Bible Verse of The Day – 3-13-23

Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV) 23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.

Over the next few days, we will be learning the importance of guarding our hearts.

In Proverbs 4:23, above, the New King James translation uses the word, “keep”. What this really means is to preserve or guard your heart. So, it really says, “Guard your heart with all diligence”.

As followers of Christ, guarding our heart is one of the most important things we can do.

The word, “heart”, is used somewhat figuratively throughout the word of God, representing the place where our choices and decisions are made, and where people or things can influence us for good or bad.

In reality, these things most often happen in our mind. We choose to do right or wrong second by second each day. It happens instantaneously in most situations, although some things are pondered on before actions take place.

Whether it is instantly or over time, our minds and our conscience play the most prominent role in what we choose to do.

This is why it’s important for our minds to be renewed (Romans 12:2) and our conscience to be led by the Holy Spirit.

Now, most people reading this might be thinking that this is all about choices we make regarding whether we fall prey to temptation, leading to acts of sin, etc.

In these devotionals, though, we will be dealing more with choices we make that affect our walk with God and the core beliefs/teachings that we hold as part of that walk.

So, for the next few days, we will be looking deeper into that and learning how to spot those false teachings so we can avoid them and adhere to the truth of God’s word, sending the devil and his lies packing.

We hope you’ll join us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-12-23 – In The Beginning

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

Our God is incredibly wonderful; beyond anything our minds can imagine. 

We have a new video for you today that we think you’ll enjoy. 

In this new video, “In the Beginning”, we discuss the creation process, and why God did what He did with creation. 

We think this will be eye-opening for many people, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes and watch it. 

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We hope you enjoy the video and that you also enjoy the rest of your 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 – 3-11-23

Acts 4:12 (NKJV) 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

This verse is straight forward and right to the point. There is no other name.

No matter how we were raised, no matter what religious organization we belong to we need to make sure we know this very important truth.

And what name is it by which we must be saved?

Philippians 2:10 (NKJV) 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth…

No one will be standing. No one will be doing anything except bowing.

All will bow at the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. And those who don’t accept Him for who He is will not be saved.

Our prayer today is that those who are so lost in themselves, and those who once knew Christ, or those once walked with Him but have turned away and grown cold, may drink of the water which He offers them, as they bow their knee and trust in His name.

John 4:14 (NKJV) 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

We praise You Lord!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-10-23

Romans 8:1-2 (NKJV) 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

If we were to read the last part of Chapter 7 of Romans, leading up to the verses above, we would see that Paul is discussing a war that rages within each of us; the battle between the flesh and the spirit as we wrestle daily with sin that tries so desperately to wear us down.

As we begin reading chapter 8, we know that Paul is referring back to chapter 7 by his use of the word, “therefore”.

His discussion leads him to state that if we are in Christ (if our faith is in Christ), there is, “therefore”, no condemnation for us.

Christ’s redemption through the shedding of His blood, by which we gain our salvation, sets us free from being condemned for our sins.

It’s important, though, that we understand verse 2 and how it applies to us as believers.

Paul discusses two different “laws”.

One is the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. The other is the law of sin and death.

Neither of these is a written law.

The law of sin and death refers to the flesh and its desire for sin and the things of this world. There are constant battles that take place in our flesh as we endeavor to leave our sinful ways behind and walk the righteous path that God has set before us.

Accomplishing this is only possible by following the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.

Again, this is not a written law.

It is the process of us allowing the Spirit of God to lead us and guide us. And as we obey His leading, He will mold us, shape us and transform our hearts through the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2).

This process causes us to become, one step at a time, the man or woman that God is aiming to shape us into.

It all depends on our willingness to obey God.

But in our obedience, we will watch the precious transformation take place that removes the scales from our eyes and allows us to witness and experience life free from condemnation under God’s beautiful mercy and the blood of our perfect Savior.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-9-23

Revelation 19:6 (NKJV) 6 And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!

Omnipotent God; unlimited power! We praise You. Heavenly Father.

