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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | May 9th

God is a God of vision. God has a vision for all of us but there are several keys to fulfilling the vision. First, we must write the vision. Writing the vision reminds us of where we are headed. Secondly, we must wait for the vision. We must become what God has preordained for us to walk in. That process takes time. It could take several years, but eventually as we allow God to develop us, we will attain what He has preordained for us. Though the vision may tarry, we must wait for it, knowing that the vision will come to fruition. Eventually we will walk in all that God has for us. 

 

#vision #patience #iamvictory #vccchaarlotte #writethevision #habakkuk #mondaymotivation 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | May 8th

Moses had just given the children of Israel great news. God had told him to tell them that He was coming to set them free and bring them into a good land. You would have thought that the Israelites would have been excited and would have believed the Word of the Lord. However, because of the length of their enslavement, they allowed anger and bitterness to develop in their hearts. They had been in that situation so long that they could not see themselves out of that bondage. God eventually caused the Israelites to be free, and they would eventually enter the promised land after wandering for forty years in the wilderness. Sometimes we can be in an unpleasant situation so long, that we become bitter and impatient, and we cannot see a way out, even if God’s Word promises us a way out. We must get to a place where no matter how bad it gets and how long it takes, God will see us through. Keep your heart clean, and keep your eyes on God. He’s able! He’s able to deliver you and to set you free. He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that you could ever ask or think. 

 

#trustGod #faithful #isreal #vcccharlotte #sunday #mothersday #iamvictory 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | May 7th

The true scope of life is God. We are to dedicate our lives to God. We are to live our lives for God’s glory. God created man to fellowship with Him. When we leave this earth, whether it is through the rapture or by natural death after living a long life, we will spend eternity with God, if we are born again. God should be our everything. Deuteronomy 6:5 tells us to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all of your soul, and with all your strength.” Our lives are to revolve around God, and He should be our everything. If He is not, you can always change that. As you come close to God, He will come close to you. 

#devotional #iloveGod #Godlovesyou #saturyay #vcccharlotte #iamvictory 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | May 6th

The Israelites had just lost a battle at Ai, and Joshua was before the Lord seeking answers. Joshua was unaware that one of his men had been disobedient and took some of the spoil that they were instructed not to take. The battle at Ai should have been an easy battle, but instead they lost, and thirty-six men were killed. God was letting Joshua know that there was sin in the camp and that until it had been dealt with, they would continue to lose. In our own lives, when things aren’t going well, we must examine ourselves and make sure that there is not an “accursed thing” in our lives. We must make sure that we are in obedience and that we are not living a life of sin. Sin is what opens the door for the devil to come in and wreak havoc in our lives. Once we clean things up in the spirit world, we can be assured that things will get better. When things are a little rough, it may not be sin, it could just be an attack of the devil, and that is when we just exercise our authority and resist the devil. Victory is all that God has in mind when it comes to our lives. When things are not going the way they should, we should seek His Face knowing that He will instruct us and guide us in the way that we should go. 

#seekGod #sinfree #trustGod #dailydevotional #tgif #iamvictory #vcccharlotte 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | May 5th

In Joshua 5, God instructed Joshua to have the men circumcised who had been born and raised in the wilderness. The original generation that had come out of Egypt had died in the wilderness and it was now time for the next generation to possess the promised land. Before they could do this, they would have to be circumcised. Circumcision was simply a reminder of their covenant with Almighty God. God was letting them know that they were no longer to see themselves as slaves, they were to see themselves as covenant men. Whenever they would encounter any situation, they would remind themselves that they were covenant men and were about to experience all that God had for them. If we are to walk in what God has for us, we must forget the sins of the past, and remind ourselves of who we are in Christ. Once we get a revelation of who we are in Christ, we can enjoy the benefits that God has promised us in His Word. 

