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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 5th

God desires to be our source of blessings. He desires to feed us, guide us, and protect us. That is what He did for the Israelites in the wilderness. He fed them with manna. He led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, and He protected them from their enemies. Lack came through the curse. God even told the people that when they ate and were full …to not to forget the Lord their God (Deuteronomy 8:12, 14). God even told His people that He was bringing them into a land where there was no lack (Deuteronomy 8:9). Our Heavenly Father has not changed. It is still His desire to bring us to a place of abundance and surplus. It starts with a relationship with Him, and as we pursue God, all of the things that we need will be added to us, for God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Matthew 6:33; Hebrews 11:6).  

#Provider #GodIsGood #blessingsonblessings #devotional #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #theLordIsMyShepherd  

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 4th

As believers, we have been born of God. God’s DNA is on the inside of us. God’s Word tells us that we are one spirit with the Lord (I Corinthians 6:17). The Bible tells us that we are the temple of God (I Corinthians 6:19). God is greater than anything that we can face in this world. He is greater than Satan, who is the god of this world. There is nothing that the enemy can throw our way that we cannot handle. Because God is on the inside of us, the answer to every problem is on the inside of us. We have God’s Wisdom, and God will speak to us, lead us, and guide us because the Word promises that He would do that. When you become God-inside minded, you will get to a place when you become unstoppable. The revelation that the God of the universe is living on the inside of you will cause boldness to rise and you face anything the devil throws your way, with a knowing that you will win. You will have a knowing that regardless of how hard the devil attacks, your victory over him is certain because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world. 

 

#greaterishe #bigGod #Bible #dailydevotional #1John4v4 #bold #mondaymotivation #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 3rd

Words are very important. Many of us know the importance of words and how they are a creative force. Words are also important because of the effect that they have on other people. Words can wound. Words can uplift. Our words should be used to uplift and build up others. The Bible tells us that sweet water and bitter water should not come out of the same fountain (James 3:11). We should be careful what we say to people because as believers, we want to always build people up, and not tear them down. Let’s be careful how we use our words today. It could be the one thing that motivates a person who is on the verge of giving up, to keep going. Let’s make a decision to bring hope to people not hurt. 

#hopegiver #inspiration #motivation #sunday #devotional #bible #wordshavepower 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 2nd

It is important who we associate with. The Bible tells us that, "evil communications corrupt good manners” (I Corinthians 15:33). A part of our success is in our associations. Our associations can make us, or they can break us. We must constantly evaluate who our friends are because associations can determine your destiny. One man said, “when God wants to take you to another level, He will send someone into your life. When Satan wants to derail you, he sends someone into your life. Watch who comes into your life, it could take you up or it could bring you down. 

#associations #iamvictory #1Cor15v33 #ironsharpensiron #relationshipgoals #dailydevotional #saturyay 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 1st

The Shunamite woman had received a miracle. She'd been unable to have children, but the man of God had given her a Word. He told the woman that she would conceive and about a year later, she had a son. After some time had passed, her son died after working with his father in the field. On multiple occasions she had the opportunity to talk about her circumstances and to talk negatively. However, instead of doing that, she continued to say, “It is well”. She must have had some understanding of the power of words because she never said that her son died. She simply went back to the man of God. Eventually her son was raised from the dead by Elisha. When we find ourselves in desperate situations, we must discipline our tongues because “death and life is in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21). We must call those things that be as though they were until they are. The words of the Shunammite woman played a significant role in her receiving her miracle. Your words will do the same. So, watch your words and ask God to put a watch over your mouth (Psalm 141:3). Your words will frame your world. 

#watchyourwords #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte #biblestories #tgif #discipline #iamvictory 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 31st

When it comes to believing God, perhaps all of us at some point thought we knew how God was going to meet our need or answer our prayer. We may have checked the mailbox or looked for a “blessing” handshake. The truth is, however, that we just don’t know how God is going to meet our need. We have to take the limits off of God. God has a million ways to meet our needs. We must allow Him to do it in the way that He wants to. Eventually Naaman obeyed the man of God and received his healing from leprosy, but he had to humble himself and get over his expectations. We must do the same. We must be doers of the Word of God, and if there are any instructions from the Spirit of God, we must obey Him. Our job is to believe, it is God’s job to bring His Word to pass. He is watching over His Word to perform it. 

#GodisFaithful #Godwillprovide #faithful #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #dailydevotional #bible 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 30th

🙌 Lift your head up and REJOICE! The Creator of the universe is on YOUR side. No matter what you're going through today, you can still rest and find safety and comfort in your Heavenly Father. He is your protection from hurt or danger (seen or unseen). There is power in the name of Jesus, and His name is precious. 

God’s love for us is like a shield, and the more we aim to live uprightly and allow Him to lead our lives, that shield is one that continuously surrounds and protects us from every fiery dart or attack of the enemy. Your countenance is important to God because He cares about what’s going on inside and outside of you (Psalm 24:9). WE WIN and there is nothing too hard for you with God on your side (1 Corinthians 15:57)!

