DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 1st

March 1, 2022

God loves us, and it is His desire that we not only learn His Word (His will), but that we gain a true understanding of the heart behind it. His Word truly restores & refreshes our souls (Psalm 19:7). He is faithful to us, and when we familiarize ourselves with what is important to Him, we gain wisdom and peace of mind in the process. In addition, God has given us the Holy Spirit to give us godly wisdom as well. ⁣🙏 So, keep your heart pliable so that you are able to gain a better understanding and become better representatives for the Kingdom of God every day. We have the privilege of being His ambassadors. May we never take the breath in our lungs [that He’s given us] for granted. ⁣

#dailydevotional #vcccharlotte #representatives #understanding #godlywisdom #terrificTuesday

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 28th

February 28, 2022

The Bible is our success book. The Bible is our instruction book. We cannot expect to succeed God’s way if we don’t submit ourselves to the Word of God. We cannot despise the Word. In Psalm 112, the Word tells us that the man who is blessed is the man who greatly delights in the Word of God. We cannot pick and choose the part of the Word that we want to obey. We must obey all of the Word of God. We must desire to please God at all costs. We must consecrate our lives to Him, and one way we consecrate ourselves to God is to consecrate ourselves to His Word. Let's not despise the Word, we don’t want to be destroyed. We want to become all that God wants us to be. We want to represent Him. We cannot do that without a renewed mind, and in order for that to take place, we must renew our minds to the Word of God.

#bible #trustGod #devotional #encouragement #psalms #consecration

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 27th

February 27, 2022

Sin is a destructive force. Sin came into the earth when man fell in the Garden of Eden. Sin is what brought the curse into the earth. The Bible tells us that, “the wages of sin is death”. (Romans 6:23). Because of what Adam and Eve did in the Garden, sin had dominion over mankind. We were slaves to sins. Through Jesus Christ, sin has lost its power over us. Sin no longer has dominion over us. We have been raised together with Jesus, and we have been set free from the power of sin. We have been made the righteousness of God. We are now in right standing with God and we don’t have to sin another day in our lives. As we continue to meditate on this truth, it will become a reality to us. We can live the way God initially intended for us to live, a life of victory and a life free from sin.

#bible #devotional #sin #freedominChrist #iamvictory#imfree

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 26th

February 26, 2022

What an awesome statement one could make. To finish the work that God gave you, and to do it down to the last detail. What a testimony that Jesus had. He had completed the work that God gave. He completed it despite opposition from the Pharisees and the Sadducees. There were those who went to hear Him speak just to twist His words. Despite all of this, Jesus completed the work that God gave Him. Jesus is our example. He was diligent in His mission. He went about teaching, preaching, and healing everywhere He went. He would spend many hours in prayer fellowshipping with the Father, receiving instructions to carry out on behalf of His Father. If we will follow His example, we will be able to say the same thing. We will be able to say, “I finished the work, I completed down to the last detail what you assigned me to do.”

#commitment #bible #VCCcharlotte #Godisgood #jesus #devotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 25th

February 25, 2022

We all have issues that we are dealing with. A minister once said, “Everyone needs healing in some area of their lives”. He was simply saying that everyone has something in their lives that they need God’s intervention. If we are not careful, situations and circumstances can cause us to worry, and we try to take care of the major issues in our lives, instead of casting the care on God. We must understand that God is so much more capable and qualified to handle our problems than we are. God is undefeated, and we must come to the realization that God knows how to handle our problems when we give it to Him. If we choose to work on our problems, God rests. When we allow God to work on our problems, we rest. Cast your cares on God today, and trust that He has the wisdom and the capability to handle it, you’ll be glad that you did.

#rest #godlovesyou #vcccharlotte #tgif #bible #dontworry #iamvictory

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 24th

February 24, 2022

Isn’t it amazing what God asks us to do? Love your enemies? Bless them that curse you? How can God expect anyone to do that? Well, it's simple, number one, God would not ask you to do something you were not capable of doing. Number two, the Bible tells us that the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost (Romans 5:5). When you were born again, God placed His love on the inside of you. This makes you capable of loving the unlovable and being merciful to those who need mercy. Just as God loved us while we were sinners, we can love people where they are until they get where God wants them to be. Let's love everybody. Let's show the world what real love is, they need it now more than ever.

