Dean Allen's Daily Devotional

-June 10, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that when we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

(Romans 5:8).

We have all experienced the love those who love us put into action. They say, “I love you,” and they show it clearly and tangibly.

John wrote in 1 John 4:19, “We love because He first loved us.” Jesus taught us to love by loving us. There was never a more powerful demonstration of God’s love than at the cross.

The word demonstrate is defined as, “clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence.” It is an action word that we can understand. It comes down to showing, proving, exhibiting, and putting into practice.

When was God’s love shown to us? It was while we were still sinners. We were enemies of God and now we are beloved children of God. This is why we often hear it said, “Come to Christ just as you are.” God loved us at our worse, and cannot love us anymore at our best.

Jesus said in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” 1 John 3:16 tells us, “But this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”

May we rejoice in God’s love to us and show His love to others. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Love is not mere emotion, it is locomotion; it goes beyond words to actions.

Dean

-June 9, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Monday,

“And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”

David the writer of Psalm 9, was one of great men of men of faith in the Bible; and his faith was tested by a plethora of trials in his life.

Faith is always tested under pressure, for how can we know that we trust Him when things are going smoothly? If we can’t trust the Lord, who can we trust?

Life itself teaches us who we can trust in our lives. When someone proves trustworthy, then it builds our confidence in them for the future. We can trust the Lord because He proven His love, care, and faithfulness over the years. His track record is perfect. He can never fail us.

When we know the name of Jesus, we will put our trust in Him. He is our Rock and our Refuge. The Lord will never forsake us when we trust in Him. God has been faithful to us over and over.

There is a wonderful hymn written by Thomas Kelly in 1806, entitled, “Praise the Savior, Ye Who Know Him.” The third verse says, “Trust in Him, ye saints forever; He is faithful, changing never; neither force nor guile can sever those He loves from Him.”

Have a blessed day trusting the Lord. Stay safe and healthy.

Whether we can see or hear, we can trust Him without doubt or fear.

Dean

-June 8, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Lord’s Day,

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you having all sufficiency in all things, may have abundance for every good work.”

(2 Corinthians 9:8).

God is a very generous God. No one can out give Him. What we give to the Lord is such a paltry amount in comparison to what He gives to us. 2 Corinthians 9 deals with the subject of giving, especially monetarily.

God promises to bless our giving by giving us His abundant grace so that we will have all sufficiency and abundance. Paul uses the little, yet powerful word “all” three times in this one verse. He says “all grace, all sufficiency, and all things.”

This verse is packed with promises and encouragement. The key phrase to the whole verse is, “God is able.” There is nothing God cannot do except lie or sin in any form. It is a great study to consider the nine times in the NT where it is mentioned that He is able.

Here are the references: Acts 20:32; Romans 14:4; Romans 16:25; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians 3:20; Philippians 3:21; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 7:25; and Jude 24. I suggest you look them up, they are very encouraging.

There is a beautiful praise and worship song, entitled, “He is Able.” It says, “He is able, more than able to accomplish what concerns me today. He is able, more than able to handle anything that comes my way. He is able more than able, to do much more than I could ever dream. He is able, more than able to make me what He wants me to be.”

Have a blessed Lord’s Day reflecting on God’s ability to cause His grace to abound toward you. Stay safe and healthy.

Since God is able, our lives are stable.

Dean

-June 7, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Saturday,

“You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem! Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.”

(2 Chronicles 20:17).

Jehoshaphat was one of the good kings of Judah. He honored and obeyed God and directed the people to seek the Lord and turn from idols.

Even with this being the case, he and all Judah were attacked by three counties collaborating against the people of God: Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir. Together they had a vastly superior fighting force, but Judah had a great advantage: the Lord was on their side.

Jehoshaphat prayed fervently in 2 Chronicles 20:12, saying, “O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”

So often in life we come up against the world, the flesh, and the devil. We face insurmountable obstacles, impossible dilemmas, and incredible odds against us. What is the solution? We must pray to the Lord who alone can help us.

In the case of Jehoshaphat and Judah, they just had to take their hands off the situation and “stand still and see the salvation of the Lord…” There was no need to fight, be fearful or dismayed. God would fight for them, and He did. He caused the people of Ammon and Moab to turn against the people of Mount Seir to kill and destroy them, and then these two, Ammon and Moab, fought among themselves and destroyed each other.

What a victory God brought about for His people that day. Only God could do this. Just think, enemies fighting each other! Today we face mighty foes, alluring temptations, and impossible situations. God tells to pray and stand still, just as He did when He parted the Red Sea and killed Pharaoh and his entire army.

Have a blessed day trusting the Lord. Stay safe and healthy.

Jesus makes the difference in what we face, and brings about the victory by His power and grace.

Dean

-June 6, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday,

“Set your mind on the things above, not on things on the earth.”

(Colossians 3:2).

There are many things that matters to us in this world. It may be career, success. money, possessions, and or health. Then we think of spouse, children, and grandchildren, they matter more. These all do matter, but they don’t matter the most. They may last for this life but not for eternity.

What matters most to God should matters most to us: the Word of God and the souls of men. It is no coincidence that these two things alone last forever.

It think it is helpful to make a “Matters List.” Just write down all the things down that matter to you. Then ask what would happen if I no longer had them? Paul directs us to “Set your mind of things above, not on things of earth.”

Earthly things can be lost, stolen, broken, or destroyed; heavenly things last, they unbreakable, unshaken, and unlimited. Hebrews 12:28 says, “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.”

Jesus spoke of two types of treasure that we can set our hearts on: treasures on earth or treasures in heaven. We should seek the latter not the former. He said, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21).

Let us remember what really matters most is our Savior and our salvation. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

The things that you can’t live without are the things which are irreplaceable to your heart.

Dean