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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 20th

📖 "You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house. In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven." -Matthew 5:14-16 God’s Word Translation  

We are the light of the world. We are God’s representatives in the earth. Our behavior and deeds give people an example of the kingdom that we represent. Jesus told the people that when they saw Him, they saw the Father. He was a representation of what the Father was like. We are to do the same. People should watch our behavior and see that there is a difference between us and the world. Jesus even instructed us to do things differently. He told us to love our enemies. He told us to pray for those who despitefully use us. He told us that if someone hits us, we are to turn the other cheek. Doing those things will show people that you are peculiar. They will see that you are not of this world. They will see that you are a citizen of Heaven, a citizen of the kingdom of God.

#kingdomofgod #devotional #lightoftheworld #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 19th

📖 "He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts up the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with nobles and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and He has set the world upon them.” -I Samuel 2:8 Amplified Bible Classic Edition  

When you make Jesus the Lord of your life, your life will not remain the same. The Word of God tells us that, “the path of the just is as a shining light, it shineth more and more unto the perfect day (Proverbs 4:18). We are to go from faith to faith and glory to glory. As we walk with God, He will raise us up from the ash heap, and cause us to sit with nobles. He will lift us up out of the dust. He will redeem our lives from destruction. God will restore what the enemy has destroyed and cause the havoc to cease in our lives. God will turn our mourning into joy. He will set our feet on solid ground. He will never leave you the way He found you.

#brighterandbrighter #motivation #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 18th

📖 "If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it." -Genesis 4:7 Amplified Bible Classic Edition  

Sin desires to take you out. It came into the earth because of the fall. Sin comes to steal, kill, and destroy, and it comes to put you under the authority of the devil. Sin comes to have dominion and mastery over us. We must not succumb to sin’s desire. We must resist sin just like we would resist someone who is trying to take our houses and cars. The things that used to trip us up in the past should not be able to trip us up repeatedly. We have the divine life of God on the inside of us. We can live a life free from sin.

#sinfree #Godlovesyou #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 17th

📖 "By mercy and love, truth and fidelity [to God and man—not by sacrificial offerings], iniquity is purged out of the heart, and by the reverent, worshipful fear of the Lord men depart from and avoid evil." -Proverbs 16:6 Amplified Bible Classic Edition  

God wants any iniquity and sin to be removed from our lives. That’s the reason He sent Jesus into the world. However, in order to keep iniquity out of our heart, we must walk in mercy, love, truth and fidelity towards God. To put that in more simpler terms: we must grow in our relationship with God and in our knowledge of the things of God. Growing in the knowledge of God simply grows out of time spent in the Word of God. Keeping His Word in our hearts causes a reverent fear of the Lord, and it will keep us from living a lifestyle of sin. God is merciful, and God is love. We must not abuse the mercy God extends to us, and we must not take His love for granted. We must grow closer to Him, more and more.

#graceofGod #devotional #Jesus #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 16th

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

Have you received your benefits today? Everyday God wants to unleash His goodness on us. He desires us to be beneficiaries of His kindness. Every good gift and every perfect gift come from Him. As believers, every day is a good day. As children of God, we expect something good to happen to us. We should expect His favor. We should expect Him to supply our daily bread. The world expects gifts on certain days. They expect gifts on birthdays, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, etc. We should expect something good to happen to us every day, because He loads us daily with benefits. God is good.

#benefitspackage #godisgood #devotional #dailybread

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 15th

📖 Thanks be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or taken away his mercy from me.” -Psalm 66:20 God’s Word Translation  

Thank God, He still answers prayer. He is still merciful. His grace is still sufficient. Where would we be if God did not answer prayer? Where would we be without His mercy? God does not change. We can come before His throne and obtain help in the time of trouble. He will always forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Thank God for His faithfulness and consistency! Man can be fickle. Man tends to waiver and change his mind, but not God. His Word will always be the same. He will always say you are healed. He will always say that you are blessed. You are always righteous in His eyes and according to His Word. Selah.

