DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 17th

November 17, 2022

📖 “Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him], And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].” -Proverbs 16:3 AMP

Some of the most common questions asked by Christians have been, “What am I supposed to do”? or “Why am I here”? When we submit our lives to God and place our lives in His Hands, we can trust that He will lead us and guide us in the way that we should go. God will direct our steps, and He will speak to us. God will tell us everything we need to know in reference to our future. Once we understand the will of God for our lives, we must submit to it. We must submit to His guidance. It is pointless to seek the face of God concerning our future if we are not going to do what He instructs us to do. God’s plan for our lives is a beautiful plan. If we trust and submit our lives to Him, we will experience the good life that He has preordained for us to live.

#purposedriven #trustGod #vcccharlotte #Godsplan #devotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 16th

November 16, 2022

📖 "And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased. -Luke 8:43-44 ESV

This woman was in a desperate situation. She had a medical condition that no one could treat. She went from doctor to doctor, and they could not stop her flow of blood. She dealt with that condition for twelve years. When she heard of Jesus, she went and found where He was and touched the hem of His garments. She believed that if she could just get to Jesus, her situation would change. She got a revelation that Jesus could do what the doctors had been unable to do. Her believing got her just what she believed. She was made whole of her ailment. The blood stopped immediately! When we go to God in faith and on the basis on His Word, we can expect a change in our circumstances. We can expect God to turn it around. We can expect to hear, “Your faith has made you whole”. Our God is faithful.

#faithwalk #trustGod #healing #vcccharlotte #devotional

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 15th

November 15, 2022

📖 "A righteous person eats until his appetite is satisfied, but the stomach of the wicked is always empty. - Proverbs 13:25 EHV

The quality of food that we eat from day to day does not have to be associated with the type of job that wehave. Eating well is a benefit of being a child of God. Jesus told us in Matthew 6 to NOT worry about what we are going to eat or what we are going to drink. He told us to seek first the kingdom of God, and these things will be added unto us. On several occasions when Jesus was teaching, He multiplied bread and fish to meet the needs of thousands of people. On another occasion, God rained down manna and caused water to come out of a rock in order to feed His people in the wilderness. Throughout the Old and New Testaments, we see that God took care of people. As we walk with God, we can be assured that He will also take care of us and will see to it that we are taken care of. It's not based primarily on what we do, it is based on how good our God is.

#faithfulGod #Provider #devotional #GodIsGood #trustGod

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 14th

November 14, 2022

📖 "Now the man Moses was very meek (gentle, kind, and humble) or above all the men on the face of the earth." -Numbers 12:3 AMPC

Moses at one time was considered the most humble man in the entire world. Can you imagine that being said about you? Many people struggle with humility. Many are caught up in themselves and think only of themselves. Moses could have walked in some pride. He was God’s mouthpiece. He was the vessel that God used to free His people from slavery. He was the only one that God spoke to face to face (Numbers 12:8). He would spend days at a time talking to God, and yet he stayed humble. He didn’t think more of himself because of his interaction with God. Moses understood that he was nothing without God. God was his sufficiency. He knew that he was nothing without God. We must stay little in our own eyes. We must understand that everything that we have, even our status, is because of God. Humility always precedes promotion, so let's stay little in our own eyes. Humility always brings honor.

#moses #dailydevotional #humility #vcccharlotte #motivation

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 13th

November 13, 2022

📖 "Though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, [though] the product of the olive fails and the fields yield no food, though the flock is cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the [victorious] God of my salvation! The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds' feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]!" -Habakkuk 3:17-19 AMPC

The prophet here is taking a significant stance. He is taking a stance of Victory. He is saying that it doesn't matter what it looks like, I'm going to rejoice in the Lord. He was saying that he wasn't going to focus on his circumstances; instead, he was going to rejoice. He knew that God would cause him to prevail. He knew that God would cause him to make progress and excel in life. Let's be like the prophet. Let's keep our eyes on the right thing. Let’s set our gaze on the rock of our salvation. Let's keep our eyes on the One who always causes us to triumph in every situation. We look to the hills from where our help comes from, our help comes from the Lord.

