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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 10th

📖 "My son, keep my words; lay up within you my commandments [for use when needed] and treasure them. Keep my commandments and live, and keep my law and teaching as the apple (the pupil) of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to skillful and godly Wisdom, You are my sister, and regard understanding or insight as your intimate friend—That they may keep you from the loose woman, from the adventuress who flatters with and makes smooth her words." -Proverbs 7:1-5 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

The Word of God will keep you. It will keep you from the loose man, and it will keep you from the loose woman. It will keep you from the dishonest man and the dishonest woman. The Word of God will keep you out of trouble. If you obey the Word, it will keep you out of ungodly places and out of relationships with ungodly people.  We are instructed to lay up the Word in our hearts, keep them as the apple of our eye, bind them on our fingers, and write them on our heart. In other words, put the Word everywhere, so that you won’t forget what it says. Those words are life to those who find them, and health to all of our flesh (Proverbs 4:22). 

#proverbs #obedience #GoodFather #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 9th

📖 "Besides, to which of the angels has He ever said, Sit at My right hand [associated with Me in My royal dignity] till I make your enemies a stool for your feet? Are not the angels all ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service [of God for the assistance] of those who are to inherit salvation?" —Hebrews 1:13-14 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Don’t forget about your angels. They are ministering spirits who are sent to assist those who have inherited (received) salvation. When we speak the Word of God, the angels do His commandments (His Word) and hearken unto the voice of His Word (Psalm 103:20). Speaking the Word of God activates the angels and causes them to move on our behalf. When we speak the Word of God, we give the angels an assignment to carry out. Many angels are sitting idle because many believers never quote or speak the Word of God. Don’t allow the angels to sit dormant in your life. They are our servants, and they are ready to move. 

#angels #GodsWord #vcccharlotte #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 8th

📖 “After three days they found Him [came upon Him] in the [court of the] temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished and overwhelmed with bewildered wonder at His intelligence and understanding and His replies. And when they [Joseph and Mary] saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, Child, why have You treated us like this? Here Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You [distressed and tormented]. And He said to them, How is it that you had to look for Me? Did you not see and know that it is necessary [as a duty] for Me to be in My Father’s house and [occupied] about My Father’s business? —Luke 2:46-49 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

There were two things that Jesus saw as a duty. The first duty was to be in His Father’s House (the temple). The second duty was to be about His Father’s business. We must embrace both duties. We must embrace being in the house of God, and we must embrace being about the Father’s business. We are not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together (Hebrews 10:25). We should be in church as much as we can. We should also be about the work of the kingdom. We need to be concerned about the Great Commission. We need to go about getting people saved, casting out devils, and laying hands on the sick. We are God’s ambassadors and His representatives; if we don’t do it, who will? We have to be about our Father’s business. 

#ambassadors #vcccharlotte #greatcommission #motivation

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 7th

📖 “Cainan’s father was Enos; Enos’s father was Seth; Seth’s father was Adam; Adam’s father was God.” —Luke 3:38 The Living Bible 

It has always been the desire of God to be a Father to His children. When He created Adam, He created Him for fellowship. Adam was treated like a son. Adam was to rule the earth the way that God ruled the heavens. Adam was made in the image and likeness of God, like a child is to his parent. When Adam disobeyed God in the Garden, he died spiritually and Satan was his new father. Adam was spiritually dead just like Satan is. God sent His Son Jesus to redeem mankind and to give mankind the opportunity to receive sonship (Galatians 4:5). That same chapter tells us that we are no more servants, but sons (v.7). We are not only sons of God, but we are heirs of God through Christ (Galatians 4:7). We have been restored back to our rightful place, let us walk like it and talk like it.  

#restoration #devotional #childrenofGod #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 6th

📖 “But far be it from me to glory [in anything or anyone] except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) through Whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world!” ⎯Galatians 6:14 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

The world has been and should be crucified to us. We should be “dead to the world,” and the world should be “dead to us.” These phrases simply mean that as we continue to grow and mature in the things of God, the things of this world won’t matter to us as they used to. As we mature and grow, we understand that this earth is not our home and that we are just passing through. We are just pilgrims on a spiritual journey until we go on into glory (heaven). We can still enjoy our time on the earth, but we are not to be attached to this world. We glory in the cross. We glory in our salvation. We glory in knowing that our names are written in the Book of Life. Hallelujah!

