DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 8th

July 8, 2022

Caleb, along with Joshua, was one of the few that came into the Promised Land from the original adult generation. Despite wandering in the Promised Land for forty-five years, Caleb still held on to what God had promised him. Many Christians give up hope if it appears to be taking too long for what they've prayed for. Many are moved by time and sometimes, we as believers have an expectation of how long it should take to realize the fulfillment of an answered prayer. Caleb waited forty-five years, and it appears that he was willing to wait even longer, if necessary, to receive what God had promised him. The Bible tells us that Caleb wholly followed the Lord. When you wholly follow the Lord, you know that it is just a matter of time before the promise becomes a reality. You know that it is an impossibility for God to lie. What a great role model Caleb is to the Body of Christ. Having done all to stand, he stood until he attained what was promised to him. We must do the same. Regardless of how long we might have to wait, we are going to wait until our change comes.

#patience #trustGod #devotional #VCCcharlotte #motivation

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 7th

July 7, 2022

Everyone has been on a job that they weren’t too fond of. Some have even been mistreated while working for other people. Jacob had been mistreated by Laban for many years. Laban deceived him when he thought he was marrying Rachel. He ended up marrying her sister, and Jacob had to work seven more years. Jacob was not treated well by Laban, and yet God still prospered Jacob. Jacob still worked hard for Laban. At the end of the day, God was responsible for the prosperity that Jacob enjoyed. We must also understand that we don’t work as unto a man, we work as unto the Lord. We understand that God will prosper the works of our hands and that God will promote us in time. We must be like Daniel and have an excellent spirit when we are working. Working as unto the Lord helps us to keep our hearts clean toward our superiors, and it keeps our eyes on God. As believers, we must know who our Source is, and we must focus on representing Him. Everything else will work itself out in time. Let's adjust our focus. Let's keep our eyes on God. Every good gift and every perfect gift comes from Him.

#everygoodandperfectgift #dailydevotional #dedication #abraham #bible #goodGod

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 6th

July 6, 2022

God created the heavens and the earth by His words. According to verse six, “He spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood fast”. We must believe in our words. Our words have power. The Bible tells us that, “death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21). Ecclesiastes 8:4 says that “where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?” God has made us kings and priests and we are to reign in life as kings. One way we can do that is by using our words to bring good things into our lives. The first part of Proverbs 12:14 tells us, “a man (or woman) shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth.” Let us use our words to bring good into our lives. Even if things do not look good, we must be like God and call things that be not as though they were. Good things happen when good words are spoken.

#kingsandpriests #wordshavepower #proverbs #dailydevotional #iamvictory

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 5th

July 5, 2022

God has His eye on you. He’s watching your every move. That isn’t something to worry about. That is something to rejoice over. God wants to instruct us and teach us in the way that we should go. He has preordained things for us to walk in and to experience and desires to give us instructions on how to walk in it. He watches over us to guide us. We must cooperate with God and learn His voice. Jesus said His sheep hear His voice, and the voice of a stranger they will not follow. (John 10:4-5). As God watches, He is going before us and making crooked places straight. Let’s allow God to instruct us and teach us. Things always go well when we not only hear, but also heed to what is being said.

#TrustGod #devotional #iamvictory #holyspirit #teacher

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 4th

July 4, 2022

God bestowed authority on Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. That authority was lost when they ate of the fruit that God had told them not to eat. Jesus restored that authority through His death, burial, and resurrection. When God gave Adam and Eve authority, He told them to take control of the earth and to rule. God has not changed His mind. The Bible tells us that He has made us kings and priests unto our God (Revelation 1:6). Kings rule. No one challenges the king’s authority. God expects us to rule and reign in the earth. He has given us authority over Satan and every demonic force. He has also given us a Name that is above every name: the name of Jesus. The Bible tells us that “at that name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth” (Philippians 2:10). Walk in your authority today. There isn’t anything that you will encounter, that your authority and the Name of Jesus cannot handle.

#authority #Jesus #dailydevotional #Bible #dominion #motivation

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 3rd

July 3, 2022

God desires for us to live in harmony with everyone. We may not always agree with something someone has said and done. We may not always agree with someone’s belief system, but we can live peaceably with everyone. The Bible tells us that “a soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger” (Proverbs 15:1). If we endeavor to watch what we say to people and how we say it, we can avoid a lot of arguments and misunderstandings. We are to be ministers of reconciliation. We are to bring people towards God and not away from God. Our ability and our willingness to live peaceably with others can make that a reality.

#harmony #peace #dailydevotional #sunday #proverbs #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 2nd

July 2, 2022

Nebuchadnezzar was admiring his kingdom. He was admiring his palace and was patting himself on the back for all his accomplishments. Unfortunately, he did not understand that it was not his genius that allowed him to enjoy the magnificence of his kingdom. His genius did not build the kingdom. God was behind his greatness. Unfortunately for Nebuchadnezzar, his pride brought him down. Later, he lost his kingdom and was reduced to living like an animal for several years, until his reasoning came back, and God reestablished his kingdom. Nebuchadnezzar concluded that God is the one that established his kingdom, and it was God who reestablished it. God is the One who brings promotion and exaltation, pride is what causes the fall.

#accomplishments #daniel #devotional #saturyay #promotion #trustGod

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 1st

July 1, 2022

God was responsible for David’s rise from being a shepherd to becoming king of Israel. God was responsible for cutting off his enemies and for making David’s name great. God knows how to take us from glory to glory. Job 8:7 tells us that “though thy beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.” We should expect our lives to get better over time. Things always get better with God. God wants His people to shine. He wants to draw people to Him by demonstrating His goodness through us. Don’t get frustrated by where you are right now. The things that are seen are temporary. God will get you to where He planned for you to be all along if you will just stick with Him.

