Tag: Bible verses about following God’s ways

Bible Verse of The Day – 5-28-18

John 8:38 (NKJV) 38 I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father.”

Who is our Daddy?

There are two fathers; Jehovah God, full of Truth, and the devil, father of lies.

John 8:44 (NKJV) 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

Jesus was speaking to the Jews, His people, those who should have known Him. But they just wouldn’t accept Him. Instead, they wanted to kill Him.

How do we know who we serve?

We pay attention to the things we do; our actions will say a lot. Now, this doesn’t mean that we will be perfect at doing things, even as Believers of Christ. We are going to miss it at times. But, we want to pay attention to the things that we consistently act out and we think are OK.

For instance, if we are learning and growing as a follower of Christ, we will try to be honest in what we do. We will be kind to people, even if they are mean or bitter toward us. We will be a forgiving person. Our intent will always be good and right, even though we may sometimes miss it.

Maybe we are a nasty, angry and spiteful person. Maybe we’re bitter and always wanting things our way, causing contention, and not forgiving others. Well, we need to look at our actions and see if God is really working in us. Are we allowing Him to bring change in our heart? Or are we just playing the role? Roles don’t fly with God.

His Spirit in us will lead us to do good things and convict us into repentance when we do make mistakes. The devil will lead us to do bad things and we will feel no conviction from it. No remorse.

If our flesh does not let God change our heart, our flesh will line up with the devil and he will have more control over us. We will see this by our actions. And those wicked things we ponder on in our minds, we will act out.

Pay attention to the details in ourselves. Those little actions here and there all add up to make the big picture. We can really see who we are when we watch ourselves throughout the day.

How we respond to others and how we act in our own homes, behind closed doors, says it all.

Who are we letting have control over us?

Revelation 3:20 (NKJV) 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Jesus is knocking. It’s up to us to open the door and let Him dine with us today. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-28-18

Deuteronomy 28:13 (NKJV) 13 And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

Being open to the way God wants us to do things is what will make this journey we are all on fun!

Yes, we will admit that sometimes it can get a little tense, and even scary at times. Absolutely. But, if we just hold on and stay close to Him, He will walk us through it.

It takes discipline and obedience. But, what an exciting way to live!

God has our back if we follow His commandments, His direction and His timing.

We have an important part in all of this. We may ask, “how do we know our part?”. We pray, we listen, we watch and we do.

It’s important to know that He wants us to understand what He is saying to us more than we ourselves want it. His love and compassion for us are very deep and He wants us to succeed.

He wants us to be the head and not the tail. He wants us to be above and not beneath! But we must be observant and be willing to take action.

Staying open to Him, His ways, His timing and His answer to us is what will keep us moving forward on this wonderful journey with Him.

Forget about the way it has always been. That kind of thinking will cause us to be stuck.

We need to stop with always thinking about how we did things before and how well it worked. That’s great, but it’s not always going to go the same way. God will change things up in a heartbeat if He sees a good reason to do so. Be ready to move with Him!

Break free today from the old ways of doing things and walk down the new, different, challenging and exciting road God has for each one of us!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-8-18

Psalm 37:23 (NKJV) 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. 

Many people ask how to know if they are following God’s plan for their life. It’s one of the most common questions we get. 

There are many different things we could say about this. But for today, let’s stick with the text of this particular verse. 

It says that the steps of a good man (person) are ordered by the Lord.  So, what does that tell you? Whose steps are ordered by the Lord? Those of a good man! 

So, based on this, we know that if we want to know God’s plan for our lives, and know that we are walking on the path He has chosen for us, we need to be “good”. 

What does God mean by good? Righteous. 

God orders the steps of a righteous man (or woman). It’s important to understand that there are two forms of righteousness. 

First, we are made righteous by the blood of Jesus. When we put our faith and trust in Jesus, His blood washes us and makes us clean. We instantly become righteous, by His blood. 

Second, we live righteously by following God’s word, applying it on a personal level and walking it out daily. 

It’s the second part that helps us to “find His path” and discern what the steps are that He has ordered for us. 

As we walk this out, we ultimately begin to walk in the steps God has ordered for us. And the funny part is that it tends to happen without us even realizing it. It’s gradual, a little at a time. 

And then one day we look back and we see where God has brought us from. And we begin to see and understand that the steps we took were not ours. They were His. 

And what’s better than this? The fact that God delights in our way! 

Amen. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-21-16

Proverbs 16:25 (NKJV) 25 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

As people, we all have our own ideas as to how things should be done. Some of our ideas are based on what we’ve seen others do. Some of them are based on what has worked for us in the past.

But sometimes our ways just don’t work the way we think they should or the way we want them to. Sometimes they may look like they’re working. But if we were to compare our ways to God’s ways, we would see that His ways are much, much better!

Our ways, many times, can lead to death. Maybe not always actual physical death, but death in other ways, such as emotional trauma or spiritual perversion. Whereas God’s ways lead to life.

God sees things from a perspective that we can’t see most times. Because He is omniscient (all-knowing), there is no risk with God. He knows our own thoughts before we even think them and our words before we speak them!

Psalm 139:2-4 (NKJV) 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. 3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.

So if we are ever in doubt as to which way to choose, choose God’s way. His way leads to life.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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