Tag: Bible verses about God’s love and discipline

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-12-24

Job 1:12 (NKJV) 12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

We need to talk about God’s love for us.

God’s love is something that many might not grasp in its fullness. And that is very understandable since no human mind can fully grasp it.

But as we learn more of God, we gain a better understanding of Him. And that better understanding helps us grasp His love in a way that transcends what human intellect can comprehend.

Most people think of God’s love in a warm and fuzzy, mushy, emotional kind of way; soft and without discipline.

This interpretation of His love tends to make people think that His love is only kind, in the sense that that He lacks the ability or desire to chasten His children.

On the contrary, it is because of His unfathomable love for us that He must discipline us when we need it.

Now, if we look at Job, God Himself stated that Job was upright and blameless (Job 1:8).

Yet, God gave satan permission to attack Job when satan suggested that Job’s love for God was only due to the blessings that God had bestowed on him.

Despite satan’s skepticism, God in His omniscience knew Job would prevail when attacked.

So, some might question why God would approve such an attack on someone He Himself held up so highly.

Was it because He simply wanted to watch to see how Job would react?

No. We must remember that God is omniscient; He knows everything. He knew the outcome before the attacks played out.

He allowed it because of His love for Job.

That might seem counterintuitive or contradictory.

But we must understand that He wants to see every one of us grow and mature, even if it requires some hard discipline to push us in the right direction.

It is only when we face adversity, sometimes at extreme levels, that we begin to see ourselves for who we really are.

Let’s talk more about this tomorrow.

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 – 11-10-20

Judges 2:14 (NKJV) 14 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel. So He delivered them into the hands of plunderers who despoiled them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.

What a time that must have been for Israel.

Here they were winning battles and taking the land that God had promised their fathers. Then they got stupid and started disobeying, doing the very thing He told them not to do.

This can even happen to us today. Everything is going great and then carelessness slowly sets in.

Carelessness is dangerous. It leads to sin.

God’s word is clear on telling us not to mess with certain things/people; to not even allow them in our presence. But we think we can handle it and we don’t listen. The next minute we know, we are involved in the wrong stuff.

1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV) 33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

When God tells us not to mix in, He has a good reason for that. And we must obey His voice.

His words are good for us, whether they are in the Old Testament or the New Testament.

He brought correction to Israel. And He will bring correction to us.

But it isn’t like He does it because He is a mean God. He does it because He loves us.

Hebrews 12:6 (NKJV) 6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”

We can’t enable those we love. We correct them and we stand firm in the truth, with love.

If we’re in trouble today, come to Him. Sorry is probably the best word in our vocabulary that we can learn when it comes to our walk with God. Because repentance is for us all, and God will help us if we truly mean it.

He will correct us, but He will save us from our enemies and our shortcomings if our hearts soften and change.

Judges 2:16 (NKJV) 16 Nevertheless, the Lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

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 – 8-24-15

Psalm 139:13 (NKJV) 13 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.

Do we think God does not know who we are just because we may not know everything about Him?

Do we think that He doesn’t see us or what we are involved in, whether good or bad?

Do we really think He ignores us when we cry out to Him for help, healing, deliverance or Salvation, etc.?

Do we think that when we mess up He throws His hands up in the air and says, “that’s it, I’m done with you”?

God loves every bit of us. But the one thing we must know is that He does not love our sin, and therefore He will not tolerate it.

If He let us get away with it then He would not love us, like He tells us in His Word.

Hebrews 12:6 (NKJV) 6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”

We need to understand that some of the things that come our way that don’t feel so good aren’t necessarily from the enemy. They may very well be God correcting or chastening us, and we can’t run from it. Instead, we need to face it and walk it out.

Being corrected or chastened is never fun, but as we grow in our walk with HIm, we will learn that we are disciplined because we are loved.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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