Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Ephesians 5:15-16
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Paul has a lot to say about “Walking” in this book. He is concerned about the believer reaching the end of his walk in life and being exactly where God wants him to be.
The word “circumspectly” (Eph 5:15) carries the idea of looking around carefully so as not to stumble. It means walking intelligently and not in ignorance. How foolish to stumble along through life and never seek to know the will of the Lord! Instead of walking “accurately” (which is equivalent to “circumspectly”), they miss the mark, miss the road, and end up suffering on some detour. God wants us to be wise and understand His will for our lives. As we obey His will, we “buy up the opportunities” (redeem the time, Eph 5:16) and do not waste time, energy, money, and talent in that which is apart from His will. Lost opportunities may never be regained; they are gone forever. (copied)
The way of walking in the book of Ephesians includes:
- o Ephesians 2:10, where we are to walk in good works.
- o Ephesians 4:1, we are to walk worthy of our vocation.
- o Ephesians 4:17, we are admonished not to walk as other gentiles walk.
- o Ephesians 5:2, we are encouraged to walk in love.
- o Ephesians 5:8, we are seen as children of light, and as such we should walk in light.
- o Ephesians 5:17, we are to see that we walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise.
Each of these verses is a lesson, and as believers we can see that our walk is of great concern to God, and as such, we should also be concerned as to how we live for God in our daily walk. Therefore, let us walk according to the teaching of Ephesians, and we will always be where God wants us to be.
Walking is often done spiritually just as it is done physically. We get up and go without thinking about our next step. As believers, our duty and goal is to walk wisely to see where each step will take us so that we conform to God’s plan for our lives. How can we be more aware of the steps we should take today to change our direction in life to help us be in the center of God’s plan? We can take each of the above steps and apply them to our daily activities. In this way we can learn to walk wisely as the Lord would have us to do!
Bible Reading for the Year
August 12th, Psalms 105; Romans 15:1-21
Prayer Needs
Thank you for praying for Dr. Joe Jordan. He had to go back into the hospital. The doctors are doing tests to determine an issue with his kidneys. Please continue to pray for him.
Please continue to pray for Faye Smith, Jack Gargis’ sister. She has been transferred to a nursing home. She is doing some better, but still has a long way to go. The family appreciates your prayers.
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. She is at home and getting stronger. She saw her cancer doctor on last Friday, and the doctor was pleased because everything looked good. Her lungs sounded clear. She has another appointment on Friday, August 14th with he same doctor concerning her chemo treatments.
Continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. Please keep praying for complete healing. She is still having side effects from the cancer. She had a Keytruda treatment on last Thursday. Pray for the treatment to be effective against the cancer. Her white blood cells are elevated. Pray for the infection to stay at bay.
Please continue to pray for Vickie Dalton. Pray for God’s healing. She was in the hospital to have a drainage tube put into her lung. She was able to go home but needs our prayers.
Linda Franks’ surgery has been rescheduled for August 31st.
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 showing some improvement.
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. The doctor has prescribed a new medication, but he is not tolerating it well.
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