#David #devotional #shepherd #glorytoglory #trustGod #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 30th

June 30, 2022

Isn’t that just like many of us? We can see God come through over and over again, and yet when we are facing a giant that we haven't seen before, we question God and His ability. It is hard to understand how people can watch miracles take place on multiple occasions. They watch blind eyes opened, deaf ears unstopped; the dead raised, the leper cleansed; and yet they still would not believe on Jesus. Many still questioned if He truly was the Messiah. This verse of Scripture was written for our admonition.

We cannot look down on this group of people when we have done the same thing. We have seen God pay bills, heal our bodies, and make a way where there was seemingly no way, and yet we still struggle at believing God for what appears to be impossible. We have a book (the Bible), that recounts many of the miracles that God has done over a span of thousands of years, and yet we still wonder if He can turn our situation around. We must constantly renew our minds to the fact that God can do anything. Regardless of how big an obstacle may appear; it can be removed. There is no shadow of turning with God. He remains the same. Don’t let the circumstances taint how you see God, He always comes through when we keep our eyes and our trust in Him.

#trustGod #miracles #Godofwonder #dailydevotional #motivation #iamvictory

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 29th

June 29, 2022

Do you want a life that is flourishing? A successful life is a life that is shaped by God. A prosperous life is a life built on the Word of God. Proverbs 24:3 AMPC tells us that “through skillful and godly Wisdom is a house (a life, a home, a family) built, and by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation]”. Success is in God and in following His commands. Jesus tells us not to worry about what we are to eat and what we are to drink. He tells us that we are to seek first His kingdom and His way of doing things and things will be added to us (Matthew 6). God takes pleasure in our prosperity, and it is His good pleasure to give us the kingdom. Friendship with God is always more profitable than friendship with the world. God loves us and wants to manifest Himself to us. When we dedicate our lives to seeking Him and not seeking things, He is able to do just that. Good things always happen when God manifests Himself to us.

#success #iamvictory #dailydevotional #prosperity #vcccharlotte #friendship #God

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 28th

June 28, 2022

People all over the world are in captivity. Not a physical captivity, but many are in captivity to the wiles of our spiritual enemy, Satan. Many, even believers, are in captivity to poverty, sickness, mental torment, oppression, and other devices of the enemy. People stay in (spiritual) captivity because of their ignorance of God’s Word.
Many don’t know what belongs to them spiritually. They don’t know that prosperity, healing, peace of mind, and many other things belong to the believer.

The Bible tells us that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13). Since Christ has redeemed us from them, we don’t have to put up with them in our lives. Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance causes captivity. People are destroyed because of a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6). Let’s not let that be said about us. We “study to show ourselves approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). As we study the Word of God and act on what we read, the power of God is activated in our lives because God is watching over His Word to perform it. Know what belongs to you. You don’t have to allow the enemy to just come in and wipe you out when you do.

#benefits #dailydevotional #freedom #trustGod #iamvictory #motivation

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 27th

June 27, 2022

God gave us His promises to cause us to live above the beggarly elements of this world. His faithful promises are our armor. Armor protects. When a knight wore armor, it was to protect his body from bodily harm from any and all types of weaponry that his enemy may throw at him. It didn’t matter what the weapons were: a sword, a knife, a battle axe. The armor was there to protect the knight from any weapon and any attack. God’s Word is intended to protect us from whatever the enemy tries to throw our way. His Word was given to us so that we can overcome in every area of our lives, regardless of what is going on in the world. There is a promise in the Word for anything the enemy may try to use to bring destruction into our lives. When we put the “armor” of God’s Word on, we will come out victorious every time. Study God’s Word and find out what His will is for your life. Don’t open the door for the enemy because of a lack of knowledge.

#knowledge #dailydevotional #psalm #GodsWord #faithful #armor

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 26th

June 26, 2022

Prayer is very important in the life of the believer. As New Testament believers, we can come boldly before the throne of grace. Because of our being in right standing with God, we can stand before Him as if we have never sinned one day in our lives. We know that we will not be rejected, and we know that if He hears our prayer, we have the petitions of what we asked. We should take advantage of every opportunity that we have to talk to the God who created the universe. We have the privilege of fellowshipping with the One Who has all knowledge. Prayer isn’t about making requests; it's about communing with the most Powerful Being in the universe. And just a reminder, that being is your Father, a good Father who longs to have relationship with us so much that He sent His Son to die for us to make that happen. What a great God we serve!

#Prayer #vccccharlotte #Psalm #iamvictory #GreatGod #sunday #powerinprayer

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 25th

June 25, 2022

There are all kinds of voices in the world today. There are different types of doctrines and teachings all over the place. Paul is admonishing Timothy to hold on to the sound teachings that he has learned from him. Paul is telling him not only to hold on to the teachings, but to guard it. It sounds a lot like Proverbs 4, where it tells us to “guard our hearts with all diligence”. Jesus, in His parable of the sower, talks about when the Word goes forth, immediately Satan comes to steal the Word. Satan will attempt to discredit the Word of God and even cause us to doubt His promises, but we cannot allow the enemy to do this in our lives. We must honor the Word and give it first place in our lives. We must guard it and keep it. That is when the Word bears fruit in our lives. Hold fast to the Word, and watch it change your life.

#bearfruit #devotional #vcccharlotte #sounddoctrine #jesus #parable

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 24th

June 24, 2022

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

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 23rd

June 23, 2022

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

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 22nd

June 22, 2022

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

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 21st

June 21, 2022

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

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 20th

June 20, 2022

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

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | June 19th

June 19, 2022

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