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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 24th

God has a great life in store for all His people. For us to enjoy the life that God has for us, we must come to the realization that we are not smart enough to run our own lives. We cannot have a “do-it-yourself" mentality. We are not self-made people; we are God made. He is our sufficiency, and He is our ability. When we make Jesus the Lord of our lives, we let go of the old way of doing things, and we embrace the God life, one that is Spirit lead. Those who are truly led by the Spirit of God are the sons (or children) of God. We must embrace this Spirit life because there are places to go and things to do. Let's not sell ourselves short, lets pursue all that God has for us, we won’t be sorry we did, when we do. 

#trustGod #dailydevotional #spiritled #iamvictory #spiritofGod #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 23rd

Did you notice what enabled these men to encounter danger with firmness and personal bravery? These men possessed strength of mind and spirit. Those are keys to facing any battle; having a strong mind and a strong spirit. Both your spirit and your mind can become stronger by feeding on the Word of God. What bread is to the physical body, the Word of God is to our spirit man. The spirit man will become stronger as it feeds on the Word of God. The Word is to the spirit man what natural food is to the physical body. Your mind will become stronger as well. The Word of God is to be the anchor to your soul (Hebrews 6:19). When one becomes established in the integrity of God’s Word, that should settle the soul, which is made up of your mind, will, and emotions. Your mind will be at peace as you are believing God because you know that God cannot lie. Regardless of the strength of your mind and spirit right now, as you spend time in the Word, you can know that you will be stronger and that the enemy won’t have a chance, no matter what He throws your way. 

#WordofGod #BreadofHeaven #spiritualgrowth #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 22nd

God is to be our source for everything, including healing. The man, who Jesus was speaking to, had an incurable condition. He was an invalid, who went to the Pool of Bethesda, waiting for an angel to stir up the water so that he could become whole of his condition. The man told Jesus that when He tried to enter the water someone went in before him. How many of us make excuses when it comes to our health? Jesus has paid the price for our healing, and yet we are not where we should be in that area because we are not really earnest about getting well. When you are serious about changing your health, you make changes. You may change your diet. You may begin making confessions. You might start studying healing Scriptures. When you are in earnest about getting well, everyone can tell. Let's get serious about walking in divine health; it has been paid for, and it belongs to us.

#healing #wholeness #devotional #jesus #healthydecisions #vcccharlotte #wednesdaywisdom

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 21st

Jesus had already made known to the disciples that one of them would betray Him. Even though Jesus knew who would betray Him, He still treated that disciple like a friend. Jesus never spoke a word of disgust or demonstrated a feeling of betrayal. He still called Judas a friend. Jesus knew that He was about to be beaten and eventually crucified on the cross because of this betrayal, and yet He never spoke a cross word to Judas. Jesus was perfected in love. He never chastised the disciples for leaving Him. He never spoke a harsh word to Peter for denying Him. He just simply loved them. What a lesson to learn from the Master! To love those who betray us. To love those who abandon us. We must strive to love like Jesus. We must continue to love our neighbor as we love ourselves, regardless of what they say or what they may do.

#lovethyneighborasthyself #jesus #perfectlove #dailydevotional #motivation

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 20th

As believers we have twenty-four-hour protection. We have a God that neither slumbers, nor sleeps. We can trust that God will watch over us while we are sleeping. As believers, we should always enjoy restful and peaceful nights because we have a God that we can cast all our cares on. God will handle our problems when we give them to us. He will work on them while we sleep. We can sleep peacefully because God gives His beloved sleep (Psalm 127:2). We should experience a goodnight’s rest every night because there is nothing to fear, the Lord will perfect that which concerneth us (Psalm 138:8).

#peaceful #dailydevotional #protection #iamviictory #castallyourcares #mondaymotivation #psalm

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 19th

There comes a time in our relationship with our Heavenly Father that we have to make a decision once and for all to put ALL - not 50%, not 97.5%…but 100% - of our confidence in God. No backups. No Plan B. 😌⁣⁣
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Through the power of the blood of Jesus, we have gained access to come BOLDLY (confidently) to our Heavenly Father. He hears our cries and concerns. He knows your desire for wisdom and discernment, and He will answer you. Don’t allow doubt to find its home in your heart. Stay connected to your Heavenly Father throughout the day by keeping your faith active and your spirit man built up. He WANTS to be your Father, and He’s Father to the fatherless (Psalm 68:5). He will not fail you!. You CAN trust Him.
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#dailydevotional #faithinGod #JESUSsaves #iamvictory⁣ #HappyFathersDay #noplanb

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 18th

Notice that God delivered the poor and the righteous out of their troubles. God desires to help all His children, regardless of what state they are in. It doesn’t matter how far down you are, God can and will pick you up. I Samuel 2:8 tells us that “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory”. God can take you from your lowest point and set you among princes (royalty). God knows how to deliver, and He will, when we put our total trust and reliance on Him.

