DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 22nd

October 22, 2022

David was a man after God’s own heart. He also was a great king. To be a great king, he had to have help. Here the Bible talks about the men who played significant roles in his cabinet. What role are you playing onyour job? What role are you playing in your church? Are you holding up your pastor’s arms? Are you involved in the ministry of helps? Are you walking in a spirit of excellence? There should be a desire to see our respective organizations flourish, both our jobs and our churches. When our company is remembered or even our church, our names should be archived the way these men were. These men served their king, and they were remembered for their service. We should desire to do the same.

#faithful #diligence #vcccharlotte #david #Bible #devotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 21st

October 21, 2022

Sometimes when we are walking out the will of God, we have to deal with fear. God was telling Jeremiah to say what He was commanding him to say and not to be moved by the people’s faces. God even told Jeremiah that even if they fight against Him, they couldn’t win because God was with Him. God is consistent. All throughout the Word of God, He tells His people not to be afraid of a man because He was with them. There is no one stronger than God. No one has ever defeated God, and no one ever will. God will make you a fortified city. God will give you divine strength. God will cause you to overcome every wile and strategy of the wicked one. We win every time.

#Jeremiah #devotional #faithoverfear #overcomer #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 20th

October 20, 2022

What do you do when you are going through a hard time? You praise God. You don’t just praise Him at church, you praise Him in your car. You praise Him in your house. You praise Him in the morning, and you praise Him in the evening. We should praise Him on a continual basis. God inhabits the praises of His people. Do you want to bring God on the scene? Praise Him. When He shows up, things don't stay the same. He not only shows up, He shows out. He did it for Paul and Silas, and He will do it for you. It doesn't matter how bleak it may appear, God can turn it around. If He can do it in a dungeon, He can do it for you. Regardless of where you find yourself, praise will bring you out.

#praisebreak #devotional #trustGod #trustworthy #iamvictory

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 19th

October 19, 2022

Jonah was in a bad place. He'd disobeyed God, and his disobedience caused him to be swallowed by a big fish. Even though he was underwater in the belly of a fish, God still heard him when he prayed to Him. God not only heard him, but He was merciful to Jonah. He spoke to the fish, and the fish spit Jonah up onto the shore. God delivered Jonah even though it was Jonah’s fault that he was swallowed up. God is always looking to deliver us. His eyes run throughout the earth, looking to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect towards him (II Chronicles 16:9). If God can hear a man in the middle of the sea, in the belly of a fish, surely, He hears us. If we know that He hears us, then we know that we have what we have prayed for when we pray according to His will (I John 5:14-15).

#prayer #Jonah #dailydevotional #bigfish #obedience

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 18th

October 18, 2022

When things get tough in our lives, we should go to God. When it feels that we are dealing with all types of obstacles and attacks, from every side and in every area, we are to run to God. God will give us wisdom. He will give us insight that we might not have thought about. He will give us the plan to get us out of the situation. What we can count on is that God will not forsake us when we put our trust in Him and stand on His Word. God is obligated to His Word, and He is watching over His Word to perform it. It is impossible for God to lie, so we know that if He promised to deliver us, we can count on Him to come through. Not just every now and then, but every time.

#reliable #trustGod #dailydevotional #OurHelp #Bible

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 17th

October 17, 2022

🤔 When’s the last time you took the time to give God thanks for His love and kindness to you? In psalm, it’s easy to see that the psalmist wrote (and perhaps sang) from the position of a grateful heart. In fact, He prioritized taking the time to brag on God, His many admirable characteristics and His own personal experiences. He had a true understanding of just how faithful and steadfast God’s love is. Even when we haven’t deserved it, our Heavenly Father has been faithful and loving to us as well. When we’ve been weak, He’s strengthened us. When we’ve been in dark and dangerous situations, He’s been our Light (v. 27), illuminating our path “with grace, freedom, and joy”. When we’ve needed rescuing, He’s been our Salvation and our Deliverer (v. 21). When we truly come to a realization of how much mercy He’s given us, it should make us that much more willing to sing praises to God and to testify to others. It makes it much more difficult to forgive and truly walk in love with others because we recognize that all that is good about us is because of God. Sing His praises today! Recount the many times He’s brought you out and made a way out of no way and be encouraged: He IS faithful.