#Godanswersprayers #dailydevotional #praywithoutceasing #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 14th

📖 "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." -I John 4:18 New King James Version  

Fear is a force that should not be in the life of the believer. The Scripture tells us that fear torments. Fear is a sibling to anxiety and worry. They are synonymous and not one of them come from God. II Timothy 1:7 tells us that God has not given us a spirit of fear. Fear is a perverted form of faith, and it did not come on the scene until after Adam and Eve’s disobedience. Fear is the substance of what we don’t desire. We should not talk fear, and we should not think fear-filled thoughts. We must put our confidence in God’s love for us. When one is having a bout with fear, it simply shows us that that individual has not been perfected in love. We must continue to develop our faith in the love of God. Because of God’s love for us, we can trust that He will always take care of us, no matter what comes our way. God wants us free from fear!

#faithoverfear #dailydevotional #Godslove #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 13th

📖 "Thus David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. The time he reigned over Israel was forty years—he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. He died in a good old age [his seventy-first year], full and satisfied with days, riches, and honor. Solomon his son reigned in his stead." -I Chronicles 29: 26-28 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

In this passage, we see the will of God in the life of David. He lived to be an old man. He died wealthy and with honor. God blessed David in all that did. God honored David because he endeavored to honor God. This is because he was a man after God’s own heart. David is a great example of a man that diligently sought the Lord. He wasn’t a perfect man. He made significant mistakes that affected many people. He sinned. He did a lot of things, but his heart was perfect towards God. God honored David’s heart and his love for Him. We can learn from the life of David. We don’t have to be perfect to walk with God. When we serve God with a pure heart and our motives are to please Him in all that we do, God will honor us. As you walk with God, you can expect a manifestation of His Goodness in your life. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

#honorGod #kingdavid #seekGod #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 12th

📖 "He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident in his riches shall fall, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like a green bough." -Proverbs 11:28 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

The natural man puts their trust in riches. They put their trust in who they know or in their education. They tend to put their trust in everything except God. Those who put their dependency, trust, and reliance on God will flourish. The things on this earth can change based on the economy or even who is in control of Congress. So, putting our confidence here is unwise because there are several factors that influence the economy. It’s so encouraging to know that nothing changes the Word of God. God’s Word is forever settled in heaven. It does not matter what happens in this economy when we depend on heaven’s economy. God said He would meet all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19). Let us be sure to build our house on the rock of doing the Word of God. Building it on anything else will cause it to fall. God’s Word will stand forever, and it can be depended upon.

#trustGod #GodsWord #vcccharlotte #heaven

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 11th

📖 “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety." -Proverbs 11:14 King James Version

At times we can think that we are moving in the right direction. We can think that we are doing the right thing. Later, we realize that we totally missed God. We are all human, and we are prone to making mistakes. When you are young in the things of God, you may not be able to gauge which way to go. You can always go to your pastor or a seasoned man or woman of God. You can always get counsel from a brother or sister who is solid in their God. There may be times where we might not hear from God in our spirits, but God will speak through an individual. Our aim should always be to be led by the Holy Spirit, but there may be times where you can get godly counsel from men and women of God who are filled with the Holy Ghost. God will meet you wherever you are in your walk with Him, as you continue to develop in your relationship with Him. He loves you. He always has the answer to whatever problem you are facing. He knows how to get that answer to you. There is nothing too hard for God.

#nothingistoohardforGod #devotional #goodcounsel #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 10th

📖 “God does not show favor to one man more than to another." -Romans 2:11 New Life Version

There are no favorites in the kingdom of God. God is no respecter of persons, but He is a respecter of faith. If you see one prospering more than someone else or that someone is walking in divine health while another is constantly having challenges in their health, it is not because God prefers one above another. It could be that one has been standing on the Word and the other is not. It is possible that one has been more diligent in the things of God than others. Habakkuk 2:4 tells us that, “the just shall live by his faith.” We are responsible for growing our faith. We are in control of what we receive from God. God is an “equal opportunity employer.” We can all prosper. We can all walk in health. We can all experience what God has preordained for us to walk in. We are not waiting on God; He is waiting on us.

