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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 23rd

📖 “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 30:8 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

We have a God that knows the future. He knows what is up the road, and He will show us not only what is coming, but also how to handle it. After David had discovered that his family, his goods, the families of his men and their substance were taken, he went to God to find out what to do. After inquiring of the Lord, God gave Him instructions, and David pursued and recovered all. As believers we have a right to seek the Lord and receive His wisdom. James even told us that if we need wisdom, we should ask God (James1:5). God will give us strategy, and He will give us wisdom. He tells us to call unto Him, and He will show us mighty things, things that are fenced in and hidden to our understanding (Jeremiah 33:3 AMP). Hearing God comes out of relationship with Him, and that is something that we can develop on a daily basis. Every good Father talks to His children, and God is definitely a good Father. He is always looking to take our lives from glory to glory.

#goodFather #devotional #vcccharlotte #trustGod #verseoftheday #inpursuit

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 22nd

📖 “When the brothers started emptying their sacks of grain, they found their moneybags in them. They were frightened, and so was their father Jacob, who said, “You have already taken my sons Joseph and Simeon from me. And now you want to take away Benjamin! Everything is against me.” -Genesis 42:35-36 Contemporary English Version

Have you ever had this feeling? Have you ever felt like the whole world was against you? If we don’t stay on top of ourselves, we can allow ourselves to get to a point where we feel like everyone is against us: our family, our boss, the government, even the dog. The Bible tells us that God is for us, and if He is for us, who can be against us. We must remind ourselves that we are children of God, and He will intervene in our affairs when we ask Him to in faith. God can turn every negative situation around. There is nothing too hard or too difficult for Him. We must stay in the Word of God and in the presence of God through prayer, praise and worship. As we do those things, our perspective will change. Instead of seeing ourselves as losing, we will see ourselves properly. We will see ourselves as being more than conquerors.

#conquerors #devotional #motivation #Bible #trustGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 21st

📖 “I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective and powerful because of your accurate knowledge of every good thing which is ours in Christ." -Philemon 1:6 AMP

We should have an accurate knowledge of the Word of God. We have to study to show ourselves approved unto God (2 Timothy 2:15). We should be like those who heard Paul and Silas preach in Berea. They were considered nobler than the church of Thessalonica, because they had a ready mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see if what was being taught was accurate. When you have a working knowledge of the Word, it is hard to be deceived by false teachers or those who may misinterpret Scripture. When Satan attacked Jesus, He tried to present the Word inaccurately, but Jesus countered that with Scripture. Jesus overcame the devil through His knowledge of the Word of God. If we want to experience the same type of victory, we must do the same.

#thessalonians #devotional #bibleknowledge #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 20th

📖 “Every child of God can defeat the world, and our faith is what gives us this victory.” -I John 5:4 Contemporary English Version

Every child of God can overcome the world. Every born-again person has been given the measure of faith. That faith, when developed and exercised, will cause the believer to overcome all the enemy may throw his way. As your faith increases, your limitations decrease. As you grow in your faith walk, you learn to believe God for increase in your finances, healing in your body, and anything else that is out of sync. Faith will work on anything. When Jesus was on the earth, He spoke to fig trees, storms, fevers, and even the dead. They all obeyed Him because faith will work on anything. Jesus even said that if you spoke to a mountain, it would have to obey you (Mark 11:23). We must make the development of our faith a priority if we are going to continue to overcome in this life. Faith is what will cause us to win. Faith is what gives us this victory!

#faith #victory #childofGod #vcccharlotte #verseoftheday

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 19th

📖 “Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." -I Corinthians 3:18-19 King James Version

The Word of God tells us to come out from among them (the world) and be separate. We are to be separate from the world because Satan is the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4). We do not want to embrace the values or wisdom of this world. That is one reason the Bible tells us to renew our minds. God wants our thinking to be in line with His Word. God’s Word is His Wisdom. The Wisdom of God is foolishness to the world because God’s way of doing things goes against the ideals of the world. The wisdom of this world is “earthly, sensual, and devilish” (James 3:15). We should seek the wisdom that is from above because it is pure, peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy, and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy (James 3:17). God’s ways are higher than our ways, but so is His Wisdom. Let’s stay away from the wisdom of this world, and let's embrace the wisdom that comes from God. We always come out on top when we do.

