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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 16th

📖 "God is faithful (reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on); by Him you were called into companionship and participation with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." -I Corinthians 1:9 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

God is faithful to His Word. It is impossible for Him to lie. It is a divine truth that He cannot lie. God’s Word is the only means we have of trusting Him. We cannot see God nor can we touch Him. We can read God’s Word, and we can trust Him. In fact, trusting God’s Word is like trusting God Himself. When we choose to believe God’s Word, it causes a dependency on Him just like you would depend on the word of a man or woman. We trust man daily. We trust the bank. We trust our supervisors. We trust the doctor. Unfortunately, sometimes we tend to trust everyone and everything except God, when he is more dependable than man. He is more faithful than any man. We must get to a place where we can put more trust in what we read in God’s Word, than what we hear from the words of a man. Man may let you down, but God will not. He is reliable, trustworthy, and ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on. 

#trust #Godisfaithful #dailydevotional #motivation 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 15th

📖 "We are workers together with God. So we beg you: Do not let the grace that you received from God be for nothing." -2 Corinthians 6:1 International Children’s Bible 

We are God’s representatives in the Earth. We are His hands, and we are His feet. We are workers together with Him. The things that God desires to accomplish in earth will require our cooperation. We are to depend on God, but we must also remember that God is depending on us. We must also not forget that we are what we are by the grace of God. We must never take the grace of God for granted, for without Him, we are nothing. Out of appreciation for His grace, we must stay in tune with the Spirit of God and walk with God. We are co-laborers with God, attacking the kingdom of darkness and taking ground for the kingdom of God. God depends on us, and we cannot let Him down. 

#ambassadorsofChrist #vcccharlotte #graceofGod #devotional 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 14th

📖 "[The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love," -Colossians 1:13 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

When we get born again, we no longer belong to the kingdom of darkness.  Satan is no longer our lord, and he has no authority over us. We have been taken out of the kingdom of Satan and translated into the kingdom of God. God’s kingdom is greater than Satan’s. It is a far superior kingdom. It is a kingdom of abundance, prosperity, dominion, and authority. We have been given power over the enemy and nothing shall hurt us (Luke 10:19). We must learn to operate in this new kingdom. Because of the superiority of the Kingdom of God, we can expect to overcome every evil tactic of the enemy. God ways are higher than our ways. His ways are also higher than that of the kingdom of darkness. As we grow in the things of the kingdom, we can expect more victories in our lives. We are in a kingdom of victory. 

#iamvictory #vcccharlotte #overcomer #motivation

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 13th

📖 "I am the Lord; that is my name; I don’t hand out my glory to others or my praise to idols. The things announced in the past—look—they’ve already happened, but I’m declaring new things. Before they even appear, I tell you about them.” -Isaiah 42: 8-9 Common English Bible

God has a record of accomplishment. He has kept His Word for thousands of years and will continue because He does not change. Throughout the Bible, God spoke about the things that would take place in the future. Sometimes it took a few years. Other times, it took hundreds of years, but eventually, it happened. Some things have yet to come to pass, but we know that the fulfillment of it is on the horizon. We can rest assured that if God promised it, He will cause it to manifest in our lives as we stand on the Word of God and believe Him for it. Once things have manifested in our lives, God doesn’t want us to stop looking to Him. He wants to do things in our lives that we have never experienced before. He desires to take us from glory to glory. It starts with a declaration. When God begins to reveal things that He desires to do in our lives, we have to declare them. Our declaration is our approval and a demonstration that we agree with God. As we decree these things, we are showing that there is an expectancy that we expect God to do some new things in our lives. The best is yet to come. 

#thebestisyettocome #vcccharlotte #declaration #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 12th

📖 "He personally bore our sins in His [own] body on the tree [as on an altar and offered Himself on it], that we might die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed." -I Peter 2:24 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

When Jesus died on the cross for us, there was a two-fold redemption: a redemption from sin and sickness. Jesus’s sacrifice freed us from the power of sin and the sickness. We do not have to be a slave to sin or any other habit that is displeasing to God. When sin came into the earth through the fall of mankind, sickness entered in as well. It’s important to know that we do not have to be sick any more than we have to be in bondage to sin. God set us free from both. So, NEVER FORGET: you are not only righteous, but you are also healed.

