will remove the tumor and that there will be no more cancer. Pray for another miracle!
Please pray for Jackson Broome. They have chosen to go with chemotherapy which will begin on February 4th. The transplant will take place on February 11th.
Praise the Lord, Virginia Claire Goddard was born on January 28th, at 8:50pm. She was 6lbs 15ozs, 20 ¼ inches. Matt and Lauren are very happy parents.
Please pray for Madison Bowers Millwee who is having difficulties with her pregnancy.
Praise the Lord. Doris Langley came home from the hospital. She is much better.
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 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