Category: The Love of God

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-4-22

Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV) 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

He cares. He knows and He completely understands us. He has been tested in every way. He knows what we need in that moment and hour of sorrow, pain, sadness and desperation.

He provides strength for each one of us and a way to get through whatever we face. If we obey and surrender, we will come out with victory!

His compassion for us is so real. The Bible says He wept when He heard about the death of Lazarus.

John 11:35-36 (NKJV) 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”

Another time that Jesus wept was over Jerusalem.

Luke 19:41 (NKJV) 41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it…

For it would be destroyed because they were blind to the true nature of His kingdom, and they would reject Him. As a result, it would be destroyed.

Jesus loves deeply and He felt pain at times. He knows our pain for sure.

Another time that He was in tears was in Gethsemane, when He was drawing close to the time of His death on the cross. He cried out in deep anguish to His Father. No one could ever understand what He was dealing with in that hour.

Hebrews 5:7 (NKJV) 7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear…

We are not alone today or any day. We have a great High Priest, Jesus Christ, Who has been through more than we would ever know. He can sympathize with us.

Run to Him.

Matthew 11:30 (NKJV) 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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 – 12-30-21

1 John 3:1 (NKJV) 1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

I am so humbled today in reading this verse, knowing the love that our Father has bestowed on us.

This means that those who belong to Him, those who have put their faith in His Son, Jesus Christ, are called children of God.

It’s amazing that He went through all of this for us, and still many have not accepted it. So many have not even considered what He went through to offer us the opportunity to become His children.

When we have been provided with a way to become a child of God, who would reject such a blessing, such an honor, such an answer to all of our problems?

Don’t reject the Way, the Truth and the Life.  Receive the truth today. Repent of our sins and become a child of God this day.

John 14:6 (NKJV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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 – 4-12-18

Isaiah 53:5-6 (NKJV) 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Another word for iniquity is sin. He took the rap for all our sin. He was bruised, whipped and mocked. He was beaten beyond recognition and nailed to a cross.

Who would do this for us?  Who would ever put us before their own needs and desires? Jesus Christ, the Son of God. A Man that was born of a virgin.

Even though He was the Son of the Most High God, He still felt pain, He still had emotions and He still wept, like we do. His heart ached at different times and He felt loneliness, just like us.

I overlooked these things as a child and just took it for granted, that because He was God’s Son, God protected Him from the pain of the crucifixion. I had it in my head that He could do what He did for me with no problem. I neglected to realize and understand that He was still a Man of flesh, just like us.

He felt it all. Don’t think He didn’t. He felt the stripes. He felt the nails. He didn’t get away with anything because of being the Son of God. What this man did for each one of us was priceless. It was beyond our human understanding of love.

What does He ask for in return? He asks for us to receive Him and His love. And to love others like He loves us.

His love changes hard hearts and makes them soft and new. His love brings life!

John 13:34-35 (NKJV) 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Thank you, Jesus, for what you did for us. We are ever so grateful and humbled!

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 – 6-6-12

(1 John 4:7-8 NKJV)  Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. {8} He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

Loving has got to be one of the most effective ways of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If we don’t have anything else but love, then we have more than enough to go where ever Christ wants us to go.

It is the LOVE for one another that will break that hard heart; that cold stone, that angry behavior that tries to take over and cause us to walk a road of loneliness and terror.

If you know someone like this, don’t let the love of God lay dormant in you. Start sharing it with the one that is most likely not going to let you; that is the one that needs it the most.

How do we share the love of God? We first have to know the love of God and what He offers to us. If we don’t know His love personally we can’t very well share Him. We have to first experience His love for us on a personal level.

Once we’ve experienced it on a personal level in our own lives, then we can share it with others in an honest, sincere way that will help change people’s lives.

No more hard hearts for God’s people! We need soft, tender, gentle, caring and loving hearts to share God’s message with the world.

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 – 5-23-12

(Philemon 1:4 NKJV)  I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers…

We want to take a few minutes to encourage everyone who might read this.

We get a lot of emails, and even letters by regular mail, thanking us for what we do. So many of you have written to tell us how God’s word has encouraged you just when you needed it most.

Well, let us tell each and every one of you that there have been just as many times when you have encouraged us. We can’t even count the times that we have been going through a tough time or we were waiting to hear from God and then one of you would send us an email or a letter, encouraging us or sharing a testimony with us.

