Dean Allen's Daily Devotional

-May 11, 2025-

Happy Lord’s Day, happy Mother’s Day,

“When I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.”

(2 Timothy 1:5).

Paul believed in giving credit where credit is due. He specifically mentioned both Timothy’s grandmother Lois and mother Eunice. They influenced his life for the Lord. As someone said, “Behind every great man is a godly mother.”

Lois raised Eunice for the Lord; and Eunice raised Timothy for Christ. He showed such promise that Paul took him under his wings and served with him. Timothy later became the pastor of the church at Ephesus.

I am sure if someone visited their home they would hear the prayers uttered and the Scriptures read and studied. Their godly home was both a school and a sanctuary.

I have the greatest respect for all mothers, especially the godly mothers. No one loves like mother; no one cares like a mother; no one prays like a mother. Stay-home moms do so much, and their worth is greater than precious gems.

Solomon wrote an entire chapter, Proverbs 31, about the virtuous wife and mother. Proverbs 31:10 says, “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.” The word virtuous literally means, “a wife of valor, in the sense of all forms of excellence.”

Boaz spoke of Ruth, who later became his wife, “And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know that you are a virtuous woman” (Ruth 3:11). There are many godly mothers in the Bible. Like Timothy, David was a third generation believer. Ruth was the great grandmother of David.

Have a wonderful Lord’s Day and Mother’s Day. Stay safe and healthy.

How do measure a mother’s worth who raised you up from your birth.

Dean

-May 10, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Saturday,

“His mother said to the servants, ‘Whatever He says to you, do it.’”

(John 2:5).

Jesus, Mary, and all disciples were invited to a wedding in the small town of Cana in Galilee. Everything was going all swimmingly until they ran out of wine. It was a catastrophe for a Jewish wedding.

They couldn’t just run to the local store and buy some. Quick thinking, Mary knew Jesus could do something about it, though He had not done any miracles to this point.

Mary bypassed the master of the feast and went directly to the servants. She told them, ‘Whatever He says to you, do it.” Jesus told them to fill the large water pots used for purification. There were six of them, containing twenty to thirty gallons each. Nike coined the slogan, “Just Do It.” It is now an internationally saying.

As we know Jesus turned the water into wine, the best wine ever. The master of the feast complimented the bridegroom for keeping the best wine until the end, which was usually inferior to what was served at the beginning. Only Jesus and the servants knew of this miracle.

The key to our Christian life is obedience to Christ; Just as the servants obeyed in every detail, down to the last jot and tittle, we must do the same.

Have a blessed day just doing it (whatever the”it” is). Stay safe and healthy.

Obey all the way every day. Just do it.

Dean

-May 9, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday,

“That your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”

(Matthew 6:4).

Jesus scorned the Pharisees for their hypocrisy, their selfish ways, their onward works without inward reality, and their desire to be seen by men. We must be on guard against all these things in our lives.

Jesus says that our charitable deeds or good works should be in secret. If we do it for show, we will lose our heavenly reward. Our Savior tells us several important principles to go by in Matthew 6:1-4: don’t do things to be seen by men, don’t sound a trumpet to announce our good deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, do everything for others in secret, and God will reward us openly.

It isn’t always possible to do things secretly, but we should try, so that all the thanks and glory will go to Christ not to us. I think all of us have experienced this in the giving and receiving of anonymous gifts or deeds. It is a blessing for the giver or receiver.

Have a blessed day doing good to others seeking no recognition for ourselves Stay safe and healthy,

When we toot our own horn, we do so with no accompaniment.

Dean

-May 8, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,

“For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

(John 1:17).

Moses is commonly called, “The Law Giver.” God spoke the law to him on Mount Sinai, and he brought the Ten Commandments on two stone tablets written by the finger of God.

No one, not even Moses, could keep the law perfectly. James tells us, “For whoever keeps the whole law, yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all” (James 2:10). Jesus, the God-Man was the only who could and did keep the whole law.

Only Jesus could bring grace and truth. We used to sing from a hymn book called “Hymns of Truth and Praise.” The word grace is only found in the NT. We are not law but under grace. I was recently reminded of the acronym GRACE, which stands for “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.” God grace is showered on us at salvation and in sanctification as We can’t survive without God’s grace.

Truth is another wonderful word. Jesus is the truth and through Him we have the truth of His Word. His truth convicts us and His grace comforts us.

Jesus did what no one else could, what no one else would, and what no one had the ability try to do.

Have a blessed swimming in the ocean of God’s grace and truth. Stay safe and healthy.

God’s grace and truth are measureless.

Dean

-May 7, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.”

(2 Corinthians 4:18).

You don’t need special glasses, infrared vision, powerful microscopes or telescopes to see the invisible. By faith we can see the invisible. Scientists describe things that are invisible to the naked eye.

Paul tells us that we should look at the things which are unseen. We are so dependent on our vision, which is super important to us. We want to see it, touch it, and hold in our hands.

Everything we see with our natural eyes is temporary; everything we see with our spiritual eyes is eternal. H.G Wells wrote a book entitled, “The Invisible Man.” A number of movies have made based the Wells’ theme. The last one was in 2020.

If we we should have a choice, wouldn’t we rather see the unseen, eternal things, rather than the temporary earthly things. Temporary riches, health, strength, position, cars, and the like. That being said, why do we put such emphasis on earthly things that a best will only last for this life? Let us focus on the eternal, heavenly things.

Have a blessed day, stay safe and healthy.

Let is walk by faith and not by sight, not in the darkness but in the His wonderful light.

Dean