Category: God’s Mercy

Bible Verse of The Day – 9-9-24

John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

As we grow and mature in our walk with Christ, we should begin to understand the importance of these words spoken by Christ.

Just as with John the Baptist, who stated that “He must increase, and I must decrease” we also should see Christ increase in our lives while we decrease.

He must be given pre-imminence in our lives.

As we learn of Him, and we better understand what it means to put our faith in Him, He will become more prevalent in all we do. And we will realize that without Him we can do nothing.

In fact, knowing that we are powerless apart from Him, we will begin to understand that our life without Him is meaningless.

It is this realization that helps keep us humble and helps drive haughtiness from us.

We begin to see the sinfulness that we wallowed in prior to Christ saving us. And we understand that even now we fall far short.

It is the mercy of God that saves us.

It is the mercy of God that causes us to see the reality of who we are without Him.

And it is the mercy of God that rescues us from the pit of hell, which we all rightfully deserve.

Gaining this understanding will change the way we think for the rest of our lives.

And it will better equip us to be who God has called us to be.

May we all walk in this truth, allowing God to use us to bring glory and honor to Him in all we do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-24-24

Romans 3:23-24 (NKJV) 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus…

God is a God of grace and of mercy. His word teaches us this repeatedly.

Sometimes this can be difficult for us to fully understand.

First, it is hard for us to comprehend that we can be forgiven for the things we have done.

Second, it is sometimes difficult for us to understand scripture and the way it is worded.

Why? because we are spiritually dead before we trust Christ as our savior and redeemer, and the Holy Spirit has not yet opened our understanding.

Words like “justified” and “redemption” are often unknown to us even as the Holy Spirit draws us to God.

Despite our lack of understanding, our spiritual ignorance, His wooing causes us to grasp the fact that we are lost and in need of forgiveness.

It is in this persistent drawing of our heart to Him that we begin to recognize our lost condition.

We begin to see our sinfulness. We understand that we are without hope, and that He is the only true source of hope.

We begin to understand that we are walking in darkness, and that He is the one true Light.

And we become aware that the blood of Christ is the only thing that can cleanse us and make us new.

And by His grace and mercy He does just that; makes us brand new!

By His blood we are not only washed. We are redeemed!

The price of our sins is paid for by the blood of Jesus as we understand our lost condition and put our faith in Him.

He gives His mercy freely, at no cost, to anyone who asks.

And we are justified, made worthy to stand before Him without shame, by His grace (undeserved favor).

There is power in the blood of Christ that none of us will ever fully comprehend. But that power is there, nonetheless.

And the redemption offered by His blood He will not refuse to give to any who will sincerely seek it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-15-24

Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV) 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

We are all frail, fickle, wishy-washy human beings.

We are prone to failure.

We are prone to making bad choices.

We are prone to disappointing God in our actions.

But because of His mercies, we are not destroyed.

Because He is faithful, His mercies are new every morning.

If we fall, we get back up. If we fail, we try again.

You see, we are saved by grace, not by works. It is the gift of God.

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

God doesn’t ask for perfection. He asks for obedience.

Should we try to fail less often? Absolutely.

Christianity without growth is questionable.

When a person becomes a Christian, growth is implied. God never intended for someone to become His child and not mature.

But it’s not those efforts to grow that save us. We can’t buy our redemption. We can’t bribe God with manufactured righteousness.

And if we do stupid stuff, a sincere heart of repentance, and a genuine effort to change is all God asks for.

As the scripture says at the beginning of this devotional, because of His mercies, we are not consumed.

So, if you’re struggling to get it right, if you’re wrestling with sin or a complacent spirit, don’t beat yourself up.

Recognize it in yourself and surrender it to God. Submit yourself to Him and follow His leading.

He will show us what to do. We just need to do it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-9-22

John 8:10-11 (NKJV) 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”

Today, we want to talk to anyone who might be reading this and battling condemnation or confusion.

Maybe you’re a believer. Maybe you’re not. Or maybe you’re on the fence about everything and just not sure where you stand.

Jesus came to earth to demonstrate God’s love for humanity. He did this in many ways.

While He walked among us, He showed us how to love and to forgive in ways that the Jews found unfathomable. They had never seen this kind of mercy and compassion before.

And we’d like to direct that same love, mercy and compassion toward you today.

Jesus showed His mercy and compassion to people who had sinned in ways that caused the Jews to want to stone them, literally, to death. It was what they had always done.

