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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 27th

📖 “For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning [to Me] and resting [in Me] you shall be saved; in quietness and in [trusting] confidence shall be your strength. But you would not,” -Isaiah 30:15 AMPC

When facing difficulties, we have to know where our help comes from. Our help comes from the Lord. When we know the source of our help, we will rest in that. God is the One Who will fight our battles. God wants to remove every obstacle. When we rest in Him and the promises of God, we are showing God that we are giving Him permission to move on our behalf. When the Egyptians were going after the Israelites in the wilderness, Moses told the people to standstill and to prepare to see the salvation of the Lord. God parted the Red Sea, and the Israelites walked on dry ground. God performed miracle after miracle to deliver His people, and He will do the same for you. God will fight for you when you rest in Him.

#ouHelp #JehovahJireh #vcccharlotte #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 26th

📖 "The spirit of man [that factor in human personality which proceeds immediately from God] is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts." -Proverbs 20:27 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

As believers, we are to be led by the Spirit of God. The Spirit of God within our spirit wants to navigate us through life. He doesn't want us to be led by circumstances, because Satan is the god of this world and he can manipulate things in this natural world. Satan cannot manipulate us in our spirits because he's not in there. We have to learn to become sensitive to our spirits so that we can be aware of when God is leading and guiding us. This comes through our relationship with God. The more time we spend with Him, the more we recognize His leading and His prompting. Time with Him is the key.

#bible #devotional #studytheWord #spiritled

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 25th

📖 ""And her [promised] husband Joseph, being a just and upright man and not willing to expose her publicly and to shame and disgrace her, decided to repudiate and dismiss (divorce) her quietly and secretly. But as he was thinking this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [as] your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of (from, out of) the Holy Spirit. She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God]." -Matthew 1:19-21 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

As we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, let’s not forget about the part that Mary and Joseph played. Both individuals said yes to the plan of God. They both understood the magnitude of saying yes to what the angel had said. Mary and Joseph knew that they might be ridiculed and disdained because Mary would give birth to a child before they were married. People wouldn’t have known what God had said to them, but they said yes anyway. Jesus came into this earth to parents who submitted to the will of God. We must follow their example. Regardless of what it may look like to the outside world, we must obey God. We must follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit when it doesn’t make sense in the natural. When we hear from God and know that we heard from Him, we must follow Him. We must be like Jesus when He said not my will, but your will be done. God’s path is always the best path. His way is always the best way. 

#obedience #merrychristmas #vcccharlotte #Jesusisthereasonfortheseason

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 24th

📖 "But Jesus answered them, My Father has worked [even] until now, [He has never ceased working; He is still working] and I, too, must be at [divine] work." -John 5:17 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

Jesus was all about His Father’s business when He was here on the earth. At the age of twelve, He was in the temple sitting and talking with the teachers and the Rabbis. After He was baptized in water and baptized with the Holy Spirit, He went about teaching, preaching, and healing. He was all about His mission all the way up until it was time for Him to go to the cross. We must be about our Father’s business as well. We must tell people about Jesus, cast out devils, lay hands on the sick; we must be about the Great Commission. We are the light of the world and the salt of the earth. God is counting on us to carry on His divine work until Jesus returns. Are you doing your part? 

#GreatCommission #Gospel #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 23rd

📖 "David asked the Lord, “Shall I chase them? Will I catch them?” And the Lord told him, “Yes, go after them; you will recover everything that was taken from you!” -I Samuel 30:8 The Living Bible

Many of us would be so much further along if we had sought the Lord when it was time to make a major decision in our lives. We all have had the tendency to make decisions in our emotions and in our flesh. We can imagine that David wanted to recover everything that was stolen from him, not just for his sake but for the men that followed him as well. Their families and goods were taken. David wanted to know what to do, and so he sought the Lord. God knows the future. He knows what will work and what won't.  When God told the Israelites that they would wander in the wilderness for forty years, they still wanted to go and try to possess the land. Even though they were told that they would fail, they tried anyway and lost. If they had just listened, they wouldn’t have suffered the loss the way they did. If we want success, we must seek God and His plan for our lives. We must seek His guidance. We can rest assured that when we seek Him, we are not seeking Him in vain. He always answers when we call.  

