Category: Getting Understanding

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-29-20

1 Kings 3:9 (NKJV) 9 Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

A servant’s heart needs to be an understanding heart.

To have an understanding heart we have to be willing to listen to God and to others. We have to listen a lot and not be selective, but pay attention to what is being said.

If we only listen to those things that tickle our ears or sound pretty, then we really aren’t going to get much out of it.

If we only listen to those people that agree with us on everything, then we will never learn or be challenged to research or dig in and find the truth in certain subjects.

We should be able to listen to people, whether we agree with them or not.

It doesn’t mean we automatically take what they are saying as truth. But we listen and discern. This will help us to get understanding and see where they are coming from.

We’ve got to have patience and listen if we want our understanding to be at its best.

If we want to help others or get help for ourselves, we have to be willing to listen. We can’t be the one that likes to run away when we hear anything other than what we want to hear.

We are not runners. We stand on the truth, and we help others at times to stand too.

Even though there will be many times in our lives when we don’t agree with people, we should, as children of God, be able to have a civilized conversation with them.

We shouldn’t be rude, arrogant, impatient or lacking compassion.

We should, in fact, be the opposite, showing sincerity of heart and wanting to understand.

That doesn’t mean we can’t stand up for ourselves at times if we don’t agree with what we are hearing.

It just means that we need to hear them out and let the Holy Spirit lead us, so we can be as wise as a serpent and gentle as a dove.

Matthew 10:16 (NKJV) 16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-19-20

Hosea 4:6 (NKJV) 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…

We are living in a time where we absolutely need to have knowledge and understanding.

We need to be incredibly discerning, so as not to be fooled by so many of the things that we hear and see. This includes the things we see in the world, and the things we see and hear within the church.

The world we live in has become a very dangerous place. We are being challenged every day when it comes to our walk with God and the way we see and perceive what is going on around us.

Without knowledge, understanding and discernment, we will be easily deceived and persuaded by wolves in sheep’s clothing, and possibly even by some who make no effort whatsoever to disguise themselves or their schemes.

So, wisdom is required as we learn to discern what we’re seeing and hearing, that we don’t become victims of the wolves in our midst.

Matthew 10:16 (NKJV) 16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

We can’t let ourselves get distracted by all the events that constantly vie for our attention. Our focus needs to be solely on God and what His spirit is showing us and telling us during these times.

It can be difficult to understand it all. And this is why it’s so important that we stay close to Him, feasting on (devouring) His word each day and spending time communing and conversing with Him.

Church, this is not a dress rehearsal. It is not a trial run. We live in a real world, with real demons, deceitfulness, deviousness, wickedness and divisiveness.

The goal of this message is not to cause fear, but to prick the hearts of everyone who reads it, causing an awakening to come; to shake us out of our slumber and stir our hearts into action.

Press in to Him. Listen for His voice. And heed what He tells us.

He is our fortress, our rock, to Whom we shall cling and be safe.

Psalm 18:2 (NKJV) 2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-18-20

Luke 24:45 (NKJV) 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.

Jesus opened the understanding of the disciples because there were some things they didn’t get.

Don’t ever try to make something out of the scriptures if we don’t get exactly what they are saying. Let God open our understanding so that we too can comprehend what He is saying to us through them.

His word is His word. Be careful to listen, to follow, and very careful not add to it.

Deuteronomy 12:32 (NKJV) 32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.

Never should we add to scripture or take away from it. That will get us in trouble, and it won’t help anyone by doing such a thing.

It’s like the blind leading the blind.

This happens when people try to tickle the ears of the listeners, or they water down what the gospel is really saying.

This is not good, and we must watch out for such teachers, pastors, priests, etc.

The word of God is there to bring correction and help us to grow. It will not coddle us, and sometimes it will make us feel very uncomfortable.

That’s OK. We need to be uncomfortable sometimes. That is what gets us moving.

The word of God is for inspiration, correction and for instruction in righteousness. Let God open our understanding that we may comprehend it all.

2 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV) 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-19-19 – Lean Not on Your Own Understanding

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of Jesus. 

Lean not on your own understanding is something that God’s word teaches us. It’s also the title of our latest video. 

In today’s video we discuss what it means to learn how not to lean on our own understanding, but to get God’s understanding, and lean on that instead. 

This is a topic that we touch base on frequently in our written devotionals, so we decided to use it as the basis for today’s video also. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it and let God speak to you through it. 

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Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-13-18

3 John 1:2 (NKJV) 2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

I pray that you may prosper in all things.

These are the words of God, spoken and penned through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, by the apostle John.

These are God’s words to us; His desires for our lives. Prospering in all things, and good health.

This isn’t something little. This is huge. In these few little words, God tells us very plainly what His desire is for our lives. This is what He wants for us. This is the direction He wants our lives to take.

Whether it happens or not is largely dependent on us. And that right there is where so many of us stumble and fall. We want what God wants for us. We want to prosper in all things and be in good health. But we drop the ball when it comes to walking it out.

Now, before anyone gets hurt by that, let me explain. Some of us drop the ball because we just plain don’t want to do what it takes. We look at what’s required and decide that it’s just more than we are willing to take on.

But others might not understand how to walk it out. That is the key that unlocks all of this: understanding.

Proverbs 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.

Without understanding, we can never move forward. We can never get beyond where we are right now, at this moment in time. So we question God and ask Him why. And, if we’re diligent, and we truly want to know, we will listen intently for His answer.

It’s in the listening and the hearing that we get understanding. It’s in the time spent diligently seeking Him that we start to understand what God is speaking to us.

Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Diligence pays off in two ways. First, it helps us to gain understanding of things that we were once ignorant about or blind to. Second, it shows God that we’re taking Him seriously and putting forth the effort that’s needed to learn and grow.

Nothing is impossible to overcome if we truly want change, and if we make a sincere, prolonged effort to bring about the change we want to see. And, as God’s children, we have the best possible Person cheering for us and encouraging us to take that next step.

What’s even better is that He is there waiting for us at the finish line, calling us forward, looking us right in the eye and saying, “well done my good and faithful servant”.

Get understanding. Prosper in all things and be in good health.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-26-14

Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV) “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”

It seems that we always hear about how the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. But we never hear about the last half of this verse.

Knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Now there’s something that we can all use; understanding!

There is so much truth packed into this short portion of scripture that it could be expounded upon for a very long time.

But for the sake of keeping it short, here’s what we need to know.

As we press in to God and draw near to Him, spending time in His word and learning who He is, we begin to get understanding.

We get understanding of more than just the things of God, but of so many important life-related things.

And when we have understanding of more things, we can make better choices, which leads to a better life.

And, more importantly, we can please God to a higher degree because we know what He wants for our lives.

The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. So let’s get understanding!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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