But Jesus intervened on their behalf demonstrated love and forgiveness. And in doing so, He also urged them to “sin no more”.

One such encounter is in the verses above. Another can be found in John 4:5-29, where Jesus spoke with a Samaritan woman at a well, and He revealed things about her that only a prophet, or God Himself, could have known.

And though He revealed her sin, He did not condemn her outright. He allowed the Holy Spirit to work on her as He spoke, giving the woman the opportunity to deal with her sin, one-on-one with God.

The thief on the cross also demonstrates God’s love and mercy, as Jesus told him, “today you will be with Me in Paradise”.

Jesus never condoned their sin, so we should not mistakenly think this.

But He demonstrated love, mercy and compassion that changed the hearts of the people He encountered.

And we want you to understand that mercy and compassion today, that you would trust Him with your own situation.

So, if you’re wrestling with condemnation, guilt, or the feeling that you have no direction and don’t know where to go, go to Jesus. Pour your heart out to Him. He will never reject you.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-16-22

Psalm 31:7 (NKJV) 7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,

Most of us never fully comprehend the effects of God’s mercy over our lives.

Without His mercy, we would all be in serious trouble. Some of us may very well no longer be alive had it not been for His mercy over our lives. I’m sure this is the case in my own life, as I look back at some of the stupid things I did early on in my years here on earth.

Just as important, though, His mercy impacts our lives every single day, as we face various troubles and trials (adversities).

Some of these trials can hit us pretty hard, leaving us reeling and wondering what just happened.

In fact, some of these trials can cause us to lose our way in our walk with God if we’re not careful to stay focused and close to Him.

The pressures of life will wear us down if we let them. So, it’s important that we allow the mercy of God to act as a shield to guard us from the onslaught of the enemy, preventing us from faltering in our faith.

It’s up to us to allow Him to protect us.

While that may sound crazy to some, we need to understand that we sometimes make choices that put us in harm’s way and tie the hands of God in His efforts to help and protect us.

So, let us move carefully, discern sharply and make our choices wisely.

And may we let God’s mercy continue to protect our soul in adversities.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-29-22

Psalm 51:1 (NKJV) 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

Sometimes all we want is another chance to make things right. An opportunity to fix what we did wrong.

We just want God to forget about the wrong thing we did; wipe it away like it never happened so we can start over again.

Isn’t that all we want when we know that we have done something wrong?

It’s hard to live with some of the choices we have made. Especially when we knew better and just fell to temptation.

But what’s incredible about God in His love and mercy toward us is His forgiveness.

On our end, though, we need to repent and sincerely mean it. And we need to make an honest effort to do better the next time around. Don’t go back to our wrongdoing.

That is what believers live for; to obey God and get it right.

We are never going to be perfect here on earth. But working to get it right and be the person God intends for us to be is our daily fight.

We will have good days and think, “wow, this is easy!”.  But even as a mature believer we will have hard days, where we will question and ask ourselves, “why did I just do that? I knew better”.

We have all been there from time to time. Thank God that because of His mercy and lovingkindness, He will blot out our transgressions.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-15-21

Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV) 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

Boy, are we blessed!!

Thank the Lord, for He has mercy and we are not consumed. We are not destroyed, although we deserve to be.

We are sinners saved by grace, and His mercy is new every morning.

Because of our fleshly desires, we need His mercy every day; each and every one of us.

No one is exempt. If someone claims to be, then they would be saying they are perfect. And that would be wrong.

There is no one perfect except the Son of God, Jesus Christ Himself; perfect, holy and pure.

Thank God for Him. Without Him we would not have a way out of the sinful fleshly desires we have all dabbled in at one time or another.

Great is His faithfulness!! He has given us mercy, and His compassion towards us has not failed. He loves us and gives us salvation if we simply accept His offer.

1 John 5:4-5 (NKJV) 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

We will overcome the world with our faith as we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and we put our faith in Him.

He will help us to rise above any situation that tries to take us out.

He will stand with us and direct us at times as to what to do and what to say. He is our Good Shepherd who gave His life for us! And He cares for us.

John 10:11 (NKJV) 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-16-21

Luke 1:50 (NKJV) 50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.

God’s mercy is often thought of as a very large blanket that covers everyone, relieving them of the consequences of their sins.

This is partially true. But believing it only in its partial form can create problems.

If we believe that God’s mercy will fall on everyone, just because, then we are mistaken.

