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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-10-20

James 1:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.

If most of us were asked what or who we are tempted by, the vast majority would say that we are tempted by the devil.

And while this may be partially correct, let’s look closely at the verses above, where we will find some revealing insights about this.

First off, it’s important that we understand that we are never, ever tempted by God.

God has no darkness nor evil in Him, therefore He cannot tempt anyone with what is evil.

We are tempted by what is in us. Let me explain.

The scripture above states that we are tempted when we are drawn away by our own desires.

The desires within us cause us to be tempted, lured away, and drawn into sin. If we were 100% clean, and free of sinful desires, being tempted would have no power over us. We would simply turn and walk away without giving it (the temptation) a second glance.

But, because of what is hidden inside of us, we become tempted.

Maybe you’re asking how we can fix this, or how we can ever avoid being tempted and caught up in sin.

We have to learn to let God change our desires.

God has a way of “cleaning us up” that will remove our evil desires and replace them with righteous desires.

It doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, it doesn’t necessarily happen in a few days or a few weeks. It can happen that quickly in some cases, but that’s not the norm.

The cleaning up of our desires is a process that takes place as we surrender and submit to God, allowing Him to transform and renew our minds with His word, through the Holy Spirit.

So, how fast it happens for us is our own choice, based on how quickly we let Him go to work in our hearts and our minds.

One thing is for sure, though. As we do submit and surrender, we will never, ever be disappointed in what He does in us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-20-20

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV) 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

With temptation there will also always come a way for us to escape it. As we walk through life there is temptation all around us.

Nowadays everything is so carefree.

People do what they want, dress the way they want, be who they want. It’s all about what we want to do and how we want to do it. Just about everything and anything goes.

It’s hard for Christians not be tempted. At times when we are tired and we have been busy, with a lot on our minds, it’s easy to get caught off guard. It’s going to happen to the best of us.

But remember, no matter what we are tempted with, God has made an escape. So, don’t fall for it. And don’t try using the excuse that we were caught off guard.

It’s up to us to be alert. It’s up to us to be watching, listening and sharp. Why? Because we have an enemy that roams about looking for those he can devour, including followers of Christ.

He wants to destroy every one of us. And tempting us is his way.

1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV) 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Stay vigilant, alert, attentive and awake. If temptation tries to overtake us, God is always there with an escape plan.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-29-19

James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Temptation is something that we all deal with on a daily basis. Even Jesus dealt with it.

So, whether we deal with temptation or not isn’t the question or the issue. The real issue is how we deal with it when it comes.

Jesus used the word of God to rebuke the enemy when he tempted Him. For each time that the devil tempted Him, He responded with a specific scripture. And while that worked well for Jesus, sometimes we might not have specific verses pop into our minds right away to use.

As we study God’s word more, it will tend to become easier and easier to remember specific verses, which can really help us ward off temptation.

But sometimes we might need to deal with it in other ways or take additional actions in order to fend it off successfully.

The thing is that this tends to get over-complicated by many people. Really, though, it’s quite simple. The verse above says to resist the devil and he will flee from us.

This doesn’t require us to quote scripture. It doesn’t require us to bind the devil. It doesn’t even require us to pray. It only requires that we genuinely, earnestly resist him. Period.

Here’s the key to successfully resisting the devil and keeping him from coming back again and again with a particular temptation or sin: learn to hate the sin and what it does to us and those around us.

That’s right. Hate the sin. Until we despise the sin that’s destroying us and our family, we will forever return to it, only to have it eat away at us one little piece at a time, until it has destroyed us.

Alcohol, drugs, lust, porn, stealing, lying, adultery, you name it. They will all kill us eventually if we don’t learn to hate them and walk away from them. That may sound blunt and direct, but it’s that simple.

It’s up to us to do something to change it. Nobody else can stop us from falling into sin when we’re tempted. Not our family, not our friends, not even God. They can all give us guidance, encouragement, direction, love and mercy.

But until we learn to hate the sin, and actually make a choice to stop, we will be like a dog returning to its vomit.

Proverbs 26:11 (NKJV) 11 As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.

Let’s stop behaving like dogs and allow God to set us free. Let’s see the sin for what it is and what it is doing to us and the ones we love.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-25-19

2 Corinthians 11:13-14 (NKJV) 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

It’s important to know and understand that satan will try to come as an angel of light.  He will try to tempt us with things that look really, really good because he knows we like GOOD!

And most times those things will be so very close to the real deal that it is hard to tell them apart. It will be pretty, shiny and have bells and whistles to make sure it gets our attention.

