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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 5th

📖 “Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.” -I Samuel 17:36-37 King James Version

Never run from an opportunity to see the Hand of God. David could have run from the lion and the bear; but if he did, he would have missed an opportunity to see God’s hand of protection. Many times, when we encounter obstacles and challenges, we want to run from them, or we don’t want to deal with it at all. When we run from challenges, we miss out on seeing God come through for us. The more we see God come through, the easier it should be to handle the next test or trial. The trying of our faith is to ‘make us perfect and entire wanting nothing’. It is to make us stronger and our trust in God deeper. When the devil attacks, don’t run from the challenge, run to the answer. God is always our answer. He is a very present help in the time of trouble.

#help #devotional #vcccharlotte #davidandgoliath #motivation

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 4th

📖 “For we walk by faith, not by sight [living our lives in a manner consistent with our confident belief in God’s promises]—” -II Corinthians 5:7 Amplified Bible

The Christian walk is a walk of faith. We believe in a God that we cannot see with the physical eye. We believe that we are going to a Heaven we have never seen. We believe our names are written in the Book of Life even though we have not seen the book. We walk by faith and not by sight; it’s a faith life. We also believe and act on the Word of God, independent of what we see. We follow God’s commandments and endeavor to live a life that is pleasing unto Him. We stand on His promises, regardless of what we feel in our physical bodies, regardless of what is going on in our finances, or in any other situation in our lives. We believe God’s Word because His Word has the power to change whatever is going on in our bodies, finances, and any other area of our lives. God’s Word is truth, and He can be depended upon. We walk by faith, and not by sight.  

#faithwalk #dailydevotional #christianity #walkbyfaithnotbysight 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 3rd

📖 “For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope]" -Philippians 3:10 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

It appears that one of Paul’s main goals in life was to know God more intimately. Paul seemed to have a healthy obsession with God. He talked about how he prayed in tongues more than all of those in the church of Corinth. He talked about how he did not want to frustrate the grace of God, and that is why he worked so hard. He was willing to go through whatever he had to go through to fulfill the call of God that was on his life.

Paul wanted to have a deeper, more intimate relationship with God. It meant more to him than anything else, and that should be our attitude. We should love God with all our heart, mind, body and soul. We should love Him with our entire being. There are times in our lives when we have to examine our walk with God. We have to search our hearts and make sure that there is nothing in our lives that is more important than God. It’s in Him that we live, and move, and have our being. So, let’s make Him a priority.

#firstthingsfirst #devotional #prayer #paul #honorGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 2nd

📖 “But by the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not [found to be] for nothing (fruitless and without effect). In fact, I worked harder than all of them [the apostles], though it was not really I, but the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God which was with me.”- I Corinthians 15:10 AMPC

When there is an appreciation for where God brought you from, it should cause you to go all out for Him. Paul was saying that he did not want God’s grace to be in vain. He did not want what God did for him to be for nothing. God’s grace caused him to work even harder. It caused him to maximize every day. It caused him to press through every challenge and every difficulty. It didn’t really matter what happened in Paul’s life, he refused to frustrate the grace of God. Many of the epistles that are in the Bible were written while Paul was in prison. Prison could not stop Paul. Shipwrecks, stonings, beatings--nothing hindered Paul from finishing his course. If the grace of God could push Paul, how more should it push us? It should push us to finish our course, to stand before God and hear, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”

#faithfulservant #Godsgrace #bible #push #apostlepaul #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | November 1st

📖 "It is true that we live in the world, but we do not fight from worldly motives. The weapons we use in our fight are not the world's weapons but God's powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments; we pull down every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God; we take every thought captive and make it obey Christ." -II Corinthians 10:3-5 Good News Translation

As believers, it is important for us to see things from a spiritual perspective. When we encounter situations and circumstances that are contrary, we must remind ourselves that our weapons are not carnal, but they are spiritual. We have the Name of Jesus, the Blood of Jesus, the Word of God, the Spirit of God, and the whole armor of God. These weapons are sufficient to combat the devil when he comes against us. We must fight the battle in the spiritual realm and in the mental realm. We must cast down imaginations and take every thought captive that goes against the Word of God. We do not want to give the enemy any place in our lives. Many times, he is granted access through our thoughts. Let's commit to KEEP the devil out of our lives. We win in the spirit realm and in the mental realm; and, when we win in those areas, we win in the natural realm too.

#spiritualwarfare #devotional #resistthedevil #motivation #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 31st

📖 “And Jesus said to him, I will come and restore him. But the centurion replied to Him, Lord, I am not worthy or fit to have You come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my servant boy will be cured. For I also am a man subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my slave, Do this, and he does it." -Matthew 8:7-9 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

The centurion had a revelation that most of the people did not have. He told Jesus that He did not have to come to his house. He simply asked Jesus to speak the Word only, and His servant would be healed’. He then expounded on why he said what he said. The centurion understood authority. Just like his soldiers were subject to him with his position, the sickness that was afflicting his servant was subject to Jesus and would obey Jesus the way his servants obeyed him. We must have the same revelation. Not only will sickness and disease obey Jesus, but it will also obey us. When we understand the authority that has been delegated to us, we will speak a word to sickness and disease, and it will obey us. We will have what we say when we don’t doubt it in our hearts. God sees us as kings, and the Word tells us that where the word of a king is there is power (Ecclesiastes 8:4). Let us not forget about the power that is in our words.

