Author Archives: A.S. Allen

“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” Colossians 3:23 Motives are the reasons why we do what we do. These reasons vary for person to person. The variation amongst the reasons are due multiple sources such as our experiences, worldview, level of self-esteem, financial resources and theContinue reading ““Do it as unto the Lord!””

“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:6 Prayer is the most common method of sharing a conversation with God. In prayer, we take our first steps toward aContinue reading “Talk to Your Heavenly Father”

“And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.” John 8:28 Due to our inherit sinful nature, it’s not difficult to appease the desires of our flesh. The spiritual meaning of the term flesh pertains to our bodies. Whatever ourContinue reading “Pleasing God”

Jesus Calling Morning and Evening Devotional, (p. 474), Sarah Young, 2015, Nelson Publishers, United States

Jesus Calling Morning and Evening Devotional, (p. 514), Sarah Young, 2015, Nelson Publishers, United States

“For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:15 Abba, Father, one of the most significant titles of God, is reserved for His children, those who endeavored to live inContinue reading ““Abba! Father””

“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.” Acts 17:28 Doing life in our own strength can be daunting to say the least. Mountains of decisions to made, some with information to direct us, others without aContinue reading “God’s Offspring”

“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.” Psalm 103:13 For the most part, parents tend to be patient with their children’s missteps. Whether  self-inflected or by happenstance, the response to the sufferings of their offspring is filled with sympathy and sorrow. The scrap onContinue reading “Covered By Compassion”

“He predestined us to adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,” Ephesians 1:5 NASB Unlike birthing a child into the world, in which the child shares DNA, adoption is a choice to love a child who has no or limited biological connection to you.Continue reading “Predestined to be God’s Child”

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! …” 1 John 3:1 For God so the love the world that He gave. An act of love always involves giving. The depth of the love is expressed is what isContinue reading “Adopted by God, Our Heavenly Father”