Dean Allen's Daily Devotional

-August 15, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday

“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”

(Psalm 100:4).

The title of this short and beautiful psalm is, “A Song of Praise For the Lord’s Faithfulness to His People. A Psalm of Thanksgiving.” The unknown psalmist speaks of making a joyful shout, serving with gladness, with singing, and knowing who God is, and who were are.

When we do and we know these things, it makes want to enter into the presence of the living God with thanksgiving and praise. We often think of this verse in connection with the gathering of the saints gather collectively, especially on Sunday morning. As that is true, but its scope is way more expansive.

We are encouraged to enter into His presence with thanksgiving and praise everyday. One day a week is not sufficient to thank Him. We should begin our day with thanksgiving and praise and it should continue all through the day until we sleep at night.

The psalmist concludes this wonderful psalm with the words, “For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations” (Psalm 100:5).

We cannot exhaust the reasons to thank and praise the Lord for He is good. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Which will you do more today, thank Him or complain?

Dean

-August 14, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”

(Romans 12:1).

Normally when we read of sacrifices we think of animal sacrifices, with shed blood to make atonement for sin. Thus they are dead sacrifices.

Instead, Paul beseeches believers to offer themselves as living sacrifices by an act of our will. Living sacrifices are holy and acceptable to God

Being a living sacrifice refers to total surrender, commitment, and dedication to the person and cause of Christ. We must present our bodies to the Lord for His use. It is the only way to serve the Lord.

May the Lord help us to be living sacrifices as long as we are living. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Being dead to self and alive to God.

-August 13, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“Give to the Lord the glory due to His name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts.”

(Psalm 96:8).-

Psalm 95 is another of the psalms that comes from an unknown author. In this portion of Psalm 96:7-8, the psalmist uses the phrase, “Give” three times. He writes, “Give glory to God, Give glory to the Lord glory and strength, and give to the Lord the glory due to His name.

This word translated “give” can be rendered as “ascribe.” The word ascribe is defined as, “to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author; to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing.”

The psalmist ascribed all the glory to the Lord who is the source of every blessing. There is one water company, Chrystal Geyser, always says, “always bottled at the source.”

There is a wonderful hymn that we sing after the Lord’s Supper, entitled, “Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow.” It is also commonly called, “The Doxology.” Thomas Ken wrote, “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.”

Since God is so great and He is the source of everything, let us ascribe all the glory to our Creator, our Savior, and our Lord. James wrote in James 1:17, “Every good gift and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”

Let us give glory to God for who He is and what He has done for us. He alone is worthy! Have a blessed day honoring God and pointing people to Him. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

In my life’s story, I give God all the glory.

Dean

-August 12, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,

“This the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.”

(Psalm 118:24).

Psalm 118 is beautiful psalm, packed full of meaning. The title is, “Praise God for His Everlasting Mercy.” The psalmist wrote in Psalm 118:4, “Let those who fear the Lord now say, ‘His mercy endures forever.’”

God showers us with His mercy each and every day. Everyday is a gift from God, and a great blessing to us. Lamentations 3:22-23 says, Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions they fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.”

Since God gives us a new day and fresh grace, let us choose to rejoice and be glad. Somedays are not easy, still we will rejoice in who God is and what He has done for us. God made the day and gives it to us.

Paul wrote in Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” Paul repeats the word rejoice twice for emphasis. Then we remember that Paul wrote this epistle while in a Roman prison cell. If Paul could rejoice, why can’t we?

Two days are never alike, let is rejoice and be glad today, thanking Him in everything and for everything. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

A joyful heart is a thankful heart; and a thankful heart is a joyful heart.

Dean

-August 11, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Monday,

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

(Romans 10:17).

There is power in the Word of God to transform our lives. It is our map, compass, instructional manual, and daily food. We need it daily.

Paul speaks of salvation by grace through faith alone. The Bible shows how to be saved and how to live for Him in this world. We need to read it, study it, meditate on it, obey it, and apply it to our lives.

Paul wrote to Timothy, his son in the faith, the young pastor in Ephesus, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3;16-17).

We don’t need anything more than the Word of God. All other books, like commentaries, devotionals, and other Christian books are good, they are like vitamins, but they can’t take the place of the Bible. God uses His Word to create, strengthen, and grow our faith.

Have a blessed day in the Word of God. Stay safe and healthy.

When on the Word we feed, we have all that we need.

Dean