DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 16th

March 16, 2022

Feeling anxious? Struggling with thoughts of doubt over your purpose, the current state of the world or the affairs of your life? Make sure you start your morning off right and give those burdens or doubts to God right now. He is a GREAT Father, and He will give you peace, comfort and joy throughout the day. In Psalm 37:25, King David testifies of God’s goodness, faithfulness and mercy. He says “I have been young, and now am old;
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.” Regardless of all of the trials that David faced (some of his own doing, some of others), he had enough wisdom and insight to know that they had no impact on reliance on his Heavenly Father and Redeemer because of His character. Let’s emulate King David. Place your confidence on His reputation. He won’t fail you. He will give you discernment where and when it’s needed. BE OF GOOD CHEER! God’s got your back, and He loves you. Find comfort and rest in that.

#vcccharlotte #dailydevotional #biblestudy #anxiety #peace #scripture #WednesdayWisdom

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 15th

March 15, 2022

God loved us so much that He sent His only Son Jesus to die for our sin. He took the penalty that we had ‘justly’ placed on us because of the sin nature of mankind. So, if you’ve been abandoned, unworthy, lacking courage, fearful, let this be a reminder of the substitute that Jesus became just for you! He took our sentence, and we have been redeemed (Ephesians 1:7)!

Not only are you no longer bound by sin (Romans 4:16), but you are victorious and more than a conqueror. You’ve been set apart and marked as His child. You no longer are defined by your previous identity BC (before Christ). You are kings/priests and have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16). You have been blessed with the opportunity to be Christ’s ambassadors, so rejoice! Let your actions and attitude reflect your awareness of His love for you. You are loved!⁣

⁣

#dailydevotional #sacrifice #truelove #redeemed #tuesday

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 14th

March 14, 2022

Adversity comes to all of us. Adversity has a way of revealing what we are really made of. It reveals what is on the inside of us. This Scripture reference tell us that what we do when adversity hits, reveals how strong we truly are. Anyone can quote God’s Word when everything is going well in our lives. We demonstrate strength in adversity by quoting God’s Word when everything in our lives, seemingly is going wrong. When Satan is attacking every area of our lives, what we say reveals what's on the inside of us. One man said, “When we squeeze a tube of toothpaste, we expect toothpaste to come out. When Satan puts the squeeze on us, it reveals what's on the inside.” If we are Word people, when Satan puts the squeeze on us, the only thing that should be coming out is the Word. Let's build our strength now and not wait on the adversity. After all: it's hard to build a house in the middle of a storm.

#adversity #vcccharlotte #persistance #strength #encouragement #bible #mondaymotivation

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 13th

March 13, 2022

Moses’ father Jethro had come to see Moses. Jethro had witnessed Moses judging the people from sun up to sun down. He told Moses that what he was doing wasn’t good and that he needed to choose men who would be rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. Everyone can’t be ruler over thousands, at least not initially. We must be willing to be rulers over ten before we become rulers over fifty, and so on. The Bible tells us that if we will be faithful over a few things, we will become rulers over much (Matthew 25:23). The Bible also tells us not to despise the day of small things (Zechariah 4:10). God will take us from glory to glory, but we must humble ourselves, and be willing to start where we are, however small, and allow God to promote us as we are faithful.

#faithfulness #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #biblestories #sundayservice #bible

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 12th

March 12, 2022

Prosperity begins with God. As long as we seek God, prosperity is certain to take place in our lives. This Scripture sounds similar to Matthew 6:33, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of these things will be added unto you”. Years ago, Pastor Gool said, “God is prosperity”. Prosperity is who God is. He is the source of prosperity. I Chronicles 29:12, says, “Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all”. God knows how to prosper us, but it begins with seeking Him. We must seek first His kingdom, and as we do that, we can expect things to be added unto us.

