Pastor H. Gene Allen

~ Good Morning!

My scripture reading, this morning, included Psalms 40. It’s a great chapter that has many encouraging verses; however, this morning, verses 9 and 10 spoke to me the loudest.

• Psalms‬ ‭40:9-10 •

“I have proclaimed good news of righteousness [and the joy that comes from obedience to You] in the great assembly; Behold, I will not restrain my lips [from proclaiming Your righteousness], As You know, O Lord. I have not concealed Your righteousness within my heart; I have proclaimed Your faithfulness and Your salvation. I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.” (AMP‬‬)

David said . . .

• I have preached, proclaimed,
testified of Your righteousness,
Your good news, and the joy that
comes from knowing and obeying
You❗️

• I refuse to keep my lips from
telling about Your goodness❗️

• I have not hidden, or kept Your
goodness in my heart, but I have
testified of Your faithfulness and
Your salvation❗️

• I have not kept Your loving
kindness, or Your truth from
others, but I have testified of you
openly❗️

David is telling us that he has openly TESTIFIED and TOLD of the goodness of the Lord, and the great salvation that Jesus has to offer everyone of us.

❓ Are you TESTIFYING of the goodness of Jesus❓

❓Have you TOLD anyone lately about what Jesus has done for you❓

❗️Open your mouth, it’s time to speak up for Jesus❗️

‼️ IT’S TIME TO TESTIFY‼️

Your Servant and His,

— Pastor Gene Allen,
Lead Pastor
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning and Happy Tuesday!

I really hope that you rested well last night. And if not, may “Nap Time” be somewhere in your near future.

Let’s take our attention to Micah‬, chapter 6, today.

Throughout Micah chapter 6, the Prophet Micah speaks for Yahweh, the Lord God, and uses legal language to picture a courtroom scene. One commentator, I read from, said, “In a sense, this chapter represents God’s lawsuit against Israel.”

In Micah, our Lord speaks very frankly with the Israeli people; however, in Micah 1:2, the Lord makes it clear that He was also, actually, speaking to everyone of us on the earth.

At this time, Israel was involved in committing horrific sins against God, and each other. (Read Micah, chapter 6, carefully.) Israel would sin grossly against the Lord, and then offer the Lord a cheap sacrifice, and/or lifeless worship, expecting Him to simply cover up, and forgive, their sins (see verses 6-7).

In verse 8, the Lord tells Israel, and each of us, what He really wants from us.

“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah‬ ‭6:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

To Do Justice

Father God wants us to have a right relationship with Him, and also a right relationship with each other. We must do justly to all; we must do wrong to none, and do right to all.

To Love Kindness

We must love kindness, mercy and steadfast love for our Lord, and others. We must delight in these things as our Father God does. We should be most happy to have any opportunity to do good, and we should do it cheerfully.

To Walk Humbly

We must walk humbly with our Lord. Like Enoch, of old, we need to walk with God, placing our faith in Him, trusting Him, serving and pleasing Him. We must conform to God, converse with Him and commune with Him.

We must walk humbly with mankind. We should live in a spirit of humility, and an attitude of carefulness or thoughtfulness, preferring our brother’s and sister’s before us.

Let’s all work diligently on these things and make this old world go around a little smoother while waiting on our Lord’s return.

Be blessed!

— Pastor H. Gene Allen,
Lead Pastor
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning!

Let’s start the day off right — in God’s Word — and may the Lord’s daily Word empower us to have a Great Day, and a Great Week.

• Proverbs‬ ‭8:32-36 •‬

(32)“Pay attention, my children! Follow my advice, and you will be happy. (33)Listen carefully to my instructions, and you will be wise. (34)Come to my home each day and listen to me. You will find happiness. (35)By finding me, you find life, and the Lord will be pleased with you. (36)But if you don’t find me, you hurt only yourself, and if you hate me, you are in love with death.” ‭(CEV‬‬)

Proverbs 8:32 – Here is a strong encouragement, or a warning, to “Pay attention, my children! Follow my advice (or my wisdom) and you will be happy.” — Happiness, the blessed life, comes from serving Jesus and obeying Jesus.

Proverbs 8:33 – “Listen carefully to my instructions, and you will be wise.” — Hear, and learn, the wisdom from the Lord and become wise in your thoughts, your understanding, your ways and in your conversation.