#wisdom #vcccharlotte #kingdomlife #devotional #trustGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 18th

📖 “for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?” -I Corinthians 3:3 NKJV

Jesus did not die on the cross for us to act like mere men. Jesus came so that we could live a supernatural life. He came so that we could live above the beggarly elements of this life. We don’t have to act like mere men. We can love the unlovable. We can show kindness to our enemies. We can overlook the shortcomings of people. We don’t have to respond the way the world responds. We can react in a different manner. When we respond in love, that is what will set us apart. Anyone can get into strife and division; anyone can be a mere man. God is calling us to a higher level. He is calling us to be the light of the world. He is calling us to be the salt of the earth. He is calling us to be a city that is set on a hill.

#Jesuspaiditall #devotional #kindness #lightoftheworld #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 17th

📖 “So David reigned over all Israel and executed judgment and justice among all his people. Joab son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] was over the army; and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were the priests; and Shavsha was secretary [of state]; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over [David’s bodyguards] the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chiefs next to the king." -I Chronicles 18:14-17 Amplified Classic

David was a man after God’s own heart. He also was a great king. To be a great king, he had to have help. Here, the Bible talks about the men who played significant roles in his cabinet. What role are you playing on your job? What role are you playing in your church? Are you holding up your pastor’s arms? Are you involved in the ministry of helps? Are you walking in a spirit of excellence? There should be a desire to see our respective organizations flourish, both our jobs and our churches. When our company is remembered or even our church, our names should be archived the way these men were. These men served their king, and they were remembered for their service. We should desire to do the same.

#faithful #diligence #vcccharlotte #david #Bible #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 16th

📖 “But you [Jeremiah], gird up your loins! Arise and tell them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed and break down at the sight of their faces, lest I confound you before them and permit you to be overcome. For I, behold, I have made you this day a fortified city and an iron pillar and bronze walls against the whole land—against the [successive] kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land [giving you divine strength which no hostile power can overcome]. And they shall fight against you, but they shall not [finally] prevail against you, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you.” -Jeremiah 1:17-19 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Sometimes when we are walking out the will of God, we have to deal with fear. God was telling Jeremiah to say what He was commanding him to say and not to be moved by the people’s faces. God even told Jeremiah that even if they fight against Him, they couldn’t win because God was with Him. God is consistent. All throughout the Word of God, He tells His people not to be afraid of a man because He was with them. There is no one stronger than God. No one has ever defeated God, and no one ever will. God will make you a fortified city. God will give you divine strength. God will cause you to overcome every wile and strategy of the wicked one. We win every time.

#Jeremiah #devotional #faithoverfear #overcomer #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 15th

📖 “God also bound himself with an oath, so that those he promised to help would be perfectly sure and never need to wonder whether he might change his plans. He has given us both his promise and his oath, two things we can completely count on, for it is impossible for God to tell a lie. Now all those who flee to him to save them can take new courage when they hear such assurances from God; now they can know without doubt that he will give them the salvation he has promised them. This certain hope of being saved is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls, connecting us with God himself behind the sacred curtains of heaven” -Hebrews 6:17-19 The Living Bible

God has not changed His plans concerning us. It is still His will for us to prosper. It is still His will that we walk in divine health. It is His will that we experience His goodness in every area of life. God not only gave us a promise, He gave us His oath. He wanted us to rest in His integrity. He wanted to assure us that He would keep His Word to us. Because of the promise and the oath that believers have with their Heavenly Father, we can have hope. We can know that no matter how impossible it looks, God will come through. How we feel has nothing to do with it. God has given us His oath and His promise. Those two things should be an anchor for our souls, and it should settle the issue once and for all. God will do what He said He will do. He is not a man that He should lie. If He said it, He will do it. If He spoke it, He will bring it to pass. We can put our trust in God, He will not let us down when we do.

#hopegiver #trustGod #verseoftheday #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 14th

📖 “Day by day the Lord observes the good deeds done by godly men, and gives them eternal rewards. He cares for them when times are hard; even in famine, they will have enough." -Psalm 37:18-19 The Living Bible

It doesn’t matter what is going on in the world, God’s got us. He cares for us when times are hard. When there is chaos in the world, we can have peace because God cares for us. Even in famine, God will see to it that we have enough. When you read the Word of God, you see God doing that repeatedly for His people. God doesn’t depend on the resources of this world, but He uses the resources of the world to bless His people. His coming through for us is not dependent on the state of our economy. God knows where all the money is. He knows where all of the food is. He knows how to get it to us when we need it. David said, “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread”. If God did it for David, He will do it for you. He is no respecter of persons.