#prosperity #goodGod #iamvictory #vcccharlotte #Zechariah #GodIsGood #kingdomofgod

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 11th

March 11, 2022

God did many wonderful things for the children of Israel. He caused them to be set free after sending twelve plagues upon Egypt. But that is not all. He gave the people favor with the Egyptians to the point that they walked out of Egypt with silver and gold. The Israelites were compensated for all their years of being slaves. God knows how to make our enemies pay for what they have done to us, and that is one of the reasons why He said that,"vengeance is mine, I will repay” (Romans 12:19). God knows how to fight for His people, and He knows how to compensate them for their pain and suffering (caused by the devil, of course). Allow God to fight your battles. You stay in the love walk. We are to love our enemies and do good to those who despitefully use us (Luke 6: 27-28). That is the seed that we sow and eventually we will reap a harvest of love and good. Allow God to deal with your enemies, He is better qualified to handle it than we are.

#letgodfightyourbattles #vengeanceismine #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #faithful #Godlovesyou #moses

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 10th

March 10, 2022

Moses having his hands up was pivotal in Israel experiencing victory in their battle with Amalek. As long as his hands were up, they succeeded. When his hands came down, they began to lose the battle. A pastor is a spiritual leader with great responsibilities. His congregation plays a role similar to that of Aaron and Hur. In order for a pastor to carry out what God has placed on the inside of him, he needs help. He needs someone to hold his arms up. What would have happened if Moses only had one arm up? What if Aaron or Hur decided not to do their part? The Israelites would have lost. When it comes to the local church. Everyone must do their part. The Bible tells us that every joint supplies (Ephesians 4:16). Every part of the body is important. The eye isn’t more important than the ear. The ear isn’t more important than the hand. Every part of the body must carry out its role in order for the body to function the way it's supposed to. In the same way, we must all fulfill our role in our respective church if it is going to function the way God designed for it to.

#localchurch #support #vcccharlotte #moses #bible #faithful #devotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 9th

March 9, 2022

Joseph endured several hardships on his way to the palace. He was betrayed by his brothers, falsely accused of a crime, and served time in prison. Despite all of this, Joseph eventually got to the place that God had preordained for him to be. He became governor of Egypt and was second-in-command to Pharoah. Joseph’s brothers thought that Joseph would take revenge on them for what they did, but that isn’t what Joseph had on his mind. Joseph looked at things from God’s perspective. He understood that God sent him to Egypt to save humanity during a severe famine. We can learn a lot from Joseph. He understood that God had sent him to be a blessing to humanity, even the people who betrayed him and lied on him. Joseph understood that he was there on assignment. Wherever you find yourself, it should be where God has sent you, and you should be on assignment. If not, seek His face and find out where God wants you and get His Wisdom on how to get there. Humanity needs the sons of God, and we must fulfill our role. God is counting on us.

#joseph #biblestories #vcccharlotte #faithfulness #kingdombusiness #stayfocused

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 8th

March 8, 2022

☀️ As you prepare for the day, reflect on the mercy of God. He clearly demonstrated His love and grace through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus. It’s nothing that we did in and of ourselves; but through our salvation in Jesus, we have the freedom to live our lives justified in God’s eyes. ⁣

Not only do we have the gift of eternal life, but we have the benefit of having an actual relationship with our Heavenly Father. We have the privilege of receiving direction and comfort through the Holy Spirit on a daily basis. So, don’t lose sight of the benefits of that relationship. God’s love for you is profound (John 15:13: He desires for you to live victoriously in life. Just trust Him for direction and favor and be sure to give Him the glory every step of the way. ⁣⁣

⁣⁣

#mercy #confidence #victorious #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte #TerrificTuesday

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 7th

March 7, 2022

God does not see you as a loser. He sees you as a king. He sees you as an ambassador, a representative of heaven. The Bible tells us that we are a royal priesthood (I Peter 2:9). God, Himself is royalty. There isn’t anyone more majestic than God. There is no one more powerful than God, and yet He has given you joint seating in heavenly places, a place of authority. Stop seeing yourself as obscure. The believer should never have an inferiority complex, because we are anything but inferior. We are a royal priesthood. We are kings and priests. We are more than conquerors. If you remind yourself of these spiritual truths on a daily basis, the devil won’t have a chance if he tries to come against you.