Proverbs 8:34 – “Come to my home each day and listen to me. You will find happiness.” — Have a visitation, a conversation, with Jesus everyday. Read your Bible, meditate on what you just read. Pray for understanding of what you just read. Listen carefully to what the Word, and Jesus, is trying to communicate to you. Then talk with Jesus for a while and share your heart with Him. — A daily relationship with Jesus is where true happiness comes from. (See Proverbs 3:2.)

Proverbs 8:35 – “By finding me, you find life, and the Lord will be pleased with you.” — Real life, a happy life, a joyful life, fullness of life, is the reward for those who pursue godly wisdom.

Proverbs 8:36 – “But if you don’t find me, you hurt only yourself, and if you hate me, you are in love with death.” — In God’s Word, choosing to reject wisdom is portrayed as self-destructive. Proverbs 15:32 says, “You hurt only yourself by rejecting instruction, but it makes good sense to accept it.” (CEV‬‬)

REJECTING WISDOM can ultimately result in death. Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” (ESV‬)

ACCEPTING WISDOM can save you from death. Proverbs 14:26-27 says, “In the fear (respect, wisdom) of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. The fear (respect , wisdom) of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.” (ESV‬)‬

Godly Wisdom, knowing Jesus, and His Word, is the difference between Life and Death.

• Deuteronomy‬ ‭30:15-16, 19-20‬ •‭

(15)“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil.”
(16)“If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. (19)I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, (20)loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.” (ESV)‬

✝️ Choose Life!
✝️ Choose Jesus!
✝️ Read the Bible!
✝️ Get Wisdom!

Sincerely,

— Pastor Gene Allen,
Lead Pastor
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning and Hello Hump Day!

I’m my private prayer and devotion time, early this morning, I came across Psalm 37, and the Lord impressed on me to share a deeper look, with you, concerning verses 3 – 6.

The scriptures say . . .

“Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. (4)Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. (5)Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act. (6)He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.” — Psalm 37:3-6 (ESV)

A Deeper Look . . .

Psalm 37:3 — Instead of envying the wicked, and wanting what they have, the righteous, (Jesus followers), should trust in The Lord God. This “trust” is accompanied by action — “do good,” (do God’s will), and be faithful to Him.

Psalm 37:4 — Obey The Lord, trust Him completely, and your reward will be that He will give you answers to your prayers, even your deepest desires. Father God is always looking for ways to bless His people.

Psalm 37:5 — Let The Lord lead you, and you commit yourself totally to Him and His ways. Doing so shows The Lord that you trust Him completely with His outcome to your situation, and His answers to your prayers.

Ps. 37:6 — The Lord will validate you, stamp you with His approval, be proud of you and openly claim you as His own, in the brightest part of the day (so everyone will hear and know that you are His).

Conclusion . . .

I hope that this “deeper look,” at Psalm 37:3-6, gives you a better understanding of our need to totally trust the Lord, and our Lord’s desire to totally take care of us and claim us as His own.

If people could just realize, that Jesus is for us, and not against us. That His desire is not to judge, condemn, or oppress us, but to save us, bless us and totally take care of us.

Jesus said, John 3:16-17 . . .

““For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (17)For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.” (ESV)

In John 10:10, Jesus said . . .

“The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].” (AMP)

When we trust Jesus with our lives, and serve Him faithfully, His promises is to give us abundant life on earth and eternal life in heaven.

My Prayer is that You will Trust in the Lord and be Blessed!

Sincerely,

— Pastor H. Gene Allen,

Lead Pastor

Family Life Assembly of God

FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning!

Here is our Scriptures and Devotion, for today.

• What Does Jesus Do With Our Sins? •

1. He Forgives us from all our Sins.

“Our God, no one is like You. We are all that is left of Your chosen people, and You freely forgive our sin and guilt. You don’t stay angry forever; You’re glad to have pity…” — Micah‬ ‭7:18‬ ‭(CEV‬‬)

“But if we confess our sins to God, He can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.” — 1 John‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭(CEV‬)

2. He Washes our Sins away.

“But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of His Son Jesus washes all our sins away.” — 1 John‬ ‭1:7 (CEV)

3. He Forgets all our Sins.

“But I wipe away your sins because of who I am. And so, I will forget the wrongs you have done.” — ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:25‬ ‭(CEV‬)

4. He Removes our sins far from us.

“The Lord won’t always be angry and point out our sins; (10)He doesn’t punish us as our sins deserve. (11)How great is God’s love for all who worship Him? Greater than the distance between heaven and earth! (12)How far has the Lord taken our sins from us? Farther than the distance from east to west!” — Psalms‬ ‭103:9-12‬ ‭(CEV‬)

5. Jesus Tramples and Throws our
   sins into the sea.

“and pleased to be merciful. You will trample on our sins and throw them in the sea.” — Micah‬ ‭7:19‬ ‭(CEV‬‬)

The Bottom Line

Once we ask Jesus to be Lord of our lives, and once He deals with our sins by . . .

