Tag: Bible verses about God’s sovereignty

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-19-23

Daniel 2:21 (NKJV) 21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings…

He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.

We have all taken a hit these last few years. But just like examples from the Old Testament we can see that there will be good leaders and there will be bad/poor leaders.

Some will help us to prosper, and some will cause us to be in a drought or famine.

We all have been hit in one way or another, but be encouraged today.

No matter what comes our way, God is always in control and can redeem the mess we are seeing. He will only let things go on for so long.

In Noah’s day He took evil out by a flood.

Genesis 6:17 (NKJV) 17 And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.

Sodom and Gomorrah went down by fire and brimstone.

Genesis 19:24 (NKJV) 24 Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens.

With the Egyptians, under Pharoah, God said enough is enough, ”Let my people go!”. And He took out Pharoah’s army, drowning them in the sea.

Exodus 8:1 (NKJV) 1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

God raises up and He tears down. He sets the stage for correction and deliverance.

It’s the fear of the Lord that is the beginning of knowledge.

Know Who we serve, continue to follow Him and walk in reverence toward Him.

We will know the truth and He will set us free.

Proverbs 1:7 (NKJV) 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

People of God, we know it’s not been easy. But better days are coming. Don’t fear what we see or hear. Fear the Lord and grow in knowledge.

He is faithful to restore that which was lost, and rebuild what has been broken.

We praise you, God! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-12-23

1 Chronicles 16:34 (NKJV) 34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

For He is good! Amen.

What a God we serve. He is awesome in every way!

I have been learning of and seeing some things these past few months about how powerful God is.

Sometimes He is very quiet but yet still moving in every way. And His promises that are shared throughout His Word are still valid and true today.

He is faithful to take care of whatever needs His attention at any given time. He is there, very much attentive.

He plays a big role in world events.

He is present and active in our personal situations, whether it be marital, family/children, relationships, etc.

He is watching over and involved in church situations.

He is everywhere, Omnipresent!

He is all-knowing, Omniscient!

And He is Almighty God, all powerful, Omnipotent!

Give Him glory today for His mercy endures forever! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-22-23

Jeremiah 1:9-10 (NKJV) 9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. 10 See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.”

If you spend any decent amount of time reading the Old Testament, the sovereignty of God becomes more visible and irrefutable.

God uses man to carry out many of His plans, but it is God himself who lays those plans and orchestrates them.

He puts people and things in their proper places to make His plans possible, even when that means defying human logic, defying human understanding, and even defying the natural laws of science, physics, etc.

He is God. There is no one like Him.

The book of Jeremiah is full of examples of God’s sovereignty.

The choosing of Jeremiah as His prophet is just one of them.

God chose Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1 – 5).

Jeremiah resisted, stating that he was too young (Jeremiah 1:6).

And God replied:

Jeremiah 1:7-8 (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.

God then touched the mouth of Jeremiah, commissioning him and setting him up to speak His word to nations and kings.

God has not changed. He is still in the business of building, planting, rooting out and pulling down, raising up kings and removing kings, all to carry out His plans in the earth.

Trust Him with everything. He is faithful and able to do what He says He will do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-3-23 – Finding Hope in Dark Times

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

We have hope! 

God’s incredible sovereignty gives us so many reasons to be hopeful no matter what we may be facing. 

Finding Hope in Dark Times is the title of our latest video, so we hope you will take a few minutes to watch it, and hopefully you’ll come away with renewed hope in your heart for whatever obstacles are in front of you right now. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We love you all! 

Stay close to God and enjoy your day. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-14-23

Genesis 3:15 (NKJV) 15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”

As God spoke to the serpent (satan) after he had deceived Eve, He clearly laid out his future and the defeat he would ultimately suffer at the hands of the coming Redeemer (Christ).

The enemy had no idea what God was referring to when He said, “He shall bruise your head”.

What God meant was that the coming Redeemer would deal him a fatal blow, removing the power of death from him by rising from the dead Himself, defeating death with a blow of finality.

Christ would crush his head under His feet with this single, miraculous act.

Death itself would die.

This all happened through a chain of events that is utterly impossible for human minds to completely comprehend.

The precision with which God moved and worked to tie everything together neatly over the centuries is truly mind boggling.

Specific people had to be born and precisely placed in time and in geographical locales.

Events would have to play out that would cause certain shifts in populations.

Stars would have to be put in place to shine and signal the birth of the Redeemer.

And there was so much more that happened that we cannot begin to fathom with our finite minds.

But it happened. And because God was faithful in His promise to redeem humanity, Christ came, lived, died, and rose again.

And it is solely because of this that we are offered redemption and the forgiveness of our sins through the sacrifice that Christ made for you and me.

Let us not forget or make light of the depth of this incredible miracle, and the intricate, powerful way by which God carried it out.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-17-23

Psalm 37:7-8 (NKJV) 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm.

As children of God, watching wicked people prosper and go unpunished is probably one of the hardest things we witness.

Having a desire to do right, and also wanting to see others do the right thing can set us up for a lot of disappointments.

It can also cause us to become angry and frustrated as we watch evil schemes play out before our eyes, seemingly with no repercussions for those who carry them out.

Wanting to see justice in these situations is natural. But we may not always see it.

The way God handles things is not always how we would like it to be.

This is not anything new. It a centuries-old concern that has gotten some people in trouble for disagreeing with God’s ways.

