Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Be Ready
2 Timothy 4:1-2
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
The Apostle Paul had a special relationship with young Timothy. He looked at him as his "son in the faith." Paul did not have children, but looked on his young disciples like Timothy, Titus, Trophimus, and others as his own.
To Timothy, he left two letters to give him direction as how to lead a church and minister to those in need. These two letters also help us understand how we are to live in this present day. In these verses, Paul is charging Timothy to go beyond the normal everyday life of a typical believer and move forward in his walk with God to the place where he could be greatly used of the Lord to make an impact on the world.
This challenge, as the charge can be translated, came directly from the Lord Jesus Christ who will one day judge our actions and our service for Him as we stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. Therefore, Paul wanted Timothy to be prepared for that day. His challenge was for Timothy to preach the Word of God. He was to be instant in season, out of season. In season and out of season meant for Timothy to be ready to share the Word all the time, whether he was the designated speaker at a meeting, or at any time when there was someone who needed the Word of God. The way he was to share was to reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. “Reprove” was to teach the Word in such a way as to show others how they should live. “Rebuke” was to teach the Word to someone who was in error and needed correction. “Exhort” was to encourage others to stay faithful and steady in their walk with God and to grow daily to maturity. The way he was to do these things was with longsuffering, using patience, because growth is sometimes slow in people’s lives, and always he was to use the Scriptures, which is doctrine, because that is the power of God.
This is also the way we are all to live our daily lives. It does not just apply to a preacher, or Sunday school teachers, but to all believers. Let's be instant in season, out of season like Timothy was challenged to be!
Bible Reading for the Year
January 30th, Exodus 22-24; Matthew 20:17-34
Prayer Needs
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.
Please pray for Doris Langley who is in the hospital. She is improving and hopefully coming home Friday.
Please pray for Melva Jordan, Dr. Jordan’s wife. She will have a pacemaker and defibrillator put in on February 2nd.
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.
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.
Pray for Anderson and Meredith Womble’s baby. The baby boy had heart surgery Monday. The surgery was long, almost 7 hours, but it went well. There is still a long way to go. Pray for a full recovery!
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