Category: Letting God Clean Us Up

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-13-20

Luke 5:31 (NKJV) 31 Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

God is the ultimate physician. He is a healer, a surgeon, and everything else we need when it comes to our bodies and our spirits.

I had surgery recently to remove a lump from my back. It was nothing life-threatening, and I am fine now 🙂

But there was a period of a few weeks immediately afterward that I experienced some discomfort that wasn’t very nice. In time, though, it all healed up and I am back to 100%.

The funny part is that the surgery itself was supposed to be very minor, taking only about 45 minutes. Because of this, and because I wanted to keep the cost down, I opted to stay awake and have them use only local anesthesia.

Well, 90 minutes into it, I was questioning my decision, as the surgeon dug deeper and deeper to remove the small tumor. When I began to feel her tools hitting my rib cage, I was seriously questioning my sanity!

Thankfully, though, it all went well and, as I said, I healed up very nicely.

That got me to thinking, though, about how God “does surgery” on us sometimes.

God is the ultimate surgeon. He operates with precision, removing the things that we have given Him permission to remove. And He does it with perfection, as He does with everything.

Just like medical surgery, it can sometimes be a bit uncomfortable. If what He is removing has been there a long time, or if we have become attached to it, it might be very uncomfortable.

We might even feel like there is a void, an empty space, where the thing was that He removed.

But He is faithful to help us heal up and be even better than we were before His “surgery”.

Oh, and that void that is left after the surgery? He will fill that empty space with Himself if we let Him.

And over time, as we follow His instructions, not only do we heal, but we learn that the end result is worth whatever pain and suffering we had to endure.

Will we have scars? Yes, probably. But just think of them as part of the cost of winning a battle.

So, if God shows us something in ourselves that He needs to remove, it’s OK. There is nothing to fear. We just need to trust Him with it.

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 – 8-19-16

2 Corinthians 7:1 (NKJV) 7 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Cleanse ourselves from the filthiness of the flesh. What is the filthiness of the flesh that Paul is referring to?

Galatians 5:19-21(NKJV) 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

These things are the filthiness. These are the things that we need to cleanse ourselves from.

Some of us have been trying but we are having a hard time with it. It has a hold on us and we can’t seem to break free.

When we find that we can’t stop what we are doing it may be because of two things. First, it may be that we love what we do and we don’t want to give it up. We love our sin.

Or second, we may have opened the door to this thing and don’t know how to shut it.

What do we do in this case?

First and foremost, we need to be serious about giving it up or stopping it. We can’t play games with it. We can’t be saying one minute that we want to stop and then the next minute that we want it back. That’s not being serious.

Will it take work to break free? Yes. Absolutely. But it will be worth every bit of work that it takes!

Many times people see the problem, but when they realize it’s going to take work, they talk themselves out of it before they even get started. Some things take time. It won’t just get better overnight.

If one of these fleshly things has a grip on us, we need to deal with it and let God set us free, even if it means taking steps we never have taken before.

We shouldn’t focus on how much work or how long it will take. We are going to look to God and take one day at a time.

Make a decision today. Filthy or Cleansed? Bound or Free?

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

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 – 1-6-16

Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Jesus calls us to Himself. Why? To give us rest. What does He mean by that?

He wants to give us rest from the things that wear on us. He wants to give us rest from the things that try to destroy us.

Most of all, He wants to give us rest from the sin that tries to wreak havoc with our lives.

Sin will destroy us if we let it. Sin will cause us stress. Sin will make us sick. Sin will kill us at a young age, if we let it.

Jesus came for the sinner, not for the righteous. Way too many times we think that we need to clean ourselves up before we can come to Jesus. This is a lie! And this lie will send people to eternal condemnation if it isn’t rebuked and corrected.

Mark 2:17 (NKJV) 17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Jesus is the cleanup specialist! He takes us; broken, dirty, shameful. And He makes us brand new!

He forgives the sin. He wipes away the guilt and shame. He cleans us up. And He teaches the truth and value of repentance and humility.

If you’ve been waiting to come to Jesus until after you get your act together, stop waiting!

If you’ve been waiting to come to Jesus until after you get yourself cleaned up, stop waiting!

Jesus is the Master Physician. He is the Master Cleaner. And He is the Master Builder.

Let Him take away the guilt and shame, clean you up and make you brand new.

Today’s the day.

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 – 4-11-15

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

I remember before I became a Christian. I started hearing the gospel and it left an impression on me almost immediately.

I can remember standing in a church, listening and knowing that I needed to put my faith in Jesus long before I actually did it.

But I had what I thought were legitimate reasons for waiting. I wanted to get my act cleaned up first. I wanted to stop swearing, change my attitude, stop drinking, and a list of other things. I thought I had to do this in order to present myself to God and be saved.

Boy, was I wrong.

I eventually understood that God wanted me just as I was, with all of the bad habits, shortcomings and baggage. It was His desire to take me and clean me up and use me for His kingdom.

Mark 2:17 (NKJV) 17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

Once I understood this, it made a world of difference and I finally turned my life over to Christ. And boy did it feel good to have my sins forgiven!

God did eventually help me to get cleaned up. My language changed. My habits changed. I became a new man by the blood of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit.

And God can do the same for you. Stop thinking that you have to make yourself clean in order to come to God. Come to Him first, and then let Him do the cleaning. He’s more than able to handle it!

Today is the day of salvation.

2 Corinthians 6:2 (NKJV) 2 For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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