#trustGod #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 22nd

📖 ""Faithfully obey the terms of this promise. Then you will be successful in everything you do." -Deuteronomy 29:9 God’s Word Translation

God will always do His part. God is faithful to His Word. Isaiah 1:19 tells us that if we are willing and obedient, we will eat the good of the land. God is all about prospering us and watching us succeed in life. He takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants (Psalm 35:27). Our obedience to God demonstrates honor, reverence, and love. It shows that we respect Him as our Father and as our God. Every good parent wants to do special things for their children, especially when they do what they are supposed to do. God told His people that He would prosper the works of their hands when they heeded His commandments (Deuteronomy 28). God has not changed. He is still prospering those who love and obey Him. God is no respecter of persons; what He has done for one, He will do for another when they meet the same conditions. 

#obedienceisbetterthansacrifice #GoodFather #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 21st

📖 "His anger lasts a moment; his favor lasts for life! Weeping may go on all night, but in the morning there is joy." -Psalm 30:5 The Living Bible

When we encounter the difficulties of life, we face them knowing that those difficulties are temporary. Every problem has a limited span of time. We are built to outlast the devil. We are built to outlast every difficulty, every obstacle, every test, and every trial. We have the Greater One on the inside of us, and He is greater than anything the devil can throw in our direction. God has a solution to every problem. Nothing catches Him by surprise. As we fellowship with Him and keep our eyes on His Word, overcoming the tests and trials will become easier and easier. As we overcome, we become stronger and stronger. It doesn’t matter what the devil does, we know that it is only for a season. The devil had to leave Jesus for a season, and as stand on God’s Word, he will have to leave us as well. 

#resisttheenemy #devotional #peace #vcccharlotte #joy

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 20th

📖 "Where there is no word from God, people are uncontrolled, but those who obey what they have been taught are happy." -Proverbs 29:18 New Century Version 

The Word of God was given to us to govern our lives. It tells us what is acceptable and what is unacceptable to God. When the Israelites were freed from their bondage at the hands of the Egyptians, God gave them the Law so that they would know what would be pleasing and displeasing to God. The Israelites had been in bondage for 400 years, and when they were free, they needed to get acquainted with God. If they followed the Law, they experienced success. God would conquer their enemies and prosper them wherever they went. God has given us His Word so that we can experience victory and prosperity in our lives as well. Without the Word of God, we would not have any restraint, and the devil would have total access in our lives. If we want to enjoy the good life that God has preordained, we must embrace and obey His Word. 

#obediencee #devotional #bible #vcccharlotte #WordofGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 19th

📖 "The good or bad that children do shows what they are like." -Proverbs 20:11 Contemporary English Version 

One fairly popular quote in our society is “Actions speak louder than words.” Perhaps you’ve heard it. A person can say all day that they are a Christian, but what do their actions say? What statement is their behavior making? One cannot truly be born again and practice sin. Sinners practice sin because of their sin nature. They sin because their father is the devil. The sinner is only acting out what is on the inside of them. When we ask Jesus to be the Lord of our lives, we are born again. The sin nature is gone, and the nature of God is now on the inside of us. When there is a change in our nature, there should be a change in our behavior. People expect sinners to sin because they are sinners. Christians are supposed to act differently because we have a different nature. You won’t find apples growing on an orange tree. You won’t find peaches on a pear tree. The fruit of the tree determines what type of tree it is. The behavior of a person should reveal what’s on the inside of them. A good tree can only produce good. We must be ambassadors of the Lord Jesus Christ. If we are going to wear the badge of a Christian, then our lifestyle should match the badge.  

#ambassadorsofChrist #devotionaal #actionsspeaklouderthanwords #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 18th

📖 "And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.” -Ephesians 4:32 Amplified Bible Classic Edition    

Oftentimes, it is easy for mankind to justify the harboring of offenses in his or her heart because of the level of degree of disappointment or hurt experienced. He or she may erroneously find themselves rationalizing the “totem pole” of sin based on their individual views of the seriousness of the infraction, but how can one with a flawed intellect and heart JUSTLY walk in un-forgiveness towards another man? The answer: it’s impossible. Through His Word, God has commanded believers specifically to not only forgive without delay. He also instructs us to be kind to one another, looking after one another’s interests. When we have the heart of God, it’s pliable, loving; and it organically will operate from a position of compassion and understanding. We’ll be loving and patient instead of resentful and contentious. If we find that we don’t have the heart or desire to help our brother and sister in Christ, then there’s a simple solution. All we have to do is have faith and ask God to give us one. After that, we must spend time in His presence and Word and practice obeying His instruction, and it will transform us. As children of God, we should desire to have our Father’s heart. His way and outlook on life is Truth and always wisest.

