Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Acts 2:46-47
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Act 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
The day of Pentecost had come, and God’s great blessing had been poured out on His faithful believers. Many people, 3,000, had accepted the Lord, and the Christians were excited about their new faith. The people continued daily to meet and worship. They met at the temple which was still standing then, and later, they fellowshipped and shared their food with one another in their own houses. And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Act 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. This excitement also had the end of accomplishing the prophesy of Jesus in Acts 1:8. The disciples became witnesses, and the result was that new people were being saved every day. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
This was God’s plan for the expansion of the church. Now after 2000 years, that plan has not changed. We should be seeing people worshiping together, praising the Lord, and witnessing. Let’s remember the excitement of our faith when we first came to the Lord. We could not wait to tell someone about the Lord and what He had done for us in bringing salvation and peace to our needy souls.
Unfortunately, we sometimes lose that excitement, and as a result, the Christian experience becomes a weekly routine of going to church, sometimes reading our Bible, and once in a while praying when we have a special need in our lives. We need to remember the warning of Revelation 2:4-5, Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works.
We should be excited Christians like those of the first century. Their excitement turned into a church that was happy, worshiping, sharing, and growing. We need that kind of excitement in our lives and in our churches today!
Bible Reading for the Year
October 9th, Isaiah 41-42: Colossians 1
Prayer Needs
Praise the Lord that Shea Harris, Maggie Harris’s stepson, is home from the hospital now. His heart seems to be in good condition.
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. Pray for healing and strength for her, for the tumors to shrink, and that God will intervene and remove her cancer completely. She saw her cancer doctor on Tuesday. At this point, the doctor is suspending her medications for now because of how they are affecting her body. She is keeping her eyes fixed on Jesus.
Please continue to pray for Faye Smith, Jack Gargis’ sister. She is now out of rehab and is staying with her son. She still is not eating well. Please pray that she will regain her appetite.
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. She is home and some better but is still weak. Pray for wisdom for the next step forward. Pray for complete healing.
Thank you for praying for Dr. Joe Jordan. The doctors changed his meds which has helped him, and he is getting stronger. Please continue to pray for him. He had his first cardiac rehab on Tuesday.
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. He just received a bad report on his lungs.
Please continue praying for Mary Silverthorne and her family with everything they are going through right now.
Please pray for Shirley Deal, Carolyn Tyson’s sister. She is back in the nursing home and is doing some better.
Please continue to pray for Vickie Dalton. Pray for God’s healing. She has some good days and some bad ones.
Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta. She starts physical therapy on October 19th.
Please continue to pray for Peggy Warren. She is facing some difficult challenges, but seems to be getting some better physically.
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