#love #devotional #whattheworldneedsnow #bible #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 23rd

February 23, 2022

How many of us would be further along if we inquired of the Lord? We would probably make fewer mistakes and possibly be further along in life. We have all missed it in the past. We are all human and sometimes we make mistakes like Joshua did in interactions with the Gibeonites. The Gibeonites lied to Joshua and tricked him into making an alliance with them. The Bible says in Joshua 9:14, “And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord”. Our success is in being led by the Spirit of God. God tells us in Isaiah 48:17, “Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go”. God will always have our best interest at heart, and it is always in our best interest to let Him lead us and guide us. When we do, we know success is inevitable.

#GodCares #devotional #encouragement #vcccharlotte #david #biblestories

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 22nd

February 22, 2022

It’s generational! While you were in your mother’s womb, He loved you. He created you with the perfect combination of your gifts, talent, and purpose (Jeremiah 29:11, 1:5). He spoke creation into existence so very long ago, yet we still are reaping the benefits of what He spoke into the atmosphere in faith. You have been called and set apart for His divine purpose. So, confidently place your faith in your Heavenly Father so that He can lead you and guide you where He desires you. God desires nothing but good for your life, so why not submit your plans to His life. Throughout the generations, He has proven Himself to be dependable, consistent, righteous and true. So, commit ALL of your ways to God and trust that He knows best for your life (Psalm 37:5). You can count on Him—He NEVER fails!⁣⁣

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#dailydevotional #faith #purpose #vcccharlotte #terrificTuesday #generational

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 21st

February 21, 2022

The Bible tells us that Job was the greatest of all the men in the East (Job 1: 3). Job was a very wealthy man. He had a large number of sheep, camels, oxen, donkeys, and many servants. The Bible also gives us some clues into what caused Job to be wealthy. He feared God and abstained from evil (Job 1:1). The Bible also tells us that He held fast to the ways of God and treasured the Word of God more than He did his food. This would line up with Psalm 112. In that chapter, it talks about the man who delights in the commandments in the Lord. One of the things was wealth and riches (Psalms 112: 3). When we are lovers of the Word of God and meditate on it day and night, success is inevitable (Joshua 1:8). Job would go through a lot, but God would eventually bless him with twice as much as what he had before the devil attacked him and stole all that he had. Our success as believers will always be tied to the Word of God. It takes the Word of God to renew our minds and to adapt God’s thoughts and ways. Let's endeavor to put the Word first place in our lives, our success depends on it.

#success #goodsuccess #iamvictory #obedience #surrender #faithful #godlovesyou

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 20th

February 20, 2022

If you read the whole chapter, it talks about how God dealt with the nation of Israel. It talks about the signs, the wonders, and the miracles that God did to set them free from bondage and to take care of them in the wilderness. God defended the Israelites, He fed them; He met their every need. He was the Source of everything they needed because He was honoring the covenant that He made with Abraham. The Bible tells us that God doesn’t change (Malachi 3:6). The same way that God took care of His people is the same way He wants to take care of all of us who are His children. In order for us to experience God’s provision, we must put our trust and dependency on Him. What must obey His Word and we must look to Him as our Source, not our jobs, or our education or anything else. God delights in prospering His people, but we must put ourselves in a position for Him to do that. We must not be like the Israelites. The Bible says that they limited God (Psalm 78:41). God wanted to do so much more, but their unbelief and unwillingness to put their trust in God caused them to miss out on God’s best for them. Let’s learn from the Israelites. Let's not hinder God, let’s trust Him and walk in all that He has for us, let’s walk in God’s best!

#favor #godlovesyou #devotional #abraham #provision #covenant

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 19th

February 19, 2022

It is the will of God that His people spend their lives free from sickness and disease. God was letting His people know that if they would listen to His voice and follow His commands and His statutes, He would keep His children free from sickness and disease. In Exodus 23:25, God told the people that “ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee”. Notice that in both Scriptures, serving the Lord and keeping His commandments is what caused God to keep His children in divine health. God does not want His people sick. As we walk with God and obey the Word of God, we can depend on God and trust that He will remove sickness from your midst. God is saying that sickness will not be able to stay in your presence when He is your Healer. Receive God as your Healer on today and know that you can live this life free from sickness and disease.

