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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 14th

📖 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 

This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 

And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands. 
—I Samuel 17: 45-47 KJV

When David faced Goliath, He did not brag about his skills with a slingshot. He did not talk about his experience with the shepherd’s staff. He did not refer to any earthly weapons. David leaned on God’s ability and not his own. David was coming in the Name of the Lord of hosts, not his own. He was not fighting to make a name for himself, he was fighting so that the earth would know that there is a God in Israel. David knew that the battle was not his but the Lord’s. We could learn a thing or two from David. When the devil attacks, we cannot rely on our intellect or our resources. We must fight with the resources of Heaven. We must fight spiritual battles with spiritual weapons. We fight with the Word of God, the Name of Jesus, and with the whole armor of God. We fight from a place of victory. We fight knowing that the battle is the Lord’s. When we fight the way David fought, we can expect to win the way that he won. The battle is not ours; the battle is the Lord’s. 

#spiritualwarfare #devotional #vcccharlotte #davidandgoliath

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 13th

📖 Therefore then, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us, 

Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 

Just think of Him Who endured from sinners such grievous opposition and bitter hostility against Himself [reckon up and consider it all in comparison with your trials], so that you may not grow weary or exhausted, losing heart and relaxing and fainting in your minds. 

—Hebrews 12:1-3 AMPC 

The devil would love for us to get off track and not finish our race. We cannot allow that to happen. We must put off the things that will hinder us from giving our best. We must get sin out of our lives, and we must run our race with patience. Not only must we run with patience, but we must be willing to endure some things. We must endure every attack of the wicked one, knowing that he is defeated, and we have the victory. Lastly, we have to guard our minds. We cannot allow trials and tribulations to wear us down until we faint in our minds. Having done all to stand, we must continue to stand. We can finish our course. We can run the race that God has set before us. If we do not allow ourselves to get distracted, we can be all that God wants us to be and accomplish all that God wants us to accomplish.  

#accomplishyourgoals #vcccharlotte #runyourrace #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 12th

📖 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. —1 John 3:23 NKJV

How is your love walk today? Are you loving that co-worker that gets on your nerves? Do you love that family member that doesn’t think the best about you? It is easy to love the people who love us. The difficult part is loving your enemies, or the people who don’t think very highly of you. God has commanded us to love everyone. We are to demonstrate the love of God to everyone we encounter. We are to love the person who cuts us off on the highway. We are to love the person who is still in park when the streetlight turns green because they are distracted by their phone. Our love walk is what distinguishes us. It is what sets us apart. It is something that we must continue to grow in so that we can look more and more like Jesus. No one said it would be easy, but it can be done. God would never ask you to do something you could not do. His love is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost. 

#lovewalk #vcccharlotte #God’slove #deovtional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 11th

📖 As iron sharpens iron; so, a man sharpens the countenance of his friend  —Proverbs 27:17 NKJV

It isn’t good for us to be alone. We were created to have relationships and friendships and to interact with each other. God uses our relationships to improve and make each other better. Dogs have been called man’s best friend, but that isn’t totally accurate. You can’t have a conversation with a dog. You can’t give advice to a dog, and it cannot give you advice either. The same goes for any animal. God wants us to interact with each other. Our interactions with others can open doors. It can cause us to become wiser and better in our respective fields. Having relationships can cause us to have experiences that we would otherwise not have if we were by ourselves. Of course, we understand we can’t be friends with everyone, but we can engage in friendships that will contribute to our overall well-being. We may not be friends with everyone, but we can always give a kind word. We can always give an encouraging word. We can be a positive influence in another person’s life. We can make an impact on the world, and we can do it one interaction at a time.  

#ironsharpensiron #devotional #vcccharlotte #relationships

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 10th

📖 Now in the synagogue there was a man who was possessed by the foul spirit of a demon; and he cried out with a loud (deep, terrible) cry, 

Ah, let us alone! What have You to do with us [What have we in common], Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know Who You are—the Holy One of God! 

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent (muzzled, gagged), and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown the man down in their midst, he came out of him without injuring him in any possible way.