#trustGod #dailydevotional #Godwillprovide #faithful #encouragement

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 17th

Praise is such a powerful weapon. Things happen in the spirit realm when we praise God. Notice in the text that the earth yielded her increase after the people praised God. Praise caused the increase. The Bible tells us that the Lord inhabits the praises of His people. Praise brings God on the scene. Praise is the highest form of faith because what you are thanking Him for may not have taken place yet. It is acknowledging who God is and reminding ourselves of His greatness and His ability. God is worthy of our praise. We praise Him because of that, but let’s utilize this weapon. God always shows up when we praise Him. Praise stills the enemy and brings God on the scene. When God shows up, we know that victory is imminent. 

#powerinpraise #dailydevotional #tgif #motivation #bible #psalms  

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 16th

Our walk with God is very important. One reason why it is important is because people are watching you. Paul even told Timothy to be an example to the believer (I Timothy 4:12). When our actions reflect our belief system, it influences others. It can strengthen someone else’s resolve. It can inspire someone else. It can cause someone to see that there is someone who is capable of living the life of a Christian. It doesn’t mean you are perfect. It doesn’t mean that you won’t make a mistake, but at the very least, you are striving to be more like Christ. When we are hypocritical in our actions, acting like one person in church, and someone else outside of church, it can be detrimental to someone else’s walk with God. It could cause someone to backslide because they thought you were a Christian. The goal of this devotional is not to bring condemnation, but sobriety. We are God’s ambassadors, and we must strive to represent Him accurately here on the earth. He is counting on us to be not only an example, but to be a light in this dark world. 

#lightinthedarkness #inspiration #christianity #dailydevotional #timothy #wednesdaywisdom 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 15th

Our walk with God is very important. One reason why it is important is because people are watching you. Paul even told Timothy to be an example to the believer (I Timothy 4:12). When our actions reflect our belief system, it influences others. It can strengthen someone else’s resolve. It can inspire someone else. It can cause someone to see that there is someone who is capable of living the life of a Christian. It doesn’t mean you are perfect. It doesn’t mean that you won’t make a mistake, but at the very least, you are striving to be more like Christ. When we are hypocritical in our actions, acting like one person in church, and someone else outside of church, it can be detrimental to someone else’s walk with God. It could cause someone to backslide because they thought you were a Christian. The goal of this devotional is not to bring condemnation, but sobriety. We are God’s ambassadors, and we must strive to represent Him accurately here on the earth. He is counting on us to be not only an example, but to be a light in this dark world. 

#lightinthedarkness #inspiration #christianity #dailydevotional #timothy #wednesdaywisdom 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 14th

Lazarus had just died. He had been dead for four days. When Jesus told the people to roll away the stone, He knew what He was going to do. He knew that He was going to raise Lazarus up. In the natural, it looked impossible. Lazarus’ body was decomposing, this man was dead. But it doesn’t matter how dead the situation looks, if we will believe and rely on God, we will see the glory of God. We must believe in order to receive. Receiving always comes after believing. Faith is believing before seeing. It is seeing the end result in your spirit before you see it in the natural. God is a faith God, and we receive from Him by faith. If you believe, you will see. You will see His goodness, and you will see His glory. 

#faith #lazarus #trustGod #dailydevotional #GodoftheImpossible #motivation 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 13th

One of the most sobering parts of this Scripture is that we will be held responsible for the misuse of our time, opportunities, and abilities. One day we will have to answer for all the time we have wasted. The time that we waste scrolling on social media, watching television, or playing games on our phones, we will have to give an account to God for that. God wants us to maximize our talents and abilities. He wants us to maximize our potential so that we can have a bigger impact on this world for the kingdom of God. Every now and then, we must examine ourselves. We must examine our motives, our goals, and our purposes. Are we in God’s perfect will or His permissive will? Are we doing what He wants or what we want? We must be like Jesus. His desire was not to do His own will. His desire was to do the will of the One who sent Him. True fulfillment is walking in His will, not ours.  

#notmywillbutyours #devotional #iamvictory #timemanagement #responsibility #talents 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 12th

Determination is an important characteristic. Many have been determined to lose weight; to get out of debt; to save money; and to accomplish many other things. For us to reach our goals, we must be determined. We must be so determined that it does not matter what opposition, criticism, or obstacles we face, we will accomplish what we set out to do. Unfortunately, Pilate was not determined enough. He knew that Jesus did not do anything worthy of death and wanted to release him. He allowed the crowds and the Pharisees to change his mind and make a decision that he knew was wrong about. We must endeavor not to allow this to happen in our own lives. When we make a decision, we must be determined to see it through, no matter what. We can be determined because we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. (Philippians 4:13). 

#determination #commitment #character #dailydevotional #iamvictory  

 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 11th

Some people store up food for a later time. Others stock up on supplies in the event of an emergency. As believers we are constantly storing the Word of God in our hearts. When you squeeze a tube of toothpaste, you expect toothpaste to come out. When Satan tries to put the squeeze on us, the only thing that comes out is the Word. Jesus said, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34). When the Word of God is in your heart in abundance, you cannot help but speak the Word because you will only speak out of the overflow of what’s in your heart. Always keep the Word of God in your heart. If you feed your heart the Word when times are good, your heart will feed your mouth the Word when times aren’t so good. 