Who in the kingdom of God, one of His children, is nervous, scared, sick, hurt, brokenhearted, lonely, addicted, failing, and running scared?

If that describes you, know that you are not alone.

You don’t have to face this alone. You don’t even have to make a move alone.

Why?

Because your unlimited, powerful Father is right there with you every step of the way.

It’s important that you, my friend, don’t let go of Him, because He will hold you to the end.

Praise Him today, for He reigns in every way. And you are going to make it through.

Don’t stop believing in Him. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-8-23

Judges 6:16 (NKJV) 16 And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.”

I remember learning the story of Gideon many, many years ago. I was fascinated when I first learned about it.

Gideon went to battle against the Midianites and defeated them with only 300 men, which is the number of men God had specifically told Gideon to take with him.

Even today it still fascinates me. And it seems that every time I read through it, I learn something new that I hadn’t seen before.

The fact that Gideon defeated the Midian army with only 300 men is incredible. In fact, it is miraculous, since the Bible says that the Midianite and Amalekite armies that they were facing were as numerous as locusts!

But what strikes me even more about this whole thing isn’t Gideon’s victory. It’s the way God chooses to move so uniquely in so many different scenarios.

God rarely, if ever, chooses to do things the same way twice when it comes to how He handles situations that require His intervention.

He does this purposely. And one of the reasons is so no man can try to claim credit or take the glory for the things they accomplish.

God has a habit of taking the playbook and throwing it away. This tends to confound and confuse man’s intellectual understanding and planning, which I find exciting, amusing and exhilarating all at the same time.

1 Corinthians 1:27 (NKJV) 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;

You see, God is who He is, and He answers to no man. So, when I see Him switching things up and doing things His way, instead of the way we expect Him to do it, I find that incredibly satisfying.

It just solidifies His sovereignty and proves how much higher His ways are than our ways.

And as a child of God who is learning more every day about walking and living by the spirit, instead of the flesh, seeing God move this way brings me an incredible sense of security and satisfaction.

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 – 3-7-23

John 8:11 (NKJV) 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”

How often throughout the day do we feel like we are being condemned?

Maybe we did something terrible and we are truly sorry for what we did. Or maybe we said something that we wished we never said.

Maybe we made a promise to someone that we could not keep and it eats away at us all day and night.

We have asked for forgiveness and we have received it, but there’s still that part of us that feels awful about what we did.

Sometimes, just as we need to ask forgiveness from God and from others that we have hurt, we also have to forgive ourselves for the things we’ve done. We have to stop condemning our own self.

That’s right.

We can keep ourselves in a depressing state of guilt if we don’t forgive ourselves for certain things.

God loves us so much. And as we repent, He forgives us and does not condemn us. Knowing that, we shouldn’t hold ourselves in a place of guilt, shame and condemnation.

Be free today. Forgive ourselves now and move forward. 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 – 3-6-23

John 16:13 (NKJV) 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

Following the leading of the Holy Spirit has ramifications in every aspect of our lives.

He will teach us how to walk more closely with God, helping us build a stronger relationship with Him.

He will help us better understand the word of God, giving us deeper insights into who God is and who He wants us to be.

He will show us things in our lives that we would miss or not see if we were not listening and paying attention to Him.

Some of the things He will show us will be spiritual and related solely to our walk with God.

Other things He will show us will be relevant to the world we live in and the things going on around us.

Some of these things will not seem spiritual on the surface. They will seem like mere current events or something similar.

But if we allow Him to draw back the curtain, so to speak, and reveal the deeper things to us, we will see that everything we’re seeing in the natural is actually very deeply spiritual.

For every action we see in the natural, there are several unseen actions happening in the spiritual realm. Spiritual warfare is happening every second.

But without the help and discernment of the Spirit of God, we will be blind and oblivious to all of it, and we will often have no true understanding of what’s happening around us.

This is why it’s so critically important for us to learn to hear and heed God’s Spirit.