And they were all amazed and said to one another, What kind of talk is this? For with authority and power He commands the foul spirits and they come out! 
—Luke 4:33-36 AMPC

Jesus is our example. He never feared the devil. He never feared any demon. Jesus knew who He was and what belonged to Him. He walked in authority and spoke with authority. He knew that the devil was subject to Him. We have been delegated the same authority, and God expects us to walk in it. He does not expect us to run from the devil; the devil is supposed to run from us. He expects us to experience the same results that Jesus did when He was on the earth. We are in the same family as Jesus. We have the same Father. We have the same authority. We should expect the same victory, every time.  

#iamvictory #JesusChrist #devotional #familyofGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 8th

📖 Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose]. —Luke 9:51 AMP

Just like Jesus, there comes times in our lives where we must be determined to fulfill whatever God has set before us. Jesus would not let anything distract him from fulfilling his purpose down here on earth. There are so many distractions in our day that would take our focus away from our mission. We must be like Jesus in our attitude and mindset when it comes to the high calling God has for us. We must fight to stay locked into that which God has placed before us. Let us continue to pursue the divine destiny God has for us. 

#Divinedestiny #devotional #Inpursuit #vcccharlotte 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 7th

📖 And when He heard of Jesus..... —Luke 7:3 KJV 

Have you heard of Jesus? Are you aware of Who He is? The Word of God is his resume. It lets you know His qualifications and His characteristics. The Word of God tells us all about Him. He is our Healer. He is our Redeemer. He is the Messiah. He is the king of kings and the lord of lords. When people heard who Jesus was, it caused them to act. When the woman with the issue of blood heard of Jesus, she sought Him out. She knew that He could do what the doctors could not do. She knew He could make her well. We must hear about Jesus accurately. We must know that He has not changed. He is still a Healer. He is still performing miracles. He is still delivering and setting people free. Jesus will do for you what He did for people in the Gospels. He wants to turn your life around. Have you heard of Jesus? 

#ourhealer #reedemed #vcccharlotte #devotional #deliverer

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 6th

📖 John replied, “God in heaven appoints each man’s work.” —John 3:27 The Living Bible 

What type of business are you in? Isn’t this a common question? Upon meeting a stranger, one of the first things we want to know is what they do for a living. Instead of asking what they do for a living, maybe the question should be asked, “Are you doing the work that God has appointed you?” A person may be successful in their field of endeavor, but are they in the field that God has selected for them? Are they doing the work appointed by God or are they doing the work they appointed for themselves? People select their occupation for many different reasons. Some are in their field because of the income it pays. Some are in their field because of the benefits. We want to be where God wants us to be because God knows what is best for lives. True success is in being in the will of God. We should constantly examine our lives and make sure we are in line with God. We want to be doing the work appointed by the God in heaven. 

#truesuccess #vcccharlotte #theLord’swork #devotional #God’sbest

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 5th

📖 Jesus replied, “Your trouble is that you don’t know the Scriptures and don’t know the power of God. —Mark 12:24 The Living Bible

This seems to be the problem with a lot of believers. They do not know the Scriptures and they don’t know the power of God. There is a promise in the Word of God that can handle anything you may face in life. There is nothing the devil can throw our way that the power of God cannot handle. The power of God is found within the Word of God. Paul said, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth”. Believing the Word and acting on the Word, gives you access to the power the Word of God carries. The more acquainted you become with the Word, the more acquainted you become with the power of God. You don’t have to stay ignorant of the things of God. Let’s become more acquainted with the Word so that we can become more familiar with God’s power. It will change your life.

#powerofGod #vcccharlotte #believe #devotional #WordofGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 4th

📖 Be not rash with your mouth, and let not your heart be hasty to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few. 
—Ecclesiastes 5:2 AMPC 

Words are connectors. Your words will either connect you to God or connect you with the devil. We should not be rash with our mouths. We must think before we speak. Heaven is listening to our words, but so is hell. Heaven moves on faith filled words. Hell will move on fear filled words. God told the Israelites that He was going to give them what was spoken in His ears (Numbers 14:28). Jesus said that we can have what we say if we don’t doubt it in our hearts (Mark11:23). As believers we need to start acting like we believe it. When we do, we will be more disciplined with our words. 