• Forgiving All Our Sins
• Washing All Our Sins Away
• Forgetting All Our Sins
• Removing All Our Sins
• Trampling and Throwing Our Sins
  Away

Our past sins will never be brought up again. They are totally forgotten and completely out of His mind and memory.

And if the devil tries to bring your past sins to your mind, you remind the devil that your sins are completely forgiven, absolutely gone and totally washed away.

The Apostle Paul said in Romans 8:1, that after we have been saved by Jesus, that . . .

“Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior].” — Romans‬ ‭8:1‬ ‭(AMP)‬

Conclusion

Our desire, and goal, should be to live the very best life for Jesus that we possibly can, and do our very best to, “go, and sin no more.” (John 8:11).

The Lord bless you as you live for Jesus and faithfully serve Him.

Sincerely,

— Pastor H. Gene Allen,
Lead Pastor
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning:

Our Bible verses today are . . .

• Romans‬ ‭5:6, 8 •

(6)“Christ died for us at a time when we were helpless and sinful.”

(8)”But God showed how much He loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.” ‭(CEV‬)

After reading these verses, the Lord dropped three words into my mind:

Helpless. Hopeless. Homeless.

Without these three things, you’re in a desperate and dire situation. If you’ve ever been here, you know what I’m talking about.

Here’s what the Lord revealed to me this morning:

“When we are without Jesus in our lives, we are the most Helpless, the most Hopeless and the most Homeless.”

HELPLESS

When you’re helpless, you’re unable to help yourself. You’re weak, dependent, powerless and incapacitated.

Jesus said, “I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to Me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without Me.” — John‬ ‭15:5‬ ‭(CEV‬)

Without being joined to Jesus, “You Cannot Do Anything!.”

To accomplish anything of real worth, while on this earth, we need to be attached, connected, in relationship with Jesus.

HOPELESS

When you’re hopeless you’re unable to provide yourself any hope. You’re desperate. You’re despairing. It’s impossible to accomplish anything. You’re not able to perform. You’re inadequate. You’re defeated.

The Apostle Paul said, “In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.” — Ephesians‬ ‭2:12‬ ‭(NLT‬)

Paul reminded this church of the fact that when they were separated from Jesus, they were without hope. He said, “You lived in this world without God and without hope.”

We have the most hope, and are the most hope-filled, and the most hopeful, when we are in a relationship with Jesus!

The Psalmist said, “Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,” — Psalms‬ ‭146:5‬ ‭(NKJV‬)

Who are you Hoping in today?

HOMELESS

Have you ever been homeless?

To be homeless is to be without a home. The homeless are the people who lack permanent housing, or a permanent place to rest, relax and reside.

In so many words, the Apostle Peter told us that while on this earth we were homeless.

“Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth…” — 1 Peter‬ ‭2:11‬ ‭(CEV)‬

A hymn-writer of the past wrote, “This world is not my home, I’m only passing through. My treasures are laid up, somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door, and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore”

For a believer in Jesus, heaven is our home. This old world is simply a stopping off place until Father God is ready to call us on home.

Without Jesus, we are most Homeless!

We don’t belong here on earth, and we know that this old world will someday come to an end. We also know that without Jesus, we don’t have any hope of a future home in heaven.

‼️ Our HELP, Our HOPE and Our HOME is found in JESUS ‼️

I beg of you to invite Jesus to be the Lord of your life right now?

Sincerely,

— Pastor H. Gene Allen,
Lead Pastor
FamilyChurchAG.com

Good Morning!

Look in your Bible with me at …

• John‬ ‭8:12‬ •

“Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time He said, “I am the light for the world! Follow Me, and you won’t be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life.”” (CEV‬)

✝️ “I am the light for the world!”

During this time, when Jesus was teaching those who were following Him, the Israelites were celebrating The Feast of Tabernacles. By this time in the day, it’s probably evening. In the midst of great burning lights, which brightened up all the area which they were celebrating in, Jesus stepped out and proclaimed that He was The Light of the World!

This world is in, or represents darkness, a symbol of evil, sin, and ignorance toward God (John 3:19). “Light” in the Bible is a symbol of God and His holiness (John 1:5).