#thejustshalllivebyfaith #godisjust #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 9th

📖 "So keep the words of this covenant and obey them, so that you may prosper and be successful in everything that you do.” -Deuteronomy 29:9 Amplified Bible

The world has its ideas about what it takes to be successful. They have their ideologies, and they have their formulas. Some of their ideas have caused success, but it has not guaranteed success. When we operate by the Word of God, we can know that success is imminent. We can know that God is watching over His Word to perform it. We can know that God is not a man that He should lie. We follow the commandments of the Word of God out of our love and respect for God; and as we follow them, we know that God will honor our obedience. The Bible tells us that it is the doer of the Word that is blessed and not the hearer only (James 1:22). As we are doers of the Word, we can expect the Blessing of the Lord to come upon us and overtake us. It may take patience. It may take diligence, but eventually we will walk in it, if we don’t quit and give up. God’s Word works.

#success #godsword #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 8th

📖 "I will satisfy fully the life of the priests with abundance [of offerings shared with them], and My people will be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord." -Jeremiah 31:14 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

God desires for us to experience His goodness. Every good gift and every perfect gift comes from above. God is a good God, and He wants us to experience His goodness all the time. The Bible tells us that He daily loads us with benefits (Psalm 68:19). God is constantly trying to bestow His blessings upon us. The Bible tells us that the blessing of Abraham will come upon us and overtake us as we diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord our God and obey His commandments (Deuteronomy 28:1,2). God has done His part. He has redeemed us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13). He has given us the ability to get wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18). He has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:4). It’s on us now. Let’s pursue all that God has given us, and let’s not give up until we have obtained the promises.

#theblessingofabraham #Godisgood #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 7th

📖 "Elijah was a human being with a nature such as we have [with feelings, affections, and a constitution like ours]; and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and no rain fell on the earth for three years and six months. And [then] he prayed again and the heavens supplied rain and the land produced its crops [as usual]." -James 5:17-18 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Elijah was human just like us. He dealt with feelings, emotions and affections just like we do. Even though he was like us, he was still able to do mighty things through prayer. He prayed, and the rain ceased. When he prayed again, it rained again. A man was able to influence the weather. Elijah was not a child of God. He was not born again, and he was not a new covenant believer. He was simply a man who walked with God. Elijah was a man who co-labored with God and had influence with Him. Did you know that we can operate on that same level with God? As we develop a relationship with God and become established on what belongs to us, we can expect to go to a higher dimension and level in God. At this level, we can pray and EXPECT God to answer. It does not matter how big the problem is, God always has an answer. There is nothing too big for Him! Selah.

#elijah #trustGod #covenantGod #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 6th

📖 "See what [an incredible] quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him.” -I John 3:1 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

What a privilege to be called the children of God. We aren’t servants, even though we should serve God. We are His children. He loves us so much that He would call us His children. Despite our shortcomings. Despite our struggles. Despite our imperfections, God deemed it appropriate to call us His children. He doesn’t see us the way we often see ourselves; He sees us through the Blood of Jesus. God sees us as righteous. God sees us as kings and priests. When we make Jesus the Lord of our lives, it puts us in a different class. Because of this, the world does not know or recognize us. They did not know or acknowledge Jesus so we should expect no different. We are not of this world; we are of God! We should embrace this. We should meditate on this truth until it becomes a reality to us. We are the children of the almighty God, the Creator of the universe. When you finally get a revelation of this, it will change your life. It will change your perspective. It will take you to another level.