#words #devotional #vcccharlotte #discipline #verseoftheday

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 3rd

📖 But watch out! Be very careful never to forget what you have seen God doing for you. May his miracles have a deep and permanent effect upon your lives! Tell your children and your grandchildren about the glorious miracles he did. —Deuteronomy 4:9 The Living Bible

When God does something in our lives, it should do something to us. It should draw us closer to Him. It should strengthen your trust level. It should cause you to depend on Him more. The Bible tells us that people overcame by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony (Revelation 12:11). Our testimonies should strengthen our resolve. It should remind us to keep trusting and to keep believing. If God did it before, He can do it again. When God does things in our lives, it should inspire other people. It should motivate and help them to keep standing on the promises of God. If God has done something miraculous in your life, tell someone. Tell your family. Tell your coworkers. Don’t keep it to yourself. Those miracles will not only have a deep and permanent effect on your life, but it could also have the same effect on the lives of others. 

#Keeptrusting #dependonGod #devotional #vcccharlotte #miracles 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | February 1st

📖 Joshua, the man of God, died at the age of 110 and was buried at the edge of his property in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. The people had remained true to the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime, and as long afterward as the old men of his generation were still living—those who had seen the mighty miracles the Lord had done for Israel. 

But finally all that generation died; and the next generation did not worship Jehovah as their God and did not care about the mighty miracles he had done for Israel. 
—Judges 2:9-10 The Living Bible

What a sad story about a generation that did not know God or care about His mighty miracles. We can never allow this to happen. We must take the time to talk to our children about the things of God. It may not be your immediate family. It could be a niece or nephew. It may be a grandchild, but we all must do our part to sow our God into our children. We must take our children to church. We must take them to Bible class and create an environment where God is heard of everyday. We must be willing to lay hands on them when they aren’t feeling well. We must do our part and show them that there is a God in Heaven, and He is worthy of our service and our lives. We cannot allow what took place then to happen again. We must show passion to reach the next generation. 

#neverbeashamed #devotional #vcccharlotte #doyourpart

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 31st

📖 Long ago when the Israelis escaped from Egypt, from that land of foreign tongue, then the lands of Judah and of Israel became God’s new home and kingdom.

The Red Sea saw them coming and quickly broke apart before them. The Jordan River opened up a path for them to cross. The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs! What’s wrong, Red Sea, that made you cut yourself in two? What happened, Jordan River, to your waters? Why were they held back? Why, mountains, did you skip like rams? Why, little hills, like lambs?

Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, the God of Jacob. For he caused gushing streams to burst from flinty rock. —Psalm 114 The Living Bible

No obstacle can stand in the way of an individual who walks with God. The Red Sea, the mountains, and the Jordan River all fled from the Lord. We know that this Psalm is more figurative than literal, (except the Red Sea and the Jordan River), but the point remains the same. God will remove kings for our sakes. He will bring down the mighty, if needed. He will go before us and make the crooked places straight. There is nothing that can hinder us or stop us with almighty God beside us. A man of God once said that if “Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra were walking down the street with us, we would have no fear because of who was walking with us”. Well, we have one mightier than a few Hollywood monsters walking with us. We have the Creator of the universe with us. Fear needs to be a thing of the past. If God be for us, who can be against us? 

#havenofear #LetGod #devotional #vcccharlotte #walkwithGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 30th

📖 But Jesus replied, ‘No! The Bible says that food alone cannot cause people to live. They need to hear every word that God speaks. That is what gives them true life.’ 
—Matthew 4:4 Easy English Bible

If we are going to be successful in our Christian Walk, we must realize that food alone will not sustain us. Food will sustain our physical body, but we need more than physical sustenance. We must also feed our spirit man. Your spirit man will sustain you when you are overcoming an attack from your spiritual enemy. When your spirit man is strong, it will help to keep your body strong. It will help keep your mind strong, especially when the devil is trying to get you to quit. The Word of God is the anchor to your soul. The Word anchors our mind through troubling times because we know that it is impossible for God to lie. When the disciples got on the boat to get to a certain place, Jesus told them, “Let’s go to the other side”. Later, as they were traveling, a storm arose, and it looked as if they were not going to make it. Jesus’ words and His presence should have been enough to anchor their minds and their emotions. Instead of focusing on Jesus’ words, they focused on the storm and Jesus had to rebuke the storm. He then rebuked them for having little faith. If our faith is going to grow, we must feed on the Word of God. If we want to experience true life, we must hear every word that God speaks. 