#righteous #devotional #ChristJesus #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 11th

📖 "Don’t lie to each other. You’ve gotten rid of the person you used to be and the life you used to live, and you’ve become a new person. This new person is continually renewed in knowledge to be like its Creator. Where this happens, there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, uncivilized person, slave, or free person. Instead, Christ is everything and in everything." -Colossians 3:9-11 God’s Word Translation 

When we get born again, the old man has passed away, and we become new creatures in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). For our lives to reflect the change that took place on the inside, we must put on the new man by renewing our minds to the Word of God. As we learn to think like God and to talk like God, we will eventually get to the place where we will live like God. It doesn’t matter what color you are, what your nationality is, or how you were raised, we who are born again, are all ONE in Christ. The extent to which you renew your mind will be the extent in which you become more like your Creator, God the Father. He loves you and desires for you to grow in the things of God so that you can become an imitator of God. Every child should desire to be like their parent, especially when that parent is a good one. How much more should we desire to be like our Heavenly Father? 

#HeavenlyFather #devotional #bornagain #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 10th

📖 “Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior]." -Romans 8:1 Amplified Bible 

The devil wants to torment us. One way He does so is by constantly reminding us of our past. He wants to remind us of our past failures, past mistakes, and past sins. When we are in Christ and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, our past is under the Blood of Jesus. He cleanses us from all sin, and we become the righteousness of God. God removes the guilty stains of sin. We no longer have to be ashamed of what we were before Jesus became the Lord of our lives. We can walk around knowing that we are in right standing with God. Satan is the accuser and condemner. Don’t give him a voice in your life. The only opinion that should matter is God’s. God says you are His child, and He sees you as righteous. God sees you as an overcomer. God sees you as victorious. We should see ourselves the same way. We are more than conquerors! 

#morethanconquerors #Jesus #devotional #nocondemnation 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 9th

📖 “Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth. -Psalm 46:10 Amplified Bible 

There are times in our lives when life seems overwhelming. We must deal with issues our jobs, in our families, financial issues, health issues and more. Sometimes, we just need to be still and know that He is God. We must know there is nothing too difficult for Him. We must be still and reflect on His goodness and His faithfulness. We remind ourselves of His promises and His integrity. The devil wants us to just think about our problems. He wants us to fret and worry. You cannot worry when you know that He is God and that He is moving on your behalf. You can’t be in despair when you walk with Him. We must be still and know that He is God. He is not just our God, but He is our Father. He is looking to help His children. Afterall, that is what every great Father does, especially when He is capable. Our God is more than capable; yes, our Heavenly Father is well able. 

#bestillandknow #dailydevotional #trustGod #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 8th

📖 “But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father—the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future].” -John 16:13 Amplified Bible  

God wants to lead and guide us. God has a path that He has preordained for us to walk in. For us to follow the path, we must follow our guide, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit receives from the Father and discloses to us what the Father has said and what He wants us to do. We may not know what the future holds, but God does. He sees the end from the beginning. He knows the answer to our problems before the problem even manifests. You can never get ahead of God. No problem takes God off guard. As we serve Him and fellowship with Him, He will lead us and guide us. He will reveal to us what is to come. He will show us the future. 
 
#spiritoftruth #devotional #vcccharlotte #HolySpirit 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 7th

📖 “Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.” -Romans 12:2 Contemporary English Version 

As we continue to walk with God, we must continue to renew our minds to the Word of God. God has given us His Word to change our thinking. In order to live on a higher level, we must think on a higher because as a man thinketh, so is he (Proverbs 23:7). Our outer world is simply a reflection of our inner world. As you feed on the Word of God, it will change your image. It will change how you see yourself and a correlation will take place on the outside. God doesn’t have limitations. All things are possible with Him. His Word tells us that all things are possible with us as well. We are made in God’s image, and we are capable of living in victory the way He walks in victory. The Word of God even tells us that as He is (Jesus), so are we in this world. God expects us to rule and reign as kings in this life. As we renew our minds to the Word of God, eventually we too will reign.