#forgiveness #donation #vcccharlotte #compassion #ephesians

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 17th

📖 "Daniel answered the king, The [mysterious] secret which the king has demanded neither the wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers can show the king, But there is a God in heaven Who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what it is that shall be in the latter days (at the end of days). Your dream and the visions in your head upon your bed are these" -Daniel 2:27-28 Amplified Bible Classic Edition    

The world is full of problems. As the people of God, we have the solutions, because we have the greater One living on the inside of us. There is no problem that the Spirit of God can’t solve. There isn’t anything that is too difficult for God. Daniel had to believe God to not only reveal to him Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, but also to interpret the dream. If he had not interpreted the dream, all the wise men of the land would have been killed including Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. When Daniel received the revelation, that revelation saved many lives, and it brought about promotion. God wants to reveal things to His people that will have a positive impact on our society. He wants to use us to bring glory to the kingdom of God and to point people to Jesus. We must make ourselves available to God so that we can be used by Him in a greater way.  

#trustGod #submission #daniel #devotional #bible 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 16th

📖 "Wisdom is the most important thing; so get wisdom [The beginning of wisdom is: Get/Acquire wisdom]. If it costs everything you have [ Above all your acquisitions], get [acquire] understanding. Treasure wisdom [Highly esteem her], and it [or she] will ·make you great [exalt you]; hold on to it [or embrace her], and it [or she] will bring you honor.” -Proverbs 4:7-8 Expanded Bible 

   

Wisdom is so important. King Solomon wrote about it being “the most important thing”. He understood the importance of wisdom to the extent that even if it costs a man or woman everything, they must acquire it and make that sacrifice. His reasoning was that wisdom will exalt us and bring us honor among other things. He would have known this firsthand. When God asked him what He wanted from Him, Solomon didn’t ask for riches, long life, or the lives of his enemies, he simply asked for wisdom and knowledge so that he would be able to judge the people. God was so impressed with Solomon’s request that He gave him what he asked for and the things that he did not ask for. God made him wealthy and gave him rest from all of Israel’s enemies. We have access to God’s wisdom. I Corinthians 1:30 tells us that Jesus has been made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. We don’t have to be without wisdom. James said that if you need wisdom, to simply ask for it. So, we are without excuse. We will always receive when we ask in faith. 

#faith #wisdom #kingsolomon #vcccharlotte #solomon 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 15th

📖 "I am but a pilgrim here on earth: how I need a map—and your commands are my chart and guide." -Psalm 119:19 The Living Bible 

   

When we make Jesus the Lord of our lives, we are born again. We are born from above. We become ambassadors of Heaven. We are now strangers or pilgrims that are just passing through here on earth. We understand that we are here temporarily, and that Heaven is where we will spend eternity. While we are here, God has given us His Word. His Word is our chart and guide on how to live and function while we are here. We have been translated out of the kingdom of darkness and have been translated into the kingdom of God’s Son. So, we now must learn how to function in the kingdom of God while we are living in the earth. The more proficient we are at operating in the Kingdom of God, the more success we experience during our time on the earth. God has given us a guide for us to live by, and our success depends on how diligent we are in using that guide. Let us never forget that our success comes by the Word of God. 

#pilgrims #heaven #weareHisambassadors #devotional #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 14th

📖 ""Whoever walks with wise people will be wise, but whoever associates with fools will suffer." -Proverbs 13:20 GWT

   

The Bible tells us that Noah walked with God. Enoch walked with God. Abraham was called a friend of God. David was a man after God’s own heart. We can also have a relationship with God. We can walk with God and fellowship with Him just like Adam did in the Garden of Eden. As we walk with God, we will start to think like God and talk like God. It has been said that “associations determine your destiny”. What better way ensure that we walk in our destiny, than by associating with God. God wants to manifest Himself to us. Hebrews 11:6 tells us that God, “is a rewarder of them who diligently seek Him”. Psalms 37 tells us that when we “delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our hearts”. You can’t go wrong walking with God. Your life will never be the same. 
 
#trustGod #wisdom #devotional #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 13th

📖 "The wicked are overthrown and are not, but the house of the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall stand.” -Proverbs 12:7 AMPC 

   

The wicked and the righteous will always have a different outcome. The righteous should always flourish like a palm tree. They will be like the tree that is planted by the rivers of water. The righteous don’t experience the same heat that the wicked experience because of where their roots are planted. Jesus said that He was the vine, and we are the branches. We draw our life and our strength from Him. When we build our house on the Rock and not the sand, we can expect our house to stand when the winds and the rains beat against our house. The wicked will be overthrown, and they will perish. They build their house on the sand. They are not in Christ, so they must draw their strength from another inferior source. The righteous will always stand when their foundation is the Word of God. 

