Tag: Bible verses about being a light to others

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-14-24

Matthew 10:16 (NKJV) 16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

We believe that if we are to win any battle over the enemy we must have the wisdom of God, given to us by the Holy Spirit.

Being the one to do the right thing in the face of adversity is what causes the light of Jesus Christ to shine through us.

When we are facing an attack from the enemy, that is the time we need to be strongest.

Being strong doesn’t necessarily mean being physically strong or having all the answers. Sometimes being strong is being wise and gentle, or non-threatening.

We can’t let our anger, nerves and emotions get the best of us while under pressure. How we react in these moments of attack will show people who we are.

John 1:12 (NKJV) 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

We need to handle situations with a “child of God attitude.”

We must take time to seek God for His wisdom in addressing attacks from the enemy. Let us not miss the opportunity to let God teach us how to shine, even when things are dark all around us.

Matthew 5:16 (NKJV) 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-11-24

Matthew 5:16 (NKJV) 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

As I was sitting at a local community swimming pool recently, I heard some young girls talking.

I was trying not to pay attention to the vulgar language they were using. But hearing it caused me to think about how much things have changed.

Children, teens, and young adults have grown up in a whole different world than I was used to. These times we live in are surely different.

We don’t always know what young ones are going through. And maybe it is sometimes why they carry themselves the way they do.

Is it an excuse for bad behavior, and should we make light of it? absolutely not.

But being a little understanding and patient at times can do wonders.

I have learned that trying to talk with people that are just not ready to hear what we have to say is wasteful.

Did the mom in me want to come out toward the youngsters and address their attitudes and their language? At first, oh yes it did!

But the more I listened, the more I realized they didn’t need a mom, dad or teacher. They needed a light in the darkness. A soft word, a smile, a happy to see you, maybe even a hug.

As harsh as their words were, maybe that was showing me their internal pain, heartache, sorrow, etc. And maybe they needed a gentle touch.

2 Timothy 2:24 (NKJV) 24 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient…

Sometimes it’s just a really bad day for some. Will we be that vessel to let God’s light shine bright and bring change to that atmosphere?

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 – 7-12-20 – A Light in The Darkness

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

There’s no doubt that we have been walking through a dark season recently. 

During seasons such as this, we need to be sure that we don’t let the darkness overtake us and cause us to become downtrodden. 

In today’s video, A Light in The Darkness, we discuss this topic and much more. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it! 

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Enjoy your day! 

Sincerely, 

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 – 3-28-18

Ephesians 5:8-10 (NKJV) 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.

As the apostle Paul continued writing to the Ephesian Christians, he encouraged them to be light to a dark world. He reminded them that they were once darkness, but that God had set them free through Jesus.

Many times, we also need to be reminded of this.

There are two ways that we tend to look back on our past, before we were rescued from our sinful selves by the blood of Jesus and God’s grace.

First, we may look back in shame and guilt.

We can have a tendency to carry our past with us, letting it weigh us down and drag us backwards, away from God. We can get so caught up in the things that we did, and where God has brought us from, that we fail to see who God has made us into and where we are now.

But we need to remember that He has made us brand new in Christ. And when He forgives us of our sins, they are gone forever, removed far from us.

Psalm 103:12 (NKJV) 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Second, we can forget where we came from, and the condition that we were once in.

When this happens, we can sometimes become self-righteous and judgmental of others, completely forgetting that it is only by God’s grace that we have been saved.

We begin looking down our noses at others when we see them committing sins, completely disregarding the fact that we were once in those very same shoes, and we are not saved by our own works or our own righteousness.

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

It’s extremely important that we walk as children of light, displaying the fruits of the Spirit (righteousness and truth), learn what is acceptable to God and live this out in our lives.

1 John 1:7 (NKJV) 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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 – 3-12-18

John 3:19 (NKJV) 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Darkness reveals itself in many ways. One way is by its deeds. Deeds of darkness will be evident to those who see them.

Jesus came to bring light into the world. He was both welcomed and reviled. Those who sought truth and light loved Him and couldn’t get enough of His teachings. They surrendered their hearts and lives to Him.

Those who operated in darkness hated Him and did everything they could to extinguish His light, including having Him scourged and crucified.

And although it may have appeared to some that they won, and His light was snuffed out, He had the final say when He rose from the grave and ascended to heaven, to sit at the right hand of the Father!

As followers of Christ, we should make every effort to walk in the light. Walking in the light speaks loudly as to where we stand. Our deeds are the visible fruit of where our heart lies.