#reign #iamvictory #walkwithGod #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 6th

📖 “Christ gives me the strength to face anything.” -Philippians 4:13 Contemporary English Version 

One of the greatest truths that we can embrace is that we have the Greater One on the inside of us. His strength is our strength. His ability is our ability. We can face all that the devil brings our way because of the ability on the inside of us. Jesus said He has given us physical and mental strength and ability over all the enemy's power (Luke 10:19 Amplified Classic). We have a strength that we can draw from at any time. We cannot lose when we live from the inside out.  

#winning #iamvictory #devotional #Christ #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 5th

📖 “My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings. Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh. Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life." -Proverbs 4:20-23 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

We must endeavor to keep our eyes on God’s Word if we are going to walk the faith walk that God has instructed us to walk. We are faith people, and faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. As we put the Word of God in our hearts and keep it there, the Word will produce. The Word will produce what it promises. The Word will bring healing, peace, prosperity, provision, and anything else we will need in this life. We must protect our hearts from doubt and unbelief. Those things will choke the Word and keep it from producing in our lives. As we stay diligent in protecting of our hearts, we will see the results that the Word of God promises. God’s Word always works. 

#Bible #devotional #faithwalk #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 4th

📖 “Lay down the knife; don't hurt the lad in any way," the Angel said, "for I know that God is first in your life-you have not withheld even your beloved son from me." -Genesis 22:12 TLB

God tested Abraham. Not only did He want to see if Abraham would honor the covenant, but he also wanted to test his loyalty. God knew how much Abraham loved his son, but he wanted to see if he loved him more than God. Abraham passed the test. He was literally about to bring the knife down on his son when God told him to stop. Abraham proved his loyalty to the covenant and that God was number one in his life. God wants to be number one and a priority in our lives too. He doesn't want us to love anyone or anything more than Him. When you go all out for God, God will go all out for you. You can't outdo God.

#priority #devotional #vcccharlotte #abraham #loyalty

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 3rd

📖 “I’ll go ahead of you, clearing and paving the road. I’ll break down bronze city gates, smash padlocks, kick down barred entrances. I’ll lead you to buried treasures, secret caches of valuables— Confirmations that it is, in fact, I, God, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. -Isaiah 45:2-3 The Message Bible

As we enter the new year, we can enter it knowing that God is going ahead of us, clearing, and paving the road that we are supposed to be on. When we stay on His road, the road will be cleared and paved for us. When we choose to go another way instead, we must clear the path and pave the road. God’s desire is that we take the road that He makes for us. As we stay on His road, there will be blessings that will come our way. We expect our lives to get better because God will use that to confirm that we are on the right path. Sometimes when we are embarking on what God has called us to do, there may obstacles and challenges along the way, but we can be sure that God will fight our battles. God will confirm that we belong to Him and that we are exactly where He wants us to be. Obeying God doesn’t cost, it pays. 

#obedience #devotional #vcccharlotte #blessings 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 2nd

📖 “The eyes of the Lord are toward the [uncompromisingly] righteous and His ears are open to their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress and troubles." -Psalm 34:15-17 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

It pays to be a child of God. Being a member of the Body of Christ has its privileges. As we walk with God and serve Him, we know that if we find ourselves in trouble, we can get God’s attention when we cry out to Him. It's not a cry of despair, it’s a cry of faith. When we act in faith, we can expect God to move on our behalf. When we act in faith, we are simply acting on the Word of God. God tells us that when we ask, we can expect to receive. If we ask God for help, we can expect to receive it. He hears us when we call, and He delivers us from all troubles. It does not matter what type of trouble you find yourself; God is always able to deliver. God will always honor His Word in our lives. He is watching over His Word to perform it. 
 
