Dean Allen's Daily Devotional

-June 21, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Saturday,

“The Lord is righteous in all His ways, gracious in all His works.”

(Psalm 145:17).

God is always good and what He causes to happen or allows to happen is for our good. Nothing happens by accident or chance. He knows way more than we do.

There so many things that happen we can’t see the reason for. It may be a major tragedy or a small inconvenience; whatever it is, we must trust the wisdom and sovereignty of God.

Yesterday my faucet in the kitchen broke and I had to call a plumber to replace it. Plumbers don’t cheap. When you own a home, things break, wear out, or need service. Things always seem to break at the worst possible times.

I am on a schedule and have things organized, but at times God has other plans. He knows what is best, when is best, and what is good for us. My getting anxious or frustrated is never good, it only makes things worse.

First, our God is righteous, meaning what He does is right, whether we can see it or not. Second, God is good even if things are bad. God works all things together for good in our lives. (See Romans 8:28).

Have a blessed day resting underneath His everlasting arms. Stay safe and healthy.

When God is good, things work out they way they should.

Dean

-June 20, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday,

“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”

(Psalm 27:13).

There are times in our lives that we won’t believe unless or until we see; but that is not faith, it is sight. Thomas was like that: he wouldn’t believe that Jesus rose from the dead until he saw the nail prints in Jesus’ hands and side.

David, the writer of this psalm, almost lost heart, he was in the verge. Fortunately, “he believed that he would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Faith must precede sight. God wants us to step out in faith believing what we can’t see or understand.

Someone once said, “Faith is taking the first step when you don’t see the whole staircase.” What a thought to ponder when we go out yonder! Jesus told Martha at the tomb of her brother Lazarus who had been dead for four days, “…did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God.” The Lord wants to believe and then see, not see and then believe.

Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:7, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” Fanny Crosby the prolific hymn writer, was blind but had great faith in the Lord and His Word. Sometimes our natural eyes prevent us seeing with our spiritual eyes.

Have a blessed day believing and then seeing what the Lord can do. Stay safe and healthy.

Let my eyes believe and then see the marvelous works of God.

Dean

-June 19, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,

“To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

(Ephesians 3:19).

If you have ever run out of gas, you know how embarrassing and terrible it is. It stops us from moving and delays our getting to our destination. That is bad enough, but when a person is empty, it is much worse.

I recently received a small package from Amazon, and on the box it read, “Without you, I am empty.” Cleaver, and quite provocative, especially when I think that I am empty without Christ. He alone fills me.

When Christ is in us we are truly full. We are never empty again. e

So many people are empty without Christ. They feel their life is purposeless. It is sad to have no hope, nothing to look forward to.

Solomon recognized what life is apart from the Lord, “Vanities of vanities,’ says the Preacher; ‘Vanities of vanities, all is vanity’” (Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 12:8). He repeated twice in Ecclesiastes because nothing on earth satisfied him, all was vanity. Today, people are empty, lonely, and sad.

Praise God we as believers are not empty, but rather we filled with all the fullness of God. God loves us and makes all the difference in our lives. It gives us an opportunity to share we others what Christ has done for us. If we were a glass, we would be filled to the brim and overflowing.

Have a blessed day thanking our Savior for filling us. Stay safe and healthy.

When Jesus fills us we will be full forever.

Dean

-June 18, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday,

“And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

(1 John 5:11-12).

Millions of dollars are spent on life insurance policies. These policies are good and necessary. They insure that when one dies, money goes one’s beneficiary. For so many people, life insurance is a part of preparing for the future, not for ourselves but for our loved ones.

But there is something better than life insurance, it is life assurance.

Life assurance provides us both now and for all eternity. John wrote why this so important in the next verse, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God” (John 5:13).

No believer in Jesus Christ should fear death or eternal judgment. Our life is securely in Christ. We are in the hands of Jesus and our Heavenly Father. Nothing on earth or in heaven can change that.

Jesus said in John the comforting words of assurance and security, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch you out of My hand. My Father, who has given try hem to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.”

We are great assurance! What great security we have in Christ! The words of truth are sure and steadfast. The little yet powerful word “know” is such an encouragement.

Do you know Jesus? Then you can know that you have eternal life. Don’t let the devil disturb your peace. Have a blessed day on the Solid Rock. Stay safe and healthy.

Our hope, our reservation, and our inheritance is assured by God Himself.

Dean

-June 17, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,

“May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

(Psalm 115:15).

The unknown psalmist wrote this beautiful psalm. All of us need the Lord to bless us. He recognized this and used the word “bless” five times in Psalm 115:12-18.

The blessing of God is so important that it is included in the Aaronic or Priestly Blessing in Numbers 6:24-26, saying, “The bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The Lord lift His countenance upon you, and give you peace.”

When someone asks God to bless us, He will bless us. My favorite thing to say to someone who has a birthday is, “Happy Birthday! May God richly and abundantly bless you.” We want people to enjoy parties with families, wonderful gifts, dinners out, and all the rest. But God’s blessing is the best thing we can pray for their lives.

We should pray the God would bless His church, our nation, our government and spiritual leaders, soldiers, our police officers, our firefighters, and all those who serve us and protect us. Boaz in the book of Ruth said to those who worked for him, “The Lord be with you.” They answered, “The Lord bless you” (Ruth 2:4).

God’s blessing includes spiritual, mental, physical, material, and financial blessings. God delights to bless us beyond what we could ask or think.

Let us call upon the Lord’s blessings upon His people. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy, happy, humble, and holy.

God will bless us so that we can be a blessing to others.

Dean