This would be akin to saying and believing that because Jesus died to offer redemption to everyone, that everyone will automatically receive it and be saved. This is incorrect.

There are a few key verses throughout the Bible that shed some light on His mercy, and who He offers it to.

The verse above is one of them. And look at what it says; His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.

You see, as with so much else about God, there is action and a commitment required on our end.

Yes, I know that can sound kind of strange to some because we have been somewhat conditioned to believe that everything God offers us is unconditional.

That, though, is a heresy. It’s a lie that has been propagated by false teachings, and it has deceived many, lulling them into complacency.

God wants to show us mercy. But He first requires that we ask for it. And then He wants us to be committed to Him, not just come to Him for mercy and then be on our way, continuing in sin and irreverence toward Him and His truth.

It’s important that we all understand this, so we will walk in it, and so that we can share it with others, giving them truth and hope for their lives and their eternal destiny.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-12-21

John 3:17 (NKJV) 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

In my prayer time this morning, I saw the baby Jesus laying in His manger. And as I looked upon His face, I saw the face of every person.

I said, “Lord what does this mean?”. He said, “I came to save every one of them. That is my purpose”.

How special to hear the voice of the Lord say such a thing.

That means that He came for each of us, no matter our disappointments.

No matter our failures.

No matter our losses.

No matter our wrong agenda or our recklessness.

No matter our inconsistencies.

Because no one person is perfect, but Him. He came to save us from it all.

I am in AWE of His love for me today, and I want to share with you, because He came for each and every one of us.

He will deliver us from it all and we can trust Him for that.

Isaiah 43:16 (NKJV) 16 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters…

Amen and the Happiest New Year to you!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-5-21

John 4:39 (NKJV) 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.”

Do we know that just as Jesus knew everything this woman had done, He knows everything we have ever done?

Why do we continue to act like He doesn’t know us?

Why do we get scared that He won’t show up and pull us through? Why do we take things into our own hands at times? Why do we not have the patience to wait on Him to deliver us, knowing He will not forsake us?

I’m here today to remind us all… He knows. He knows what we did. He knows what we spoke at times. And He knows how we carried things out.

He knows every detail of our lives. Nothing is hidden from Him.

Does He still love us, or does He hold it against us?

Romans 5:8 (NKJV) 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

So, the answer is, yes and no. Yes, He still loves us. And no, He doesn’t hold it against us, if we truly repent.

He hates our sin, but He loves us. He knows everything about us, and still loves us.

We need to start confessing and crying out to Him, asking Him to help us get a grip on these things that we keep falling into over and over again. Life is slipping away and the time is now to get ourselves right.

Remember; He knows everything about us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-20-20

2 Chronicles 6:14 (NKJV) 14 and he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

If we spend time in the word, and we pay attention, we will notice a very common thread that runs through it from start to finish when it relates to God’s covenant with His people and the mercy He bestows upon them.

That thread is there from start to finish. And once we see it, we will never be able to “not see it” again. It will become so obvious that we will smack our foreheads and say, “wow! How did I not see that before?”.

God started showing me this thread years ago. And it has stuck with me since then, becoming more and more prominent and obvious in everything that I read and study.

By now you’re probably saying, “enough already! Tell me what that thread is!”.

So, here it is, this ultra-important thing that I’m referring to.

God keeps His covenant and mercy with those who walk before Him with all their hearts.

Now, this is a delicate, touchy subject, so it needs to be looked at carefully.

God’s mercy in this verse refers to loyalty, not His willingness to forgive sin. And it is used in conjunction with the word “covenant” (contract, pact, promise, pledge) which also connotates loyalty.

So, we need to make sure that we look at this from a loyalty point of view, not a forgiveness or redemption point of view.

Now that we have established that, we can look at the meat and potatoes of this, so to speak.

“With those who walk before Him with all their hearts” is the key to all of this. And this thread runs through His word, from start to finish.

It is critical to our walk with Him in every aspect.

Over and over again I have seen this concept spoken of and reaffirmed throughout scripture, through the Old Testament and the New Testament.

It even applies to us seeking God and finding Him.

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

So, in the end, it all comes down to this; we get out what we put in. We are blessed by God (rewarded) based on how we “bless” Him. His level of “loyalty” to us is based on the level of loyalty that we show to God.

Again, this is not to be confused with His redemptive mercy.

But as we get understanding in this area, we will never look at our walk with God the same way again.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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