#gloryglory #deadtome #JesusChrist #dailydevotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 5th

📖 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage." ⎯Galatians 5:1 New King James Version

When God sets us free from any bondage, He expects us to stay free. God wants us free from every sin, vice, addiction, and anything else the devil would use to keep us in bondage. Jesus has given us victory over sin, and we should no longer be entangled in that which we have been set free from. When God sets us free, we must take the responsibility of staying free. We must be aware of our associations, our surroundings, and what we look at. We must guard our hearts with all diligence. We can live a life that is pleasing to God, but it takes discipline. We must be like Paul and “buffet” our bodies. We must keep our flesh under, but in order to do that, we must keep our minds on the things of the Spirit. If we walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16).

#walkinthespirit #devotional #righteous #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 4th

📖 “Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." ⎯John 6:32-33 NKJV

Jesus spoke about the manna from heaven that the Father supplied through Moses. It was for the children of Israel to eat to sustain their fleshly bodies. They ate it and eventually died. However, the TRUE bread that the Father has provided from Heaven (Jesus) provides eternal life! Matthew 4:4 AMPC tells us that “Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” and John 3:15 NKJV states “ that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” Let’s never lose sight of the fact that the true bread that God provides is good for this life and for eternity.

#eternallife #devotional #dailybread #Jesus #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 3rd

📖 “And He was not able to do even one work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sickly people [and] cured them. And He marveled because of their unbelief (their lack of faith in Him). And He went about among the surrounding villages and continued teaching." ⎯Mark 6:5-6 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Jesus had preached in His hometown, and the people did not receive Him. He was unable to do any mighty works there because of their unbelief. The power was available, but their unbelief kept them from receiving and benefiting from that power. In order for us to receive from God, we must receive by faith. Faith connects us to the power of God. God is not keeping anything good from us. Many times, we are hindering the power of God from flowing in our lives. If we will simply believe God’s Word and act like His Word is true, we will see more of His power in our lives. God loves us and desires to do more for us. Let’s not forget that His eyes are going throughout the earth, looking to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are perfect toward Him (2 Chronicles 16:9). What will He find when He looks at you? 

#powerofGod #devotional #inspiration #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 2nd

📖 “David was greatly distressed, for the men spoke of stoning him because the souls of them all were bitterly grieved, each man for his sons and daughters. But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God. David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray you, bring me the ephod. And Abiathar brought him the ephod. And David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them? The Lord answered him, Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all. ⎯I Samuel 30: 6-8 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

David was having a rough day. When he and his men returned to Ziglag, they found the city burning, and their families had been taken. David’s men had even talked of stoning him. David knew what to do. He encouraged himself in the Lord. Then He sought the Lord. When life gets tough and the devil is coming at you in every direction, we can learn from David. We can encourage ourselves in the Lord.  We can seek the Lord and find out how to overcome every attack of the wicked one. God will lead us. He will show us how to recover all. God will always cause us to triumph over every situation. He is on our side! 

#David #devotional #vcccharlotte #Godisonourside 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | March 1st

📖 “Now look at me: God has kept me alive, as he promised. It is now forty-five years since God spoke this word to Moses, years in which Israel wandered in the wilderness. And here I am today, eighty-five years old! I’m as strong as I was the day Moses sent me out. I’m as strong as ever in battle, whether coming or going. So give me this hill country that God promised me. You yourself heard the report, that the Anakim were there with their great fortress cities. If God goes with me, I will drive them out, just as God said.” ⎯Joshua 14:10-12 The Message

Caleb was one of the original twelve spies that were chosen to spy out the Promised Land. He and Joshua brought back a good report. They believed that the Israelites could take the Promised Land. The other ten spies did not believe that they were able to take the land. God told Joshua and Caleb that they would enter the Promised Land because of what they believed. Forty-five years had passed, and Caleb still believed the same thing. He wasn’t moved by how long it had been. He was still as strong as he was forty-five years earlier. He did not give up on what God had promised him. We must have the same determination. It doesn’t matter what it looks like; we must stand on God’s Word regardless of how long it takes. We know that it’s just a matter of time before God comes through. As one minister put it, “if you’re willing to stand forever, it won’t take that long”. 