#faithfulGod #provider #psalms #faith #Jesus #saturyay

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 13th

📖 “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly, And said, I cried out of my distress to the Lord, and He heard me; out of the belly of Sheol cried I, and You heard my voice. And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." -Jonah 2:1-2,10 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Jonah was in a bad place. He'd disobeyed God, and his disobedience caused him to be swallowed by a big fish. Even though, he was underwater in the belly of a fish, God still heard him when he prayed to Him. God not only heard him, but He was merciful to Jonah. He spoke to the fish, and the fish spit Jonah up onto the shore. God delivered Jonah even though it was Jonah’s fault that he was swallowed up. God is always looking to deliver us. His eyes run throughout the earth looking to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect towards him (II Chronicles 16:9). If God can hear a man in the middle of the sea, in the belly of a fish, surely, He hears us. If we know that He hears us, then we know that we have what we have prayed for, when we pray according to His will (I John 5:14-15).

#prayer #Jonah #dailydevotional #bigfish #obedience #goodgod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 12th

📖 “The Lord also will be a refuge and a high tower for the oppressed, a refuge and a stronghold in times of trouble (high cost, destitution, and desperation). And they who know Your name [who have experience and acquaintance with Your mercy] will lean on and confidently put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek (inquire of and for) You [on the authority of God’s Word and the right of their necessity].” -Psalm 9:9-10 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

When things get tough in our lives, we should go to God. When it feels that we are dealing with all types of obstacles and attacks, from every side and in every area, we are to run to God. God will give us wisdom. He will give us insight that we might not have thought about. He will give us the plan to get us out of the situation. What we can count on is that God will not forsake us when we put our trust in Him and stand on His Word. God is obligated to His Word, and He is watching over His Word to perform it. It is impossible for God to lie, so we know that if He promised to deliver us, we can count on Him to come through. Not just every now and then, but every time.  
 
#reliable #trustGod #dailydevotional #OurHelp #Bible 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 11th

📖 “The backslider in heart [from God and from fearing God] shall be filled with [the fruit of] his own ways, and a good man shall be satisfied with [the fruit of] his ways [with the holy thoughts and actions which his heart prompts and in which he delights]." -Proverbs 14:14 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

There is an old saying that you “reap what you sow”. Just like we must be satisfied with the fruit of our words, we must also be satisfied with the fruit of our ways. There are positive consequences when our ways please the Lord. One Scripture tells us that when our ways please Lord, He will make our enemies to be at peace with us. Our ways or our behavior is simply a reflection of the condition of the heart. The Word tells us that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Well, out of the abundance of the heart, we act. When love is in our hearts in abundance, we will act and react in love. Your actions are seeds just like your words are seeds. What you sow, you will eventually reap. We must endeavor to follow the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

#goldenrule #devotional #reapwhatyousow #wordshavepower #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 10th

📖 “Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah." -2 Chronicles 32:7-8 King James Version

Hezekiah was admonishing the people of Israel. Sennacherib was threatening to attack the nation of Israel, and he had been experiencing victory after victory. Hezekiah was not afraid. He knew that God would fight for them. He told the people not to be afraid because of Who was for them. He knew that God would fight for them. The people rested on those promises.

When we hear from God or when we are standing on a promise that is found in the Word of God, we must rest on what God has said. Faith without rest is unbelief. Fatih and fear cannot stay in the same house. When you're in fear, you can sometimes find yourself immersed in worry. When you're in faith, you rest. You know that God is going to take care of it, so there is no use in worrying about it. Rest and praise are indicators that you are in faith and that you are taking God at His Word. They are statements to the devil and to your circumstances that a change is on the horizon.

#rest #noworries #vcccharlotte #GodAlmighty

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 9th

📖 “Thus says the Lord God: In the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities I will [also] cause [Israel’s] cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. And the desolate land shall be tilled, that which had lain desolate in the sight of all who passed by. And they shall say, This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited. Then the nations that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord have rebuilt the ruined places and replanted that which was desolate. I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it." -Ezekiel 36:33-36 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

God is a God of restoration. He knows how to turn our lives around, regardless of how bad of shape that it may currently be in. God turned the captivity of Job and gave him twice as much. In the text, God was saying that He would rebuild Israel’s cities. He would also make the desolate land look like the Garden of Eden. Your life may be in shambles, but God can turn it around. God can turn your wilderness into the Garden of Eden. God can restore your health, your finances, your family, whatever might need to be restored, He can do it! Let’s not limit God in our believing. He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask or think.