#OurDeliverer #faithfulGod #vcccharlotte #devotional #Christian

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 1st

📖 “Do not remember the former things, or ponder the things of the past.  “Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it?  I will even put a road in the wilderness, 
Rivers in the desert. -Isaiah 43:18-19 Amplified Bible 

As we celebrate the new year that is upon us, we must be willing to forget the things that happened in the past. We cannot change the past. We can only focus on the present which will impact our future. God wants to do a new thing in our lives, something that we haven’t experienced up until this point. God wants us to experience a better life. A life that goes beyond anything that we could ever ask or think. He said in the text that He will even make rivers in the desert. God can change the condition in your life. God can totally change your life. God wants you to expect remarkable things in this new year. He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above anything that you could ask or think. He is a good God! 

#GoodGod #dailydevotional #listen #happynewyear #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 31st

📖 “Now, dear children, live in Christ. Then, when he appears we will have confidence, and when he comes we won’t turn from him in shame.” -I John 2:28 God’s Word Translation 

Jesus is coming soon. We must all be prepared for Him when He returns. We don’t want to be like the bridesmaids in Matthew 25. When the bridegroom showed up, five of the bridesmaids were prepared and went into the wedding hall, but the other five had to go and purchase oil for their lamps. When they were finally ready, the door had been shut, and they were not allowed in. We want to be ready. We don’t want to be in the middle of sinning when the trump of God sounds. We don’t want to be involved in any questionable activity when Jesus returns. We want to stay vigilant and watchful. We don’t want to be ashamed when He comes. We must be ready.  No man knows the day or the hour. Jesus is coming soon!

#JesusIsComingSoon #Devotional #bridesmaids #Matthew25

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 30th

📖 “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor because of all the army that is with him; for the One with us is greater than the one with him. With him there is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah." -II Chronicles 32:7-8 Amplified Bible

We can always have confidence when we know who is with us. That confidence comes from trusting and relying on God and not the arm of flesh. God is greater than any man. There is no one stronger than God, and there is no one mightier than God. When we know that God will fight our battles. When we know that God is on our side, we know that no one can successfully be our enemy. In Isaiah 41:10, God said told us to fear not because He was with us and to not be dismayed because He is our God. God will not tell us to do something that could not be done. When trouble hits our lives, we can sometimes forget who is with us. When we read, study, and meditate God’s Word, it is a reminder that God is for us and that He will fight for us, no matter what the situation is. When we get a revelation of this, we can rest in the integrity of God. We can rest knowing that He has our back. 

#dailydevotional #integrity #faithfulGod #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 29th

📖 “Whatever task comes your way to do, do it with all your strength; because in Sh’ol, where you will go, there is neither working nor planning, neither knowledge nor wisdom." -Ecclesiastes 9:10 Complete Jewish Bible

We only have one opportunity to live here on the earth before we go to Heaven (those of us who are saved). We must make the most out of our lives. We must take advantage of every opportunity. We must make every day count. Jesus was aware of His mission, and He worked toward it every day. He went about teaching, and preaching, and healing. Sometimes He would minister for days. He would pray for hours late at night after ministering. He would get up early in the morning before His day got started and spend time with the Father. Jesus was all about His purpose. God expects no less out of us. We must be consumed with the will of the Father so that we can hear, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” 

#goodandfaithfulservant #purposedriven #vcccharlotte #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | December 28th

📖 “The righteous will inherit the land and live in it forever. The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice and truth. The law of his God is in his heart; not one of his steps will slip.” -Psalm 37:19-21 Amplified Bible 

The Word of God is our guidebook in life. It will instruct us and lead us in the way that we should go. When the Word is in your heart “in abundance”, you will not only know what to say, you will know when to say it. Ecclesiastes 3:7 tells us that there is a time to speak and a time to be silent. When the trials of life come our way, we speak what is in our hearts; and as believers, the Word of God should come out. God’s Word will guard your steps. The Spirit of God will bring to your remembrance what the Word of God says about the situation you are facing and what to do to overcome it. God’s Word is our answer. As we keep His laws in our hearts, we can expect to walk in our inheritance. We can expect to proclaim the right things. We can expect our steps to be ordered by Him, keeping our steps from slipping. 

#mystepsareordered #dailydvotional #WordofGod #vcccharlotte

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