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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 31st

📖 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. —Proverbs 28:20 KJV

There is a Scripture that asks, “a faithful man, who can find?” It’s hard to find faithful people, especially in today’s world. God says the faithful shall abound with blessings. The faithful ones are the committed ones, the ones you can always count on. The faithful are consistent. They are consistent in their attendance, their giving, and their effort. How can those types of people not be blessed? One should expect to flourish when they have a history of faithfulness to any organization. If man will take care of faithful, committed people, how much more would our Heavenly Father? 

#dedication #faithfulness #GoodGod #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 30th

📖 Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’ Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. 
—Isaiah 46:9-11 KJV

There are times in our lives when we question whether or not God can get us out of the situation we are in. We might sometimes question His ability because of how complex the situation appears, and we know that it is too much for us to handle. That is the time to remember our past experiences with God. It's the time to rehearse the victories that we have experienced in the past. There is a time to remember the former things, and there is a time to forget them. It is always a good time to remember how God has brought us through. As we are standing on His Word, we must not forget that if He spoke it, He will bring it to pass. If He has purposed it, we know that He will do it. Nothing is too difficult for our God.  

#GreatGod #vcccharlotte #devotional #trustHim

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 29th

📖 And in the morning, long before daylight, He got up and went out to a deserted place, and there He prayed. —Mark 1:35 AMPC

Are you spending time with the Lord? Is it high on your priority list? Jesus, while on the earth, was a busy man. He was traveling, teaching the Word, casting out devils, healing the sick, and meeting the needs of the people. Despite all the demands of the ministry, He made it a priority to fellowship with the Father. Prayer played a major role in the ministry of Jesus. He would pray late at night after a long day of ministry, and sometimes, He would even pray all night. Jesus knew the importance of prayer, and we must make sure that we understand it as well. We receive guidance and direction in prayer. We learn to hear the Voice of God in prayer. We must never lose sight of the significance of prayer. God wants to fellowship with us. When we draw close to Him, He will draw close to us. Prayer is one way we can draw closer to Him. Let us never forget that. 

#ministry #devotional #vcccharlotte #pray #VoiceofGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 28th

📖 This is what the Lord says: Prisoners will be freed from mighty men. Loot will be taken away from tyrants. I will fight your enemies, and I will save your children.
—Isaiah 49:25 God’s Word

God will deal with those who come against us. He will fight for us. He will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). He is our Helper and the strength of our lives. He wants to be a part of every area of our lives, even our children. Sometimes children that were raised in Christian homes can get off track. Sometimes they may backslide. The good news is that the Spirit of God can get a hold of them. The Spirit of God will save our children when we cast our cares about them over to the Lord. When the children are in the home, we have more control of what they can do for the most part. Once they are living on their own, we must trust God and commit them to Him. Things seem to work out better when they are in His hands than when they are in ours. God knows what to do even when we don’t. 

#trustGod #motivation #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 27th

📖 I answered them, The God of heaven will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no portion or right or memorial in Jerusalem. 
—Nehemiah 2:20 AMPC

When you know that God has told you to do something, and you are obedient to whatever it is He has asked you to do, you can expect the God of Heaven to prosper you. When we are obedient to the Word of God and living a life that is pleasing unto Him, God promises to bless the works of our hands (Deut. 28:8). The Lord takes pleasure in our prosperity (Psalm 35:27), and it makes Him look good when we are excelling. It makes Him look good when we are the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath. III John 2 even tells us that God wishes above all things that we prosper and be in health, even as our soul prospers. As we walk with God, we can expect our lives to get better and better. He will take us from glory to glory. 

#glorytoglory #inspiration #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 26th

📖 The sky and the earth (the universe, the world) will pass away, but My words will not pass away. 

But take heed to yourselves and be on your guard, lest your hearts be overburdened and depressed (weighed down) with the giddiness and headache and nausea of self-indulgence, drunkenness, and worldly worries and cares pertaining to [the business of] this life, and [lest] that day come upon you suddenly like a trap or a noose; 

For it will come upon all who live upon the face of the entire earth. 

Keep awake then and watch at all times [be discreet, attentive, and ready], praying that you may have the full strength and ability and be accounted worthy to escape all these things [taken together] that will take place, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man. 
—Luke 21: 33-36 AMPC

Jesus is giving us a warning that should cause every believer to be sober about the times we are living in. All of us have the potential to allow our hearts to be overburdened with the cares of this life. If we aren’t careful, we can lose sight of the things that are important and find ourselves in a backslidden condition. We must stay prayed up, alert and attentive. We cannot allow the things of this world to weigh us down to the point that we miss Heaven. Prayer is fellowshipping with our Heavenly Father. As we are consistent in our fellowship with Him, it helps us to stay focused and keep the proper perspective on things. It allows us to continue to set our eyes on things that are above. We must continue to seek first the kingdom of God and be about our Father’s business. As we do those things, it will help to keep things in perspective. Let’s keep our eyes on God. 

