Category: Obeying God

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-19-22

Isaiah 52:11 (NKJV) 11 Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unclean thing; Go out from the midst of her, Be clean, You who bear the vessels of the Lord.

These words were originally spoken to the Israelites who had been exiled from their homeland.

As they prepared to enter back into the land where they had been exiled from, they were warned to get out, not to touch the unclean things of the land where they had been dwelling, and not to carry anything unholy back to their homeland.

The fact that these words were originally spoken through an Old Testament prophet to the people of Israel does not negate their relevance to us today.

As believers, it’s important that we heed the Holy Spirit if He warns us of things or places that are dangerous to us.

Sometimes He will caution us to beware. Other times, He will tell us very directly to “get out”.

Getting out can refer to many things; a place or situation that causes us to be tempted, a job, a relationship, or even a place where we live.

No matter which category it happens to fall into, we need to be diligent to pay attention and follow God’s leading.

This won’t always be easy.

Sometimes it will be downright difficult. Sometimes it may even require that we be figuratively dragged, kicking and screaming, from the place or the situation that endangers us.

No matter the situation, our willingness to obey is critical to our spiritual wellbeing and our long-term relationship with our Father.

So, if you feel like you’re being told to “get out and touch no unclean thing”, be sure to listen and obey!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-9-22 – Obedience Brings Freedom

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

Bondage is something that we all wrestle with at some point, to some degree. It can impact the lives of every person, regardless of who they are. 

In today’s video, Obedience Brings Freedom, we teach about the fact that obedience to God brings freedom from bondage. 

This is something that’s critical for everyone to know and understand, so we hope you’ll watch it and share it with others. 

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We hope you enjoy the rest of your day. 

Be sure to stick close to God and that your relationship with Him grows stronger every day! 

Sincerely, 

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 – 1-1-22

Genesis 26:12 (NKJV) 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.

God showed His faithfulness to Isaac as he obeyed Him and what He had told him to do.

We have to be obedient if we want to walk in the Lord’s blessings.

Some may say, “what is God saying to me right now?”.

He is saying to us what He says to all His children; sow in the land that I show you and reap a hundredfold.

Sometimes all He is saying is to start at the beginning. Start with your heart and give it to me. Give Me your heart and I will show you my will for you.

Step two; give Me your tithes and offerings and I will bless your finances and your health as you give to Me from your firstfruits.

Step three; give Me all the things that matter most to you and trust Me with them. I will take care of every little detail as you lean on Me.

So many times we want to reap God’s blessings, but these three steps interfere with receiving those blessings because we are not willing to let go or surrender fully to the Creator of our universe and Savior of our soul.

God, help us to obey. 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 – 8-14-21

Psalm 119:60 (NKJV) 60 I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments.

How many of us hurry to do what God has asked us to do?

Or do we have to take our time and ponder on it? Maybe we even get the opinion of others on it?

Sometimes we may even wait until our backs are up against a wall before we make a move.

We need to get a new mindset. We need to be ready, in season and out of season, to move quickly when God says so.

How many times have we missed out on seeing God move mightily because we had to ponder or figure out why He is asking us to do certain things, a certain way in a certain timing?

Let’s not delay. Let us go hastily and obey Him in whatever He is asking of us to do. Amen.

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 – 8-8-21 – Prefect, or WIlling?

Please click to watch the video nowGreetings in the mighty name of Jesus! 

We hope that you are walking close to God, our Father. 

God loves when we put Him first. He loves when obeying Him is our heart’s desire. 

In our latest video, Perfect, Or Willing?, we teach about the difference between trying to be perfect vs. obeying God. 

Remember that, in God’s eyes, obedience is better than sacrifice. 

This is a video that so many of us can learn from, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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We love you all immensely. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 6-12-21

1 Chronicles 22:19 (NKJV) 19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”

I think it’s important that we notice here it says to “set your heart and soul to seek the Lord”.

And here’s what’s important to understand; no one will do this for us. No one will take this step for us; we must be the ones to take the bull by the horns, so to speak, and do it for ourselves.

Our heart and soul will not do this on their own. We must take charge and set them, or put them in the right position.

When the heart is lined up, the soul will follow.

It’s something we all need to do; set our heart and soul to seek Him.

That is where we will find our answers, our peace, our healing, our provision.

As we obey Him, He will deliver. And we will eat the good of the land.

Isaiah 1:19 (NKJV) 19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land…

God will not do this for us. As His children, it is up to us to take the time we need to get with Him. And that is how we will grow and move forward in the plan He has for us.

It won’t happen by us just spending time in church services. It won’t happen by just talking the talk. He wants individual, one-on-one time with us so we can make things right with Him.

And it’s up to us to set our hearts and soul to seek Him out.

Make the time. Stay close, and know what He is saying to us today.

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 – 5-1-21

1 Kings 17:11 (NKJV) 11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

As Elijah spoke to this particular widow, this was her giving moment right here. If she chose to obey God, she would be saved from the dire situation she was facing.

The woman had just enough food left for her and her son to eat a final meal, then they were going to die.

Then, along comes a man of God; a prophet named Elijah.

Elijah was asking her to make him a meal before making one for herself and her son.

She had to decide what she should do.

I can only imagine, with her child to think of, what a decision this would be to have to make.

Well, she chose to listen and do what the prophet asked. In return, God made provision for her.

1 Kings 17:14 (NKJV) 14 For thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’

She sowed the remainder of what she had, and she did it with the right heart.

The seed she gave went into good ground. And she and her son were taken care of.

Boy, how quickly things can change when we obey.

We know that giving is a very touchy subject for some people. Many people would rather not discuss it.

