Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
John 16:13-14
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. Joh 16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Jesus had told his disciples that He was going away in chapter 14. Then in chapter 15, He had spoken of the relationship which was necessary to continue bearing fruit. Now in chapter 16, He returns to the theme of His leaving. He explains that He will not leave them alone but will send another Comforter to be with them and in them. He was speaking of the work of the Holy Spirit. In verse 13, this Spirit is called the Spirit of Truth. His specific ministry will be to guide us into all truth. That truth includes keeping the focus on Jesus and not on Himself, even though He is the third person of the Trinity.
We find in 2 Peter 1:21-22 that it was the Holy Spirit who was responsible for the writing of the Holy Scriptures. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost Therefore, if He wrote the Scriptures, He can guide us into God’s truth using that Scripture.
When we are saved, the Holy Spirit comes to indwell us as believers. He will never leave us, and He is our Comforter as well. We need to allow the Holy Spirit to do His work in us by listening to Him when He speaks to us. It is possible to quench the Spirit by allowing sin to dominate our lives. Therefore, we need to deal with sin immediately when it is found in us. 1 John 1:9 is the way to deal with sin, so that we can be led by the Holy Spirit into full truth. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. When we have our sin confessed and are in fellowship with the Lord, then we can have the divine guidance we need from Him.
Bible Reading for the Year
October 13th, Isaiah 50-52; 1 Thessalonians 1
Prayer Needs
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. She had to go back to the Emergency Room Monday afternoon because she was very weak from coughing and not breathing well. Pray for healing and strength for her, for the tumors to shrink, and that God will intervene and remove her cancer completely.
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.
Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta. She starts physical therapy on October 19th.
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 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.
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 praying for Mary Silverthorne and her family with everything they are going through right now.
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