#childrenofGod #devotional #vcccharlotte #righteous

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 5th

📖 "The satraps, the prefects, the governors and the king’s counselors gathered around them and saw that in regard to these men the fire had no effect on their bodies—their hair was not singed, their clothes were not scorched or damaged, even the smell of smoke was not on them. Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants who believed in, trusted in, and relied on Him! They violated the king’s command and surrendered their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God." -Daniel 3:27-28 Amplified Bible

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego had gone all in for God. They refused to bow to the statue of the king, and they were willing to sacrifice their lives rather than to disobey God. Because of their commitment to God, God came through for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Not only did God protect the three young men from the fire, but He also sent His angel to deliver them. Those young men were not only rescued but they were also promoted. We must realize that when we take a stand for God, He will take a stand for us. He will do the miraculous. He will send an angelic host. He will do whatever it takes to put His stamp of approval on us. God showed the king that those three Hebrew boys belonged to him, and when we stand for righteousness, God will do the same for us. God will always look out for His own. It pays to be in the household of faith.

#ambassadors #represent #Godisgood #dailydevotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 4th

📖 "It happened after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, at the age of a hundred and ten years. They buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash." -Joshua 24:29-30 Amplified Bible

Joshua died after living a long life. Not only did he enjoy a long life, but he also received his inheritance. Remember that Joshua was one of the twelve spies who spied out the land. Ten of the twelve brought an evil report, but Joshua brought back a good report. He and Caleb believed that they could take the land and walk in the inheritance that God had for them. Both walked in what God preordained for them to walk in. They held fast to their confession of faith and received after standing for over forty years. We can walk in all that God has for us if we will do the same. We must believe the Word of God and stand on it. We also must hold on to the Word until we attain what He has promised, regardless of how long it takes. God is not a man that He should lie. If we stand, He will come through. He always does.

#faithfulGod #devotional #joshuaandcaleb #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 3rd

📖 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." -John 10:10 King James Version

Many have said that this is the dividing line of the Bible. Whatever is going on in your life, reading this will help determine who the source is. If it is stealing, killing, or bringing destruction, you know it's not God. Jesus clearly tells us what the thief comes to do. If good things are taking place, you know it's of God. He sent Jesus so that you can have life and have it more abundantly. I'm sure it grieves God when we accuse Him of doing what the enemy is responsible for. He loves us. He only wants the best for our lives, and we should settle for nothing less. Jesus came that we should experience life and life more abundantly.

#lifemoreabundantly #JesusChrist #devotional #goodGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 2nd

📖 "A fool vents all his emotions, but a wise person calmly restrains them." -Proverbs 29:11 Evangelical Heritage Version

Sometimes we can allow our emotions to get the best of us. Sometimes, we may want to tell everyone what we have been through and how we feel about it. We want people to feel what we feel, but that is not always a good thing. In the book of James, we are told to be quick to hear and slow to speak (James 1:19). We must be disciplined with our tongues. We cannot allow ourselves to get angry to the point where we fly off the handle and say things we will regret later. We must be willing to stay quiet until we are ready to speak, and when we are not speaking from a place of anger. We must not allow our emotions to rule us. We must allow our spirit man to dominate us. He is to be in control, especially if our spirit man has been born again. Jesus was always in control of His emotions, and as we continue to mature spiritually, we can do the same thing.

#spiritualgrowth #quicktohearslowtospeak #wisdom #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | July 1st

📖 "But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more." -Psalm 71:14 Amplified Bible Classic Edition 

Hope is important. The Bible tells us that “hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Proverbs 13:2). We should never deprive people of hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for... (Hebrews 11:1). You could look at it like this: hope is the blueprint, and faith is the materials to make the blueprint a reality. We must not belittle hope. The Bible tells us that Abraham “against hope believed in hope” (Romans 4:18). Abraham had to hope when the circumstances told him what he believed for was impossible. He had to find hope in what God had told him. That is how we maintain our hope. We keep our faith in what God has told us, and we believe it because it is impossible for God to lie. Hope is to be the anchor to our soul. We must hope continually and continue to praise Him more. We must praise Him because He is the God of hope. He can turn every negative situation around.

#Hope #trustGod #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte

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