Tag: abiding in Christ

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-24-14

(1 John 4:15 NKJV)  Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

God abides in him. Who is the him he is referring to? Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God. God abides in that person.

To confess means to admit and to abide means to live or stay somewhere. So as we admit Jesus is the Son of God, He will live and stay in us.

Even if we are going through a tough time and it is our fault…He’s there! He did not go anywhere; He didn’t leave us to fend for ourselves. We will not have to pick up the pieces and fix it alone.

Some may say how do we know that God is with us? Do we get some kind of feeling? Is there a sign to look for? Maybe He was with us and then left  because He’s angry at us for the mistake we made.

It’s not always how we feel or what we see happening. Sometimes there is nothing at all to feel, see or know. It just is.

God will not leave us; He stays. We just have to trust, believe and STAND, knowing that God’s Word is true.

He does what He says!!

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 – 10-30-13

(John 15:7 NKJV)  “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

How do we abide in Him?

We stay close to Him by reading His word and praying (talking with Him) each day. Abide means to stay or live somewhere.  If we stay or live somewhere, then we spend quality time there.

Our desires are met through this Abiding in each other (us and Jesus), as we ask through the precious name of Jesus Christ.

Let the desires of our heart come forth today as we abide in Him and Him in us!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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