#righteous #devotional #ChristJesus #vcccharlotte  

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 12th

📖 "Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah." -Psalm 68:19 KJV  

God will take care of us every day. He desires to meet every need, every time. He daily loads us with benefits. He daily desires to demonstrate His love towards us. God took care of the Israelites daily. Every morning when they woke up, there was manna on the ground to feed them. A cloud protected them from the heat of the wilderness during the day. A pillar of fire gave them light and kept them warm at night. God took care of their every need daily. God has not changed. His ability has not decreased. God still honors the covenant. God will still take care of us. His desire has not changed. He even told us that He would give us the desires of our hearts when we delight ourselves in Him. We must raise our expectations. When we look to God for our daily benefits and trust in Him, we will eventually experience what we expect. 

#dailybenefits #devotional #GoodFather #dailybread 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 11th

📖 "You are my hiding place from every storm of life; you even keep me from getting into trouble! You surround me with songs of victory.” -Psalm 32:7 The Living Bible 

We all must deal with life storms. Those storms don’t have to overwhelm us. We can outlast the storm every time. We can calm the storms of our lives by speaking to them the way Jesus did when He was here on the earth. Jesus knew who He was and the authority that He walked in. As believers, it is important to know who we are and what we are to walk in. While we are going through the storm, God will provide a hiding place: a place of shelter. A place where we can hide until the storm passes. Sometimes we must go through the storm, but God will keep us. God will protect us. God will provide a hiding place. When it is all said and done and the storm is over, we will still be standing. There is no storm that can overpower us when God is our refuge. He will see us through every time. 

#refuge #hidingplace #goodGod #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 10th

📖 "Jesus answered him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.” -John 3:3 AMP

God has many wonderful things in store for His children. Many think that we are all “God’s children,” when that is not the case. To be a child of God, you must be born again. To be born again, one must accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. God is a spirit, and He is the Father of spirits. Every person born on the earth is born with a sin nature and is spiritually dead. When we are born again, we become alive unto God, and we are born from spiritual death unto spiritual life. Being born again means that we are transformed, renewed, and sanctified. We are taken out of the kingdom of darkness and translated into the kingdom of God. Life truly begins when we are born again.  

#bornagain #childrenofGod #vcccharlotte  

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 9th

📖 "These are the commands, rules and laws of the Lord your God. He told me to teach them to you. Obey them in the land you are crossing the Jordan River to own. You, your children and grandchildren must respect the Lord your God. You must do this as long as you live. Obey all his rules and commands I give you. Then you will live a long time. Listen, Israel, and carefully obey these laws. Then all will go well for you. You will become a great nation in a land where much food grows. The Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised it to you." -Deuteronomy 6:1-3 ICB

It will always go well when we obey the Word of God. Israel was told that this would be the way to walk in all that God desired for that nation. If they would observe and do what was written in the law, they would succeed. They were also told how to succeed from generation to generation and to teach these same laws to their children and grandchildren. One reason God chose Abraham, was because He knew that Abraham would teach the laws of God to his children. God is a generational God. He wants us to show Himself strong from one generation to the next. The Word tells us that He keeps covenant to a thousand generations. God never changes, and He desires for His people to prosper every generation. When we follow His orders and His laws, we can be sure that we will eventually walk in that prosperity. God is faithful. 
 
#faithfulness #devotionaal #vccchaarlotte #generationalGod 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 8th

📖 "Do the best you can to be the kind of person that God will approve, and give yourself to him. Be a worker who is not ashamed of his work—a worker who uses the true teaching in the right way.” -2 Timothy 2:15 ICB 

We should all endeavor to live a life that is well pleasing to God. We should do our best to be the type of person that God will approve of. We know that “without faith it is impossible to please Him” (Hebrews 11:6). We must be people of faith, people who believe God’s Word and act on His Word. We cannot be ashamed of the things of God or our relationship with Him. Jesus told us that if we would be ashamed of Him on earth, He would be ashamed of us before the angels and His Father. We must all examine our lives. As we spend time with God, He will show us the things in our lives that are displeasing to Him, and eventually as we make the necessary changes, we will find ourselves living a life that is well pleasing to God, a life that is approved by Him. 
 
#wellpleased #honorGod #dailydevotional #faith #motivation 

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