Category: Pressing in to God

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-14-15

Luke 8:43-44 (NKJV) 43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, 44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.

Many of us are familiar with this story. The woman was afflicted with a flow of blood that hadn’t stopped for 12 years. She had been seen by many doctors and had spent much money on trying to be cured. None of it worked. To be blunt, she was desperate!

As Jesus passed through her town, this woman heard about it and decided to do something radical. She determined in her heart to do whatever it took to press in, push through the crowd surrounding Jesus, and touch the hem of His garment.

Her desperation drove her to do something that would put her at risk, in light of the fact that Jews viewed women who were bleeding as unclean.

But she pushed her fear aside and then pushed through the crowd and touched the Master, instantly receiving her healing.

Now what about us? How willing are to risk everything to press in and touch Jesus, or even the hem of His garment?

This isn’t just about healing. And it’s not even just about faith. It’s about our willingness to push aside the buzz and busyness of our lives and sit at His feet, giving Him the time He deserves.

Remember, this woman put her life at risk to do what it took to touch Jesus and get what she needed.

Are we willing to be that radical? Can we push aside all of the things that try to hold us back and keep us from our Master?

If we are ever to grow in our walk with God, we need to recognize those things that are coming between us and God, and do whatever we need to do to break through them and touch the hem of His garment.

There, in His presence, we will find exactly what we need.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-14-13

Philippians 3:14 (NKJV) I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

We each have a goal. A single goal for our lives.

We may have lots of things that we need to accomplish while we’re here on earth, but in the end, we still have a singular goal.

Our goal, as followers of Christ, is to reach for the prize of the upward call of God, in Jesus.

So even though we have many earthly goals, our primary goal should be the upward call of God in our lives.

What is the upward call of God? It is that drawing of His spirit that calls us closer and closer to God. It is the pulling on our heart, by the Spirit of God, that causes us to long for Him more and more.

This is the upward call of God. This should be our ultimate goal.

That when we reach the end and we stand before Him, He will look at us and say “Well done my good and faithful servant. Well done”.

Be blessed in all you do and be strong in His power and might.

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 – 11-18-13

Jude 1:20-21 (NKJV) 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Keep yourselves in the love of God.

Did you know that we are required to “keep ourselves” in the love of God? Many people might not think of this, mainly because there is so much teaching on God’s unconditional love. And while God does love us unconditionally, what Jude was referring to here is a bit different.

God loves us unconditionally, as we are. He sees us through the cross, not as the vile sinners that we are.

But what Jude was referring to here is how we, as followers of Christ, must keep ourselves close to God. He instructs us to build ourselves up in our faith, pray in the Holy Spirit, keep ourselves in the love of God and look for (trust in) the mercy of Jesus Christ as the vehicle for our salvation.

You see, it’s not that we must work to keep God’s love, but we must work to keep our love for God growing inside of us, so as not to let it fade away or die off.

There are so, so many things that can pull on us, moving us slowly away from God. And if we’re not careful, we will grow away from Him before we even know it’s happening.

We need to be diligent and keep our discernment razor-sharp so that this won’t happen to us.

Remember, God’s word says that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us. Our relationship with Him requires effort, and we will get out what we put in.

Press into Him.

We love you all.

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 – 10-22-13

Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 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.

So many times we hear this scripture quoted when someone is teaching about the fact that we have to have faith in order to please God. Today, though, let’s take a look at the last few words of this verse: “those who diligently seek Him”.

We can have faith. We can know that He is God. We can understand that He created everything we see.

But who does He reward? Those who diligently seek Him!

You see, we can have all of those other attributes. We can have a good knowledge of so many Biblical things. But if we don’t diligently seek God, yearning to know Him more intimately on a daily basis, we cannot please Him and we will not be rewarded.

God wants our all. He wants our heart… 100% of it. So if we truly want to be who He wants us to be, we need to do everything we can to build our relationship with Him.

This doesn’t mean we need to be more religious, spend more time in church, quote more scriptures or invite more people to Bible study. This means that we need to “press into Him” and seek Him with our whole heart.

Then we will know Him better and then we will be pleasing Him and then we will be rewarded!

Push all distractions aside and seek Him. It’s worth every bit of effort that it takes.

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 – 7-31-12

(Mark 5:27-29 NKJV)  When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. {28} For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” {29} Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.

Sometimes all it takes is for us to press through. This woman pressed through the crowd of people, made her way to Jesus and touched His garment. She was immediately healed!

This is for those today that have been expecting something to happen for a while now. It’s not time to give up because you haven’t seen it yet.

The woman above woman was in this condition for 12 years. But it took her pressing through the crowd to get to the answer!!

We need to press in further if we have not received our answer yet. Get in God’s word and get still with Him. Let Him show you what other changes you may need to make. Let Him show you what else it will take for you to receive your victory.

Press into Him today and reach out and touch His garment…your breakthrough is coming!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-4-12

(Mark 2:3-4 NKJV)  Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. {4} And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.

This story is just one example of the great lengths that people would go to in order to get to Jesus to seek healing, deliverance or forgiveness. They let nothing get in their way.

Today we have it so easy. We have the gospel so easily accessible to us. Sometimes it can make us lazy and cause us to forget how much Jesus is worth in our lives.

Even though we can’t physically touch Him, we still have the same access as the people who walked with Him. In fact, we have more!

He left this earth and passed His authority along to His followers. His death tore the veil that separated us from having direct access to God and after He ascended, the Holy Spirit came to earth to help, guide and comfort us.

We have it all!

Press into Him and receive what it is that you need in order to get your victory!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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