Your words of encouragement, emails, letters and words of love have lifted us up, put smiles on our faces and tears of joy in our eyes. We are truly blessed to have a group of people like yourselves and we thank God for all of you.

As we have told many of you in personal emails, we take what we do very seriously and we thank God for the opportunity to serve each and every one of you.

Keep your faith strong and be sure to kick the devil at least once each day. He deserves it!

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 – 4-2-12

(Heb 4:16 NKJV)  Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Have you ever made a mistake? Of course, we all have.

Have you ever been told that you have made mistakes that are too big to be forgiven for? I think most of us can also say that this is true… that we have all been told this or we have felt like this at some point in time.

Well, let me tell you today that this is a lie straight from hell. There is nothing that we can do that God can’t forgive us for if we sincerely repent and ask Him to forgive us.

His word tells us that we can come boldly to the throne of Grace, where we can obtain mercy and grace to help us in times of need.

How much more can we ask for?

If you’re struggling with feeling like God has forsaken you or that you’ve let Him down, go to Him. Repent for anything you might have done and ask Him to forgive you. And then trust that you are forgiven, because His word says so.

Walk in His peace and joy today, knowing that you are abundantly blessed.

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 – 3-9-12

(1 John 3:23 NKJV) And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

The love of God is what saves us. He loved us so much He sent His Son to die for us, that through Jesus Christ’s blood we are free and we can be forgiven of our sins and get closer to God and have a relationship with Him.

Sin is what tries to come between us and God from day one.

If we want change in our lives and in our situation we have to take a good look at what it is that causes us to keep falling back into the same old sinful things.

Let us get rid of the things that are coming between us and God today. The closer we come to God the easier it will be to love others and obey His Word.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Your Daily Bible Verse – 2-16-12

(1 John 4:10 NKJV)  In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

I was thinking about what to share with everyone, asking God for His input. I said “God, give me something that will touch everyone’s heart today… something profound, that will help to mold and shape them for your kingdom”.

He said “Tell them how much I love them. Tell them that they have almost forgotten how much I love them because they have heard it so much. It has become commonplace for them, almost like the noise that clutters the atmosphere every day. Tell them that they need to get a new understanding of how much I love them. When they do, it will change their lives”.

So I said “OK, I will tell them. And thank you for reminding me also.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Your Daily Bible Verse – 2-4-12

(2 John 1:6 NKJV) This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.
God’s love is in us as we receive Him into our lives. It’s up to us to let Him change us inside so that we can let it out to show those around us and to experience the JOY that comes from it!!

Walking in it is simply letting Him change us and sharing it with others. Even though Christ is in us it doesn’t mean people can see Him or sense Him. It’s up to us to let Him, the LOVE, out. It’s up to us to let Him train us and teach us How to walk in His commandments and SHINE!!

The commandments that God gave to us are for our own good and to help others as well. Understanding this will allow us to get more serious and really pay attention to them, and apply them to our daily walk.

We say daily because applying them at times in certain situations can be very, very challenging. But, with His Spirit in us and as we lean on Him for His strength, understanding, and wisdom it will be life changing for us and for those around us.

Enjoy God’s love and share it with others, by walking it out.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Your Daily Bible Verse – 2-2-12

(Rom 8:38-39 NKJV)  For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, {39} nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

During the past 48 hours we have received a steady stream of incoming emails with testimonies from hundreds of people, sharing how God is working in their lives through the Daily Bible verse.

We have been in awe at the testimonies shared. Many times, as we read them, tears flowed down our faces in light of the wonders of God and the love that was poured out toward us. We were truly touched.

Included in some of the emails were some very serious prayer requests. Some of you who wrote had been through or are going through some very desperate situations and circumstances. Some were distraught and even bordering on depression.

We have prayed over these requests and we are believing with you that God will give you victory in your situations, and in your lives as a whole. No matter how bad things might seem, God is never far off.

There is nothing in this life that can separate us from His love. NOTHING! So when things seem dismal and you feel like you have nowhere to turn and no options left, simply cry out to Him and cling to Him.

Don’t let hell’s demons convince you that this life isn’t worth living or that God has abandoned you. These are lies straight from the pit of hell. Pick yourself up by the strength of God, stare the enemy straight in the face and tell him to leave, in the name of Jesus.

Never, ever consider taking your own life and never, ever give up on God. No matter what comes our way, He gives us hope and strength. We just need to grab hold of it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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