#winnerscircle #encouragement #vcccharlotte #bible #royalty #kingsanddpriests #confidence

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 6th

March 6, 2022

If you know anything about the story of Joseph, you will know that he had to overcome several obstacles on the way to walking into what God had for him. He was sold into slavery by his brothers and then lied on by his master’s wife. At this point in his life, he had a right to be down and out, upset and mad at the world. Instead, he was concerned about other people. He was concerned about two individuals who gave the appearance that something was wrong. He wasn’t thinking about himself and his hardships, he was concerned about the needs of others. No matter what you are going through, there are others who are experiencing difficulties too. Remember that Job’s situation turned around after he prayed for his friends. There is someone around you, that may be hurting, you may be the one person that God may use to turn things around in their lives. Stay sensitive and stay ready, God is counting on you.

#trustGod #faithfulness #bible #devotional #joseph #biblestories #impact #keeppushing

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 5th

March 5, 2022

Everything we receive from God, we receive it by faith. The above text gives us some insight into Abraham’s faith. Abraham believed and trusted God. Abraham received by believing God and trusting in what He said. If we are going to receive from God, we must do the same. God is no respecter of persons, but He is a respecter of faith. God honors His Word, and He is watching over His Word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12 AMPC). Our job is to know what God has said, and then to believe and trust that God will do what He said He would do. When we do our part, God will always do His.

#trustGod #devotional #bible #abraham #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #favor

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 4th

March 4, 2022

No matter what God has called you to do, He will help you. God tells us that He will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). Jeremiah had apprehensions about walking in the office of the prophet and speaking before the people. God was letting Him know that there was nothing to be afraid of, because He was not only with Jeremiah, but also there ready to deliver him. As we walk out all that God has for us, we can rest assured that God has our back, and He will assist us in any way possible, to see to it that we are successful in whatever endeavor we are pursuing on His behalf. We can trust God to take care of us, and we can trust Him to deliver us if deliverance is what is needed. He did it for Daniel. He did it for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and He will do it for YOU.

#deliverance #jeremiah #bible #tgif #myhelp #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #devotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 3rd

March 3, 2022

God created places before he made people. God is a God of placement. God had already predetermined Isaac’s success, but his success was predicated on his being where God wanted him to be. It reminds us of the story of Elijah. God told him to go by the brook Cherith, and while he was there, ravens brought him food twice a day. Once the brook dried up, God told him to go and connect himself to a widow. God sustained Elijah, the widow, and her son during the remainder of the famine. If Elijah had decided to go somewhere else, he would not have received the provision that God had prearranged. Isaac would eventually become very wealthy while the rest of the world endured severe famine. God will always take care of us, when we are where he wants us to be. Isaiah 1:19 tells us that if we “be willing and obedient, we will eat the good of the land”.

#obedience #GodsTiming #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #success #abraham #devotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 2nd

March 2, 2022

God called Moses to deliver His people from the bondage of slavery. Moses had acted in his flesh and killed an Egyptian, forty years prior; and now he was in the wilderness and God was dealing with him to come back to Egypt and deliver His people. Moses was telling God a list of his shortcomings, as if God didn’t know what his shortcomings were. Isn’t that like so many of us? When God begins to share with us His plans and purpose for our lives, we start to think of our shortcomings. We sometimes have a tendency to think of people who are smarter, who have more outgoing personalities, are better looking, better communicators--we think of all kinds of wrong thoughts. We must understand that God understands everything about us. He doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies those He has called. We must humble ourselves and understand that true humility is agreeing with God and what He thinks of us. God has called you for a reason, and if He thinks you're the person for the job, you must be. God sees what we don’t, and He knows the potential that He has placed on the inside of us. Let's agree with God today and understand that we aren’t carrying out His plans in our own strength, we are simply the vessels that He is using. Without Him, we are nothing.

#trustGod #moses #faithful #insecurity #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #bible

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