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(Mat 15:32 NKJV)  Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”

Compassion: sympathetic consciousness  of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.

Jesus was moved by compassion. It is the very thing that caused Him to do what He did for others. He truly wanted to help them in their distress and to alleviate (relieve) it. He cared about these people and saw that they were in danger.

Compassion is what needs to cause us to move. There should be no motive other than what Jesus has set as an example for us. Being pressured by others to do things is not why we do the things we do. Getting something out of it for ourselves is not why we do things we do. And thinking we will get into Heaven because of the good deeds we do is not why we do things we do.

Spend some time today and ponder on why we do the things we do. We need to make sure we are being moved by compassion and the simple thought of helping someone to relieve them from their distress.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Mark 15:38 NKJV)  Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

I don’t think enough people understand the significance of this verse. This is critical to our relationship with God in more ways than we know. I’ll try to keep this brief, but let me explain.

In the days prior to Jesus, His death and His resurrection, God’s presence was hidden behind a veil… a type of divider that would keep man out. Only the highest of priests was allowed beyond the veil.

This veil is symbolic of the division between man and God. Before the death and resurrection of Jesus, common man was not allowed to interact directly with God. Only high priests and chosen people (prophets, etc.) heard from God directly. Any petitions from man to God had to be made through one of these chosen people. High priests would talk to God for man. Prophets would speak to man, for God.

When Jesus breathed His last breath and died, this veil was torn in two, making a way for man to access God directly. We are no longer restricted to accessing God through another man. In fact, (Heb 4:14 NKJV) says: Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Jesus was the final High Priest. We are no longer restricted to depending on a priest to speak to God on our behalf. The tearing of the veil opens complete access to God for all of us!

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

We are to approach God’s throne boldly, without shame. It is here where we find mercy and grace for our every need.

So I urge you today; enter God’s presence and approach His throne boldly, confessing your sins and seeking His grace. He has opened this door specifically for us, so we might have direct fellowship with Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Mark 11:28 NKJV)  And they said to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?”

It amazes me how religion is so blind to the ways of God.

Religion is the enemy of man’s soul, the tool of the devil himself; deceiving people into thinking they are secure in their eternal destiny when they are, in fact, far away from God.

I know this is a strong statement and one that can cause some people to become angry, but it needs to be said.

God is not about religion. God is about relationship. God wants every single one of us to know Him, not just know about Him. This is not about a church building. This is not about traditions. And this is definitely not about rituals.

God deplores the traditions and rituals of man. They serve no purpose but to drive a wedge between man and God and man.

In the verse above, the religious leaders were questioning Jesus, asking Him by what authority He was performing miracles. The savior of the world was in front of them, face to face with them, yet they didn’t recognize Him.

They didn’t recognize Him because they were too caught up in their old ways of thinking… their traditions. They had become deaf and blind to what God wanted to do, because it didn’t line up with what they thought it should be.

Are we deaf and blind today? Are we doing things that we think are of God but are maybe just something that we do because we’re used to doing them that way?

Please seek God on this. We all need to check ourselves and make sure we’re pleasing God and not just fulfilling a tradition or a habit. God wants every part of us, not just our going through the motions.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Luke 15:20 NKJV)  “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

As we approach Fathers Day here in the USA, I wanted to send a little something for fathers around the world.

As fathers, we have the awesome privilege and incredible responsibility of raising our children and being an earthly example of our Father in heaven.

Being a parent is never easy. Being a father means that we are responsible for the children that God has blessed us with. We are to raise them up in the way they should go… longing after God’s heart.

Being a godly father is never something we should take lightly. It is a great responsibility and one that we need to give 100% to.

I look back over the years and there are some things that I wish I had done differently… times when maybe I could have spent a little more time with my children or maybe been a little less worried about discipline and more concerned with giving love and praise.

But God was always faithful to make up for my mistakes. He has taught me how to love unconditionally and how to be an extension of His hands and feet, even in the lives of my daughters.

All the years of hard work were more than worth it and I now get to watch my children have children of their own and see the awesome miracle of life itself begin all over again.

Fathers, give your very best to your children, even when you might not feel like it, or when you’re tired out and think you don’t have another bit of energy left to give. God gave His best for us and we need to do the same for those that He has blessed us with.

I pray awesome blessings over the fathers today.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(3 John 1:4 NKJV)  I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Having Christ living in us is all the Truth we need. God’s Son is True!! He is real and He lives in us if we ask Him to come in.

The truth will convict us to do what is right in all situations; our part is to pay attention.

One day I was shopping at a retail store and I grabbed lots of things and put them in my shopping cart. By the time I was done and ready to head to the register I had more stuff in my cart than I could pay for. So, I quickly looked at it and thought for a quick moment about leaving some of it right where I was standing. After all, I thought, there were so many other items in that store misplaced.

But, because I have the Truth living in me, it didn’t feel right and I couldn’t do it. It didn’t matter whether others had done it or not…it was not OK for me to do it!

