Bible Verse of The Day – 10-30-18

1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 (NKJV) 5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.

As children of God, we are sons and daughters of light, not of darkness. This should have a big impact on our lives each and every day.

Our lives should reflect the things of light; integrity, honesty, love, compassion, mercy, steadfastness, patience and so much more. These should be plainly visible in what we say and do each day.

We should not be “asleep”, meaning that we should not be spiritually dull, complacent, apathetic or spiritually indifferent.

Instead, God tells us that we need to be watchful and sober. This means that we need to be alert, vigilant, attentive, perceptive and discerning, always keeping our eyes and ears open for God’s promptings and His warnings about possible dangers from the enemy’s camp.

As sons and daughters of God, we have to live vigilantly. Apathy and complacency are enemies of the kingdom and detrimental to our spiritual wellbeing. It’s critical that we don’t let them set in and cause us to become dull.

Jesus rebuked His disciples for being dull!

Matthew 15:16 (NIV) 16 “Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them.

It’s safe to say that if Jesus rebuked His disciples, then He would also rebuke us for being dull.

Let’s take some time today and repent for our apathy and complacency in our spiritual walk. And then let’s do something about it, by spending time in His word and time talking with our heavenly Father each day.

Even just a little time each day can make a huge difference in our walk with Him. And it can make a huge difference in our day to day lives as well.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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