Bible Verse of The Day – 4-15-23

Psalm 147:3 (NKJV) 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

I was recently reflecting about when my dad passed away.

I couldn’t explain how I felt at first. But looking back, I remembered my mom talking about the expression I had on my face, and how I yelled when he took his last breath, “my Papa’s gone!”.

At that moment, I felt something leave me and I didn’t quite understand it for a long time.

It was a year and a half later that I found myself on my knees asking God to help me learn to live without my father. You see, when a person has a big presence in our lives, it fills a part of us.

When someone we love leaves us, there is an empty spot. That spot remains empty until we fill it with something comparable.

For some it’s our work. For others it’s spending money, or dating. For others, it may be starting a project. Or we may try to fill it by overeating or drinking.

We will fill it with anything that will bring comfort there once again.

It’s not terrible to want to fill that empty void that was left by their absence.

However, I found with me that everything I was doing was not helping me. I couldn’t even enjoy some of the great blessings God was bringing me. My heart needed healing.

I cried out to God because no matter what I did, I couldn’t make that spot fill up. When I asked God to help me, He came and filled it with what was missing.

Only God knows what we need when we lose someone or something dear to us.

What this world offers will never fill that void. It can’t.

But if we surrender that empty spot to Him, He will come and pour the exact amount of what we are missing right into that spot!

God is faithful to take care of that spot! His joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-14-23

Revelation 3:19 (NKJV)19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.

God will chasten us for one reason; because He loves us.

What He is dealing with in our heart is important to Him and good for us.

Nobody likes to talk about this. We don’t like to hear that God will correct us, or that He may not allow us to move forward or to reach our goals in our life at times.

Why? Because our heart is in the wrong place.

We may not necessarily like it, but without God’s chastening in our lives, there won’t be any blessings either.

God loves to see His children walking in obedience. And when we do so, He will reward us accordingly. As we walk in His will, all that we need will be provided for us.

The Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness and all God wanted was for them to reach a place of obedience in their hearts. That’s it. All they had to do was listen and obey.

Joshua 5:6 (NKJV) 6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord—to whom the Lord swore that He would not show them the land which the Lord had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, “a land flowing with milk and honey.”

Maybe we are wandering in our own wilderness, wondering, “why am I still in the same place today. I prayed, I changed some things up in my walk, I did everything I know how to do, and I am still in the same place. Nothing has changed”.

We have to ask ourselves, are we doing what God is asking us to do, the way He wants us to do it, and in His timing?

James 1:5 (NKJV) 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Get His wisdom about why we are stuck in this place, and then follow through with His plan and it will be given to us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-13-23

Psalm 119:11 (NKJV) 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.

Knowing what His word says will keep us from indulging in sin. It will bring conviction when we are weak and ready to cave in to temptation.

Hiding His word in our heart means to READ scripture, meditate on scripture and know scripture.

We need to walk in the scripture, live in the scripture and hold it dear to our heart. It is our answer to everything we face.

Some may say, “well, that’s nice but who has time to sit and read?”.

We all have time given to us. It’s what we do with our time that counts.

We have full control over our time. We will fill it up with the things we feel we need to do.

Hopefully, we will see that we need to be in God’s word daily.

Everything else can wait. Reading God’s word should be a priority every day. It is so very important that we get it in us.

Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV) 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Parents, we are responsible for training up our children. Let us teach them and train them in the way they should go. Get them in God’s word early. If they can’t read, read it to them.

Oh, they may fuss about it, stomp their feet or kick and scream at times. But stay strong; don’t give in. They need it in them more than we will ever know.

Let us hide His word in our hearts today, so when sin comes knocking on our door, we have the strength in us to avoid it and to shut it down quickly! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-12-23

Acts 13:22 (NKJV) 22 And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’

God removes, and God raises up!

Sometimes we think we have the bull by the horns, so to speak. We think we have it all under control.

Many of our government officials believe their positions are absolute, and no one can touch them.

On a personal level, maybe we feel stable in our careers, in our personal lives, etc., as if we have it all under control.

We need to recognize this in our lives and put a stop to it.

Remember who really has control over it all every minute of every day.

And He will step in when He’s ready. He will say, “enough is enough”, when He knows the time is perfect.

He will stop the evil and He will shut the mouths of the lions when He sees fit.