#trustGod #restoration #devotional #encouragement #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 8th

📖 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” -Revelation 22:12-13 NKJV ⁠

This is a simple reminder: Jesus is coming. Sometimes we can forget that. There is so much going on in our world. Food prices are up. Gas prices are up. There is so much chaos in our world, that we can sometimes get caught up in this world. If you have made Jesus Christ the Lord of your life, Heaven is your eternal home. We are looking forward to a better place: a place with no sickness, no disease, crime or chaos. We have hope! If this world was all we had to look forward to, we would be in trouble. Jesus is coming. We cannot lose sight of this. We have to keep our eyes on heavenly things. Our time on this earth is minute compared to eternity. We must always keep the right perspective. Our Savior is coming to get us!

#Jesus #savior #eternity #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 7th

📖 “Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the governor of the island. He welcomed us courteously and fed us for three days. As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, healed him! Then all the other sick people in the island came and were cured. As a result we were showered with gifts,[a] and when the time came to sail, people put on board all sorts of things we would need for the trip.” -Acts 28:7-10 The Living Bible ⁠

What an example of a true ambassador of Heaven. Even though Paul was a shipwrecked prisoner, he was still ministry minded enough that he prayed and laid his hands on Publius’ father. Not only did he pray for Publius’ father, but he also prayed for all of the sick on the island. Paul could have been so caught up in what he was dealing with, that he could have shown little to no concern about the needs of others. It's easy to fall into that trap. It's easy to be so consumed with what is going on in our lives, that we ignore the plight of others. We must always be mindful of our citizenship. We must always remember that we are ambassadors of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are His hands and feet. We are all that He has. ⁠

#paul #shipwrecked #verseoftheday #motivation #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 6th

📖 “The Lord turned to him and said, Go in this your might, and you shall save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you? Gideon said to Him, Oh Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house. The Lord said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man." -Judges 6:14-16 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

God desired to set His people free from the Midianites. Gideon was chosen by God to deliver the Israelites, but he did not have a positive self-image. He began to give God reasons why he couldn’t carry out what God had called him to do. Gideon must not have known that God is omniscient. He didn’t know that God knew he was the least in his father’s house. God knows everything about us. If He called us, then He has equipped us and knows what it takes for us to accomplish what He has called us to. We are what God says we are, and we can do what He says we can do. We must see ourselves the way He sees us. If you read the rest of the story, Gideon went on to defeat the Midianites, and Israel was free from their control. When we get to the place where we agree with God, we will experience victory as well.

#trustGod #Gideon #devotional #victory #selfimage #selfdoubt

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 5th

📖 “And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." -Joshua 24:15 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Joshua is letting the people know that it doesn’t really matter who they choose to serve, he had already made up his mind that he and his household would serve the Lord. As believers, we must make that same commitment. God desires for our families to serve Him. The angel told Cornelius to ask for a man named Peter, who would explain how he and his household could be saved (Acts 11:13-15). God desired for his whole household to be saved. We must have the same attitude. Not only will we serve God, but our children, and their children. God is a generational God. He not only keeps covenant to a thousand generations, but He also desires to walk with each generation. He was called the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God put marriage in place so that He would have godly seed. God is always concerned about having a generation that will serve Him, we should do the same. Whatever concerns God should concern us.

#jehovah #Bible #devotional #family #vcccharlotte #familyfirst #Godfirst

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 4th

📖 "And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day." -Genesis 1:31 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

After God finished his six days of creation, He looked at everything that He had made, and He approved it completely. One version says that He looked at “everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good (KJV)”. There was no sickness or disease in the earth when God originally created it. There was no sin, and there was no curse. Everything He made was good and He approved of it.

God has not changed. The Bible even tells us that God “takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant (Psalm 35:27).” God delights in our prosperity. He wishes above all things that we prosper and be in health, even as our soul prospers (III John 2). God has not changed. Jesus even said that He came that we might have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10) and Jesus was the will of God in motion. If there are things in your life that aren’t “good,” God has given you the ability to change it. He has given you authority, His Word, and faith to overcome. Don’t continue to settle for anything but God’s best for your life. God’s will is for you to flourish and to thrive. It always has been, and it always will be.

#prosperity #creation #dailydevotional #Bible #vcccharlotte

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