 

#motivation #thankfulthursday #Joshua #bible #iamvictory

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | May 4th

God and His Word are one. God’s Word can do anything that He can do. If God is a Healer, then it is not too difficult to see that His Word can heal as well. Our Scripture reference tells us that He (God) sent His Word and healed them. God’s Word had a mission: to heal and that is exactly what His Word did. It reminds us of Isaiah 55:11: His Word will not come back to Him void, but it shall accomplish that which He pleases, and it will prosper in the thing that He sends it. You can stand on the Word of God, and you can expect to win. You can expect God to do what He said He would do because He is not a man that He should lie. 

#dailydevotional #wednesdaywisdom #Healer #deliverer #trustGod #bible 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | May 3rd

We all started off as infants. Over time we grew in proportion to how we were fed. Most people started off on milk before they developed and matured to eat table foods. In the spiritual realm, it is no different for us as believers. If we are to grow spiritually, we must feed on the milk of the Word of God. Eventually, we will develop until we are feeding on the meat of the Word of God. Our growth and development are tied to the Word of God, so therefore we must be sure to feed on the Word just like we feed on natural food. If we fail to do so, we will risk being stagnant, and staying spiritual babies for the rest of our lives. Let's not stay the same. Let's continue to grow in the things of God. Let's strive to continue to grow until we are all that God desires us to be. We can’t be babies forever. 

#spiritualgrowth #milk #bible #iamvictory #development #wordofgod #tuesday #devotional 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | May 2nd

Solomon was at one time the wisest king on the planet. People came from all over the world to hear Solomon’s wisdom. Did you know that the One that gave Solomon his wisdom is living on the inside of you? Jesus Himself even said that One who is greater than Solomon is here (Matthew 12:42). The Bible tells us that Jesus is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption (I Corinthians 1:30). If we need wisdom, all we need to do is to simply ask (James 1:5). Whatever you are facing today, you can face it knowing that you have access to the One who gave Solomon the wisdom that he walked in. Draw on that wisdom and know that you’re in a better position than Solomon. As believers we are the children of God. Solomon wasn’t a child of God, yet he received what He asked of God. If he could receive wisdom like that under the Old Covenant, how much more the blood-bought, believer, the child of the most high God?

#mondaymotivation #wisdom #solomon #dailydevotional #trustGod #iamvictory #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | May 1st

When you have proper respect for the Lord, you realize everything comes from Him. Your gifts, talents, and abilities came from God. Humility is understanding that without God you are nothing. Humility is having a modest opinion about yourself. When you understand the Source of all that you have that is good is God, and you honor and respect the One who blessed you with all that you have, you will eventually experience more and more of His goodness. You will experience more of His blessings. The more you honor Him, the more He honors you (I Samuel 2:30).  
 
We should love God because of who He is and what He has done for us, but even more than that, there should be a desire to know Him even more. The closer you get to God, the more you realize how desperate you need Him. The more you realize He is the key to all that you could possibly want, need, or desire. Eventually all those things become obsolete, because at the end of the day, we are here to bring Him glory; and we bring Him glory through humility and honoring God with our talents, gifts, and abilities. 

#purpose #Kingdommindset #sundayservice #respect #humility #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 30th

It is important to always walk in humility. The Bible tells us that God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble (I Peter 5:5). We must endeavor to not overestimate our importance. We must acknowledge that promotion comes from the Lord. We must allow God to bring us before great men and women. We must not think so highly of ourselves that we arbitrarily assume that we are on a level that no one thinks that we are on. It is better for someone to invite us to socialize and interact with great people, than to assume that we are on that level and force our way into those circles. It is better for someone to invite you to the head table than to assume that you belong there. God is the judge. He can elevate one and put down another. Let's let God do that. When we are ready to go to that next level, He will take us there. Let's not elevate ourselves. Leave it to God. 