#powerofwords #devotional #JesusChrist #verseoftheday #authority

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 30th

📖 “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" -Matthew 7:7-8,11 KJV

Notice how God wants to give good things to His children? All we need to do is ask. Whatever we have need of, God just wants us to simply ask. It's His desire to take care of us and to have the best. He has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness. The Bible even tells us that if God did not spare His Son, will He not freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32).  The book of James tells us that we have not because we ask not; but we also have not because we don’t ask IN FAITH. When we ask, we must ask expectantly, knowing that we will receive whatever we ask from our Heavenly Father. God wants to manifest Himself in our lives, and He can do just that when we invite Him to do so. Let's not lose sight of the fact that we invite Him in through prayer. So, go to Him and share your thoughts, desires and concerns. 
 
#praywithoutceasing #GoodFather #dailydevotional #motivation 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 29th

📖 “However, the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me before all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah he chose the house of my father; and among the sons of my father He was pleased to make me king over all Israel; And of all my sons, for the Lord has given me many sons, He has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. And He said to me, Solomon your son shall build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his father.” -I Chronicles 28:4-6 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

God has a destiny for all of us. He wrote the story of our lives while we were being formed in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:16 AMP). God chose David to be king over Israel. Then He chose Solomon, out of all his sons, to take over the throne from David. It is important that we walk out what God has chosen us to do and not what we have chosen for ourselves. God is smarter than us, and He loves us more than we love ourselves. He has equipped us for what He has chosen us for. The gifts and talents that God has blessed us with are irrevocable. Many times, we want to carve our own paths, but we must travel the path that God has preordained for us to walk. When we do, we know that He will go before us and make the crooked places straight. God’s ways are always higher than ours.

#destiny #purposedriven #godswaysarehigher #vcccharlotte #giftsandtalents

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 28th

📖 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he knows and understands My name [has a personal knowledge of My mercy, love, and kindness-trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no, never]. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation." -Psalm 91:14-16 AMPC

God promises to come through for us when we call upon His Name. He promises to deliver us, honor us, and bless us with long life. He promises to never forsake us, and God loves us and desires the best for us. Even when we miss it or make bad decisions, if we recognize our errors and come to God with a repentant heart, He is always willing to help us and to deliver us out of every negative situation. When we find ourselves in a tight spot, we need to run to God. He always has the solution. He always has the answer, and He is all that we need.

#solution #devotional #Godspromises #repentantheart

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 27th

📖 “Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.” But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” -Luke 9:61-62 New Living Translation

God expects us to move forward in life. He does not want us living in what happened yesterday, whether it was good or bad. When it comes to our past, we must be like Paul. We must forget those things that are behind us and move toward in the things that God has preordained for us to walk in. The past can hinder us. It can hold us back. That’s why God does not want us living in the past. He wants to take us from glory to glory. He wants our lives to continue to get better and better. We cannot be like Lot’s wife: she looked back, and it cost her. Looking back can cost us as well. We must remove all hindrances from our lives and remember that looking back can actually be a hindrance in and of itself. So, let's keep moving forward! God will go before us and make the crooked places straight as we do.

#keepmovin #eyesonJesus #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte #bible

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 26th

📖 “He who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes his sins will obtain mercy.” -Proverbs 28:13 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

We serve a faithful God. He is faithful to forgive us of our sin and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness when we confess our sin (I John 1:9). There are no perfect people. The only perfect person to walk the earth was Jesus Christ Himself. God knows that we will miss the mark at times, and He will forgive us when we do. The mistake that many Christians make is that we try to hide our sin instead of confessing it and turning our back on it. Sin is a destroyer. The Bible tells us that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). God has given us the victory over sin, and sin does not have to have dominion over us. God’s mercy is new every morning, but we should not frustrate the grace of God. We should endeavor to look more and more like Christ. As we do, we will sin less and less. The price of sin is too high of a price to pay. Jesus has already paid it all so that we can be free from sin. Our appreciation for His sacrifice should cause us to forsake sin and embrace His Righteousness.

#faithful #devotional #righteousness #forgiveness #sin #freedominChrist

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 25th

📖 “I am the Lord, and I do not change. And so you, the descendants of Jacob, are not yet completely lost." -Malachi 3:6 Good News Translation

Aren't you glad that God doesn’t change? He is still a healer. He is still a deliverer. He is still a restorer. Everything that you read in the Word about God is still true today. He is still merciful. He is still a covenant keeping God, and there is nothing too difficult or too hard for Him. God’s Word is His résumé’. It allows you to see what He can do and what He is capable of. He cannot lie, and therefore, He can be trusted. People can flip flop. Humans can say one thing and mean something else. Human beings can be flaky, but not our God. He is always the same, yesterday, today, and forever.

#faithfulGod #Hebrews13v8 #devotional #verseoftheday #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | October 24th

📖 “Be not forward (self-assertive and boastfully ambitious) in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men; For better it is that it should be said to you, Come up here, than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whose eyes have seen you.” -Proverbs 25:6-7 Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Humility is a characteristic that we must all possess in order for us to be promoted. God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. The Bible tells us to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God and that He will exalt us in time. The problem with many believers is that they want to promote themselves. They are always networking or trying to get themselves in front of the right people. Our confidence can never be in man. Our confidence must always remain in God. We are thankful for the talents and the abilities that He has blessed us with, but we must understand that we are who we are by His grace, and we cannot allow ourselves to be full of pride. It is better for us to take the lower place and to be called up, than to take the higher position and then be humiliated when asked to go and take the lower position. God knows how to elevate us; so we must allow Him to do it and not try to intervene ourselves.

#humility #character #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte #message

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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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