We ask you today, “why are you worrying?”. Is it because of the things you are dealing with, or what you see happening around you?

God raised up David to be the king who would replace Saul.

David was just going along doing his daily things. He had no aspirations or visions of greatness for his life.

Sometimes just being diligent in what we know to do, being steadfast and persistent, will bring in God’s change.

Just like in David’s case, God pays close attention to our heart.

The state of our heart will either please the Lord or make Him want to vomit us out of His mouth.

Revelation 3:15-16 (NKJV) 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

He said David was, “a man after My own heart”.

Wow! I can’t even imagine God saying that about any human being because of how imperfect we can be at times.

God wasn’t looking for a man with a perfect heart. He was looking for a man who would allow Him to change, teach, instruct and chasten him when needed; a man that would listen.

Despite his faults, David desired to obey God in all that he did.

I believe God wants to call all His children, “A man or woman after His own heart”.

If our heart is in such a place with God, He will work through each one of us. In that, we will fulfill our purpose here on this earth.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-11-23

Proverbs 14:22 (NKJV) 22 Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.

When used together in their original language, these two words, mercy and truth, mean “constant faithfulness” or “true loyalty”.

Constant faithfulness and true loyalty are attributes of God.

Let’s make this personal.

As children of God, these attributes should also be visible in our lives.

This will bring glory and honor to God.

How do we walk in such a way?

We have to choose God’s desires over our own desires.

This can be hard to do at times because our flesh will fight us.

But as we submit to God, He will begin to change our heart.

As our heart changes, it becomes less difficult to do what God desires. In fact, as God continues to change our heart, His desires will become our desires. And our flesh won’t fight the way it used to.

Allowing God to make this change in us is the only way that we can faithfully walk these attributes out in our lives daily.

Let us be faithful and diligent to obey the Holy Spirit’s leading, that we will be submitted to God in everything that we do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-10-23

Ecclesiastes 1:14 (NKJV) 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Last July I turned 60 years old.

It was kind of a weird feeling, to be honest.

I don’t feel 60. Not at all. I love the outdoors and I love to be active; bass fishing, bike riding, walking and just taking in the beauty of God’s incredible creation.

Despite still doing all of that, I am 60. And because I’m 60, I have seen some stuff.

I haven’t traveled around the world. It’s not really that kind of stuff that I’m referring to.

When I say that I’ve seen a lot of things, I’m referring to everyday things; stuff that we all see in life. And over the many years of my life, I have grown to love some things about life.

But I will readily tell you that almost everything that people love or get excited about is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Some of the things that would be exceptions to this would be our walk with God, the love we share with our spouse, our family and our children.

All else, including hobbies, careers, physical appearance, material possessions, financial status, social status, etc., are all nothing more than vanity and chasing after the wind.

You see, in the end. All that matters is our relationship with our Creator, the God of heaven and earth.

He is the One who breathed life into us. He is the One who gave our heart the rhythm of its beat. He is the One who spoke the worlds into existence. And He is the One who redeemed us through the blood of His only Son, Jesus Christ.

So, it’s important that we truly understand this and keep everything in its proper perspective and proper place.

And when we feel like we’re starting to get caught up in the things and the ways of this world, let us be reminded that it is all vanity and grasping for the wind; a vapor that passes as quickly as it materialized.

Pursue God and put Him first in everything. In that alone is true satisfaction.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-9-23 – A Call to Reconciliation

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

We serve a God of love, mercy, and forgiveness. Amen! 

We have a new video for you today. This one is called, “A Call to Reconciliation”. 

In this new video, we teach about the importance of being reconciled to God. 

We hope you will watch this one and share it with anyone you know who might have trayed from God for any reason at all. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

Stay close to God in everything you do and everything you face. 

We love you. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-8-23

Isaiah 63:10 (NKJV) 10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them.

The Holy Spirit can definitely be grieved when we rebel.

One of the ways we do this is by holding onto bitterness or having resentment.

Bitterness sets in our hearts from being angry and disappointed. Many times this is due to being treated unfairly.

We can’t let bitterness stick around. Let God heal us and help us to forgive and move on quickly.

Another way we grieve the Holy Spirit as believers is by remaining in a state of anger. This can cause us to take that anger out on others by mistreating them; degrading, ignoring, shouting at them, etc.

