Tag: Bible verses about giving God our whole heart

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-23-24

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

With all your heart. With your whole heart.

In our relationship with God, these two phrases are more important for us to understand than most of us realize.

Numerous times throughout God’s Word, we are instructed to seek Him with all our heart and to love Him with our whole heart.

Deuteronomy 6:5 (NKJV) 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

His desire is that we put Him above all else.

But do we?

As humans, it can be challenging to do this consistently unless we determine in our hearts and make a conscious, sincere effort to do so.

If we could get this one thing right, to put Him above all else, our lives would change drastically!

Our walk with God would grow exponentially. The way we interact with people would change. The way we see everything about our lives would be forever altered.

Our heart would begin to desire the things of God more than the things of the world.

Our attitude would change.

Our outlook on life would change.

Our habits would change.

Our language would change.

Our circle of friends would change.

How we spend our money would change.

The things we participate in would change.

The things we watch and listen to would change.

We would stop gossiping.

We would put down our phones and pick up our Bibles.

We would learn to forgive.

And the list can go on to be quite lengthy.

But not one of us can experience any of this if we don’t make the effort.

It will not happen simply by us wanting it to.

It all starts when we take the first step, and we trust God to lead us into the second step, the third step, and so on.

Today is that day; the day to start.

You will never regret it.

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 – 8-21-24

Jeremiah 24:7 (NKJV) 7 Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.

The people of Israel have a long history of heart problems. And this does not refer to a medical condition.

The Israelites have spent much of the last several centuries being chastened by God for their behavior.

God has shown them great favor by intervening on their behalf in situations that would have meant certain death for their entire civilization.

He rescued them. And in return He asked only for their wholehearted dedication and love.

The people of Israel were always quick to promise Him all of what He asked for.

And then just as quick to betray Him by worshiping idols of metal, wood, stone, or anything else they could find to fabricate a god from.

And then along came Jesus, the long-awaited Messiah; God in the flesh who laid down His life for humanity.

And the Jews once again grieved God by rejecting Him.

And why did this happen?

Because their hearts were hard; prone to practicing rituals and traditions instead of allowing God to soften and shape their hearts into what and who He wanted them to be.

As followers of Christ, we must also do the same; be cautious to allow God to keep our hearts soft and pliable.

We need to listen for His voice, and heed what we hear Him say.

And we must guard our hearts against anything that tries to put distance or enmity (hostility, animosity, friction) between us and our God.

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 – 2-3-23

Deuteronomy 10:12 (NKJV) 12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul…

One of the biggest constants in the entirety of God’s word is in the scripture above; serve the Lord your God with all your heart.

Don’t take this wrong. There are other constants that are also very important, like His grace, His love for humanity, etc.

But this one in particular shows us exactly what God wants or requires of us. He wants our whole heart.

This is repeated throughout God’s word.

Take a look.

Deuteronomy 6:5 (NKJV) 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

1 Samuel 12:24 (NKJV) 24 Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

And these are just a few examples. There are many more!

But here’s the thing we need to understand; nobody can make us serve the Lord our God with all our heart. Nobody can make us love Him more than we already do.

We must endeavor to do this and then take the steps and put in the work to make it happen.

The responsibility for this lies squarely on our own shoulders.

But the good news is that we can all do this. We just have to want it badly enough to push everything else aside; all the distractions, the obstacles and whatever is in us that might prevent us from doing it.

Nobody is special. Nobody has any secret tricks or shortcuts to make it easier or less labor-intensive.

If we set our heart and mind to this, though, you can be sure that God will walk right beside us through it all and show us where to make whatever changes need to be made to achieve this goal of loving Him with our whole heart.

Don’t be afraid. Don’t be intimidated. And don’t think that it is impossible. With God all things are possible.

Matthew 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

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 – 10-14-18 – The Heart

The Heart - Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of Jesus. 

God is in the heart-changing business. He takes broken, uncaring hearts and changes them to warm, loving hearts that are pliable and teachable. He does this a little at a time, teaching us how to become mature in our walk with Him. 

We have just published a new video on this topic. We called it “The Heart”. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

God will not force us to surrender our heart to Him. Instead, He will show us a little at a time what He wants to change, and then He will wait for us to allow Him to help us change. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

The important thing is that we actually do surrender to Him and let Him make the changes He wants to make. 

Please take a few minutes and see what God has to say about our heart in this short video. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Be blessed in all you do. 

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 – 4-16-16

Matthew 16:26 (NKJV) 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

We can pursue so many different things in our lifetime.

We can pursue a better career, a bigger house, a faster car, a bucket list of accomplishments, a long list of places we’ve traveled to, and so much more. The list could really be endless.

None of these things are wrong, in and of themselves. They can be good.

But not a single one of them will profit us if we pursue them in lieu of securing our eternity in heaven.

God wants our hearts. Yours, and mine. And He doesn’t just want a piece of them, He wants the whole thing!

He wants us to pursue Him with a passion that consumes us. He wants us to pursue Him with a zeal that many only show for their hobbies, their careers or their personal wants and desires.

But God wants to take the place of those things, so that He becomes our burning passion.

Are we chasing God first and foremost? Are we putting all of our effort into building our relationship with Him? And do we long for Him with a burning in our hearts?

We should be! Each and every one of us. It’s what we were created for. And none of us will ever feel fulfilled until we reach that place.

And, in the words of Jesus, what will it profit us if we gain the whole world and lose our souls?

Let’s put God first, church! First, ahead of every other thing in life that tries to vie for our time and attention.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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