Being a child of God, we are going to get these feelings and promptings. We should pay close attention to them.

Now most likely nobody would have seen me do what I was pondering on doing. And yes, I might have gotten up to the register faster than going back and putting those items where they belong. But I would have had to live with myself afterward, knowing that God was not pleased with my actions. It just wasn’t worth it.

The truth will always lead us in doing the RIGHT thing!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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www.MyBibleVerseOfTheDay.com

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(Mark 10:51-52 NKJV)  So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.” {52} Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

I want to ask you today; What do you want God to do for you?

We all want God to do something for us. Or maybe we want God to do something for someone we know. But are we asking Him? Are we asking God to do this thing? Or are we just thinking about it, hoping it will just happen?

God’s word says in James 4:2 …you do not have because you do not ask.

Why aren’t we asking? Are we afraid? Do we fail to believe that we will get an answer? There can be lots of reasons that we don’t ask. But we need to put our feelings aside and exercise our faith, however little or big it might be, and approach God boldly and ASK Him for what it is that we want or need.

The devil loves it when we lack. It’s one of his primary weapons against us. If we lack, he wins.

Don’t let the enemy win. Ask God today for what you need… for what you would have Him do for you. And then believe.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Gen 2:2-3 NKJV)  And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. {3} Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

What a busy place this world has become!

So many people, and even societies in general, have forgotten the importance of taking time out to rest once in a while. Modern culture places so much emphasis on working and making more money that many of us end up working 7 days a week or very long hours each day. This can result in us being worn out and never having time for God or our families.

God created the earth and everything we see in 6 days. On the 7th day He rested. Yes… even God took a day off!

I want to remind everyone today that taking time to rest is important. We all need to stop and to take time from our busy schedules to put God first and keep our priorities straight.

This doesn’t just mean resting from our jobs. We also need to take a break from other things that cause us to be too busy. Maybe it’s the sports schedules that we try to maintain for our children. Or maybe it’s those extra hours we spend at the gym each week. It could be anything, really. There are always things pulling on our time.

Take a look at your weekly schedule today and see where it needs to be trimmed. If God said that one day per week was for resting then just maybe we need to listen to Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Mat 21:21-22 NKJV) So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. {22} “And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.

Faith :b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust

Doubt : to be uncertain

So we must have faith (complete trust) in what God tells us to do even if we can’t see what the outcome will be. We are not to doubt (be uncertain) for one second, no matter what. We need to keep telling ourselves God’s Word is true, keeping our eyes on Him.

If you’re playing baseball and you’re up to bat, you have to keep your eye on that ball. You can’t be looking around at all the other things going on around you. You have to focus and shut everything else out. Same with God… we have to focus in on His way of doing things.
In the verses above, God is promising us that as we live by them, big things will happen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Mat 8:2-3 NKJV)  And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” {3} Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

How many of us today are sick with some kind of ailment, wondering when we will ever feel better again? Many of us wake up with aches and pains, not wanting to get out of bed because we just feel lousy, nothing to look forward to, having to pop pills to get rid of pain. Sometimes we feel weak and tired, yet wanting to be used by God. So we think “how can we used by Him if we are always feeling sick; who’s going to listen and how can we be a testimony?”

Well I want to let you know that just as the Leper man was hurting, sick and feeling unclean, he came to Jesus with a heart of worship and asked Him to make Him clean. We to need to go to Him with the same heart… a heart of worship, asking Him to make us clean, to get rid of the sickness and disease, to get rid of the pills that we take daily.
God is willing today to heal us. We just need to ask Him.

We are believing with you. Let us know of your healing so we too can be thanking God!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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(Rev 19:16 NKJV)  And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

I’ve heard it debated by people about whether Jesus was really God in the flesh. I’ve had people tell me that Jesus was simply another one of God’s creations… no more of a deity than man himself.

This is simply not true. The Bible goes to great lengths to show who Jesus really was. Bearing the name KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS puts Him above all others.

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

There is no other name like the name of Jesus. That’s because he was (Mat 1:23 NKJV)  “…Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

If you haven’t done so yet, put your faith and trust in Jesus. He is God in the flesh, who came to live with us and then die for us. His death and resurrection are our open door to eternal life, if we accept it on a personal level.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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www.MyBibleVerseOfTheDay.com

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(Luke 8:50 NKJV)  But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”

How do we get our healing? Jesus says, “Only believe!”. We have to be able to find it within ourselves to believe that Jesus can and will heal us. It’s easier said than done. When it comes down to taking the steps, that’s where it can get difficult.

We need faith to believe and one way to get the faith to believe is to read God’s Word. (Rom 10:17 NKJV)  So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Reading what God has to say about healing will help us to believe it.

Keep claiming God’s promises over your sickness and believe Him for deliverance. Stand strong in His strength and don’t give up.

Keep BELIEVING!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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www.MyBibleVerseOfTheDay.com

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