#devotional # vcccharlotte #iamvictory #Godhelpus #strength

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 12th

November 12, 2022

📖 "And as He was going into one village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance. And they raised up their voices and called, Jesus, Master, take pity and have mercy on us! And when He saw them, He said to them, Go [at once] and show yourselves to the priests. And as they went, they were cured and made clean. -Luke 17:12-14 AMPC

The Bible tells us to be doers of the Word and not hearers only. Jesus told the lepers to show themselves to the priests. They could have been moved by their circumstances. They could have said to Jesus, “We can’t show ourselves to the priest, we’re lepers.” Instead, they acted on what Jesus said, and as they went, they were made whole! We have to be like the lepers. We must act on the Word of God even when it doesn’t make sense. As we act on the Word, we can expect the Word to change our circumstances. Jesus gave a simple instruction, and it changed their impossible situation. When we act on the Word, we can expect it to change ours as well.

#doersoftheWord #devotional #trustGod #vcccharlotte #Healer

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 11th

November 11, 2022

📖 "Just be determined, be confident; and make sure that you obey the whole Law that my servant Moses gave you. Do not neglect any part of it and you will succeed wherever you go. -Joshua 1:7 GNT

When it comes to the Word of God, we must be determined to live by it. It must lead us and guide us. The Word of God is the key to our success in every area of our lives. It takes strength to stand on God’s Word because there are times when the Word of God goes against the ideology and principles of the world. The world will tell you to hate your enemies, but Jesus tells us to love our enemies and to do good to them. The world tells us to hold on to every penny, and God tells us to give, and it will be given unto us again. As we act on the Word of God, and as we are doers of the Word of God, we can expect God to move on our behalf, because God is watching over His Word to perform it. He will never let us down.

#neverfails #devotional #Godisfaithful #vcccharlotte #inspiration

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 10th

November 10, 2022

📖 "He went in and stood before his master. Elisha said, Where have you been, Gehazi? He said, Your servant went nowhere. Elisha said to him, Did not my spirit go with you when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money, garments, olive orchards, vineyards, sheep, oxen, menservants, and maidservants? Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cleave to you and to your offspring forever. And Gehazi went from his presence a leper as white as snow. -II Kings 5:25-27 AMPC

Our decisions have a significant impact on our lives. In this case, Gehazi made a decision that cost him his destiny. He allowed greed and the lust for material goods to cause him to lie and to try to take what did not belong to him. The Bible tells us that the love of money is the root of all evil. Gehazi obviously had a fervent desire for material things because when he had the opportunity to attain these things through unjust means, he jumped at the opportunity. This decision cost him his life and his destiny. Leprosy came on him and his seed after him forever. We must understand that our decisions not only influence our lives but also the lives of others. When facing a decision to do right or wrong, we must weigh the pros and the cons. Some decisions are easier to bounce back from than others. The good thing is that with the help of God, we can bounce back from anything, even from the things that we bring on ourselves. God will redeem our lives from destruction.

#decisionday #devotional #elisha #vcccharlotte #redemption

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 9th

November 9, 2022

📖 "When they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the half shekel [the temple tax] went up to Peter and said, Does not your Teacher pay the half shekel? He answered, Yes. And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him [about it] first, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly rulers collect duties or tribute—from their own sons or from others not of their own family? And when Peter said, From other people not of their own family, Jesus said to him, Then the sons are exempt. However, in order not to give offense and cause them to stumble [that is, to cause them [c]to judge unfavorably and unjustly] go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find there a shekel. Take it and give it to them to pay the temple tax for Me and for yourself." -Matthew 17:24-27 AMPC

God knows how to meet your need. He knows how to get money to you. He knows how to feed you. He had the ravens feed Elijah. He multiplied fish and bread for the people who listened to Jesus preach for several days. He caused a fish to swallow money so that the money would be in his mouth when Peter went fishing. God will do whatever He needs to do to meet your needs. He caused water to come out of a rock when the Israelites needed water in the desert and caused manna to come from heaven to feed them as well. We can rest assured that God will come through for us when we put our complete dependence on Him. He knows how to make a way where there is no way.

#devotional #JehovahJireh #Provider #Godisgood #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 8th

November 8, 2022

"Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee." -I Samuel 17:36-37 KJV

Never run from an opportunity to see the Hand of God. David could have run from the lion and the bear; but if he did, he would have missed an opportunity to see God’s hand of protection. Many times, when we encounter obstacles and challenges, we want to run from it, or we don’t want to deal with it at all. When we run from challenges, we miss out on seeing God come through for us. The more we see God come through, the easier it should be to handle the next test or trial. The trying of our faith is to ‘make us perfect and entire wanting nothing’. It is to make us stronger and our trust in God deeper. When the devil attacks, don’t run from the challenge, run to the answer. God is always our answer. He is a very present help in the time of trouble.