1 John 1:7 (NKJV) 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

And though we will all slip up occasionally and do the wrong thing, those instances shouldn’t be a regular part of our lives. In other words, as we walk and grow with Him, our sins and shortcomings should decrease as we mature as believers. If we’ve been a child of God for a long time, our habits and behaviors should reflect this, not the opposite.

This is, first, a decision that we make. And, second, something that we do, by walking it out.

If the things that we do regularly are more darkness than light, then we need to search our hearts and ask God to show us where our allegiance truly lies. And then ask Him to change our hearts, so we reflect His light.

Are we running from the light and hiding in the darkness, so that our deeds won’t be seen? Or are we running to the light so that we may be cleansed and live our lives in truth and freedom?

It’s up to us. We are the ones who choose.

Choose light and choose life.

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 – The Things God Calls Us Into – 8-20-17

Greetings! 

At different times of our lives, we walk through certain situations or find our circumstances changing. 

Sometimes those situations and circumstances can seem pretty dark and uncomfortable to walk through. They can cause us to look at things in a very negative way. 

Our newest video is live, and it deals with this very subject! 

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When things around us seem dark and hard to handle, we tend to want to run and get away from the pressure. But that’s not necessarily what God wants us to do. 

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God wants us to learn how to let Him use us in those times, to shine His light in the dark places that so badly need Him. 

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We hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. 

Be abundantly blessed. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 8-15-17

John 12:32 (NKJV) 32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”

Jesus has a way of drawing people to Him. He knows the moment we need Him and He waits for us to come. He’s not pushy, He’s not forceful. He is not manipulative or intimidating. He simply has a way about Him that gently draws us.

He is our example when ministering to others. We can see in His word how kindhearted He is. And He wants us to see, by His example, how we are to treat others.

When we go to Him in prayer and we confess our sins, He is quick to forgive us. And if we pay close attention to Him, and do what he tells us to, He is quick to help us out.

This is how we should be with others that come to us and share their situation with us. We can’t just look at them and say things or have thoughts like “Well, you’ve done this to yourself, so live with it”.

Just as Jesus is so forgiving, patient, kindhearted and loving with us, He wants us to express the same to others.

We are the little lights that walk this earth. Let us shine brightly and point the way to Jesus!

Matthew 5:16 (NKJV) 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

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 – 7-24-17

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NKJV) 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

As members of the body of Christ, we all have different needs during different seasons of our lives. Sometimes we feel like we can fly. Other times, depending on what we may be going through at that time, we might feel like we can barely walk.

But this is one of the reasons why we function as a body, so we can help and support each other when we need it.

It’s critical that we remember others and learn to reach out and help when we see a need. Sometimes a helping hand or an encouraging word can make a huge difference in someone’s life. Sometimes it can even mean the difference between hope and desperation for someone.

Helping others isn’t always easy. Nobody ever said it would be. But we need to always try to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes so we learn to recognize needs when they arise and understand the importance of being that helping hand for that person.

The biggest way to learn to help others is to remember how it feels when we are in need and someone helps us.

So, pray for each other. Comfort each other. And do whatever we can when a need arises.

It can change the life of a person in need when they see God’s light shine through us.

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 – 1-26-16

Matthew 5:16 (NKJV) 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Don’t get distracted by the times we’re living in and by what we see happening in this world.

Be alert and be ready. Stay focused, not on those things going on around us, but on things that God has asked us to do. Continue to be a light. Continue to trust God!!

These things that are happening are connected to the coming of our Savior. Oh Praise be to our Mighty Savior!!

He knows and sees what is happening. The timing of it all is in His hands and He will deal with everything accordingly. None of what we see is unknown to Him.

Humbly come to the throne and pray. Look up and keep our eyes and heart steadfastly on Him. He is faithful to save us all.

Press in and keep rejoicing and thanking Him. The lives of the lost shall be saved as we continue to reach out with His love, not letting anything get in our way.

Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV) 17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

No weapon formed against us shall prosper. Even in times like these, God’s light will continue to shine bright and strong through each one of us!!

Be all that He made us to be. We are walking light bulbs on this earth!! Amen.

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 – 1-9-16

John 7:38 (NKJV) 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

Why at times do we get invited to functions that aren’t really something we care to go to?

Why, when we walk into a room, do people gravitate to us? Why, at times, do people come up to us and start talking to us, and we don’t even know them?

Why at times do we catch people staring at us and saying, “do I know you from somewhere,” even though we have never met them before?

Because Christ’s light, love, and life shines through us. It draws them to Him and He lives in us.

It is His living water that draws people.

The next time we get invited to something and we have no idea WHY, don’t be so quick to throw out the invite. Pray about it.

It may very well be a place that is dry and needs God’s living water.

Sometimes all it takes is for us to just show up with Christ who lives in us, and smile.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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