Dean Allen's Daily Devotional

-March 7, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Friday,

“And He said to them, ‘Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, the Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.”

Jesus came in fulfillment the Old Testament Scriptures and all righteousness. Zechariah the prophet wrote, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9).

Jesus needed a donkey to ride into Jerusalem on, so He sent two of His disciples to get one. He gave them very specific instructions on how to find and bring back a donkey that no one ever sat on. Donkeys are known to be stubborn, yet this animal was submissive to her Creator.

If anyone questioned them for taking the donkey, they were to say, “The Lord has need of it.” think about that for a moment: Christ has need of things and people in His kingdom. Even more remarkable, He needs you and me!

God needed a shipbuilder, so He raised up Noah to build the ark; He needed a temple so He led Solomon and later Zerubbabel; and He raised up Peter to build His church. God chooses us, calls us, equips us, and sends us out in the world to represent Him.

You may not think of yourself as that important, but God considers that you are. He is counting on all us to do our part in His service. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

If Christ can use a lowly donkey, He can use even me.

Dean

-March 6, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,

“To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.”

(1 Peter 1:4).

There are times in our lives that we must make reservations, either over the phone or on the internet. It may be to book a hotel, rent a car, schedule a plane ticket, a campground, or any number of other things. It gives you peace of mind, knowing everything is arranged and secured.

We as believers in Christ have a reservation in heaven. Once we are saved, we are saved forever. God writes our names in the Book of life. Jesus said, “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:2-3).

Every believer has an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance reserved for us in heaven. Earthly inheritances can’t compare our heavenly one. Our heavenly inheritance from the Lord will last forever—it can never be lost or diminished.

May the Lord help us to remember our inheritance—it is reserved for us in heaven. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

To receive our inheritance we must receive Christ our Savior.

Dean

-March 5, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

(Psalm 119:105).

Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible. There are 176 verses, and nearly every verse in it speaks of the Word of God.

The unknown psalmist mentions several important words to describe God’s truth: testimonies. law, word(s), statutes, precepts, commandments, judgments, and ordinances. We all need the Word God’s Word everyday. It is our spiritual food.

The Word of God gives light to our path one step at a time. In Bible days the people didn’t have electricity as we have today. If they needed to walk at night they had to carry a lamp that was fueled by olive oil. It gave just enough light to see just ahead.

We need God’s truth to live by in our dark and sinful world. Paul tells us the uses of God’s Word, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

God has answers to our questions, and solutions to our problems; He guides us through every circumstances. He uses His Word to guide us personally and specifically. Two different people can read the same verse or passage and get something different out of it for their lives. Even when one person reads it, he or she will get something different on different occasions.

God’s lamp gives us illumination, inspiration, and instruction at just the right time and in the right way. Psalm 119:130 says, “The entrance of Your word gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” Let us walk with the Lord in the light of His Word.

Have blessed day on God’s well-lit path, we can never go wrong. Stay safe and healthy.

God’s Word tells us where to walk and how to walk to be the light of His presence daily.

Dean

-March 4, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

(2 Corinthians 5:7).

Today’s is one the shortest verses in the Bible, but it packs a great punch and it is a great verse to live by. There many such verses in Scripture. We all need more faith in our walk with the Lord.

The apostles sensed their need of greater and stronger faith. They said to Jesus in Luke 17:5, “Lord, increase our faith.” We begin the Christian journey by believing in Jesus and receiving Him into our hearts. That is saving faith; then our faith grows through the trials that the Lord brings into our lives, which is faith to believe God where we are living in this world.

To walk by faith is to see beyond our circumstances and trust God one day step at a time. The eye of sight sees merely the difficulties, roadblocks, and challenges; the eye of faith looks beyond human sight to see who God is and what God can do.

Caleb was a man of faith. He was one the twelve spies that Moses sent to spy out the land of Canaan. Only he and Joshua brought a good report, the other ten brought a bad report. All twelve saw a very fruitful land but was occupied by giants in fortified cities.

Caleb challenged the majority opinion of the impossibilities. Numbers 13:30 says, “Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, ‘Let us go up at once and take possession, for we well able to overcome it.’”All the spies saw the same things; but Caleb and Joshua looked to the Lord who is greater than all. Bill Bright once said, “With God life is an endless hope. Without God life is a hopeless end.” It is a good reminder of what we have in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Let us then walk by faith today, trusting God moment by moment, and look beyond our circumstances to Him. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Looking at the giants will bring us down; looking to Jesus by faith will lift us up and give us victory.

Dean

-March 3, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Monday,

“I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.”

(Psalm 4:8).

David, the writer of this psalm, worked hard and fought hard for the Lord; for the Lord was with him. God prospered him wherever he went. His sleep was peaceful, restful, and safe.

The older I get, the more I appreciate a good night’s sleep. Most people nowadays don’t get enough of it. We all know what happens when we don’t get enough sleep. God gives sleep both in terms of quantity and quality. I always pray before going to sleep. I like to thank Him for what I was able to accomplish with His help that day. Then in the morning I thank the Lord another day to live for Him and serve Him.

David wrote, “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep.” He realizes it is God who gives him peaceful sleep. It is said, “A good conscience is the best pillow.” It is so true. Many people have trouble falling asleep and or falling back asleep after waking up in the night. Sleep is a God-given gift.

We can lie down in peace and sleep and dwell safely. We can rest in the fact that while we are sleeping God is awake. He never slumbers nor sleeps so that we can rest on His comfort more than on our comfortable beds.

The old Irish hymn, “Be Thou My Vision,” is such a blessing. The first verse says, “Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, nought be all else to me, save that Thou art—Thou my best thought, by day and by night, waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.”

Have a blessed sleep in the Lord and a wonderful day of life. Stay safe and healthy.

God grants us sleep—Let’s not take it for granted.

Dean