Tag: Bible verses about love

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-21-17

1 John 4:19 (NKJV) 19 We love Him because He first loved us.

The most important thing we can do in this life is follow the verse above and truly fall in love with our God. Fall in love with our Creator, our Lord, our Provider, our Healer, our King of kings and our Savior, Jesus Christ.

What do we mean by falling in love?

Some of us might not even know what love really is. Maybe some of us have never been loved the way we should have been. And the love we think we know isn’t love at all.

Jesus is our example of LOVE.

Jesus’s love for us is true love. He loves us so much that He gave Himself for us. Literally. That’s right. He died a cruel death for you and for me.

And while He was here, He served us. He healed us. He clothed and fed us. He delivered us from demonic attacks. He protected us from our enemies. He made a way for us to have a relationship with Him. And He made us a home in Heaven for when it’s our time to leave this place.

This love is for us all.

Go after Him. Find Him. He will teach us how to love like this as we walk in a relationship with Him.

A relationship takes two people, talking to each other, hearing each other, serving each other, respecting each other, caring for each other. We go the extra mile for each other. Even unto death. These are all things we will do when we truly love.

Start a relationship with our beloved Jesus Christ. Everything else around us will fall into place, one piece at a time. We will learn how to love and deal with things accordingly.

Our words will be tempered, our anger, unforgiveness and bitterness will eventually go away. Our cares will be more for others than for ourselves. We will handle ourselves differently and our situation will change for the better.

Focus on falling in love with Him first. He will work out all the other details over time.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-1-17

Colossians 3:14 (NKJV) 14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

Love. It is the bond of perfection. What does that mean?

True love is the love that God teaches us to show one another. This is the kind of love that never fails.

Love based solely on emotions or feelings can fail. And we see this so much in the world around us. Sadly, it has even permeated the church… the body of Christ.

But God has called us to love one another with His love. Because His love isn’t subject to the whims of man. His love lasts and perseveres no matter what comes along.

When we love with His love, it will be a lifelong love that endures every possible trial or hardship. It will never fail or falter.

His love will never involve fear of any kind. There will never be a fear of love leaving. There will never be a fear of harm coming from love that is perfect.

1 John 4:18 (NKJV) 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

We are all frail human beings. We stumble, trip and fall down.

We make mistakes. We make poor choices. But in spite of this, God loves us anyway, every minute of every day.

He has told us to do the same; to love with His love. To lay aside our fickle emotions and desires and love like He loves.

Are we up to the challenge?

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 – 7-15-16

1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV) 13 And now abide faith, hope, love    , these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Abiding in these three are very important to God; faith, hope and love. Jesus exemplified the greatest love for us all, when He was crucified on the cross for our sins. Without His love, we would be lost. This kind of love brings faith, and faith will bring hope.

How can we love others?

Sometimes loving others is just spending some time with them, sitting quietly and listening. Other times it’s taking what we hear and what we see them going through and praying for them, without them even knowing. Other times it could be just a simple hug or smile.

There are many ways to show our love toward someone and sometimes it may even be from a distance.

There are days when loving others and showing it can be very hard. But the days we’re struggling with it, maybe we need some quiet time for ourselves. it’s OK to just pull back and let God love on us as well.

When we do this, it can help us see things more clearly and with a new, fresh perspective.

John 13:34-35 (NKJV) 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Walking in love is the greatest.

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 – 7-9-16

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Sometimes we all need a reminder about certain things.

We learn God’s word and we begin applying His principles to our lives, and as we do so, we see our lives change for the better.

We become softer and more receptive to His spirit. We are less harsh, less critical, less cynical.

And then the world starts to rub off on us. Sometimes it’s due to things that happen to us. Other times it’s just from being in the world, rubbing shoulders with everyone on a daily basis. Either way, it’s always good when our memory is refreshed and we hear God’s voice.

So today’s memory refresher is about love.

Love has been badly abused. It has become misunderstood. It has even been abandoned by some, because they mistook infatuation or lust for love.

Real love has the qualities in the verses above. Love is not perfect, unless it comes from the One who is love. But as human beings and followers of Christ, it’s our obligation to learn what God says love is and then walk it out.

1 John 4:8 (NKJV) 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

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 – 2-18-16

1 Corinthians 13: 1-3 (NKJV) 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

It is because of love that God sent His only begotten Son to take our place on that cross. Because of our sin, we should have been the ones to endure what Jesus went through. The pain and suffering should have been ours.

He shouldn’t have had to do it. He was perfect and knew no sin.

But because of such beautiful love, He did it! He did it for each one of us personally.

Can we take such an example as this and let it move us? Let it teach us and speak to our very being, that we too may walk in such love.

It’s not going to be easy. It will take one step, one day, and sometimes one minute at a time, as we learn to push back all the other feelings that try to pull on us, and all the other ways of doing things that may come to mind.

It will take putting ourselves aside and doing things different than what we are used to. It will take A LOT. But remember what it required of Jesus and what He went through to show us the WAY. It was more than what we could ever endure.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Ask Jesus to help us walk in such love. A love that is so strong it will cause people to see nothing but His precious Son, Jesus Christ, moving through us.

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 – 12-16-15

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

In everything that we do, there is one motive that is pure; Love.

Love can overcome racism, bigotry, sexism, greed, envy, adultery, anger, selfishness, poverty and so many other things that we wrestle with or are affected by in our lives.

So much time and energy is wasted on trying to find solutions for many of life’s problems. But God has already shown us the right way… the Perfect way; Love.

Love will always put others first. Love will cause us to reach out to others in need. Love will cause us to see past a person’s sin or shortcomings and give to them, even if they don’t deserve it.

Love will keep us from judging someone based on their clothing, their attitude, their physical appearance, their race or their ethnicity.

Love overcomes fear. Love overcomes doubt. Love overcomes suspicion. Love overcomes cynicism.

If we could live our lives and leave only one thing behind as a legacy, let it be this; Love.

1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV) 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

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 – 10-12-15

1 Corinthians 13:8 (NKJV) 8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

There are many things that we seek and try to find satisfaction in during our lifetime. Hobbies, friends, material things, careers, wealth, community status, and a long list of other things that we can name.

And we can do a lot in our lifetime to impact people around us, either in a positive way or a negative way.

But in the end, when our lifetime is spent and we’re gone, there is really only one thing that matters, other than our relationship with God. There is one question that the answer to will tell more about us than any material things we leave behind.

What is that question, you ask? Here it is: Did we love others?

When we’re gone, and all that’s left is our legacy and memories of us, what will be remembered the most is whether we loved others or not.

There may be some people who remember certain things we did. There may be some who will remember things we said. And there will even be people who will remember the stuff we had.

But when push comes to shove, all that really matters is whether we loved others or not. Because whether we loved others will determine how the rest of those other things are seen in our life.

If we love people, we will give. We will help. We will sow. We will encourage. We will smile with them. We will cry with them. We will stand beside them in their darkest moments. We will pick them up when they’ve fallen.

And in doing so, in loving others, we will show people God and point them to The Way.

All other things will fade and pass away. Everything else comes and goes. But love lasts for a lifetime and beyond.

1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV) 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

So let’s go beyond the noise, clutter and distractions of everyday life and love like God has loved us.

The love we show and the love we give could very well change someone’s life forever.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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