Job is one person who comes to mind, as he demanded an audience with God, so he could question Him about the injustices he had seen in his lifetime.

In the end, God corrected Job. He put him in his place, asking him, “where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?”.

He then went on to ask Job about several other things that only caused Job to become humbler. And in the end, he repented before God, showing great remorse for the words he had spoken.

So it is with us. We need to be careful not to spend our days questioning everything we see that God is allowing.

We see things through natural eyes, with finite minds. God is infinite.

Isaiah 55:9 (NKJV) 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Let us not be like Job, constantly questioning the ways of God, digging ourselves a hole that may be hard to climb out of.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-10-23

Psalm 24:8 (NKJV) 8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.

In these days of rampant evil and a constant onslaught of the enemy’s attacks, it’s important that we constantly remember and meditate on the power and the sovereignty of our God.

The attacks that we endure will try to wear us down and break our resolve. Over time, this can cause us to want to give up and surrender.

But as we are reminded of who God is, and of His strength, sovereignty and faithfulness, our spirits will be lifted and revived.

He will pick us up and nudge us forward as we look to Him, focusing on His leading instead of wallowing in the darkness of what we’re fighting against.

And who is He?

He is the King of glory. He is the Lord strong and mighty. He is the Lord mighty in battle.

What better ally could we have than the Creator and Maker of all we see; the One who breathed life into our lungs and gave our heart the beat that keeps us alive.

He is above all. There is none like Him.

He is Adonai, Jehovah, YHWH; I AM WHO I AM.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-1-23

Job 26:11-13 (NKJV) 11 The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke. 12 He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm. 13 By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

The power and sovereignty of God is far beyond our human comprehension.

His ways confound even the wisest of us.

Who can truly know Him at His deepest depths?

Our eyes see the wonder of His works; the sun, the clouds, the trees, the butterflies, the birds, the flowers and so much more!

Our ears take in the sounds of His creation; birds singing, the waves crashing on the shore, the brooks babbling in the forest, the rivers as the water roars across rocks, creating rapids more powerful than we can comprehend.

Our nose breathes in the fragrances that are sweet to our senses; flowers blooming, the salt of the sea, the smell of freshly-plowed earth.

And all of this was created by Him, spoken into being by His words.

No matter what we might be facing right now, let us never forget Who we belong to, Who holds our heartbeat in His hands, and Who breathed the breath of life into our lungs.

And let us never forget to give Him thanks and praise.

Why? Because He alone is worthy!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-14-23

Nehemiah 9:6 (NJKV) 6 You alone are the Lord; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.

Sometimes we need a reminder of who God is; His majesty, His wonder and His sovereignty.

It can be easy sometimes to look past things and forget that everything we see is a miracle, created by our heavenly Father.

He alone is the Lord.

Nothing that we see was made by anyone other than Him.

And get this; what He created, He preserves!

He created it all in a way that keeps it. It stays in its place and it continues to do what it is supposed to do.

The ocean tides come in and go out like clockwork.

The earth rotates perfectly, at the same speed, day after day.

The seasons change. They never stop.

The moon goes from full to new, and it keeps doing it again and again.

Flowers bloom and die, only to bloom again. And the process goes on.

The sun lights the sky and gives warmth. And it never fails to do so.

God did it all. He is faithful.

Let us remember this at all times. Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-3-23

Isaiah 55:8 (NKJV) 8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.

God will put us where we need to be right when He wants to use us.

Maybe today you are struggling with finding a new job. You are feeling like your workplace is getting old and stale, and you want something new.

Maybe you need a higher salary. Maybe you want a new title. But for some reason it is not happening; it’s taking way too long.

Maybe you are desiring something that is not at all related to a job. We all have different needs.

Why is it taking so long?

Maybe, just maybe, God may need you right where you are.

Maybe, just maybe, as you begin to give it your all and you are passionate about what you are doing, He will open your eyes to see His thoughts regarding your situation.

For instance, why are you in the place you are?  And how can He use you in a great way, right there?

Maybe your desire or the change you’re seeking will come after you have surrendered and have begun to be content right where He has you?

Don’t be depressed or dismayed if it is taking longer than you thought it would.

Try and look at it from a different point of view.

Sometimes God needs you to be there. This may be why no doors are opening and no change is coming to your situation.

We must be willing and obedient to do whatever it takes to press in and stay the course. He will take care of the rest of your concerns as you obey Him with a heart of gratitude.

Someone today is struggling with this right now; we are praying with you. We know it’s not easy, but it is in His control.

As you surrender, you will watch it all unfold.

Our way isn’t necessarily His way.

It’s important for us to be thankful that He protects us and keeps us on the path that is better for us. He goes before us.

Deuteronomy 31:8 (NKJV) 8 And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-1-23

Jeremiah 10:12 (NKJV) 12 He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.

At who’s discretion were the heavens stretched out? Almighty God’s!

What does that mean?

It means He did it the way He knew it needed to be done and the way that He knew it would work!

Everything that needed to be done was done according to His discretion.

Thank You, Lord!

It was all done with excellence and perfection! There is no need to try and add to it or take away from it. No need to change anything. It has all been established by His power and wisdom.

If we are concerned about the world today, we must be prayerful.

Trust that His plan will all come together accordingly. As His children, we are safe. And one day, the world as a whole will bow their knee and confess to Him. Amen.

Romans 14:11 (NKJV) 11 For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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