#standtall #trustGod #devotional #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 28th

📖 “Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field."⎯Ecclesiastes 5:9 King James Version

The profit of the earth is for all. Psalms 115:16 tells us that the heavens are the Lord’s, “but the earth has He given to the children of men”. Anyone can succeed when they make up their mind to. The profit of the earth is for all, regardless of your ethnicity, your gender, or your background. God sees us as more than conquerors (Romans 8:37). We are to take dominion over this earth, and we are to reign in this life as kings (Genesis 1:28; Romans 5:17 AMP). The earth is open to all, but only those who are aggressive will take their portion. Matthew 11:12 tells us that “The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force”. We cannot be passive; we must take what the Spirit of God says belongs to us. Joshua asked the people, “How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you”? Let's not have God ask us the same question. Let's take our inheritance and take the land!   

#therighteous #devotional #theviolenttakeitbyforce #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 27th

📖 “Investigate my life, O God, find out everything about me; Cross-examine and test me, get a clear picture of what I’m about; See for yourself whether I’ve done anything wrong—then guide me on the road to eternal life." ⎯Psalms 139:23-24 Message Bible

This should be the desire of every Christian. Our desire should be to please God in every area of our lives. Not only should we examine ourselves, but we should ask God to examine our lives as well. When we do, if anything in our lives needs to be changed, we should be open to doing whatever He tells us to do. He is the Potter, and we are the clay. We must allow Him to mold us and shape us into what He desires us to be. We are to be vessels and meet for our Master’s use. Our lives are not our own. We are the sheep of His pasture, and it's in Him that we live, move, and have our being. We have been bought with a price. So, we should never forget that our lives belong to Him. 

 #heisthepotter #devotional #searchmyheart #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 26th

📖 “And God purposed that through (by the service, the intervention of) Him [the Son] all things should be completely reconciled back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of the blood of His cross. And although you at one time were estranged and alienated from Him and were of the hostile attitude of mind in your wicked activities, Yet now has [Christ, the Messiah] reconciled [you to God] in the body of His flesh through death, in order to present you holy and faultless and irreproachable in His [the Father’s] presence.” ⎯Colossians 1:20-22 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Reconciliation is a theme that runs all throughout the New Testament. God wanted to reconcile the world back to Himself, so He sent Jesus to the earth to redeem mankind. Those of us who have made Jesus the Lord of our lives have been given the ministry of reconciliation. We are to tell people that God has reconciled them back to Him and that they simply have to accept Jesus as their Savior and Lord. Jesus has done all the work to redeem mankind. It cost Him His blood, but it was through the blood that we obtained peace with God. At one time we were estranged from him, but now we are righteous. We can stand before God as if we have never sinned.  

#reconciliation #righteous #devotional #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 25th

📖 “saying, “If you will diligently listen and pay attention to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and listen to His commandments, and keep [foremost in your thoughts and actively obey] all His precepts and statutes, then I will not put on you any of the diseases which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.” ⎯Exodus 15:26 Amplified Bible

God wanted to be the source of everything the Israelites would need while they were in the wilderness. He was the One who would keep the Israelites free from sickness and disease. God gave them the criteria for their walking in divine health. If they would listen to and pay attention to the voice of God. If they would keep His commandments, precepts, and statutes, He would not allow sickness to come upon them. Disobedience to God’s laws opened the door for sickness, disease, and calamity to come upon the people. But all would go well with the people when they obeyed and kept God’s laws. God wants us to walk in divine health as well. We only have two laws to keep: 1) love the Lord our God with all our heart, and 2) love our neighbor as we love ourselves. As we do these things, we can believe God to keep us healthy and strong. He is our Healer and the Strength of our lives.  

#Healer #TrustGod #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 24th

📖 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” ⎯Romans 1:16 King James Version 

When we believe and act upon the Word of God, that promise of God is transformed into the power of God. The Word of God itself contains within it the power of God necessary to produce what it promises. Proverbs 4 tells us that God’s Word is life to those that find them and health to all their flesh. Psalms 107:20 tells us that, “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions”. The Word healed and delivered. Never forget that God and His Word are one. His Word can do whatever He can do. We must prioritize the Word of God and give it first place in our lives. As we do, we will see more manifestations of its power. Remember, “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). 