 

#humility #dailydevotional #sundayservice #motivation #servanthood #vcccharlotte #iamvictory

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 29th

We all at some point should make an agreement with our eyes. We can also make it with our ears. We must guard what we see and what we hear. They are the gateway to the heart. The Bible tells us in Proverbs 4, that we should guard our hearts with all diligence for out of it flows the issues of life. We must be careful what we watch on television and what we watch on our phones. We must evaluate what types of music we listen to; we must consider our ways. We must not give the devil place, and one way that we do that is by considering what we are exposing ourselves to daily. Job made a covenant with his eyes, and maybe we should do the same. Maybe we should make a covenant with our eyes or at the very least, establish a standard. Once the standard is established, let's not lower it. Once we make the covenant with our eyes, don’t violate it. Let’s show God how serious we are about living a consecrated life, When we do, He will manifest Himself in a greater way when you do. 

#consecration #discretion #guardyourheart #covenant #bible #tgif #devotional 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 28th

When it comes to our lives, sometimes we forget that our time is in His Hands. As we get older, if things have not gone the way we want them to, or if our plans have not turned out the way we thought they would, we can tend to get discouraged. Sometimes we can look at people who are the same age or may have similar skill sets, and we get frustrated because they appear to be getting further along than we are. We must remember that our time is in His Hands. God knows how old we are. He knows how long we have been studying, working, etc. He knows all these things. We must STAY FOCUSED on the fact that our time is in His Hands. We must trust Him and know that He knows best. There is an old show called, “Father Knows Best.” Well, when it comes to our lives and the major transitions of our lives, Father knows best. God knows when we are ready for the next level, and He knows the right time for promotion. Take your eyes off other people and keep them on God, He is our Source of promotion and our source of everything. Every good gift and every perfect gift come from Him. 

#TrustGod #patience #promotion #ThankfulThursday #Fatherknowsbest #dailydevotional #encouragement 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 27th

Many people love to quote verse thirty-two of this chapter. Many will tell you that you should know the truth and the truth shall set you free, but that is not the total truth. Jesus says in the verse prior, “If ye continue in my word.”. In other words, if you are consistent in my Word. One minister put it this way, “in consistency lies the power”. It's not what you do once or twice that sets you free. It's what you consistently do. If you are consistent in working out, there will be a change to your physical body. If you study consistently, your knowledge will increase along with your understanding. If you study the Word of God on a consistent basis, then spiritual growth will take place. Eventually you will receive revelation of the Word of God and eventually you will experience freedom in whatever area of your life you need freedom. Faith begins where the will of God is known. God’s Word is His will. Let's get consistent in the Word of God, your spirit man is counting on it.

#truth #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte #truthwillsetyoufree #iamvictory #consistency

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 26th

God’s desire for His people is that they have life. Not just life, but “life more abundantly” (John 10:10). A part of experiencing that life is to watch what we are saying. Our words can be a well of life, but it can also be a well of death. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve only knew good. When they partook of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, they died spiritually, but they also started speaking death. Humanity has been doing it ever since; and unfortunately, they are still speaking death over their finances, their health, their relationships and anything else that is of significance or importance. We must speak life. We must speak the Word of God over our lives. By doing so we are opening the door for God to pour out His goodness upon us and to experience the life that Jesus came to give us. As we continue to speak life, that life will manifest; and we will eventually have what we say, if we do not doubt it in our hearts (Mark 11:23). 

 

#speaklife #righteousman #watchyourmouth #wordshavepower #devotional #bible 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 25th

We are the light of the world. The world may not always see it that way, but that is the way God sees us. We are His ambassadors. We are His representatives. This world would be in bad shape if we were not here. As God’s ambassadors, we cannot misrepresent Him. Not only that, but we cannot be ashamed of who we are. We cannot be ashamed to witness to the unbeliever. We must be willing to pray for people. We must be willing to lay our hands on the sick in obedience to the Great Commission. As believers we must embrace who we are and not be afraid of persecution. We cannot be afraid of being ostracized. God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). Let us be the light of the world, God is counting on us, we are all that He has here.  