#feedyourspirit #vcccharlotte #devotional #theWord

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 29th

📖 Arise, my people! Let your light shine for all the nations to see! For the glory of the Lord is streaming from you. Darkness as black as night shall cover all the peoples of the earth, but the glory of the Lord will shine from you. All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see the glory of the Lord upon you. 
—Isaiah 60:1-3 The Living Bible 

It's time for God’s people to arise. The world is filled with darkness. The world is under the influence of Satan, who is the ruler of this world’s system. We are the light of the world, the salt of the earth. We have what the world so desperately needs. We have hope. We have a savior. We have the answer and His Name is Jesus. Jesus is the answer to humanity’s problems. He came to set the captive free and we are His representatives. We are His hands and His feet. He is the head, and we are His body. We cannot be afraid to let our light shine. The world is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God.  

#arise #vcccharlotte #Jesusistheanswer #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 28th

📖 Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime, and he will answer with lightning and showers. Every field will become a lush pasture. How foolish to ask the idols for anything like that!

Fortune-tellers’ predictions are all a bunch of silly lies; what comfort is there in promises that don’t come true? Judah and Israel have been led astray and wander like lost sheep; everyone attacks them, for they have no shepherd to protect them. 
—Zechariah 10:1-2 The Living Bible

What are your expectations like? Are you expecting big things from God? Whatever it is that you have need of, God can supply it. Are you in need of healing? He can supply. Are you in need of finances? He can supply it. God can do whatever you need Him to do. The issue is not His ability, the issue is your believing. Do you have the capacity to believe in Him for a miracle? Jesus asked the blind men, “Do you believe that I can make you see?” (Matthew 9:28 LB) Believing always proceeds receiving. You must believe before you can see. Believing is the prerequisite for receiving. There is nothing wrong with God’s ability. If you can believe, you will see the glory of God! (John 11:40) 

#believe #expectations #vcccharlotte #Godsupplies #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 27th

📖 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 KJV

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 | January 25th

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

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

#renewyourmind #vcccharlotte #JesusChrist #Bible #verseoftheday #devotional 

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 24th

📖 Fools make a mock of sin and sin mocks the fools [who are its victims; a sin offering made by them only mocks them, bringing them disappointment and disfavor], but among the upright there is the favor of God. —Proverbs 14:9 AMPC

Only fools make a mockery of sin. As believers, we are to be sober-minded about the wages of sin. The Bible tells us that the wages of sin is death. Adam and Eve underestimated the cost of sin. It cost them everything. Sin will mock us if we don’t stay free from it. We must stay away from sin and embrace righteousness and the dividends it pays. The text tells us that among the upright, there is favor with God. We only tend to gain when we do things God’s way. Obedience doesn’t cost, it pays. It always pays to serve God.  

#obedience #honorGod #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | January 23rd

📖 Don’t be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Teaching is highly responsible work. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. And none of us is perfectly qualified. We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. If you could find someone whose speech was perfectly true, you’d have a perfect person, in perfect control of life. 
—James 3:1-2 The Message

One area of our lives that we must constantly stay on top of are the words of our mouths. According to James, if you want to be a perfect person, you must have perfect speech. None of us have arrived in this area, but it is something that we can improve on at all times. We can improve our reactions when we receive a bad report. We can be like Jairus when he received a bad report in reference to his daughter. He said nothing. He had already said what he desired when he approached Jesus, and he said nothing else. His discipline with his words allowed him to see the miraculous. He saw Jesus raise his daughter from the dead. If you want to stay in control of your life, you must stay in control of your words. You show me a person whose life is out of control, and there is a strong possibility that their words helped them to get to that place. When the devil attacks, watch your mouth. When life gets tough, watch your words. God has given us a means in which we can maintain control of our lives, even through difficult times. If you can stay in control of your words, you can stay in control of your life. 

#control #vcccharlotte #watchyourwords #devotional

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