#Gospel #powerofGod #devotional #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 23rd

📖 “[But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done]. No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God’s nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God. By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God’s will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ)." ⎯ 1 John 3:8-10 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Has anyone ever said, “You look just like your mother.” Did they say something like “your father used to act the same way” or “your father used to do something like that in his younger days”. We all tend to have character traits that are like our parents, from a natural perspective. From a spiritual perspective, we can have the same tendencies as our parents. If we are born again, we have the nature of the Father God. We can have a love nature. We can be extraordinarily patient, or kind, or peaceful. Those are just some of the fruit of the spirit that is in because of the new birth. If one isn’t born again, that individual gets his nature from the devil. That is one reason it is easy to lie, steal, or cheat with ease. That is his nature. As believers, we must allow the nature of our Father God to dominate us. It causes us to be the light of the world or the salt of the earth. It is what sets us apart from the world. The world should be able to tell that we are different because we have a different Father. We should have a different nature. We can all miss the mark, but we should be striving for perfection. We should be striving to be more like Jesus. He is the ultimate example. He said that if you have seen me, you have seen the Father. That should be our goal. When people see us, they see the Father. 

#likefatherliveson #GodsChildren #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 22nd

📖 “We know [positively] that we are of God, and the whole world [around us] is under the power of the evil one." ⎯I John 5:19 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

People of God are different. We are not to act like the world. We are not to talk like the world. We are not to imitate this world because the world is under the influence of the wicked one. The world is being run by God’s enemy. God tells us that if we are a friend of the world, then we are His enemy as well (James 4:4). God does expect there to be a separation between us and the world. He tells us to come out from among them (the world) and to be separate (II Corinthians 6:17). Once we do, God said that He would be a Father to us, and we would be legitimate children of God (II Corinthians 6:18). We have been delivered out of the kingdom of darkness and translated into the kingdom of God’s dear Son (Colossians 1:13). We ARE different: God expects us to look like and act like it.  
 
#childrenofGod #devotional #vcccharlotte #notofthisworld 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 21st

📖 “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things." ⎯Matthew 12:35 NKJV

Who is this good man? This “good man” is one that is born again, who speaks of the goodness of God and the salvation of Christ and understands that without Christ he would be nothing. He has a renewed mind. He could not help but to speak good things because of his love towards God. Because of that love towards God, he loves people. Therefore, he will not speak evil, hatred or slander about others. 

Conversely, the evil man can only speak deceit, hatred, jealousy, and lies. Because he has no relationship with the Father. He’s carnal and can only speak evil from his heart as it is stated in the previous verse, Matthew 12:34, “Brood[f] of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” 

Your words reveal where you are! If your mouth reveals that you are evil and you want to change, receive Jesus as Savior and Lord. If you have done that already, formulate a prayer similar to what David prayed when he went astray. “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” (Psalm 51:7 NKJV) “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10) 

#cleanheart #devotional #goodman #vcccharlotte #inspiration  

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 20th

📖 “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, marked off the heavens with a [nine-inch] span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as His counselor has taught Him?” –Isaiah 40:12-13 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

The Spirit of God played a crucial role in creation. He measured the waters in His hand. He weighed the mountains. He marked off the heavens with His hand. He measured the dust of the earth. The earth is still here and functioning the way it did when it was first created. The Spirit of God that not only played a role in creating his world—but the universe—has also planned our lives! The plan of God for our lives is better than anything that we could plan for ourselves. I Corinthians 2 tells us that the things that God has for us are revealed to us by His Spirit (verses 9-10). God’s thoughts towards us are good and not evil. He has an expected end for us, and we must walk with Him to experience the good life that He has for us. If the Spirit of God can successfully orchestrate the creation of this universe, you better believe: He can successfully plan our lives. Trust Him and His plan. 

#purposedriven #GoodGod #devotional #creation 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 19th

📖 “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever." –Psalm 23:6 NKJV

Indeed, without a doubt God has a dynamic duo following you! Goodness and mercy were assigned to you when you asked the LORD to be the Shepherd of your soul. What does it mean to have these two coming after you? Goodness encompasses the benefits we receive from our fellowship with the Shepherd. Mercy is the blessing we did not earn that God pours upon us out of His goodness. This Dynamic Duo are packed with the loving-kindness of the LORD. Whatever is good for you, they’ve got it. Goodness and mercy mark your trail with that which is beautiful, bountiful, beneficial, gracious, precious, sweet and for our welfare. It reminds us of the last part of John 10:10 (AMPC) where Jesus says, “…I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).” No dismal forebodings or fears about what’s behind you! God’s Dynamic Duo has YOUR back! 

#mercy #psalm #devotional #vcccharlotte #inspiration

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