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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-5-24

John 3:19-20 (NKJV) 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

Human beings love darkness. Not necessarily the darkness that comes when the sun goes down each day. But spiritual darkness; actions and behaviors that are sinful.

Our flesh craves worldly, fleshly satisfaction.

It loves things that make it feel good, even if only for a fleeting moment.

So many things can be destroyed by choices we make based on emotional impulses, apart from the leading and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Marriages can be decimated. Friendships can be forever altered. Careers can be crushed. Fortunes can be lost.

How? By fleshly desires that we let get out of control.

When we live and walk by the flesh, we fail to recognize that we are dirty. We do not see the depth of darkness operating in our lives.

Think of it like this. Pigs live most of their lives caked in mud. Wallowing in it is natural to them. They have no understanding that they are dirty. They just know that they like mud because it keeps them cool and repels flies.

As humans without God, we are in a comparable situation.

We wallow in things that make us dirty. Unlike the pigs, our wallowing is not for protective purposes. It is to try to satisfy our fleshly desires.

We may not understand that we are dirty, but we are, nonetheless.

And our wallowing will destroy us if left unchecked.

If a pig is given a bath, it will waste no time getting back into the mud and the slop. They cannot be kept clean for long!

But we humans are offered a “bath” that washes us clean forever if we choose to accept it.

It is the blood of Christ, administered by way of the grace and mercy of God Himself.

If we choose to apply it, this blood washes us clean. It makes us new. And it transforms us, taking us from darkness to light.

And that precious blood will do more than keep flies away. It will help us repel the attacks of the enemy if we let it and if we choose to employ the tools and weapons He equips us with.

And once that blood washes us, we will never be the same, leaving behind the ways of darkness, exchanging them for a new life lived by the power of the Holy Spirit!

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 – 4-22-20

Posted on April 22, 2020
Letting Jesus Wash Us
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John 13:9 (NKJV) 9 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”

As Jesus was spending His last hours with the disciples, He prepared to wash their feet.

This confused the disciples. They couldn’t understand why Jesus, the Messiah, would want to wash their undoubtedly dusty feet. He was, after all, God with us.

Their lack of understanding led Peter to strongly object to this act. But Jesus stood His ground, telling Peter that if He couldn’t wash their feet, they could have no part with Him.

John 13:8 (NKJV) 8 Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”

After Jesus gave them understanding, Peter then exclaimed that He wanted Jesus to wash not only his feet, but his hands and head also.

Jesus made it plain that if we want to be a true follower, we need to allow Him to “wash” us, making us clean.

This is actually very symbolic, indicating that when we embrace Jesus and we put our faith in Him, He cleanses (washes) us spiritually.

One of the most important takeaways from this exchange between Jesus and Peter is the fact that Jesus told Peter very plainly that if we do not allow Him to wash us, we can have no part of Him.

So, what does that mean for us? It means that He wants us to surrender to Him, so He can wash us.

It doesn’t necessarily mean that we give up who we are. After all, God made each of us unique. He isn’t interested in cookie cutter believers.

Instead, He wants us to let Him mold and shape who He made us, but also allow Him to remove those things that come between us and Him. That is what He means.

It can sometimes be a little rough as He washes us, since some of our “dirt” may have been there for a while and requires extra scrubbing to loosen and remove it.

But the end result is more than worth the temporary discomfort, when we declare, as Peter did, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”.