#theireyeswerewatchingGod #trustGod #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 24th

📖 The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. —Psalm 6:9 KJV

God answers prayer. Isn’t that comforting to know? When we find ourselves in a tough situation, we can pray and get His Wisdom. When we have a need, we can pray and know that He will meet that need. If we just need someone to talk to, we can go to God knowing that He hears us when we talk with Him. He is a very present help in the time of trouble. He is our shield and buckler. Whatever need we have in this life, we are only a prayer away from receiving from Him. We simply must go to Him in faith, knowing that we have the petitions that we requested of Him. God is always there for us, we simply must go to Him in prayer, knowing He wants to move on our behalf. 

#prayerworks #Godcares #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 23rd

📖 Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Depend only on God’s grace for spiritual strength, not on rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help anyone. —Hebrews 13:9 ERV

We are to hold fast to sound teachings. We are living in the last days, and Paul warned Timothy that people would give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils (I Timothy 4:1). The Word of God should be the stabilizing factor in our lives. It is the anchor for our souls. The Word of God is to be the foundation of our lives. It will keep us when we encounter the storms of life. It will cause us to overcome in every area of our lives. We must stick to the basics of the Word of God and not allow ourselves to be carried away with every doctrine that is popular yet contradicts the Word of God. Paul told Timothy to hold fast to the sound doctrine that he had received since a child. God’s Word never changes. We must stick to what we know. We must hold fast to sound doctrine. 

#sounddoctrine #WordofGod #devotional #PaulandTimothy

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 22nd

📖 I have given and delivered to them Your word (message) and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world [do not belong to the world], just as I am not of the world. 

I do not ask that You will take them out of the world, but that You will keep and protect them from the evil one. 

They are not of the world (worldly, belonging to the world), [just] as I am not of the world. 

Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth. 

Just as You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 
—John 17:14-18 AMPC

We are to be the light of the world and the salt of the earth. God never intended for us to blend in with the world. He doesn’t expect the world to love us. In fact, Jesus is telling us to expect the world not to like us because we do not belong to the world, just as He did not belong to the world. We are ambassadors of Heaven. God has sent us into the world, and we have been given the ministry of reconciliation. We are to tell the world how much God loves them. We are to tell people about Jesus, and our lifestyle should demonstrate a difference. How we talk should show that there is a difference. We have been separated through the Word. We cannot let God down; we are all He has in the earth. 

#lightoftheworld #saltoftheearth #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 21st

📖 Then the [Holy] Spirit said to Philip, Go forward and join yourself to this chariot. Accordingly Philip, running up to him, heard [the man] reading the prophet Isaiah and asked, Do you really understand what you are reading? —Acts 8:29-30 AMPC

We must never forget that we are co-laborers with God. We are God’s hands and feet in the earth. When God instructs us to do something, it is imperative that we listen and obey. Someone’s salvation could depend on our obedience. The Spirit of God spoke to Philip, and he ran. He did not try to process the instruction. He did not try to reason with God. When the Spirit of God told Philip to join himself to the chariot. He did exactly what God asked him to do. His obedience caused a man to get born again and to be baptized in water. This had to be a life changing experience for the Ethiopian. You can only imagine what this did for Philip and his relationship with God. Philip not only led the man to Christ, but he was translated to another city, supernaturally. His life had become an adventure in God. Our lives will become an adventure as well, when we are obedient to His instructions. All of us should have an adventure in God.

#vcccharlotte #devotional #listening #obedience

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 20th

📖 Where are the ones who honor the Lord? God will teach them which path to take. They will live a good life, and their descendants will possess the land. The Lord counsels those who honor him; he makes his covenant known to them. —Psalm 25:12-14 CEB

It pays to honor the Lord. The psalmist tells us that when we honor God, He will show us which path to take. God will lead us and guide us. When we honor God, we can count on living a good life. Our lives are to get better and better and go from glory to glory. God will not only counsel us, but He will give us insight into His covenant. He will give us revelations that others don’t have. God doesn’t share His secrets with everyone, but He will for those who honor Him with their lives. When we honor God, He honors us.  

