Dean Allen's Daily Devotional

-November 2, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Lord’s Day,

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah saying, ‘Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is the anything too hard for Me.’”

(Jeremiah 32:26-27).

It is so encouraging that there nothing too hard for the Lord, you have His word on it. God writes the checks from a limitless bank account. In Luke 1:37, the angel tells Mary, “For with God nothing will be impossible.”

When something is too hard, we can’t do it. There are lids that are too tight, weights that are too heavy, distances that are too long. God is able and more than able to do much more that we could ever imagine or ask for.

Jesus rose from the dead by the power of God. That same resurrection power is available in our lives by the Holy Spirit. God’s power is unstoppable.

God delights to exercise His power on our behalf and do miracles in our lives. He wants us to rely on Him. He showed what He could do in creation, redemption, in deliverance.

May we put all our faith, trust, and reliance in the living God. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

The next time something is too hard for you, remember nothing too hard for the Lord.

Dean

-November 1, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Saturday,

“For I know the thoughts (or plans) I think (or have) toward you,’ says the Lord, ‘thoughts (or plans) of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Jeremiah 29:11).

We have all experienced dark and hopeless days. It seems the world is caving in and we are caught in it. This was the case of the people of Judah who were taken captive, and whose captivity would last for 70 years.

The people were in great sorrow, fear, and trepidation. In the midst of these grave circumstances, God gave them a hope and a future. God’s plan was to bring them back to their homeland.

We should never lose hope, never quit, never give up. Someone once said, “Don’t give up too early“ God’s movies always have a happy ending. Dark clouds and rain will turn to bright sun and warmer days.

God knows the end of the story and it is always for our good and His glory. God’s plans are not only for the future, but for the present as well. God told them while in captivity to build houses, plant gardens, eat fruit, marry, bear children, and give their sons and daughters in marriage. They were increase and not to diminish in any way (See Jeremiah 29:5-7).

Have a blessed day in hope for now and for eternity. Stay safe and healthy.

When Jesus is near, He makes the dark clouds disappear.

Dean

-October 31, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday,

“Be anxious for nothing…”

(Philippians 4:6).

Why do we stress out over things in our lives that we can’t control? The definition of “don’t sweat the small stuff is, “to worry about things that are not important.”

Worry over things big or small only leads to anxiety, frustration, and all sorts of health problems. My teacher Bill MacDonald called it, “majoring on the minors.” More arguments are hotly debated over such unimportant things. Take for example, church members argue over paint color, the color or texture of the carpet, or how someone is dressed. Churches have been split over such small things.

Another term for not sweating the small stuff is trivial. In matters of doctrine we must stand firm in our beliefs and we should be united, but in minor matters, we should follow the simple rule: “In essentials, unity, in non-essentials, liberty, but in all things charity (love).”

So the next time you get agitated over something small and or unimportant, just give it to the Lord and He will handle it. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Don’t trip or slip over the small stuff. In the words of Solomon, “the little foxes spoil the vines.”

Dean

-October 30, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,

“And it shall come to pass that just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not fear, let your hands be strong.”

(Zechariah 8:13).

From the days of Abraham, Israel was blessed by God. God promised him in Genesis 12:2, “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.” So often Israel fell short of being a blessing. They were blessed but they failed to be a blessing.

God doesn’t bless us for us alone, He expects us to be a blessing to those around us. My prayer is, Lord, help me to be a blessing to everyone, every day, in every way. We have the choice to be a blessing. We can either be a curse or burden or we can a blessing and a help.

At the end of our communion service, our pastor prays that we will be a blessing to each other as go into our fellowship time. We should pray this for ourselves and for others. It is important what we say and how we say it, what we do and how we do it. Our lives will either point people to Christ or away from Him.

The hymn writer Ira B. Wilson wrote, “Give as ‘‘twas given to you in your need, love as the Master loved you; Be to the helpless a helper indeed, unto your mission be true. The chorus says, “Make me a blessing, make me a blessing—Out of my life may Jesus shine; Make me a blessing, O Savior, I pray. Make me a blessing to someone today.“

Let us who are blessed so abundantly be an abundant blessing to others. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Blessed to be a blessing is more than a good saying, it is a way of life.

Dean

-October 29, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

(John 14:27).

We all like to receive gifts. Three of the best are birthday gifts, anniversary gifts, and Christmas gifts. Gifts are free, all we have to receive them. God’s gifts are superior to any earthly gifts for they are forever.

James 1:17 tells us, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” All God’s gifts are good and perfect.

In today’s verse the Jesus promises the gift of peace in the midst of a fearful, troubled world. An inheritance is what benefactors upon their death leave for their beneficiaries. The last will and testament of Jesus gives us something far better than money or materials things. Money can be spent and material things can wear out, be lost or stolen.

The gift of peace comes from the Prince of Peace. It is precious and perfect. Jesus knew that His disciples would need this peace to handle His crucifixion and later their own persecution and other difficulties. The promise of peace is for us, all of us. His peace gives us rest and calm, contentment and joy.

Therefore there is no need to be troubled or fearful for the Lord is with us and gives us His sweet peace. I don’t know what you are going through, but I know that He knows and cares.

Have a blessed day of peace. Stay and healthy.

The gift of the peace is not to put in safe deposit box, or be relegated to a shelf or closet—It is meant to be used everyday.

Dean