#faithful #devotional #psalm #mercy #praiseGod #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 16th

October 16, 2022

There is an old saying that you “reap what you sow”. Just like we must be satisfied with the fruit of our words, we must be satisfied with the fruit of our ways. There are positive consequences when our ways please the Lord. One Scripture tells us that when our ways please Lord, He will make our enemies to be at peace with us. Our ways or our behavior is simply a reflection of the condition of the heart. The Word tells us that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Well, out of the abundance of the heart, we act. When love is in your heart, in abundance, you will act and react in love. Your actions are seeds just like your words are seeds. What you sow, you will eventually reap. We must endeavor to follow the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

#goldenrule #devotional #reapwhatyousow #wordshavepower #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 15th

October 15, 2022

Hezekiah was admonishing the people of Israel. Sennacherib was threatening to attack the nation of Israel, and he had been experiencing victory after victory. Hezekiah was not afraid. He knew that God would fight for them. He told the people not to be afraid because of who was for them. He knew that God would fight for them. The people rested on those promises.

When we hear from God or when we are standing on a promise that is found in the Word of God, we must rest on what God has said. Faith without rest is unbelief. Fatih and fear cannot stay in the same house. When you're in fear, you can sometimes get into worry. When you're in faith, you rest. You know that God is going to take care of it, so there is no use in worrying about it. Rest and praise are indicators that you are in faith and that you are taking God at His Word. They are statements to the devil and to your circumstances that a change is on the horizon.

#rest #noworries #vcccharlotte #GodAlmighty

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 14th

October 14, 2022

God is a God of restoration. He knows how to turn our lives around, regardless of how bad of shape that it may currently be in. God turned the captivity of Job and gave him twice as much. In the text, God was saying that He would rebuild Israel’s cities. He would also make the desolate land look like the Garden of Eden. Your life may be in shambles, but God can turn it around. God can turn your wilderness into the Garden of Eden. God can restore your health, your finances, your family, whatever might need to be restored, God can do it! Let’s not limit God in our believing. He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask or think.

#trustGod #restoration #devotional #encouragement #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 13th

October 13, 2022

God desired to set His people free from the Midianites. Gideon was chosen by God to deliver the Israelites, but he did not have a positive self-image. He began to give God reasons why he couldn’t carry out what God had called him to do. Gideon must not have known that God is omniscient. He didn’t know that God knew he was the least in his father’s house. God knows everything about us. If He called us, then He has equipped us and knows what it takes for us to accomplish what He has called us to. We are what God says we are, and we can do what He says we can do. We must see ourselves the way He sees us. If you read the rest of the story, Gideon went on to defeat the Midianites, and Israel was free from their control. When we get to the place where we agree with God, we will experience victory as well.

#trustGod #Gideon #devotional #victory #selfimage #selfdoubt

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 12th

October 12, 2022

Joshua is letting the people know that it doesn’t really matter who they choose to serve, he had already made up his mind that he and his household would serve the Lord. As believers, we must make that same commitment. God desires for our families to serve Him. The angel told Cornelius to ask for a man named Peter, who would explain how he and his household could be saved (Acts 11:13-15). God desired for his whole household to be saved. We must have the same attitude. Not only will we serve God, but our children, and their children. God is a generational God. He not only keeps covenant to a thousand generations, but He also desires to walk with each generation. He was called the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God put marriage in place so that He would have godly seed. God is always concerned about having a generation that will serve Him; we should do the same. Whatever concerns God should concern us.

#jehovah #Bible #devotional #family #vcccharlotte #familyfirst #Godfirst

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 11th

October 11, 2022

After God finished his six days of creation, He looked at everything that He had made, and He approved it completely. One version says that He looked at “everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good (KJV)”. There was no sickness or disease in the earth when God originally created it. There was no sin, and there was no curse. Everything He made was good and He approved of it.

God has not changed. The Bible even tells us that God “takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant (Psalm 35:27).” God delights in our prosperity. He wishes above all things that we prosper and be in health, even as our soul prospers (III John 2). God has not changed. Jesus even said that He came that we might have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10) and Jesus was the will of God in motion. If there are things in your life that aren’t “good,” God has given you the ability to change it. He has given you authority, His Word, and faith to overcome. Don’t continue to settle for anything but God’s best for your life. God’s will is for you to flourish and to thrive. It always has been, and it always will be.

#prosperity #creation #dailydevotional #Bible #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 10th

October 10, 2022

When Jesus came to the earth, He emptied Himself of everything that made Him God. He experienced what it was like to be mortal. He experienced hunger and fatigue. He was betrayed, and He was tempted. He experienced the same things that we experience. His experience on earth enabled him to be a faithful high priest for us. A high priest that can sympathize and understand what we are going through right now. We are assured that we can come boldly before the throne of grace and obtain help in the time of trouble. We are not alone in this world. Jesus is our advocate and our intercessor, and He is praying for us at the right hand of the Father. We have the assurance that whenever we find ourselves in a tight spot or a tough-looking situation, we can go to God knowing that we can receive well-timed help to get us out of every negative situation we face. We are never alone. We are never without help.