We can be sure if it’s from him, it will bring nothing but destruction to us one way or another.

We have to learn to see through his temptation and his plan to bring destruction upon us.

He will use things that we may need or things that we really want, including finances, material things or even someone’s appearance.

In trying to throw us off, he will even go so low as to use ministers and spiritual leaders that have backslidden in their walk with God. In order to stop him we have to shut it down by resisting him.

James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

It’s not always easy to figure out what he is up to because he is sneaky and he will disguise himself and his plan to get us to take his bait. But when we do see it for what it is, we can’t hesitate and we can’t play with it.

And we can’t even entertain the thought of “just checking it out”. We need to move quickly and run far away from it.

If he is using people, drop them. If he is using finances, dump it. If he is using appearances to tempt us, let them go. If he is moving through a leader, move on from there and find another place to go and learn, etc.

Cry out to God today and ask for His help in keeping our feet from falling into the trap of the enemy. Amen.

Psalm 56:13 (NKJV) 13 For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?

Be sure to let God guide us in our choices and decisions before we say “YES”. He will show us if we are on the verge of getting hooked by our enemy.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-29-19

Matthew 4:1 (NKJV) 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Jesus fasted for 40 days. And at the end of that time, the devil came to tempt Him.

Because Jesus hadn’t eaten for 40 days, the devil offered Jesus what he thought would be the most likely thing to get Him to fall; food.

Jesus rebuffed the devil, telling him that man doesn’t live by bread alone, but by the word of God.

Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

The devil tempted Him again, taunting Him and encouraging Him to throw Himself off of the high place they were on, telling Jesus that God’s angels would surely protect Him if He decided to do so.

Again, Jesus countered the devil, telling him that we should not tempt God.

Matthew 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

The third attempt, the devil took Jesus to a very high place. He showed Jesus great kingdoms of the world and all of their glory, telling Him that if He would bow down to him, all of this could be His.

Once again, Jesus rebuked the devil, telling him to leave, and reminding him that we shall worship and serve God, and only God.

Matthew 4:10 (NKJV) 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

So, if Jesus, the Son of God relied on God’s word to rebuke the devil, how much more should we also rely on God’s word to defend ourselves from the wiles of the enemy?

How much more should we hide God’s word in our hearts to make sure we can stand strong when the pressure of temptation tries its hardest to drive us backwards and bring us to our knees?

Psalm 119:11 (NKJV) 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.

His word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Let’s follow that light and stand strong in Him!

Psalm 119:105 (NKJV) 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-17-19

Psalm 119:11 (NKJV) 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.

We all struggle with sin on varying levels. Each day we face different kinds of temptations that attempt to lead us from the path that God has set before us.

Do we stray, or do we stay steadfast on God’s path?

It’s safe to say that we all disappoint God and ourselves sometimes, as we make the wrong choice and fall to those temptations. It’s not what we want to do, but we do it anyway.

So, how do we fix this? How do we stop falling into the trap of sin?

God’s word. That’s how!

God’s word is the key to avoiding temptation and giving in to temptation. We need to “hide” God’s word in our hearts. Why? Because hiding it in our hearts keeps us closer to God.

As we store His word in our hearts, it gives us a “well” to draw from. And when we are in need of something, the Holy Spirit will remind us of the things we have read in God’s word. Those little reminders will help steer us away from sin.

But if we fail to “fill our well”, we will never have anything to quench our thirst when we need it! There will be no words there to be reminded of, and it will make it easier for us to fall into sin when we are tempted.

Hiding God’s word in our hearts also gives us heightened discernment. As God’s spirit prompts us about different things, we are more apt to hear Him and give heed to what He says. This will also help keep us from falling when temptation comes our way.

While this might seem oversimplified, it’s a basic truth that we can’t overlook. Doing so will be detrimental to our spiritual health and wellbeing, and will cost us dearly over our lifetime.

Hide His word in our hearts, that we might not sin against Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-5-19

Hebrews 2:18 (NKJV) 18 For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.

Temptation comes in many forms. And we can be tempted in many different areas of our lives.

Most people tend to think only about sexual sins when it comes to being tempted. And although this may seem like one of the most prevalent types of sins, there are a host of others that we get barraged with each and every day.

Sometimes the sins that are the easiest to be lured into are the ones we consider to be “less bad” than others.

These might be things like using company property for personal tasks. Or maybe keeping the extra change that the cashier accidentally gives us at the store. It might be one of a million other things like these that don’t seem blatant enough to be noticed by others.

