Dean Allen's Daily Devotional

-December 7, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Lord’s Day, Merry Christmas,

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a virgin, born under the law, that He might redeem those who are under the law.”that He might redeem those under the law…”

(Galatians 4:4-5).

God’s timing is always the best. God planned and knew the perfect time to send His Son to save us. Paul uses the phrase “in the fullness of time, which could rendered, “in the nick of time.”

God sent an angel to tell both Mary, Joseph, and later the shepherds. In the beautiful Christmas hymn,“Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” Christ by heavens by highest heaven adorned, Christ the everlasting Lord; late in time behold Him come, offspring of a virgin’s womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th’ incarnate Deity, pleased as man with man with man to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel. Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King.”

Christ was born at the right time, at the right place for the right purpose. The Lord made us with right with God.

Have a blessed Lord’s Day singing praise to our King. Stay safe and healthy.

God is never one minute to early or minute to late.

Dean

-December 6, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Saturday, Merry Christmas,

This is a beautiful verse from every angle. Jesus is the topic from first to last. He was born to be the King and Savior of the world. It’s all about Him. As I like to say, “Jesus is the reason for the season!”

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder.”

(Isaiah 9:6).

• A Child Is Born – This Child was no ordinary Child. He was God who had come in the flesh. His mission was to proclaim the gospel, perform miracles, disciple men and women, and most of all to die for us on the cross.

The Christmas hymn says it so well, “What Child is this that laid to rest on Mary’s lap is sleeping? The angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherd’s watch are keeping. This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing. Haste, haste to bring Him laud, the Babe the Son of Mary.”

• A Son Is Given – There was no greater gift than God’s only Begotten Son. He sent Him to offer Himself on the cross and save us from our sins. What a gift given that we might be forgiven! 2 Corinthians 9:15 says, “But thanks be to God for He is indescribable gift!”

Let us rejoice that for us a Child was born, for us a Son was given. Have a blessed day and Christmas season. Stay safe and healthy.

So many want to think of Jesus as a just a baby, or just a man, but to be our Savior was always God’s plan.

-December 5, 2025

Good morning beloved, happy Friday, Merry Christmas,

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.”

(Isaiah 9:2).

This verse is a prophesy of when our Savior would come from heaven to a world of sin and darkness. At the time Jesus was born there was complete darkness. He came as the Light of the world.

Jesus said in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.

Twice in today’s verse Isaiah mentioned the word light. Jesus the Light of the world is both a great light and a light that shined on the people in darkness and in the land of the shadow of death.

John who did not describe the birth of Christ but wrote of Him, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend (or overcome) it” (John 1:4-5).

Is Jesus your light? Are you walking in the light? Are you letting your light shine? Jesus told His followers, “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden” (Matthew 5:14). We are like the moon that can only shine because the sun shines on it. So, too, Jesus shines on us so we can shine on others and point them to Him.

Have a blessed day shining for Jesus; Jesus is the reason for the season. Stay safe and healthy.

The Light of the World shines forever and ever.

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-December 4, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are of old, from everlasting.”

(Micah 5:2).

Micah was one of the minor prophets, not minor in importance but minor in having just a few chapters. Today’s verse certainly isn’t minor the message it conveys of our Savior’s birthplace.

There are actually two towns called Bethlehem in the land of Israel: Bethlehem in the northern part of Israel in Galilee, and Bethlehem in the southern part of Israel in Judah, the birthplace of Jesus.

Bethlehem in Judah is most notable in the OT as the birthplace of Israel’s greatest king, David. Now this little town is one of the most beloved and famous cities in the world. Thousands of people flock there every year to see where Jesus was born.

I live in Danville, California, in the valley east of San Francisco. Danville is a town not a city. The founders and the leaders today are very particular about this distinction. A town is defined as “an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, a local government, and that is generally larger than a village and smaller than a city.”

Bethlehem is not far from Jerusalem, about 5-6 miles apart, but greatly different in size and population. God chose this little town and a manger in that town to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ our Lord, the Son of God. Our Savior was born in very humble surroundings among the animals to make His entrance into the world.

Often the world attributes size, monetary resources, and power over the more important significant matter of its spiritual vibrancy. One of the best loved Christmas hymns is, “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” It was written by Phillips Brooks. The first verse says, “O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light: The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.”

No matter who you are or where you are born isn’t important to the Lord. His love in the message of the gospel goes out to all the world; to every man, woman, and child.

Have a blessed day wherever you are, seeking and praising Jesus. Stay safe and healthy.

It isn’t important where you were born on this earth, but that you were born from above and destined for heaven.

Dean

-December 3, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday, Merry Christmas,

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, ‘God with us.’”

(Matthew 1:23).

Yesterday we looked at the Messianic prophesy in Isaiah 7:14, specifically focusing on the miracle of the virgin birth and how this baby who was to be born would be called Immanuel.

Today’s verse gives us the meaning of the name Immanuel as, “God with us.” It is a beautiful, meaningful, and impactful name. It demonstrates to all the world that the mighty, eternal, loving God of the universe came down to be with us. We know that Jesus has many wonderful names and titles in Scripture.

He was fully God and fully man, hence we often refer to Him as the God-Man. He stepped out of eternity into time. John 1:14 says, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

There were several times in the OT when our Savior appeared to men, called the theophanies. He appeared as the Angel of the Lord and those who saw and heard Him knew that He was God. Think of it this way, in those instances He came for a brief time visit, but when Jesus was born He came to stay awhile.

It is one thing if someone comes to visit your house, but it is quite another if they come to live there. Jesus stayed with us on earth for some thirty-three years, but He lives on in our hearts and dwells with us wherever we are and in whatever we do.

As our Immanuel, He feels with us and knows what we are going through. While on earth, He experienced pain, hunger, thirst, deprivation, heartbreak, rejection, sorrow, anger (of course righteous not sinful anger), temptation, and so much more.

Hebrews 4:15 tells us, “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”

Have a blessed day with the Lord dwelling with you and helping you face whatever is before you. Stay safe and healthy.

He left His glory for a manger, His throne for a cross, His crown of glory for a crown of thorns.

Dean