If we have lasting anger and we can’t seem to shake it off, we’ve got to ask God for help in showing us why it is there.

Whatever the root of our anger is from, God can help us pluck it up and dispose of it as we ask for His help.

If we as God’s children are acting out in a loud, obnoxious, troublemaking way, we will also find ourselves grieving the Holy Spirit.

Our words are another way of grieving Him.

If we find ourselves continually speaking words that we know are not good, and we continue to ignore it, the Holy Sprit will not stick around.

Ephesians 4:30-31 (NKJV) 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

We are accountable for our actions. It’s up to us to walk in such a way that the Holy Spirit feels welcomed in our temple and that He has precedence over our flesh.

God will teach us how to walk as a believer with integrity if we truly want to change.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-7-23

Colossians 3:3 (NKJV) 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

I find the phrase, “hidden with Christ in God”, extremely intriguing and comforting at the same time.

What is it about this phrase that carries so much weight. And what does it mean to us, as believers?

Let’s take a look and see what this phrase really means.

In order to fully understand it, we need to be sure to look at it in its proper context. This requires us to go back to chapter 2 and read what Paul was saying to the Colossian believers.

To summarize, he was reminding them that they were not required, nor was it wise, to follow traditions of men, rather than walking in the freedoms that Christ had died to pay for.

And as chapter 3 begins, he is telling them that if they have been raised with Christ (through new birth), they should “seek those things that are above” and to “set their mind on things above, not on things on the earth”.

It is only after reminding them of these things that Paul tells them that their “life is hidden with Christ in God”.

This phrase refers to the fact that, as believers, we have died with Christ.

Our lives are now hidden in Him as we have taken on this new identity as a child of God and lay down the things and the ways of this world.

He then encourages the Colossian believers, telling them that “when Christ appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory”.

Lastly, he tells them to “put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness”, indicating that these members(sins) must be laid down.

In exchange, we must “put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, bearing with one another, and forgiving one another”.

It is clear that our old selves are to disappear, being hidden with Christ in God, giving way to the new man (or woman) and giving preference to Christ who bought us by His blood.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-6-23

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Timothy was prone to timidity at times and Paul was simply reminding him that through the Holy Spirit’s fullness, He provides enabling power to exercise one’s ministry.

This same Holy Spirit will guide us in our steps and give us what we need to be strong, compassionate and bold at times.

I want to say to you today, we can do these things that God has set before us!

Yes, it can cause us to be fearful at times, but we need to push through the fear and take the necessary steps.

He will strengthen us and even help us at times to overcome our unbelief.

Mark 9:24 (NKJV) 24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”

He is a conquering Spirit; a Spirit of excellence. We can do all things through His strength, more than we could ever possibly do alone.

Be encouraged today and know that you may be facing something that is causing you to be fearful, but you, as a child of God, have help.

Together with the Holy Spirit, set your face like a flint and go!

Isaiah 50:7 (NKJV) 7 “For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-5-23

1 Samuel 24:5 (NLT) 5 But then David’s conscience began bothering him because he had cut Saul’s robe.

David had spent considerable time on the run, hiding from Saul to protect his own life.

At one point, as David and his men hid in a cave, Saul also happened to enter this same cave, not knowing that David was there.

David took advantage of this situation and secretly cut a small piece off Saul’s robe. He did this to show Saul that he meant no harm to him. After all, he could very easily have killed Saul instead of cutting his robe.

The verse above says that David’s conscience began bothering him because of what he had done. Saul was, after all, still Israel’s king. And David was Saul’s subordinate.

You see, it didn’t take a prophet of God or a powerful sign from God to show David that what he had done was wrong. His conscience showed him.

This shows us that God will often use our conscience to show us when we have done something wrong.

Our conscience is a like an embedded messenger that God has given to every one of us. Even those who know nothing of God have a conscience. And God uses it to guide mankind toward Himself and His ways.

Even before the Holy Spirit was sent to earth, we inherently knew right from wrong by way of our conscience.

This leaves man with no excuses when they do something wrong.

And even more importantly, the fact that we have a conscience just reaffirms God’s existence, since it leads us to follow His most basic commandments.

This may not be deeply spiritual in nature, but it’s a good reminder of God’s sovereignty.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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