Dean Allen's Daily Devotional

-March 22, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Saturday,

“You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, and by Your they exist and were created.”

(Revelation 4:11).

Yesterday we considered that we are not worthy; not worthy of our salvation and not worthy before the Lord in anyway. Today, we will focus on how Jesus alone is worthy.

The reason we worship Jesus is that He is our God and Savior. He is perfect in all His ways. He sits at the right hand of God. He is worthy of all praise, thanksgiving, and worship.

Revelation 5:11 says, “Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands saying with a loud voice: ‘Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!’”

There is a beautiful hymn by the great English hymn writer Frances Havergal wrote, “Worthy of homage and praise; Worthy by all to be adored: Exhaustless theme of heav’nly lays! Thou, Thou art worthy, Jesus, Lord.”

The Lord Jesus Christ alone is worthy. Have a blessed day acknowledging His worth, His greatness, His glory. Stay safe and healthy.

“Him we worship, hymn we praise, excellent in Thy ways.”

Dean

-March 21, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday,

“I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now have become two companies.”

(Genesis 32:10).

When we come to Christ we come as we are, sinners in need of a Savior. We must confess our sins, repent, and turn to Christ to save us, forgive us, and give us eternal life. He changes our lives forever.

The hymn writer Charlotte Elliot wrote the beautiful hymn that was sung at end of every Billy Graham rally, “Just As I am, Without One Plea.” Many came to Christ as sinners and left as sinners saved by grace and saints of God.

Jacob, like every believer, recognized how his own unworthiness. He besought the Lord for His mercy as he was about to face his brother Esau, who years before swore to kill him. He understood that he was nothing and the Lord was everything.

We are not worthy, but we are not worthless; we are not worthy but Jesus has made us worthy by His shed blood of the cross. We should never lose our sense of unworthiness no matter how long we have saved.

Besides Jacob, John the Baptist, the Roman centurion, and Paul all described themselves by saying, “I am not worthy.” John felt he was not worthy to stoop down and loose the sandal strap of Jesus; the centurion said to Jesus that he was not worthy to have Him come under his roof; and Paul considered himself the least of the apostles and not worthy to be called an apostle because he once persecuted the church of God.

We should never these forget two things: who we were as lost sinners, and who we are in Christ as saints. Let us then stand in Christ’s worthiness, for we have to other stand. Tomorrow we will look at the topic, “Jesus is Worthy.”

Have a blessed day as one unworthy, but now worthy in Christ. Stay safe and healthy.

No one will enter heaven because they deserve to; all who enter the pearly gates will be because of Christ alone.

Dean

-March 20, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

(Isaiah 41:10).

Yesterday we considered the first two promises of our verse: for I am with you and I am your God. Today, we will look at the last three promises, or as we can say, reasons not to fear. There are three “I wills” in this verse: “I will strengthen you, I will help you, and I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

When God says, “I will,” He means it and will do it. We can count on Him to fulfill His promises. God is always faithful in all things.

3. I will strengthen you – We all need strength, whether spiritual, physical, mental, or emotional. God is our omnipotent God. Sometimes we get tired, even exhausted. The Lord is there for us to give us strength and see us through. Paul wrote, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).

4. I will help you – God is our helper. He comes to our aid as our refuge. Psalm 46:10 says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” God sometimes uses people to help us. God’s help always comes at the right time in the right way.

5. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand – God is right handed; sorry all you southpaws. Through Scripture, we read of the right hand of God and there is such power in His right hand. The word uphold is defined as, “to give support to; to support against an opponent; to elevate; to lift up. God always holds us up; He has our back, He stands up for us.

Let us then remember the five promised, the five “I wills.” These are promises to cling to in our times of stress and duress: l am with you, I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. I trust the last two days have been encouraging.

Have a blessing standing on the promises of God that never fail. Stay safe and healthy.

Resting on our unchanging God as we traverse this earthly sod.

Dean

-March 19, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

(Isaiah 41:10).

God’s promises are so encouraging to us and for us. We must remember them, claim them, and use them to get us through every circumstance. God’s promises are powerful, practical, and personal.

Today’s verse is one of my favorites because it contains five promises; and it has God’s speaking to us in the first person. In the Scriptures there are thousands of promises. Someone once said, “To finish the race, we must keep our eyes on the promise, not the obstacle.”

The main thought of this verse is not to fear or be dismayed. God gives us five reasons why. He tells us that we are in good hands—His strong hands. The words, “Fear not are found some 365 times in the Bible, one for each day.

1. I am with you – What a blessing to know that God is with us every day, in every way, and in every step of the way. Deuteronomy 31:6 says, “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, ‘He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.’” We have nothing to fear when Jesus is near. The “them,” covers people and circumstances.

2. I am Your my God – God is so personal to each of us. He has a plan for our lives and sees us through the most difficult times. God tells us not to be dismayed. The word dismay is defined as, “consternation and distress, typically caused by something unexpected; to lose courage or resolution.”

May the Lord help us to remember God’s promises and claim them for ourselves, our families, our friends, and our brothers and sisters in Christ. Our Heavenly Father loves it when we pray back His promises in faith and trust, asking Him to do what He said He would do.

Tomorrow we will consider the other three promises. Have a blessed day relying on God and the promises He gives us. Stay safe and healthy.

When God is with is in every trial, we can be thankful to Him with a smile.

Dean

-March 18, 2025-

Good morning dear saints, happy Tuesday,

“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached on among the Gentiles, believed on the world, received up in glory.”

(1 Timothy 3:16).

So far we have considered the first two great 3:16’s in the Scriptures: John 3:16 and 1 John 3:16. God so loved us and gave His Son to save us from sin and give us everlasting life; and in love Christ laid down His life for us and we should lay down our lives for one another.

Today we unwrap the great mystery of godliness of who Christ is. A mystery in the NT is something that was previously unknown or hidden that is now revealed. It is without controversy, that is without dispute or doubt.

Jesus is the eternal Son of God, who was, and is, and always will be; He is the great I AM. Today’s verse describes who He is. No one can fully define or describe Him, for He for He is limitless. John wrote, “And there are also many things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not not contain the books that would be written. Amen” (John 21:25).

Jesus was manifested in the flesh as both perfect God and perfect man. He was justified in the Spirit, doing everything the Father gave Him to do by the power of the Holy Spirit. He was seen by angels whom He had created and who served and comforted Him.

He was preached among the Gentiles by the glorious gospel. He was believed on in world by us and all believers who have been saved by grace through faith. He was received up in glory to sit at the right hand of God, and will one raise us up to be with Him in heaven forever.

This description of Christ is so beautiful and powerful, though my commentary seems very inadequate. Let us rejoice in who Jesus is. He is with us, for us, and in us. As Paul wrote in Colossians 1:27, “To them (the saints) God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

Have a blessed day worshipping our precious Savior for who He is and what He done for us. Stay safe, healthy, and close to Him.

Jesus Christ is indescribable, incomparable, and incredible.

Dean