Jesus is “The Light,” not merely a light, or another light among many lights. He is the only Light, “The True Light” (John 1:9), the Light for the whole world.

✝️ “Follow Me, and you won’t be walking in the dark.”

When Jesus said, “Follow Me,” He was speaking to those who would sincerely believe, obey and follow Him.

When He said, “you won’t be walking in the dark,” Jesus was speaking of His followers receiving True Salvation, and receiving True Light.

Coming to Christ for salvation results in a different kind of life. It’s a saved life; a holy life. As a sincere believer of Jesus, we will never walk in darkness, nor will we live in darkness (John 12:46; 1 John 1:6–7) unless we chose to walk away from the Light.

✝️ “You will have the light that gives life.”

Again, a believer of Jesus, will no longer be in darkness and will no longer remain in the realm of evil and ignorance, because Jesus is our Light and Salvation.

❇️ Jesus will only lead us in the way of True Light and Abundant Life. ❇️

Jesus said, in John 12:46, “I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in Me may not remain in darkness.”

‼️ Have You Seen The Light ‼️

Are you walking in the Light of the Lord Jesus❓

You have a Choice.

Will you live in darkness, or Walk in the Light❓

✔️ Come to the Light❗️

✔️ Accept Jesus as Lord of your life❗️

✔️ Dedicate yourself totally to living for Jesus❗️

Sincerely,

— Pastor Gene Allen,
Lead Pastor
FamilyChurchAG.com

Our Bible verse, for today, is found in . . .

• Romans 8:28 •

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.” (ESV)

• The Bottom Line •

The Apostle Paul is saying here, that, to the ones who love Father God, He works all things together for their good. — The things, and circumstances, themselves, may not all be good; however, Father God harmonizes them all together for the believer’s ultimate good.

Father God’s goal is to bring, every situation and circumstance, to perfection in His presence. God even uses adversities and afflictions to contribute to that end.

• Conclusion •

Things do not always go perfect in our lives; sometimes, because of our own making, and sometimes because of outward circumstances.

Father God loves us so much that He is always, ultimately working for the good of every believer. By His supernatural power, God takes the good, and the bad, and uses them to mold us, and make us, perfect in His sight.

In all things, be faithful to . . .

✝️ Serve God!

✝️ Trust God!

✝️ Know that Father God is
always working all things out
for the ultimate good in your
life!

Was the Word good for you today? It may just be what someone else needs to hear. Go ahead! Share this devotion.

Sincerely,

— Pastor Gene Allen,
Lead Pastor
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning everyone! I’ve been out of commission for a few weeks, but I’m back and desire to continue encouraging you each morning with a fresh Word from the Lord.

• 1 Peter‬ ‭3:8-12 ‭(NLT‬) •

(8)“Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude.
(9)Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and He will grant you His blessing.
(10)For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.
(11)Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
(12)The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and His ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns His face against those who do evil.””‬

COMMENTARY:
The Apostle Peter calls his readers to inherit a godly blessing through unity, love, upright conduct and to repay evil with good.

Another point Peter is attempting to make, he does by quoting Psalms 34:12–16. He does this to emphasize the point that believers are called to be a blessing to the world.

One commentator I read said, Peter, here, “seems to indicate that believers are meant to live the words of this psalm through their long-suffering, so that the evil of the world may be gradually changed.”

BOTTOM LINE:
When we do right, we are not only setting ourselves up for a godly blessing, but we are also being a tremendous witness, for Jesus, in the world we live in.

I don’t know about you, but I want to be a World Changer for Jesus!

Be Blessed Today!

Sincerely,

— Pastor Gene Allen,
Lead Pastor
Family Life Assembly of God
12481 NE 23rd Str. Choctaw/NP
hgeneallen@gmail.com
FamilyChurchAG.com

~ Good Morning!

The Lord placed this passage of scripture on my heart this morning, and I wanted to share it with you.

• Psalms 117:1-2 •

“Praise the Lord, all you nations. Praise Him, all you people of the earth. (2)For His unfailing love for us is powerful; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the Lord!” ‭(NLT‬‬)

The Lord is so Good and Faithful to His followers, and He loves us with His life.

‼️Continue to Love Him, Trust Him, Serve Him, Praise Him and always be Faithful to Him‼️

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!” — Psalm‬ ‭150:6‬ ‭(ESV‬)

Are you breathing right now? Then SHOUT OUT a Praise to the Lord!!!

Praising Him Out Loud,

— Pastor Gene Allen
FamilyChurchAG.com