Category: Living Righteous Lives

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-30-24

Zephaniah 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the Lord’s anger.

In the verse above, Zephaniah is calling sinful Judah to repentance. They had pushed God out, and God was angry with them as a nation.

He was pleading with them to seek righteousness and humility, that it would help spare them from the Lord’s anger.

They were influenced by the world and no longer had a desire for God. They had become an undesirable nation; a shameless nation.

Zephaniah 2:1-2 (NKJV) 2 Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, 2 Before the decree is issued, Or the day passes like chaff, Before the Lord’s fierce anger comes upon you, Before the day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you!

God calls us to refrain from getting caught up in the ways of the world.

We cannot let these things influence us. We must guard our hearts and make sure that we are staying true to God, always looking to Him for guidance and for His answers.

He wants us to lean on Him, to trust Him, rely on Him for everything!

The world will feed us its answers if we let it; whatever we want to hear, whatever feels good at the time.

It’s truly our decision to either walk out the word of God or walk in the ways of the world.

As Zephaniah pleaded with them to seek righteousness and humility, so does God call us to do the same.

We live in this world and although there are many temptations, God is right there, willing to help us turn from them if we are so willing to obey.

John 17:15-17 (NKJV) 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

Our prayer today is for God to keep us from the evil one. Help us seek righteousness and humility. May He sanctify us by His truth. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-14-24

James 1:22 (NKJV) 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Studying, knowing, and understanding the word of God is imperative to having a fruitful walk with God.

What is equally important is living out the word in our lives.

It is good to know scripture. It is good to memorize Bible verses. It is good to spend time getting understanding of the deeper things in the word.

But what are we doing with all that knowledge and understanding?

Are we heaping it up to make ourselves feel good? Are we trying to impress others with what we know? Are we prideful in our accumulated understanding?

Or are we living it out in our daily lives, putting into practice the things God teaches us through His word?

The religious leaders of Jesus’ time were well studied and skillful in the scriptures. They knew them well. They could recite them line by line.

But their hearts were darkened, dead, unalive.

They failed to recognize the long-awaited Messiah even as He stood face to face with them.

The word of God is here for us as a resource; a handbook to live by. A light to our path.

James says that we should be doers of the word, not just hearers or studiers of it.

What did he mean when he said that those who only hear the word are deceiving themselves?

In verse 21, immediately prior to the verses above, James says to “lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.”

He is clearly speaking to how we conduct our lives, stating in later verses that “he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, is not a forgetful hearer but a doer.”

Simply put, he is stating that we must (continually) abide by the word (walk it out). And by doing so, we are proving our faith and trust in God is genuine, not just a facade we put on when it is convenient to do so.

Let us be doers. Not just hearers.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-25-24

Ephesians 5:15-16 (NKJV) 15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

What does it mean to walk circumspectly?

It means to work hard at living carefully or discreetly. To live wisely, morally, and cautiously.

Following His commandments should be evident in our lives.

Anyone watching us should be able to say, hey, they are Christian folks.

We don’t know when Jesus is returning for us. But that shouldn’t matter. Today is here and now, and we know what we need to do.

The walk we choose is not easy. But who ever said it would be?

We have a responsibility to carry ourselves a certain way.

There will be times we will make a mistake or many mistakes. But get back up and push forward to do better the next time.

Let us pray for each other.

Dear God,

Help us walk in such a way that even in the days with evil running rampant we will be a strong witness through our actions, that Your light in us will shine bright as we choose righteous living.

May we be so careful in our walk to follow and obey You, that through it others will know that we are Christians by our love.

Today, as Your children, we stand together knowing You are our Vine, and without you we can do nothing. Help us bear fruit even in such heavy times, Lord.

John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

In Jesus’ name we pray.  Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-24-23

1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV) 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness — by whose stripes you were healed.

Most people who know anything at all about Jesus already know that He bore our sins. He paid the price for the sins that we, you and I, committed.

That’s a well-established and well-known fact that most will readily recognize and admit.

What’s not so well known, or so readily admitted, is the fact that because He bore our sins and died in our place, we, having died to sin, might live for righteousness.

You see, it’s easy to accept the fact that Jesus died for us. Knowing and acknowledging that fact doesn’t require any real effort or sacrifice on our part.

Doing something about it is a different story; a reality that screams for action on our part. And some of those actions require great effort and sacrifices on our end.

This is where things can get a bit sticky for some. Where the men and women are separated from the boys and the girls, so to speak.