But the reason we choose to teach on this sensitive topic is because we know it can help people immensely once they understand it.

We teach on it because it’s God’s truth, and it works.

We have seen God move in so many ways when we have obeyed Him in this area.

When giving is done from the heart, it is powerful!

We have literally seen God come through many times on our behalf, or on the behalf of others, because of our giving of one thing or another.

Sometimes It’s money. Other times it’s labor or spending time with someone.

Sometimes it is giving up food for a period of time (fasting), etc. It’s whatever God is asking of us at that particular moment in time.

Oh, the joys of giving! The blessings of the Lord that come from planting our seed in God-given fertile ground.

Sometimes we are not sure if we should give to certain things. When this happens, we may feel torn and undecided.

One day, while listening to someone’s situation, they began crying and saying they couldn’t do it alone. They needed financial help.

Their emotional plea began to move me, and I was willing to give anything I could to help them at that moment.

But when I pulled myself together, I asked God, “do you want me to give to this cause?”.

I thought for sure He would tell me “yes”, and then give me an amount.

But to my surprise He said, “no”. Just like that. No.

I found out later they got more than what they needed within a very short time.

God knew. And I’m glad I listened.

Giving is something we need to take seriously.

When God says, “give”, we need to obey.

When God says, “no, not for this”, no matter how much it is pulling or tugging on our emotions, we need to obey and follow God’s lead.

We can’t let our emotions cause us to act in such a way that it overrides what God is saying to do.

Ask Him for guidance or reassurance, and then follow.

Giving is powerful and makes a difference if we give to what, who and where we are supposed to. Amen.

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 – 4-27-21

Romans 8:28 (NKJV) 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Are we ready for God to show us great and mighty things?

Are we willing to take steps of obedience?

Are we ready to lay down the desires of our own hearts and walk in His desires, letting His plan unfold right before our very eyes?

How exciting it will be to follow after Him and walk in His way for us.

We may be scared at times; we may not know the outcome of our steps. But one thing we will know for sure is that as we obey Him and follow His lead, we will win!

Now, how do we know we will win?

Because God does not lie. He tells us to obey and follow His path, and all things will work together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purposes.

The most important thing here is that we love Him. And that love will cause us to want to obey His purpose for our lives.

Now, we may say, “Pastors, how do we know His purpose for our life?”.

Will God lead us blindly? Will we not know what to do or say in any given situation?

Has there been anyone in the Bible that followed Him and did not know at any time what to do or not to do?

Even at their worst, they knew to TRUST HIM and He would show up!!

If we ask of Him, will He not answer us?

Matthew 7:11 (NKJV) 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

He will never leave us high and dry. He will never leave us without a plan and He will never neglect giving  us what we need when He feels we need it.

Never ever will He forsake us.

Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Let us take a moment today and surrender our plans to Him, and say, “Lord, if there is something you’d rather have me do…let’s do it Your way! “  In Jesus’ name we ask… Amen.

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 – 4-17-21

Exodus 14:14 (NKJV) 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

We are living in times where we need to know when to pull back and hold our peace. Be still. Don’t make a move. Don’t say a word.

There is a move of God coming that will be loud and clear.

You see, when God moves, there is no questioning it, and no trying to get out of it.

Manipulation will not work with Him.

It is what it is. It will be what He calls it. Kind of like the referee; when he calls you out, you’re out! Final word. No appeals allowed.

I have seen people throughout my life fight God on some things. They thought they could change the outcome of something. But it remained the way it needed to be.

Sometimes we just want it to be our way. We don’t care at the time about the circumstances or the big picture. We just want to see something take place, something that will give us great satisfaction.

As humans, that’s what it is. We want to see it our way most times.

Let me say, that as we begin to trust God enough to fight for us, we will actually become winners. We will be strong in our going out and our coming in.

Joshua 14:11 (NKJV) 11 As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in.

Hold our peace today. Trust Him to fight for us.

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 – 3-21-21 – What Will You Do?

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ! 

When God asks us to do something, we have a choice to do it or not do it. 

What Will You Do? 

That’s the title of today’s video, where we teach about the importance of making the right choice, and doing what God asks us to do. 

This video is short, but very important for each of us, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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We love each and every one of you. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-22-20

1 Samuel 16:1 (NKJV) 1 Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”

When God brings a change to a situation, we need to move with it.

He’s merciful and compassionate and gives us time to mourn over the loss or sacrifice, but the time comes when we need to get up and move forward.

I believe God is saying to someone today, get up, fill your horn with oil and go.

Saul’s day as king was done. He had been rejected because he disobeyed God. But God had already provided for a new king. His name was David.

Samuel was being sent to Jesse, David’s father, to anoint David as the next king.

There came David, a shepherd, to be anointed as king.

Just as God had seen the disobedience in Saul, and took action to provide the next king (a man after His own heart), He will also provide for us in advance for the things that need to change.

1 Samuel 13:14 (NKJV) 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”

Samuel mourned for Saul. But God said, let’s move on, I have provision. Let’s go get him.

Are we still holding on to things and mourning over them when we should be moving on?

I’m talking about jobs, friends, relationships, positions or success, etc

We don’t live life in the past. We live life today and into our tomorrows.

Good memories are nice to have, wonderful to remember, look at and reminisce over.

We can hold them dear to our hearts. But we must know that they are now memories. They are of the past, and we need to move on into the future, the new day with new things that God will usher in.

So, what will we do?

Will we stop mourning over what was, and enter into what is? Will we move forward toward what God has made provision for in a big way?

He will fill the emptiness. He will bring comfort. And He will heal as we go forward.

Let’s move on today, even if it is only one little step forward. Even that little step is forward motion.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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