#healing #devotional #nosickness #disease #vcccharlotte #iamvictory

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 18th

February 18, 2022

It doesn’t matter where we start in life, as we walk with God, and as we stay faithful to what He has called us to do, we can know that promotion will take place in His timing. David began his life in a place of insignificance. He was taking care of the sheep, and he was faithful in that, even though he had been anointed to be the next king. The Bible tells us that David behaved himself wisely in all of his ways (I Samuel 18:14). David was faithful in whatever God had called him to, and he was a man after God’s own heart. We must do the same if we expect God to trust us with promotion and increase in our lives. As long as God is number one in your life, God can trust you. He can trust that you won’t turn your back on Him if you are promoted and things in your life start to get better. As we walk with God, we can expect our lives to become better, and we can expect things to get better as long as we keep God’s hand on our lives.

#stayfaithful #consistency #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #devotional #samuel

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 17th

February 17, 2022

God desires relationship with us. God desires to have a relationship like the one He had with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. He wants to fellowship with us on a daily basis. Sin is what separated Adam and Eve from God. Now that we have been born again, we have been made the righteousness of God. God sees us in right standing with Him, and we can come to Him and talk to Him anytime about anything. Hebrews 11:6, tells us that “God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him”. There are blessings in seeking God. We must make God our vital necessity. You wouldn’t want to be in a relationship with someone who is only in it for what they can get out of it.

In the same way, God doesn’t want us to be in a relationship with Him for what we can get out of it. He loves us, and He has great things in store for us. We will only attain those things as we diligently seek His face. Many Christians seek the hands of God or His provision, instead of seeking His face. It is only after seeking His Face that we start to see a change. It reminds us of the scripture in II Corinthians 3:18 AMPC, “And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.

#covenant #bible #iamvictory #vcccharlotte #trustGod

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 16th

February 16, 2022

Everyone wants to enjoy the goodness of God. Unfortunately, everyone isn’t willing to obey the Word of God. God’s Word hasn’t been given to us to take away our fun. God has given us His Word so that we can understand right from wrong. He has given us His Word so that we can know what is acceptable and unacceptable to our Heavenly Father. As we obey His commands, we then begin to experience the blessings of God. Obedience doesn’t cost, it pays! God desires for His children to not only eat the good, He also desires to wear the good, drive the good. He wants us to experience good in every area of our lives because He is a good God. His commandments should not be grievous to us. Our greatest desire should be to please Him in every area of our lives, and when we find out that there is something in our lives that is out of place, we must correct ourselves, because God is not going to change His mind. He loves us and cares for us, and He knows what is best for us. Let’s obey the Word of God and as we follow HIs commands, we will see the quality of our lives steadily improve. God’s Word is true.

#faithful #bible #truth #GoodGod #vcccharlotte #wednesdaywisdom

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 15th

February 15, 2022

When Isaac found out that his wife could not have children, he did what any good husband would do, he prayed for his wife. God answered his prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins. In verse twenty of this chapter, it tells us that Isaac was forty when he married Rebekah. He was sixty when she gave birth to their children, so it could have been a twenty-year period between the time that Isaac prayed and the birth of his children. Many times, people give up when the answer to their prayer doesn’t come at the time that they think it should, but Isaac persisted and held on.

We must persist, and we must continue to stand when it comes to receiving an answer to our prayers. Sometimes, God is dealing with people and it could take some time before they submit to and obey God. Sometimes the enemy may be trying to hinder the answer the way he tried to hinder Daniel (Daniel 10). Whatever the reason may be, we must allow patience to do a perfect work in us, and we must stand on the integrity of God’s Word. If you have been standing for a while, continue to stand. God will never let us down if we continue to put our faith and our trust in Him. Remember, we walk by faith and not by sight.