#trustGod #devotional #Saturyay #encouragement #WordOfGod #Bible 

 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 10th

The Israelites were in the process of possessing the land. It was imperative that they follow God and to be where He wanted them to be. The ark of the covenant was what “housed” the presence of the Lord. If they were to succeed in possessing the Promised Land, they would have to follow the ark of the covenant. When the ark moved, they were to move. If the ark did not move, they would not move either. If we are to experience God’s best and all that He has for our lives, we must stay in sync with the Spirit of God. We should only move when He tells us to move. Our lives should be governed and controlled by the Spirit of God. As we continue to fellowship with God through prayer and the reading of His Word, we will stay sensitive to the Spirit of God, and we will stay alert to His promptings and His leading. God said in His Word that He will teach us to profit and lead us in the way that we should go (Isaiah 48:17). 

#spiritled #holyspirit #arkofthecovenant #dailydevotional #motivation #iamvictory 

 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 9th

God’s thoughts towards us are always good. It is His desire that we live the good life that He has preordained for us to live. For us to experience that good life, we must think God’s thoughts. Verse six of our text tells us that the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. We experience the life and peace as we walk with God. Walking with God includes reading His Word and spending time with Him in prayer. This allows us to become spiritual minded and we become more aware of His Presence. When your mind is on pleasing your flesh, you will eventually experience death [or destruction in some area of your life. You could experience destruction of your dreams, to your finances, or in some area of your life. Death [or destruction] is inevitable because the wages of sin is death. Satan desires to bring destruction in our lives and we cannot give him any place. Let us decide to become more spiritual minded. Let us walk with God and allow Him to cause spiritual well-being in our lives. It is His will that we prosper and be in health even as our soul prospers. 

#goodthoughts #bible #good #spiritled #wagesofsin #trustGod #devotional 

 

 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 8th

God called Abraham, “a father of many nations,” when he was childless, and his wife was barren. God called into existence what did not exists. In the King James Version, it says that God “calleth those things that be not as though they were.” Your dreams may appear dead. The promises of God may appear to be non-existent in your life, but we have to be imitators of God. We can speak those things that do not exist into existence. God gave us His Word so that we can change our lives and our circumstances. We must believe that God can resurrect whatever appears to be dead in our lives. He has also given us the ability to create what we cannot currently see with our natural eyes. We can speak things into existence the way God does. We can be imitators of God. 

#dailydevotional #wednesdaywisdom #abraham #whatsinaname #imitatorsofGod #confession 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 7th

We see in this verse that God desires several things from us. He wants us to live a life that is pleasing unto Him. We know that the faith life is a life that is pleasing unto God because without faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Another way of pleasing God is living a consecrated, holy life. A life that is dedicated to Him and walking in His Word. God also desires for us to experience increase in our lives. According to this verse, one way to experience increase is through increasing in the knowledge of the Word of God. As we increase in our time in the Word, increase will take place in our lives. The Word of God tells us, “So mightily grew the Word and prevailed” (Acts 19:20). As we increase in the things of God, we can expect things to increase in our lives. When we seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, all the things will be added unto us. (Matthew 6:33) 

#WordofGod #devotional #colossians #kingdomofGod #studytime #consecration 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 6th

David had become king over Israel and after becoming king, He remembered Jonathan, his covenant friend. David had desired to show kindness to a descendant of Jonathan but could not locate one. Finally, Ziba, a servant from Saul’s house, told David about Mephibosheth, the grandson of Saul. Mephibosheth was crippled in his feet because he was dropped as a baby. Mephibosheth did not know about the covenant David had with his father. He was simply the beneficiary. Because of the covenant between David and his father, Jonathan, Mephibosheth could now eat at the king’s table. It’s important that we too understand the covenant agreement that God has with us. We did not do anything to deserve it, we simply come to the king’s table and eat. Our covenant with God is stronger than David and Jonathan’s. Our benefits are far better, and so is our covenant. Let us walk in our benefits on today. Let us come to the table and eat. It belongs to us! 

#covenant #devotional #vcccharlotte #mondaymotivation #aseatatthetable #favor #iamvictory 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 5th

God is concerned about the details of our lives. In this passage, God had instructed Moses to number the people. God not only gave the assignment, but He also assigned the people Who He wanted to assist Moses. This might not seem like a monumental task, but God already knew who He wanted to help Moses with this assignment. God is no respecter of persons. Whatever He has called you to do, He has called people to help you. He has also called you to help someone or some organization. God is a God of specifics. He knows how to put the right team together to get a job done. That is why prayer is so important when it comes to placement. We must be where He wants us to be, and not where we think we should be. A part of walking in the Blessing is to be where He assigns us. It is not good enough to know what to do, we must also know where to do it as well. 
 
#wisdom #trustGod #dailydevotional #moses #bible #vcccharlotte #purpose #motivation 

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