#honorGod #devotional #vcccharlotte #goodGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 19th

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

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

#Gospel #powerofGod #devotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 17th

📖 [But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done].

No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God’s nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God. 

By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God’s will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ). 
—I John 3:8-10 AMPC

Has anyone ever said, “You look just like your mother.”? Or maybe: “Your father used to act the same way” or “He used to do something like that in his younger days”? We all tend to have character traits that are like our parents, from a natural perspective. We can have the same tendencies as our Father from a spiritual perspective. If we are born again, we have God's nature. We can have a love nature. We can be extraordinarily patient, or kind, or peaceful. Those are just some of the fruits of the spirit that are in us because of the new birth. If one isn’t born again, he/she has the devil's nature. It's easy to lie, steal, or cheat. As believers, we must allow our Father God's nature to cause us to be the world's light or the earth's salt. The world should be able to tell that we are different because of our Father. We can all miss the mark, but we should strive to be more like Jesus, the ultimate example. He said that if you have seen me, you have seen the Father. That should be our goal. 

#likefatherliveson #GodsChildren #dailydevotional #vcccharlotte

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 16th

📖 We know [positively] that we are of God, and the whole world [around us] is under the power of the evil one. —I John 5:19 AMPC

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

#childrenofGod #devotional #vcccharlotte #notofthisworld

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 15th

📖 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, The Lord is with you, you mighty man of [fearless] courage. —Judges 6:12 AMPC

Gideon had been chosen by God to deliver His people from the hand of the Midianites. When the Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he called him a mighty man of courage. Gideon was anything but courageous. He asked God for several fleeces and was still shaky about his assignment until he overheard a conversation by the enemy (Judges 7). God did not see Gideon as he was, God saw him as a deliverer. God saw him as a fearless man of courage. Many times, we may not appear to be what God has called us to be. God called us healed, prosperous, redeemed, etc. Many times, we don’t look like it or even feel like it from a natural perspective. That is when you walk by faith and not by sight. That is when you agree with God regardless of how you feel. Our job is to call it the way God calls it and to see it the way God sees it. As we continue to do that, our circumstances will fall in line. As we walk with God, His thinking will rub off on us, and we will eventually start to think the way He thinks. And as we do that, we will experience victory the way He planned it. Let’s agree with God today, and things will get better as we do. 

#devotional #vcccharlotte #believe #courage #thecalled

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 14th

📖 For whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith.

Who is it that is victorious over [that conquers] the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on that fact]? 
—I John 5:4-5 AMPC

Once you have made Jesus the Lord of your life, you are given a measure of the God kind of faith (Romans 12: 3). God expects us to take the faith that has been given to us and overcome (conquer) the world with it. While Jesus was on the earth, he was a conqueror. He overcame every obstacle, every storm, and every hindrance that the devil would put in His path. Jesus was and is our example. He expects us to win the same way He did. If God tells us to conquer, then we can do it. If He tells us to overcome, we can do it. If faith will conquer the world, then we must grow and develop it. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). As we hear the Word and do the Word, our faith will grow, and it will develop. It will eventually get us to a place where we will experience victory in every area of our lives.  

#develop #faith #vcccharlotte #theWord #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 13th

📖 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy. At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. —Psalm 16:11 NKJV

Because of our relationship with our Heavenly Father, He will show us the right path. If you choose to walk on that path, the Lord’s presence will go with you. As you rely on Him and put the total weight of your trust, honor, and love in Him, you will find yourself in His right hand. Did you note the progression? First: Relationship - God will show you. Second: Fellowship - If you move in His direction, His presence will go with you. Third: Friendship - If you value His presence, He will position you at His right hand. Relationship to fellowship and fellowship to friendship is what our Heavenly Father offers. Why? Because He wants you to experience abundant life, fullness of joy, and pleasures that are eternal! If the path you are on is not producing the abundant life Jesus paid for you to have, get in pursuit of the Lord. If you are not experiencing the presence of God with the fullness of joy, regardless of what is happening on the journey, pursue Him for direction. Get back on the path of life! If you find yourself with more pain than pleasure, pursue God’s presence until you are at His right hand. He has provided all that you need. Will you accept it?  

#iamvictory #pathoflife #inHispresence #devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 12th

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

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

#theWord #devotional #vcccharlotte #obedience

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 10th

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

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

#heirsofGod #devotional #likeness #vcccharlotte #sonsofGod

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL | August 9th

📖 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 CEV 

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 because as a man thinketh, so is he (Proverbs 23:7). Our outer world is simply a reflection of our inner world. As you feed on the Word of God, it will change your image. It will change how you 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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