#help #devotional #vcccharlotte #davidandgoliath #motivation

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 7th

November 7, 2022

""For we walk by faith, not by sight [living our lives in a manner consistent with our confident belief in God’s promises]— " -II Corinthians 5:7 AMP

The Christian walk is a walk of faith. We believe in a God we cannot see with the physical eye. We believe that we are going to a Heaven we have never seen. We believe our names are written in the Book of Life even though we have not seen the book. We walk by faith and not by sight; and we live a faith life. We also believe and act on the Word of God, independent of what we see. We follow God’s commandments and endeavor to live a life that is pleasing unto Him. We stand on His promises, regardless of what we feel in our physical bodies, regardless of what is going on in our finances, or in any other situation in our lives. We believe God’s Word because His Word has the power to change whatever is going on in our bodies, finances, and any other area of our lives. God’s Word is truth, and He can be depended upon. We walk by faith, and not by sight.

#faithwalk #dailydevotional #christianity #walkbyfaithnotbysight

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 6th

November 6, 2022

"[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope] " -Philippians 3:10 AMPC

It appears that one of Paul’s main goals in life was to know God more intimately. Paul seemed to have a healthy obsession with God. He talked about how he prayed in tongues more than all of those in the church of Corinth. He talked about how he did not want to frustrate the grace of God, and that is why he worked so hard. He was willing to go through whatever he had to go through to fulfill the call of God that was on his life.

Paul wanted to have a deeper, more intimate relationship with God. It meant more to him than anything else, and that should be our attitude. We should love God with all our hearts, mind, body, and soul. We should love Him with our entire being. There are times in our lives when we have to examine our walk with God. We have to search our hearts and make sure that there is nothing in our lives that is more important than God. It’s in Him that we live, and move, and have our being. So, let’s make Him a priority.

#firstthingsfirst #devotional #prayer #paul #honorGod

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 5th

November 5, 2022

“But by the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not [found to be] for nothing (fruitless and without effect). In fact, I worked harder than all of them [the apostles], though it was not really I, but the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God which was with me.” -I Corinthians 15:10 AMPC

When there is an appreciation for where God brought you from, it should cause you to go all out for Him. Paul was saying that he did not want God’s grace to be in vain. He did not want what God did for him to be for nothing. God’s grace caused him to work even harder. It caused him to maximize every day. It caused him to press through every challenge and every difficulty. It didn’t really matter what happened in Paul’s life, he refused to frustrate the grace of God. Many of the epistles that are in the Bible were written while Paul was in prison. Prison could not stop Paul. Shipwrecks, stonings, beatings--nothing hindered Paul from finishing his course. If the grace of God could push Paul, how more should it push us? It should push us to finish our course, to stand before God and hear, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”

#faithfulservant #Godsgrace #bible #push #apostlepaul #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 4th

November 4, 2022

“It is true that we live in the world, but we do not fight from worldly motives. The weapons we use in our fight are not the world's weapons but God's powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments; we pull down every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God; we take every thought captive and make it obey Christ.” - II Corinthians 10: 3-5 GNT

As believers it is important for us to see things from a spiritual perspective. When we encounter situations and circumstances that are contrary, we must remind ourselves that our weapons are not carnal, our weapons are spiritual. We have the Name of Jesus, the Blood of Jesus, the Word of God, the Spirit of God, and the whole armor of God. These weapons are sufficient to combat the devil when he comes against us. We must fight the battle in the spiritual realm and in the mental realm. We must cast down imaginations and take every thought captive that goes against the Word of God. We do not want to give the enemy any place in our lives. Many times, he is granted access through our thoughts. Let's commit to KEEP the devil out of our lives. We win in the spirit realm and in the mental realm; and, when we win in those areas, we win in this natural realm too.

#spiritualwarfare #devotional #resistthedevil #motivation #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 3rd

November 3, 2022

“And Jesus said to him, I will come and restore him. But the centurion replied to Him, Lord, I am not worthy or fit to have You come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my servant boy will be cured. For I also am a man subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my slave, Do this, and he does it.” -Matthew 8:7-9 AMPC

The centurion had a revelation that most of the people did not have. He told Jesus that He did not have to come to his house. He simply asked Jesus to speak the Word only, and His servant would be healed’. He then expounded on why he said what he said. The centurion understood authority. Just like his soldiers were subject to him with his position, the sickness that was afflicting his servant was subject to Jesus and would obey Jesus the way his servants obeyed him. We must have the same revelation. Not only will sickness and disease obey Jesus, but it will also obey us. When we understand the authority that has been delegated to us, we will speak a word to sickness and disease, and it will obey us. We will have what we say when we don’t doubt it in our hearts. God sees us as kings, and the Word tells us that where the word of a king is there is power (Ecclesiastes 8:4). Let us not forget about the power that is in our words.