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#vcccharlotte #dailydevotion #verseoftheday #WednesdayWisdom #scripture #morningmotivation

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 29th

One of the characteristics of a child of God is his/her ability to love all people at all times. It is easy to love the lovable. It is easy to love people who treat you right. God’s Word tells us that we are to love everyone, even those who do not like us and mistreat us. When we love the unlovable it demonstrates to the world that there is something different about us. The world will love you if you love them. The world’s love is based on how you love them. We are to love people regardless of how they treat us. We did not do anything to earn God’s love, yet He loves us unconditionally. We are to operate the same way. We must allow the love of God to flow through us to the world. It does not mean we tolerate sin. It does not mean that we are rugs for people to just walk over. It means that we love everyone the way that God loves us. Remember that it is the love of God that is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost (Romans 5:5). 

#loveneverfails #dailydevotional #loveofgod #bible #lovehard #iamvictory #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 28th

Persistence is a great character trait when it is used in the right way. Unfortunately for Samson, Delilah’s persistence cost him. She had been asking him the secret to his strength, and he had lied to her several times. However, she persisted and after asking him day after day, he finally relented and told her the secret to his strength. Later she set Samson up, and he ended up losing his hair, his strength, his sight, and his anointing. The devil is the same way. He will be persistent in trying to steal, kill, and destroy in your life. We must out-persist the devil. We must persist until we wear down Satan’s resistance, and he has no choice but to flee. Persistence can be good, and it can be bad. Let us persist in resisting the evil one. Let us persist until we have all that God says that we can have, and we are doing what God says we can do. 

#persistence #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte #bible #mondaymotivation #character #determination #iamvictory 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 27th

Before we were born again, we were separated from God. We had no right and no access to the promises of God. When a man or woman accepts Jesus Christ as the Lord of their lives, they can then access the rights and privileges that are promised to us in the Word of God. There are many Christians who, even though they have accepted Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior, are still without hope in this world because they have no knowledge of the promises of God (the covenant). Hosea 4:6 tells us that God’s people are destroyed because of a lack of knowledge. When one studies the Word of God and receives knowledge of what belongs to them, they can then begin to walk in newness of life and as they act on what they know, a change will begin to take place. They will see God’s intervention in their affairs because God is watching over His Word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12 AMPC). As believers we must study the Word of God and find out what belongs to us, if not we will be like the world and have no hope. Trust God. 

 #devotional #bible #trustGod #vcccharlotte #bornagain #covenant #iamvictory #sunday 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 26th

This should be the desire of every believer. To be able to say, “I have finished my course.” To be able to say that “I have accomplished all that God has placed on the inside of me.” If it is our aim to be able to say those words, we must be willing to fight the way that he did. Paul was stoned; shipwrecked, beaten with rods, whipped, and faced hardships in nearly every city where he preached, yet he finished his course. Paul faced more hardships than any one of us could ever imagine, and yet he did not quit. Paul was determined to become all that God wanted him to be. He even said, “Forgetting those things that are behind, I press towards the mark...” (Philippians 3:13)”. It takes determination not to give up despite the obstacles, but we must also understand that like Paul, we have the Greater One, who cannot fail and cannot lose, living on the inside of us. If we will stay determined and refuse to quit, we can one day say what Paul said: “I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 

#determination #apostlepaul #dailydevotional #saturyay #bible #keepfighting #ihavefinishedmycourse #iamvictory 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 25th

Jesus had a remarkably close relationship with His Father. God was truly His Source. He sought the Father early in the morning, and He sought Him late in the evening. Even after spending His entire day traveling and teaching the Word of God, He had to fellowship with His Father. In the verse above, Jesus spent the whole night in prayer because He had a big decision to make. How many of us are willing to spend the whole night in prayer because of a major decision that needed to be made? God wants to lead us and guide us in all the major decisions in our lives. It is amazing that even though Jesus is the Son of God, He still sought the will of His Father on major decisions. We must make prayer a priority in our lives, our futures depend on it. 

#prayer #devotional #prayaboutit #bible #jesus #tgif #vcccharlotte #iamvictory 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 24th

At the age of twelve, Jesus was already about His mission and fulfilling His destiny. He was asking questions and receiving information from people who were more seasoned than He was. Even though He was God in the flesh, He allowed Himself to go through the process of learning and becoming obsessed with His purpose. Even when He became an adult, Jesus was driven to accomplish what the Father had sent Him to do. He would minister in the synagogues and set the people free from all manner of sickness, disease and demonic oppression and possession. Jesus would wake up early in the morning to fellowship with the Father and would stay up late after ministering and traveling, just to commune even more with the Father. Jesus is our example. Even though He was the Son of God, He had a healthy obsession with His purpose. If Jesus did it, how much more should we? 

