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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 13th

Perspective is very important. We must always see things from God’s perspective. The servant of the man of the God woke up and all that he could see was an army surrounding the city. Elisha saw something different. He knew who was with him. He knew that they who were with him were greater than the army that he could see with his physical eyes. The Bible tells us that we are to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7) Many times when situations take place in our lives, we may have a tendency to look at it purely from a natural perspective, and we don’t look at it from God’s perspective. God’s Word should always take precedence over what we see in the natural because God’s Word can change everything we see in the natural. Let's keep things in their proper perspective and recognize and understand that no matter what we face in life, we can face it knowing that if God is for us. No one can successfully be your enemy. 

#trustGod #elisha #nofear #havefaith #dailydevotional #iamvictory #GodIsForUs  #wednesdaywisdom

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 12th

Do you want your world to get larger? Do you want to experience more of the blessings of God? The Word of God tells us that the world of the generous gets larger and larger. The one who is stingy is the one whose world gets smaller and smaller. According to our text, the one who is willing to be a blessing to others will himself/herself receive blessings. It reminds us of Luke 6:38. In that verse, it tells us that “with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return” (amplified version). When it comes to receiving from God, we determine the standard of measure that we receive from God by the measure that we give. If you don’t like the state of your world, change your standard of giving, knowing that God is not a man that He should lie. When you change your standard of giving, you will change your standard of living. 

#devotional #generosity #GodIsFaithful #vcccharlotte #bible #terrificTuesday #motivation 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 11th

God has blessed all of us with gifts, talents, and abilities. It is on us to develop the talent that is on the inside of us. We all have the potential to become more than what we currently are. The question is are we taking the necessary steps to unleash our full potential? God expects us to become more. Many people want to stand before great men and women but are unwilling to do what it takes to stand there. We must develop the gift. We must strive to become better and better. David’s gift brought him before Saul. He was known for playing the harp, and when they were thinking of someone who could play some anointed music to bring Saul relief from an oppressive spirit, someone brought up David. David’s development of one of his gifts brought him before the king. If we will do the same, we will too.

#MondayMotivation #Talent #Developement #Progress #Success

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 10th

The Holy Spirit has been given to us to help us. The Holy Spirit is there to be a counselor to us. The Scripture above lists all the things the Holy Spirit is to be to us. He wants to be in close fellowship with us to help us in every area of our lives. Later on in the chapter (verse thirteen), Jesus tells us that the Holy Spirit will receive from the Father, and He will share those things with us. He even said that the Holy Spirit will show us things to come. Thank God for the Holy Ghost. We are not in this world alone, we have help. The Holy Ghost is our helper, and He is standing by, ready to assist us in whatever situation we face.

#Help #Helper #HolySpirit #Strength #Comfort

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 9th

It is so good to know that we serve a merciful God. The Bible tells us that His mercies are new every morning. Before Paul’s conversion, he brutally and mercilessly persecuted the church. He had men and women put in prison and he was consenting to the death of Stephen. Paul had just received letters to do even more damage to the church when he had his Damascus Road experience. When God got a hold of Paul, He totally turned his life around and Paul began walking in the call that God had preordained for him to walk in. It doesn’t matter how many times we fail. It doesn’t matter how many mistakes we make. When your heart is to please God and to be what He has called you to be, He knows how to get you where you are supposed to be. He doesn’t consult your past to determine your future. Don’t allow the enemy to bring up your past, it’s over with. Your latter end will be better than your former. God knows the plans that He has for you, a plan to give you a hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).

#Mercy #BrightFuture #MovingForward #Purpose #Forgiveness

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 8th

With everything that is going on in the world today, it could seem like you are walking through the shadow of death. What is important is our perspective. Yes, there are things in this world that seem insurmountable, and there are things going on that are downright troubling. What should cause a difference of perspective is that we know who is with us. God is with us, and He protects and guides us. He always leads us into green pastures. He will lead us to a path of overflow and abundance. God is a good God, and He sent Jesus so that we can have life and have it more abundantly. Our abundant living is not based on what is going on in the world. Our abundant living is based on several factors, including our ability to hear His Voice and to obey once we hear. It doesn’t matter how dark it gets, we have a God. We have a God who loves us and desires to prosper us wherever we may find ourselves.

#Godwillneverleaveyou #shadowofdeath #devotional #bible #psalm #protection #iamvictory

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 7th

When you make God the Source of everything in your life, including protection, He always comes through. When God is your Source, no evil will befall you and no plague or calamity can come near your dwelling place (home, apartment, etc.). That is good to know in the times that we are living in. There are all kinds of sicknesses, plagues, and then there is the potential for tragedy because Satan is the god of this world, and he comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Fortunately, when God is watching over you and His angels are keeping charge of you, no tragedies can come near your habitation. In verse seven of this psalm, it says that “A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you.” Whatever caused the thousands to fall will not harm you, it cannot even come near your dwelling place. Take your eyes off what is going on in the world and keep your eyes on the promises of God. They will be life to you and health to all of your flesh (Proverbs 4:22).

#psalms #divineprotection #thankfulthursday #dailydevotional #iamvictory #MyRefuge #protector

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 6th

It was never the will of God for His people to experience the evil of the world. It was never the will of God for there to be evil in the world to begin with. Because of the fall of man, sin entered the world along with the curse. The curse included sickness, poverty, and spiritual death. But thank God that He sent His Son Jesus into the earth to take on the curse for us. The Bible tells us that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13). Because we have been redeemed, we can walk in divine health, divine wealth; and we can receive salvation by making Jesus Christ the Lord of our lives. We can live in this world and prosper when the rest of the world is going under. We can stay healthy in the middle of a pandemic. We can have joy in the middle of all the chaos that is going on around us because of the Greater One living on the inside of us. Let's go out and win today, we have been redeemed! 

#redemption #morethanaconqueror #devotional #goodGod #vcccharlotte #wednesdaywisdom #provider 

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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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