#keepstanding #determination #devotional #vccharlotte #iamvictory #terrifictuesday

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 14th

February 14, 2022

Did you know that you are incredibly blessed to be a follower of Christ—the son or daughter of the King of all Kings and Lord of Lords? What a great privilege we have to approach the If you claim to be a follower of Christ, throne of our Heavenly Father! It’s only by His grace. Grace refers to one receiving something that is undeserved, and the greatest example of this undeserved mercy is the free gift of salvation we have in Jesus Christ. Aren’t you glad that it doesn’t stop there? ⁣

God loves us unconditionally, and though there is nothing we can do to qualify ourselves for that privilege, it is His desire that we come to Him to lay our burdens down at His feet and humbly seek His wisdom and guidance for our lives. At that throne [of grace], He gives us timely blessings and provision for laying down our will and desires and picking up His. So reject anything (emotion, thought or person) who seeks to hinder or discourage you from coming to your Father! Your victory is in your prayer, praise and obedience to God. So go to Him boldly and with expectancy. He loves you, and He’s waiting.⁣

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#dailydevotional #iamvictory #grace #mercy #vcccharlotte #mondaymotivation

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 13th

February 13, 2022

Acts 3 tells the story of a lame man, a man who had never walked a day in his life. He was healed after an encounter with Peter and John. The man was leaping and praising God, and the people in the temple were astonished at what they were seeing. The man was 40 when he experienced the miracle. This miracle shows us that no matter how long you have been dealing with a challenge and regardless of whether it is a physical challenge, financial challenge, or any type of challenge, God can turn it around. People sometimes have a tendency to put a time limit on God. If they receive a turnaround or a breakthrough by a certain time, they let go of what they were believing God for. We cannot be like that. We must be like Jacob, who wrestled an angel. He told the angel ‘I will not let you go until you bless me’ and wrestled with him all night. We must be just as persistent. We must have bull-dog kind of faith. We hold on until we get what we came for. Don’t forget Galatians 6:7, “And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season you shall reap, if you faint not”. There is a due season for all of us, and if we continue to hold fast to our profession of faith, there will be a performance.

#determination #keepfighting #dontgiveup #trustGod #vcccharlotte #devotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 12th

February 12, 2022

At some point in our lives, we will encounter a situation that appears to be impossible. Those of us who are in the kingdom of God must embrace the fact that there are no impossibilities with God. It doesn’t matter what type of situation it is, financial, health, job, family, etc., God can handle it, and God can turn it around. The Word of God is filled with examples of men and women who face impossible situations. Daniel was thrown into the lion’s den. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown in the lion’s den. Joshua was facing the walls of Jericho. Moses was facing the Red Sea with Pharoah's army behind him. All of these men faced impossible odds and even death, and yet God delivered them. God has not changed. God says in Malachi 3:6, “I am the Lord, I change not”. I don’t know what you're facing today, but know that with God on your side, you can face your situation knowing that you will overcome and you will win.

#overcomer #determination #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #GodIsFaithful

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 11th

February 11, 2022

No matter what the enemy may try to throw your way, God has given us the ability to not only overcome it, but the verse tells us that it cannot even harm us. It sounds a lot like Isaiah 54:17, “No weapon formed against you can prosper, and every tongue that rises up against you in judgement, you shall condemn”. It doesn’t matter what type of obstacle the enemy tries to throw in your direction, we have the physical and mental strength to overcome it. It may not happen overnight, but having done all to stand, we must continue to stand until this verse becomes a reality in our lives. This verse is God’s will for us, and as we stand on this promise, it will become a reality in our lives, and we will overcome every time.

#strength #power #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #luke10v19 #protection #letGodfightyourbattles

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 10th

February 10, 2022

What an example of the will of God in a person’s life! Abraham was old, and he was blessed. The Bible tells us with long life, God will satisfy us and show us His salvation (Psalm 91:16). It is not only His will for us to live a long life, but it is His will that we live a blessed life. He said that He would bless the works of our hands (Deuteronomy 28:12). In that same chapter, God promises that His blessings will come upon us and overtake us (v2). Then again in III John 2, it says, “Beloved I wish above all things that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers”. Let us never forget that God wants His children to experience His goodness in every area of our lives.

#faithful #devotional #iamvictory #abraham #favor #vcccharlotte