Tag: Bible verses about following the Holy Spirit

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-12-20

1 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJV) 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

This scripture alone, if we really pay attention to it, will convince us that we need to approach our walk with God, and our time in His word, 100% spiritually.

It will also show us that we need to get understanding of things related to our spirit and the Holy Spirit, since it clearly states that the natural man cannot receive the things of the Spirit of God, since they are spiritually discerned.

Very much of what we have written lately has leaned toward or focused on this aspect of learning and getting understanding.

Why?

Because we have entered into a very intense season of spiritual warfare that requires razor-sharp discernment and deeper levels of spiritual understanding than what many of us are accustomed to.

We have all been required to grow during this time. It’s imperative that we not fight it, but let God move us toward what He is doing and expand our knowledge and understanding.

Our intellect and our natural understanding will not carry us through these types of seasons. They will leave us scratching our head and wondering what we are supposed to do, and wondering what so much of what we’re seeing really means.

The scripture above clearly states that our natural man (our intellect) can’t receive (understand or perceive) the things of the Spirit of God because they are foolishness to him.

This is why there has been such a push recently to help bring understanding of the things of the Spirit. And this is why it is so critical for us to let God show us these things.

Many times, when changes that God is ushering in coincide with natural events, it can be confusing to our minds. It can sometimes be hard to separate the two or make sense of it all.

But this is where that sharp discernment comes into play.

When we have sharp discernment, we will more readily recognize the moves of God and we will be able to tell when they are connected to or separated from the events we are seeing around us in the natural.

And even more importantly, when we begin to get a deeper understanding of the things of the Spirit, our walk with God will be much stronger and will flourish, as we learn to hear Him better and learn to obey His promptings more readily.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-1-20

Exodus 19:8 (NKJV) 8 Then all the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” So Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.

We cannot trust in ourself to obey God or to be able to do what He asks us to do by our own strength and wisdom. We need to learn to depend on our Helper…the Holy Spirit.

In the verse above, the people of Israel promised to do what God had asked them to do.

Not long after that, when Moses took longer than they expected to come down from Mt. Sinai, they immediately abandoned their promise to God and did what they thought would be best, only to bring corruption on themselves.

Exodus 32:7-8 (NKJV) 7 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves. 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!’ ”

How quickly they turned from what God had commanded them. That is human flesh at its best.

We cannot do what God asks us to do on our own. We need to let Him lead us by His Holy Spirit.

How many believers today struggle with trying to obey God’s word on their own?

This brings so many failures, and is very discouraging at times. It can cause us to want to give up completely when it comes to trying to follow and obey Him.

God gave us His Holy Spirit. Let Him be the Helper He was meant to be.

He will guide us through our daily walk, giving wisdom, discernment and the strength to actually do what is required.

We are not strong enough on our own to fight our fleshly desires and push back the thoughts in our minds. But with the Holy Spirit, we can get it done.

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

We need our Helper.

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 – 6-25-19

Colossians 3:13 (NKJV) 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

Bearing and forgiving are two very hard and challenging things for all believers to work on.

We cannot do this on our own. We need our Helper. If we think we are going to be able to do these kinds of things without the Holy Spirit, we are wrong and very deceived.

We need all that God has for us. His strength. His Wisdom. His understanding and perseverance. It takes more than what we have.

God knew this. And the Holy Spirit was made available to us for our daily walk and the challenges that we face.  We must not only give Him a place in us, but we need to let Him move freely.

John 16:7 (NKJV) 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

Some people may have never heard that they have a Helper, the Holy Spirit. Jesus said He would send Him to us. It’s like someone handing us a wonderful assistant to help us get a job done. But if we don’t let the assistant do their part, we will be stuck in the same dilemma over and over again.

If we are struggling with trying to forgive others or bearing with them, it’s not uncommon. Many Believers do.

Even when we try to be patient and stand with them in their difficult time, we can’t always understand or get past why they do what they do. And because of it they end up in the same predicaments over and over.

If we have a hard time getting past their faults, we are most likely not giving the Holy Spirit room to move, to teach, or to touch those areas in us that need healing, understanding and wisdom.

He has a way of helping us to understand and bring light to any given situation so we can forgive or stand with others, with the right heart.

Holy Spirit, come and teach us, that we may be able to do the things that are beyond our power, thoughts and understanding. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

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 – 8-4-18

Matthew 16:15-16 (NKJV) 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

He was the Christ, the Son of the living God! He lived among man and He was perfect. He was pure. He was righteous and miraculous in His life here!

The work that was done through Jesus Christ was done solely by the power of the Holy Spirit.

John 1:32 (NKJV) 32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.

The Holy Spirit remained upon Jesus throughout His work here on this earth.

It is impossible for any man or woman to minister, in the way God has intended for us, without the anointing of the Holy Spirit. And it is impossible to live the life God has intended for us individually without the Holy Spirit moving through us.

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

We need our Helper. We need to be taught, prompted and reminded constantly throughout our day of the things we need to hear, do and say.

Some of us have been trying so hard to get things right. Our hearts are willing, but we keep failing because we lack what it will take to get it done. It takes the Holy Spirit.

Today, ask Him to come and help us in our decisions, in our trials, in our raising and training up of our children, in our ministry and in our everyday walk.

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 – 5-18-17

Proverbs 14:12 (NKJV) 12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

Sometimes people do things that just make us shake our heads. Some of these things are subtle, while others are blatantly illegal or, at the very least, very questionable.

On a smaller scale, the day to day choices we make can have lasting results and consequences. Sometimes we know up front that something is wrong, and we do it anyway. Other times we just make a bad choice.

Either way, the choices we make will follow us around and it can take a long time for them to get resolved or fade away into our past.

God has made a way for us to avoid making poor choices and reaping from those choices.

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

You see, if we truly want to do right, to please God, we will think before we do anything. And we will let God speak to us and show us the right choice. And then we will listen and heed His promptings.

It may not always be easy. And sometimes we may wrestle with it. But as we learn to lean on Him, trust the Holy Spirit, and then follow His leading, it will get easier and easier.

There is a way that seems right to a man, but when we let God lead us, we will learn right from wrong. And we will choose right.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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