Dean Allen's Daily Devotional

-November 17, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Monday,

“For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry.”

(Hebrews 10:37).

God works on a completely different timetable than we do. We speak of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years. God on the other hand is not bound by time. He is eternal and works off an eternal timeline.

Jesus promised to come again and take us home to be with Him in heaven. It states this clearly in John 14:1-3. To us it seems a very long time since Jesus spoke that promise, over two thousand years ago.

Jesus calls it “a little while.” Jesus said in John 16:16, “A little while and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.” Life on earth may at times seem so long but it is actually very short in the light of eternity.

We have God’s timing revealed in 2 Peter 3:8-9, “But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slacknesses, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”

He will not tarry or it can be rendered, delay. Only the Father knows the day and the hour of Jesus’ return. The word tarry is defined as, “to delay or be tardy in acting or doing; to linger in expectation; wait.” When we were late to elementary school, we would get “a tardy,” which was never good.

God is never late, He will not tarry. We should be watchful, prayerful, and hopeful in waiting for His coming. As the song says, “God said it, and I believe it, and that settles it for me.” Often Christians use the phrase “if the Lord tarries.” It is our way of speaking of something we need or want to do if the Lord hasn’t come yet. I just prefer to use the expression, “Lord willing.”

Have a blessed day of anticipation and expectation. Stay safe and healthy.

Keep your eye on the eastern sky. Jesus is coming soon, maybe in the morning, evening, or noon.

Dean

-November 16, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Lord’s Day,

“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.”

(Hebrews 11:13).

Hebrews chapter 11 is all about faith. In fact, the word faith is found 19 times! Often this chapter is called, “The Hall of Faith.”

The writer points out the faith of Abel, Enoch, Moses, Abraham, Sarah, Issac, Jacob, Joseph, Rahab, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, and Samuel. All these had faith in the Lord and His promises, though they saw them afar off. They embraced them.

We as believers in the Age of Grace, now have the fulfillment of those precious promises. They were living before the cross, we are living after the cross. Many promises are yet future for us as well.

Can you imagine if they knew what we know today of the salvation by grace through faith? It is like looking at something far down the road. One can see something is there but he or she can’t quite make it out.

Our is faith is based on the whole of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. As we know, the OT explains the NT and the NT explains the OT. It all fits together perfectly.

We are awaiting the coming of the Lord which know will happen, but we don’t know the day nor the hour.

Just as the OT saints considered themselves pilgrims and strangers, we are today as well. We live in the world but we are not of the world. We walk by faith, not by sight. (See 2 Corinthians 5:7). Our lives on this earth are short and temporary; our lives in heaven will be infinite and eternal.

Have a blessed Lord’s Day. Stay safe and healthy.

As the hymn says, “…Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine; moment by moment O Lord, Thou art mine.”

Dean

Good morning beloved, happy Saturday,

“Even to your old age, I am He, even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry and will deliver you.”

(Isaiah 46:4).

When God makes a promise, He keeps it faithfully and fully. Today’s verse uses the word “will” three times. God says that, “I will carry, I will bear, and I will deliver.” These are three excellent and wonderful promises.

The Lord picks us up and carries us in His arms. Isaiah 49:11 says, He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather His lambs with His arm, and carry them in bosom, and gently lead those are with young.”

Not only goes the Lord carry us, He bears us also. He bears our burdens and takes care of us from beginning to end. And He delivers us from all evil. The devil is a predator, but he is limited in what he can do.

Let us rejoice that the Lord takes a personal interest in all His children and their needs. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

He carries me all through the journey.

Dean

-November 14, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday,

“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For YAH, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.”

(Isaiah 12:2).

Isaiah’s circumstances were not always easy or pleasant. In today’s text, he turns his eyes to the Lord who is the God of his salvation. God was also is his strength and his song.

If we look to ourselves we will discouraged; if we look to others we will be disappointed; and if we look to our circumstances we will be fearful; but if we look to the Lord, He will lift us up. Our lives are in His hands, therefore we can trust in Him and not be afraid. The Lord is our confidence, we put no confidence in the flesh.

David made the confident declaration in Psalm 3:3, “I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.” Do we not have fear all around us?

Trust in the Lord overcomes our fears. We often fear in the present of what might happen in the future. Many things we fear today never do happen tomorrow. People fear the unknown, the uncertain, and the unseen. Why do we fear the worst and not trust God for the best.

When we trust the Lord, remain positive and prayerful, we will find the Lord is our Rock. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Let us look upward and Godward, so we can see clearly to move forward.

Dean

-November 13, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,

“That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

(1 Peter 1:7).

Faith is a much more precious commodity than gold or silver. Gold needs the fire to burn away the dross and refine the precious metal. As wonderful as gold is, it can’t come close to preciousness of our faith. Genuine faith produces the best results.

We shouldn’t fear the fire. Job said, “But He the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.” Of all the people in the Bible Job went through most fiery trials. This why we call it, “the Faith of Job.”

Have a blessed day through the fiery trials. Stay safe and healthy.

The flames will not burn you, just refine you.

Dean