#thinkaboutit #devotional #bible #purposedriven #jesus #patience #discipline #humility 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 23rd

God is famous for His marvelous acts. He is also known for His surprises. Many times, when we are believing God to meet a need in our lives, we tend to think we know how God is going to do it. We expect it to come in the mail. We expect a holy handshake, we have a tendency to think, “since God has done it this way before, He will do it this way again. We must remember that God has a million ways to meet our needs, and just because He did it one way before does not mean that He will do it that way every time. If you look at the ministry of Jesus, He did things differently. He told Peter to take money from a fish’s mouth to pay taxes. He spat and made clay and put it in a man’s eyes and told him to wash his eyes out and the blind man was able to see. Sometimes he spoke to a person’s body and sometimes he laid His hands on people. At the end of the day, the people’s needs were met, just not the same way all the time. It is not our job to figure out how God is going to do something, our job is to trust him and know He is more than capable of meeting any need in our lives, regardless of what the need may be. 

#faiithfulness #TrustGod #devotional #bible #godisgood #iamvictory 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 22nd

God does not mince words. The world is run by His enemy, and things are not operating according to God’s original intent. God does not want us in love with this world. The Scripture above lists what is associated with this world: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. All these things will take us away from the Father, and these things are what caused the Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden. God, being the good Father that He is, is simply looking out for His children. He simply desires to keep us from sharing the same fate as Adam and Eve. We do not have to fall and get out of relationship with our Heavenly Father. We can simply come out from among them (the world) and stay separate (II Corinthians 6:17). In doing so, this will cause God to be a Father to us and keep us unblemished by this world. These two things will not only cause us to succeed in the things of God, but in accomplishing everything that He has preordained for us to walk in. 

#lovenottheworld #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte #lustoftheflesh #prideoflife #adamandeve #trustGod #comeoutfromamongthem 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 21st

God had promised Moses that His presence would go with the people as they were journeying towards the promised land. Moses understood that they did not stand a chance in obtaining what God had promised them without God. God honored Moses’ request and then told Moses that he had found favor, loving-kindness, mercy and that He knew Moses personally. What a powerful statement for God to make about a human being. God said that He knew Moses personally. What could be a higher honor than for the God of the universe to say that He knows someone personally? That is what He wants for all His children. He wants a relationship. Favor comes out of relationship. The blessings of God come out of relationship with God. Let's continue to cultivate our relationship with God. He wants to know you personally. He wants to pour out His goodness on us like never before. 

#Godisgood #favor #bible #moses #relationshipgoals #vcccharlotte #mondaymotivation 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 20th

Jabez asked for some interesting things. He wanted to expand his influence, be free from evil, and walk in the blessing of God. As believers, we have access to those same blessings. As we are faithful to what God has called us to, we can expect promotion. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law and therefore we are granted access to the Blessing of Abraham (Galatians 3:13). And finally, God has given us access to his angels, and they are ministering spirits sent to protect us and to watch over us. We don’t have to make the same requests that Jabez made, as believers we can simply expect to walk in those blessings as we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, all of those things will be added to us.  

#devotional #bible #jabez #wisdom #blessingofabraham #godlovesyou #sundayservice 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 19th

God loves His children and has given them access to His Kingdom. Everything that we could ever ask or need has been given to us through the Kingdom of God. The secret counsels of God has not been hidden from us, it has been hidden for us. The world cannot receive the counsel of God because spiritual things are foolish to them. Psalm 25 tells us that “the secret [of the sweet, satisfying companionship of the Lord have they who fear (revere and worship Him, and He will show them His covenant and reveal to them its [deep, inner] meaning.” God doesn’t just reveal His secrets to just anyone. As you fellowship with God through prayer and His Word, you will not only have a better understanding of the mysteries of the covenant but also how to operate within the covenant. The covenant is a key to our success as believers. 

#covenant #godschildren #bible #kingdomofGod #vcccharlotte #fellowship 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 18th

Obedience is very important. Disobedience always costs. Isaiah 1:19 tells us that if we be willing and obedient, we will eat the good of the land. Nadab and Abihu’s disobedience cost them their lives. They wanted to offer unholy fire to the Lord, and it was in direct disobedience to what God had instructed. It is important that we strive to walk in God’s will and not our own. It is important to things God’s way and not the way we think things should be done. There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death (Proverbs 14:12). We must trust our Heavenly Father and know that He knows what is best for us. We may not always understand everything, but we must get to the point that when it comes down to doing things His way or our way, His way must take precedent every time. Father knows best. 

#fatherknowsbest #obedienceisbetterthansacrifice #bible #vcccharlotte #trustGod 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 17th

God expects there to be growth in our lives. It is understandable for someone to be considered spiritually immature when that person initially receives salvation. Over time, the individual should be growing in the things of God. Our knowledge of the Word should be growing. Our understanding of the Word should improve over time. As we meditate and act on the Word of God, we should be growing in the things of God.  The Word of God is like milk to a newborn, and it is how we grow in the things of God (I Peter 2:2).  Later on, the Word is referred to as “meat”. In order for us to grow in our perspective, we must chew on the Word and just like eventually a baby will become physically mature enough to start consuming food, we must get to the point where we are no longer at the babyhood level. Eventually we are developed to the point where the Word is now “meat” to us and no longer milk. As a baby must grow through milk, we must do the same. We must continue to develop and grow until we are fully grown and no longer spiritually immature. God is counting on us to do so. 

#bible #babesinChrist #thoughtlikeachild #devotional #thankfulthursday #wisdom 


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