Even in our everyday lives, God will reveal things to us that will blow our minds if we allow Him to, revealing even things to come.

Father God, help us to submit to you and allow your Spirit to guide us into all truth. 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 – 3-5-23 – Not my Might nor by Power

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

We trust that you are moving and growing by the Spirit of God every day. 

We have another new video for you today, Not by Might nor by Power. 

In this new video, we teach about the importance of following the leading of the Holy Spirit when doing the things that God sets before us to do. 

It’s a short video with lots of insight on this topic, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it! 

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We love you all and hope you enjoy the rest of your 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 – 3-4-23

Mark 2:22 (NKJV) 22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

A new wine skin expands as the wine that’s being stored in it ferments.

If we were to pour new wine into an old wine skin, the gasses and unfermented juices would cause that old skin to burst. The wine would be lost, and the wine skin would be ruined.

As believers, sometimes we want new things but we don’t want to let go of the old. We don’t want things to change.

But just as the old wine skin is not good enough to hold the new wine, so it can be with us.

We often need to empty ourselves of the old things, our routines and our old ways of thinking, before God can bring in the new things He has for us to do.

We may not always understand everything right away, but if we are willing to let God bring the change we will get clarity as we follow.

The important lesson is learning to let God help us let go of the old so the new change will be able to grow freely in us.

Speaking from my own personal experience with moving from RI to NC, I tried and tried to keep that old thing going. I was trying to cling to many of the familiar things that I had known for so long.

Trying to do the same thing as I did in RI was not working. As a matter of fact, a part of me was feeling like I was at a standstill.

In my prayer one day, God brought the above scripture to me about the wine and the wineskins. He said that as long as I continue to keep the old things going there was not any room for the new things.

I was like, “What?”.

I was bothered at first, thinking “what am I missing?”. I moved here to NC, didn’t I?

You see, what I learned was that I did leave RI physically. However, my heart was still there, still trying to cling and hold on to some things that were dear to me. I was still there emotionally, doing the same old things, just from a different location.

Sometimes all it takes is getting a little more understanding and making the correction or adjustment within our hearts and minds that we need to make.

Let us not remain in the old wine skin (place). Embrace the new skin and the new wine that He will pour into it!

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 – 3-3-23

Genesis 4:7 (NKJV) 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

As Cain and Abel, the sons of Adam and Eve, became adults and began to find their way in the world, each of them had different skills.

Cain was a gardener, growing fruits and vegetables.

Abel was a shepherd, tending his flocks of sheep.

When the time came for them to give an offering to God, they each gave from their livelihood. Cain gave fruit as an offering. Abel gave the firstborn of his flock.

God was pleased with Abel and his offering, but He did not accept the offering of Cain.

The word of God isn’t specific as to why Cain’s offering was rejected, but Cain probably knew why.

It is likely that it was not Cain’s offering itself that God rejected, but the attitude or the heart with which he gave it.

Whatever the reason was, God was not pleased with him, and Cain knew it.

This caused Cain to become angry, so God addressed him.

The simplicity of how He addressed Cain is profound; “If you do well, will you not be accepted?”.

He made it clear to Cain that if he simply “did well” (did what was right in God’s eyes), he would be accepted.

But then, because He knew Cain’s heart, He issued him a warning; “if you do not do well, sin lies at the door”.

And He went on to tell Cain that sin would try to overtake him, so he must rule over it so it would not win.

Sadly, Cain ignored God’s counsel and he went on to take his anger out on his brother, killing Abel with a rock.

Sin will try to do the same kinds of things to you and me.

It will try to overtake us, leading us further and further away from God, with the ultimate goal of destroying us and tearing us away from Him for eternity.

It’s up to us to rule over (master) sin, so it does not master (rule over) us.

God has equipped us and given us everything we need to be able to do this. And He has given us much instruction about this, including this direct, simple verse.

James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Let us not be like Cain, falling prey to temptation and the sin that ensnares us, but willing to heed God’s counsel, that we might be pleasing to God, ruling over our sin before it rules over us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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