It’s where our faith and dedication (or lack of them) become obvious. And it is where we often recognize our own shortcomings when it comes to our willingness to deliver on our commitment to our walk with God.

This is not a hopeless situation, though. It doesn’t have to be a permanent problem that derails our faith and condemns us for eternity.

God is the God of compassion, mercy and hope. And He is willing to forgive us if we are willing to turn from our errant ways and repent.

It’s important that we recognize the debt that was paid for each of us by Christ on that cross, and that we live up to the price that was paid that day.

And as we recognize this, it will cause us to want to live our lives righteously for Him.

In turn, this will cause us to want to do the right thing daily, setting ourselves aside and putting Him first in every aspect of our lives, that we may be acceptable to Him in everything.

Romans 12:1 (NKJV) 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-16-22

1 Corinthians 6:12 (NKJV) 12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

This is such a powerful verse that we can all learn a lot from.

Let’s take a look to see what it means for us as followers of Christ.

All things are lawful for me.

First, we need to know that this verse can be a bit confusing if we look at it only on the surface. So, let’s look below the surface.

It’s important to understand that Paul is addressing the Corinthian believers regarding various shortcomings within this group that had been brought to his attention.

They mistakenly believed that, because they were no longer bound to the Mosaic Law, they were free to do whatever pleased them.

In the verses surrounding verse 12, Paul is instructing them that this isn’t the case, and that what they subject themselves to may well be what they end up bound (enslaved) to.

Paul warns them that although “all things may be lawful”, they may not be helpful (beneficial or profitable).

“All things are lawful for me” was a saying that the Corinthians had coined to justify their immoral habits and behaviors.

Paul quotes this phrase as he addresses them, knowing that using their own phrases will catch their attention.

Additionally, he tells them that he “will not be brought under the power of any” (anything).

What’s he really saying?

He’s saying that the only power he will subject himself to is the power of the Holy Spirit.

His insinuation is that by subjecting himself to the power and leading of the Holy Spirit, he will not fall subject to (slave to) the power of sin.

So, let us remember that although Jesus died for our sins, offering us forgiveness, and although God shows us His mercy and grace, we should not entangle ourselves in, or subject ourselves to, those things that will ultimately enslave us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-7-22

Romans 6:16 (NKJV) 16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

In keeping with the topic of Monday’s devotional, let’s take a look at some more verses in chapter 6 of Romans.

On Monday we established that God’s grace, and Christ’s redemption set us free from our old selves and the sin that bound us. We also confirmed that His grace toward us is not a license to willfully, habitually sin.

This is not to say or insinuate that we will no longer sin. But that we are no longer slaves to sin. He has empowered us to break free from those things that held us in bondage.

In the verse above, Paul tells us that we are slaves to whatever we present ourselves to.

More plainly stated, we become slaves to whatever we choose to obey.

We can be slaves to sin, or we can be slaves to righteousness.

Additionally, Paul very boldly tells us that being a slave to sin will lead to death. Whereas obeying God leads to righteous living.

Some may try to complicate this, but in reality, it is very simple; obey and have life, or disobey and choose death.

Repeated willful sin will lead us away from God and toward spiritual death (separation from God).

Submission and obedience to God, on the other hand, will lead us to righteous living a closer walk with God, our Creator.

Only we can choose which path we will walk.

Let us choose wisely. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-6-22

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

This is what we do as believers. After we have been saved by the precious blood of Jesus, we do away with a lot of the worldly desire in us.

As we eliminate those things that are filthy in God’s eyes, we began to draw near to Him. And as we get closer to Him, our relationship grows deeper.

We begin to get a taste of what it means to perfect holiness each time we give up or let go of the things that put distance between us and God.

We will never be perfect here on earth, but we will definitely be building and strengthening our relationship with God.

Being clean is very important. We need to work on this on a daily basis, not just one day every once in a while.

We should constantly be open to the Holy Spirit reminding or convicting us of the things that could taint our relationship with God.

How do we know when we are being reminded?

Everyone is different, and the Holy Spirit will let us know in whatever way will get our attention. However, we will definitely know. And at that point we need to make a decision whether to listen or to ignore His promptings.

I was talking to someone one day. They asked me, “why didn’t you stop so and so from doing what they were about to do?”.

I said, “you can talk till you’re blue in the face, and if they don’t hear you, they are basically choosing what they want to do. They will do what they enjoy, or maybe what they are addicted to. You can’t force someone to make the right choice”.

Cleaning ourselves is going to come by making the right choices each day as we hear the voice and heed the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

Pray for His guidance, help and strength. He is faithful!

Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV) 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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