#trustGod #dailydevotional #nofear #faithfulGod

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 9th

October 9, 2022

Jesus was going about teaching, preaching, and healing. He was doing a great job at it, but He was only one man. He needed help, and so He ordained twelve men to assist him in teaching, preaching, healing and casting out devils. Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He gave the Great Commission and told us to cast out devils in His Name, lay hands on the sick in His Name, and to preach the Gospel to every creature. The assignment never changed, even after Jesus ascended into heaven; but we are to continue the mandate. Are you telling people about Jesus? Are you laying hands on the sick? Are you casting out devils? Jesus is the head of the Church, but we are His Body. He expects us to continue His work inthe earth. We must all do our part. Are you doing yours?

#Healer #JesusChrist #devotional #GreatCommission #Gospel

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 8th

October 8, 2022

The Word of God is the answer to every problem that we face in life. There are times in our lives when we need to increase our Word intake. There are times when we must “immerse” ourselves in the Word of God. As we increase the amount of Word in our lives, we can expect the Word to prevail in our lives. If you are experiencing an attack in your body, increase the Word concerning healing. If lack is trying to invade your finances, increase the Word concerning prosperity. Whatever the enemy is trying to attack: your joy, your peace, your health, find out what the Word of God has to say, and then counter-attack what the enemy is trying to do. The Word will always prevail when it is planted in our hearts. We must guard it until it produces victory in our lives.

#protectyourheart #devotional #bible #poweroftheWord

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 7th

October 7, 2022

There is a time to speak and a time to stay silent (Ecclesiastes 3:7). Our words are significant, and they have power. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we must recognize when to speak and when to hold our tongue. When the enemy attacks our lives, it is important what we say because our words are potent. Our words can move mountains. Our words can also reinforce what is already in place. That is one reason we must call those things that be not as though they were (Romans 4:17). God has chosen the things which are not, to bring to naught (nothing) the things that are (I Corinthians 1:28). We must get a revelation of the importance of our words and the timing of when to speak those forcible words. Those components could be the key to breakthroughs and turnarounds in our lives.

#Devotional #atimetospeak #wisdom #inspiration #iamvictory

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 6th

October 6, 2022

We must never despise where we start. We must embrace the process. It's been said, “The path to the prize is greater than the prize itself”. The path causes us to grow, develop, and become more. It causes us to develop the talent and potential that God placed on inside of us. As we are faithful where God places us, then He will promote us, and over time, we will find ourselves in a position that is far beyond where we began. God will prosper us as we stay faithful on the path that He has set before us.

#faithfulness #dedication #honorGod #devotional #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 5th

October 5, 2022

As believers we know that there is a better place than this present earth. Heaven is our destination if we have acceptedJesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. The text tells us that we can look forward to a time when there will be no more grief, pain, anger, or sorrow. There will be no more sickness in heaven. There will be no signs of the curse because there is no curse in Heaven. Sickness, disease, lack, poverty, and death are all results of sin, and sin is what caused the curse to enter the earth. Heaven is a wonderful place and a place we should all look forward to as believers. There isn’t anything on this earth worth missing Heaven over. If Heaven is full of good things, we can only imagine the alternative. We can only imagine the suffering and torment that is taking place in hell. It should be enough to make sure that you are in right standing with God. Let’s examine ourselves today and make sure that there is nothing in our lives that will cause us to miss Heaven. There is nothing on this earth that is worth it.

#Heaven #vcccharlotte #nomoretears #dailydevotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 4th

October 4, 2022

The earth was in bad shape. The world was so bad that God decided that He would destroy all of creation, including man. Fortunately, He was able to find one man who walked righteously before Him. That man was Noah. Noah walked in habitual fellowship with God, and it saved his life and the lives of his family. Our relationship with God will do the same. Regardless of how bad the world gets, we can still be set apart. We can still live a life that is holy, sanctified, and righteous. When we do, God will always show up in our lives. He instructs us to come out from among them and be separate (II Corinthians 6: 17-18). There is to be a difference between us and the world. There is to be a separation.

#separation #righteousness #holy #vcccharlotte #noah

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 3rd

October 3, 2022

Faithfulness is a part of God’s character. Faithfulness is who God is. He is faithful to His promises, and He is faithful to us because that is a part of His character. We never have to question the integrity of God’s Word. We never have to wonder whether He will fulfill His promises. Jeremiah 1:12 tells us that God is alert and active and watching over His Word to perform it. Even His angels hearken to the voice of His Word (Psalm 103:21). God is a covenant-keeping God, and the Word tells us that He keeps covenant to a thousand generations (Deuteronomy 7:9). You don’t ever have to worry about God keeping His Word. We must examine ourselves and make sure that we are in faith and standing on God’s Word. When we do our part, God will always do His.

#faithful #devotional #trustGod #motivation #vcccharlotte