Pactolus Baptist Church

Daily Devotional

By Pastor Jerry Teboe

A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026

Christ Our King

Psalms 45:6-7

Psa 45:6  Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter. Psa 45:7  Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 

Today’s portion is one of the Messianic psalms that speaks directly of Christ the King.  This verse is repeated in Hebrews 1:8; there it speaks of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He is our coming King.  The scepter that is spoken of here is used over and over as it relates directly to our Lord. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter.  Genesis 49:10 mentions that the tribe of Judah is the tribe from which kings would rule over Israel.  David was of the tribe of Judah, and Jesus was also of that tribe and is known as the Son of David.  He is the promised Messiah who will come to rule on the throne of David forever.  He is our Lord and Savior.  He is our King.

          Righteousness is the character of our King.  Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. He loves righteousness!  He is righteous, and He gives that righteousness to those who trust in Him.  2 Corinthians 5:21 is such a blessed verse, for it shows how great His love is for us.  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.  Yes, Jesus is our King.  Have you stopped today to praise Him for who He is?  Have you thanked Him today for the salvation that He purchased for you?

          When we realize that Jesus is our Lord and Savior and truly is our King, we should praise Him with all our being.  He is the one who paid it all; therefore, He deserves all our praise.  Let’s praise Christ our King!

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Prayer Needs

Continue to pray for Mary and the rest of the Marvin Silverthorne family as they remember Marvin in his homegoing. 

Please pray for Shea Harris, Maggie Harris’s stepson.  He is in the cardiac unit in Greenville ECU.  He was in afib, and they couldn’t get his heart rate down.

Please pray for Shirley Deal, Carolyn Tyson’s sister.  She is back in the hospital in Washington.  Her sodium levels are low, and they can’t get them under control.

Please pray for Willie Pollard, Deb Skinner’s brother.  He has a fever and COPD.  They also drew fluid off of his lungs Thursday morning.  He will be having a CT scan on his lungs.

Please continue to pray for Faye Smith, Jack Gargis’ sister.  She is still in the hospital and is weak and needs to eat better.    The family greatly appreciates your prayers.

Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer.  She went on Thursday for her Keytruda infusion.  Her hemoglobin was low, and they had to give her another infusion.  Pray for healing and strength for her, for the tumors to shrink, and that the medication will not cause inflammation in her lungs.

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.

Linda Franks wants to thank everyone who prayed for her.  She had a follow-up visit with the surgeon on Tuesday, and all went very well.     

Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta.  On Thursday, September 10^th, she had an appointment with her orthopedist about the ongoing pain in her leg.  She starts physical therapy on October 19^th.

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.

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 Peggy Warren.  She is facing some difficult challenges, but seems to be getting some better. 

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