Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
Psalms 25:1-5
Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. Psa 25:2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. Psa 25:3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. Psa 25:4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Psa 25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
The great king David pens this psalm in a time of trouble. As he was able to call on the Lord in his time of need, we also can look to the Lord for the help and strength we need to get through the hard times of life. No matter what is happening in our lives, the Lord knows, and He cares. We need to call out like David and let the Lord know that we are dependent upon Him. We lift up our souls to Him. This means our full dependence and surrender is on the Lord. Then we place our trust in Him. Just as David called out to let God know that he was trusting, we can fully trust the Lord to hear and to respond to our prayer needs as well.
He then tells the Lord that he is sure that none who call on the Lord will ever be ashamed, and because of that, he asks the Lord to show him His ways, to teach him His paths, and to be led in God’s truth because God is the God of his salvation, and because of that, he will wait on the Lord all day long.
This is the same trust we can have in the Lord as we look to Him in our times of struggle.
When God is our all in all, we can trust Him to answer our prayers, and we can trust Him to be our guide and counselor. He is the God we can trust at all times and in all situations!
Bible Reading for the Year
August 22nd, Psalms 120-123; 1 Corinthians 6
August 23rd, Psalms 124-127; 1 Corinthians 7:1-24
Prayer Needs
Please continue to pray for Faye Smith, Jack Gargis’ sister. She has been transferred to a nursing home. She is getting weaker and really needs our prayers. The family greatly appreciates your prayers.
Linda Franks’ surgery has been rescheduled for August 31st. Pray that she will stay well in order to have the surgery.
Please continue to pray for Shirley Deans. She is at home and getting stronger. She was able to have the chemo treatment. Pray that all will go well after it. The doctor said that she needs to rest to build up her body for future 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 and is also taking an inhibiter pill. Pray there will not be any bad side effects from the pill and that the treatment will be effective against the cancer.
Thank you for praying for Dr. Joe Jordan. He had blood work that didn’t come out well. He had an appointment with his primary care doctor Friday who is waiting on the results of the tests next week to determine the next step to help Joe. Please continue to pray for him.
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.
Please continue to pray for Marvin Silverthorne for his eyesight to improve. The doctors just discovered some spots on his pancreas. Pray for him please.
Please continue to pray for Peggy Warren. She is facing some difficult challenges, but seems to be getting better.
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.
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