#powerofwords #devotional #JesusChrist #biblestory #vcccharlotte

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 2nd

November 2, 2022

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” -Matthew 7:7-8,11 KJV

Notice how God wants to give good things for His children? All we need to do is ask. Whatever we have need of, God just wants us to simply ask. It's His desire to take care of us. He desires for us to have the best. He has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness. The Bible even tells us that if God did not spare His Son, will He not freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32). The book of James tells us that we have not because we ask not, but we also have not because we don’t ask IN FAITH. When we ask, we must ask expectantly, knowing that we will receive whatever we ask from the Father. God wants to manifest Himself in our lives, and He can do just that when we invite Him to do so. Let's not lose sight of the fact that we invite Him in through prayer. So, go to Him and share your thoughts, desires and concerns with Him. He’s waiting.

#praywithoutceasing #GoodFather #dailydevotional #motivation

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 1st

November 1, 2022

“However, the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me before all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah he chose the house of my father; and among the sons of my father He was pleased to make me king over all Israel; And of all my sons, for the Lord has given me many sons, He has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. And He said to me, Solomon your son shall build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his father.” -I Chronicles 28:4-6 AMPC

God has a destiny for all of us. He wrote the story of our lives while we were being formed in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:16 AMP). God chose David to be king over Israel. Then He chose Solomon out of all his sons to take over the throne from David. It is important that we walk out what God has chosen us to do and not what we have chosen for ourselves. God is smarter than us and loves us more than we love ourselves. He has equipped us for what He has chosen us for. The gifts and talents that God has blessed us with are irrevocable. Many times, we want to carve our own paths, but we must travel the path that God has preordained for us to walk. When we do, we know that He will go before us and make the crooked places straight. God’s ways are always higher than ours.

#destiny #purposedriven #godswaysarehigher #vcccharlotte #giftsandtalents

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 31st

October 31, 2022

"Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he knows and understands My name [has a personal knowledge of My mercy, love, and kindness-trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no, never]. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation" -Psalm 91:14-16 AMPC

God promises to come through for us when we call upon His Name. He promises to deliver us, honor us, and bless us with long life. He promises to never forsake us, and God loves us and desires the best for us. Even when we miss it or make bad decisions, if we recognize our errors and come to God with a repentant heart, He is always willing to help us and to deliver us out of every negative situation. When we find ourselves in a tight spot, we need to run to God. He always has the solution. He always has the answer, and He is all that we need.

#solution #devotional #Godspromises #repentantheart

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 30th

October 30, 2022

Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.” But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” -Luke 9:61-62 NLT

God expects us to move forward in life. He does not want us living in what happened yesterday, whether it was good or bad. When it comes to our past, we must be like Paul. We must forget those things that are behind, and move toward the things that God has preordained for us to walk in. The past can hinder us. It can hold us back. God does not want us to live in the past. He wants to take us from glory to glory. He wants our lives to continue to get better and better. We cannot be like Lot’s wife: she looked back, and it cost her. Looking back can cost us as well. We must remove all hindrances from our lives and remember that looking back can actually be a hindrance in and of itself. Let's keep moving forward! God will go before us and make the crooked places straight as we do.

#keepmovin #eyesonJesus #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte #bible

DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 29th

October 29, 2022

“He who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes his sins will obtain mercy.” -Proverbs 28:13 AMPC

We serve a faithful God. He is faithful to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness when we confess our sins (I John 1:9). There are no perfect people. The only perfect person to walk the earth was Jesus Christ Himself. God knows that we will sometimes miss the mark, and He will forgive us when we do. Many Christians make a mistake by trying to hide our sins instead of confessing them and turning their back on them. Sin is a destroyer. The Bible tells us that sin's wages are death (Romans 6:23). God has given us the victory over sin, and sin does not have to have dominion over us. God’s mercy is new every morning, but we should not frustrate the grace of God. We should endeavor to look more and more like Christ. As we do, we will sin less and less. The price of sin is too high a price to pay. Jesus has already paid it all so we can be free from sin. Our appreciation for His sacrifice should cause us to forsake sin and embrace His Righteousness.

#faithful #devotional #righteousness #forgiveness #sin #freedominChrist