We also may be tempted in the area of pride and power. Jesus was tempted with these when the devil offered to give Him all that He could see, if He would just bow down and worship him. But Jesus flat our refused, and He rebuked the devil with God’s word.

The thing is, we all deal with these temptations every minute of the day no matter who we are or how close we are to God. The best part is that the closer we are to God, the easier they are for us to fend off.

Why? Because as we draw closer and closer to God, our heart is slowly transformed to become more and more conformed to His will. This helps us fight off temptation much more quickly and with more power.

God has told us in the scripture above that if we are tempted, He will help us fight that temptation. He has also given us this promise:

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV) 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Let’s be careful and pay attention to the things we’re tempted with. Even those things that are very subtle and seem less damaging than others can lead us astray if we’re not careful

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-18-18

James 1:14 (NKJV) 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.

Most times when we are feeling temptation it is only because we hold within in us the desire to do whatever it may be that is tempting us at that moment.

In order to get rid of the temptation, we have to hit that desire that’s within us with the Word of God.

Studying the scriptures that strictly pertain to that subject will help us to overcome that temptation, if we listen and let the Holy Spirit guide us, giving us the strength to push down our own fleshly desire.

Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV) 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

We have to remember we do not fight temptation on our own. We use the two-edged sword for that. God gives us the power we need through His Word, to win.

Many Christians struggle with some kind of temptation. Don’t just sit there and cry out to God for help. We need to get up and start helping ourselves by looking for the scriptures, the answers to our own questions. God didn’t give up on us. He made a way for us. Most times we have to go get it.

Dear God in Heaven,

We come to You today to ask for help in getting free from personal temptation. We know we need to take steps within ourselves to win this fight. Help us to kick out those wrong desires within us and get the right ones manifesting through the reading and studying of what You have to say about them.

We thank you Father, in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-5-18

Romans 6:22 (NKJV) 22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

Fruit to holiness and everlasting life are beautiful gifts from God.

As we live the life He has for us, and we fight off the pressure of sin that tries to enslave us, we will walk in such beauty.

Life will always have its ugly struggles in one form or another. But we need to know and understand that no matter what comes against us, we now have the strength to fight back and beat it. God’s strength takes us above and beyond what we ever thought we could do.

No longer are we slaves to unrighteousness, but to God. He is the One we obey. He is the One who leads us… not temptation. We can beat temptation when we obey God’s voice.

In the heat of the moment, remember to push away sin and listen for the Holy Spirit. If we are paying attention and really want the help, He will help us and turn that situation around with His wisdom.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-24-18

The Temptation That Leads to TemptationGreetings in the name of our wonderful Savior! 

Each and every day that we live, we deal with temptation. It’s just part of life. 

Many times, the choices that we make from one minute to the next can either steer us toward temptation or away from it. Today’s video covers this topic. 

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God is always faithful to warn us ahead of time, giving us the opportunity to avoid being tempted. 

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He will often also alert us if we make a choice that can lead us toward temptation, instead of away from it. Whether we listen and heed His prompting can make all the difference in the world. 

We hope you will take a few minutes and watch this short video. 

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Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-10-18

Mark 14:38 (NKJV) 38 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Watch and pray. This is what Jesus instructed His disciples to do when He was heading off to pray by Himself. He was in a time of great duress and needed to get alone to spend time with the Father.

For many years I never really paid much attention to the truth behind that phrase, “watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation”. Until today.

As Pastor Ellie and I were out walking today, we were discussing some various Biblical topics and this verse came to mind. And God showed me that the words that Jesus spoke here are instrumental for all of us if we wish to understand the key to avoiding and overcoming temptation in our own lives.

It has been taught by so many, including us, that to be tempted is not a sin. And this is still true. Giving in to temptation is sinful, not the temptation itself.

But, there is a very important principle here that many of us miss. And if we can get a good grasp on it, it has the power and potential to change our lives drastically.

It’s this; understanding the secret to avoid being tempted!

Many times we become tempted because of choices we make, things we do. We tend to put ourselves in situations where temptation comes easily, and we find ourselves constantly fighting it off. This can be very tiring after a while.

So, why don’t we just learn how to avoid the temptations altogether, right?

How do we do that? What do we do in order to keep temptation away? Watch and pray.

As we learn to watch and pray, we will become acutely more aware of everything going on around us, especially in the spiritual realm. This will cause us to be far less likely to put ourselves in situations where we become tempted.

This is something that God has been teaching me to put into practice for several years now, but today He showed me how to put it into words so it can also help others.

We hope it will help you too.

Watch and pray!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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