#lightoftheworld #iamvictory #mondaymotiivation #Godsambassaddors #iamnotashamed 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 24th

All things are possible. That would be hard to believe if Jesus had not said it. Since He said it, we are obligated to believe it. Regardless of what you may facing on today, God can handle it. God can handle your debt. God can handle your children. He can handle your finances. God handle everything in your life. He only asks that you believe. You must believe that He can do it even when it looks like there is no hope. Hope deferred makes the heart sick (Proverbs 13:12). We must know that nothing is too difficult for God and that He is more than capable to handle the challenges we face in life. Jesus told us that in the world we would have tribulations but to be of good cheer, He has overcome the world, even what seems to be impossible (John 16:33).   

#dontgiveup #trustGod #bible #vcccharlotte #motivation #iamvictory #devotional 

 

 

 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 23rd

Jesus knew that His time was approaching. The time was approaching for Him to die for humanity. He had to come through a Samaritan village, and if you know anything about the Samaritans, you know that they did not like the Jewish people. This village would not receive Jesus or His disciples because of their ethnicity. It did not bother Jesus. Jesus was focused. Jesus knew why He was on the earth. He was not concerned about the rejection because He was all about fulfilling His purpose. His disciples got upset and two of them wanted to call down fire from heaven. When you are focused on your purpose, it's hard to get sidetracked by people not liking you. You are not moved by the petty things of this world. Stay focused on the path. What if Jesus was constantly distracted? Well, He wasn’t...He refused. He was obsessive about His purpose and eventually would fulfill His destiny. If we are to do the same, then we must do the same. We must remove all distractions and focus on our purpose. 

#focused #nodistractions #Jesus #dailydevotionals #samaritans #bible 

 

 

 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 22nd

God has dealt to every person who has been born again, the measure of faith. It is the measure of faith that will cause victory in every area of your life. Jesus came so that we could experience life in every area of our lives. Faith begins where the will of God is known. As you learn what belongs to you as a believer, you can then believe God for what He has already promised you. The Bible tells us that the promises of God in Him are yes and amen (2 Corinthians 1:20). He has already said yes to everything that has been promised to you. Find out what belongs to you, stand on God’s Word, and watch faith change every negative situation in your life. 

 

#trustGod #devotional #overcomer #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #tgif

 

 

 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 21st

When it comes to forgiving people, it is not always the easiest thing. Our emotions sometimes want to hold on to the offense so that we can stay angry or receive pity when we tell people about the incident that took place. But...we are Christians. We are “Christ-like” ones. We are doers of the Word of God. If the Word of God tells us to forgive and let it go, we have no choice in the matter, we must forgive and we must let it go. It can seem impossible to be willing to forgive someone up to four hundred and ninety times in one day. That may seem like a demanding thing for us, but we must consider our Heavenly Father. How many times has He forgiven us? Some of us have come close to the four hundred and ninety times in a day. We must be imitators of our Father and doers of the Word. We must be love children of a love God. He would not ask you to do something that you were not capable of doing with His help. Let us be imitators of our Father by forgiving and moving on. Our faith is counting on it because faith works by love (Galatians 5:6). 

#forgiveness #vcccharlotte #iamvictory #bible #thankfulthursday 

 

 

 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | April 20th

Isn’t God good? He not only blots out our transgressions, but He also said that He would not remember our sins anymore. It's our sins that separates us from God. God desires relationship with His children to the point that He would remove the barrier that would cause us to not be able to fellowship with Him: our sins. God won’t even remember the wrongs that we have done. He has such an intense love for us and wants us to come to Him for whatever we need. He is a loving Father and desires to fellowship with His children the way He fellowshipped with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. So let's take advantage of the opportunities that have been given to us. Let's boldly approach the throne of grace and obtain help when we need it. There is nothing keeping us from it. He has removed all barriers! 

 

#nomorebondage #salvation #forgiveness #iamvictory #dailydevotional #wednesdaywisdom 

 

 

 

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