Tag: Bible verses about praying for our enemies

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-10-24

Proverbs 24:17-18 (NKJV) 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him.

Keeping our heart right is what matters to God, even in situations where we think we have the right to gloat about an enemy’s defeat.

Our flesh will enjoy saying and thinking things like, “Yes, they got what they deserved!”

Beware of this way of thinking. It’s not OK for us to be happy over someone else’s failures, mistakes, or stumblings, even if it is our enemy.

God knows our frustration and our anger towards the wickedness of sin, but it does not give us the right to act out in ways that are contrary to His word.

He calls us to do just the opposite of what we may be feeling or thinking they deserve.

Proverbs 25:21 (NKJV) 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

Trust God to take care of our enemy in the way He sees fit. And for us, let us work at keeping a righteous attitude, that we may please God.

No one said this walk is easy. But remember, with God it’s possible for us to behave in such a way that we never thought we could.

Matthew 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-27-17

Psalm 67:1 (NKJV) 67 God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us…

If we want to change the way things are going, we may need to change our attitude and the way we see things.

We might need to change the way we look and feel toward certain people, and stop blaming them for the things that we are going through in our personal life.

Let the past be in the past. We can’t allow it to ruin our future any longer.

God is merciful toward us and He blesses us as we walk in His example and do the same for others, no matter how they treat us. And as we do this, things will begin to change.

Pray for them, bless them and move on. Start today by letting go of the things we have held onto for years. Let the wounds in our heart heal as we take this step today.

Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you…

This verse contains a lot of action words, and no one said any of them would be easy. But if we want change, these are the steps we need to work toward.

Dear God in Heaven,

I come to You today and ask for your help. I want to do what is right. I have been hurting for a long time, and today I want to be free and let my heart heal.

Forgive me for holding onto things that I should have let go of a long time ago. I want to be able to sincerely walk out Matthew 5:44. I can’t do this on my own. I know that I need You, your strength and your compassion to take these steps. You know me best. I ask for Your help in fixing me up so I can let go and move on. I truly want to love like You.

Thank You. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-18-16

2 Timothy 3:1 (NKJV) 3 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:

We are living in perilous times.

I look back on my 53 years of life and I see such a contrast when I compare today to when I was a child. Things have changed so vastly… so drastically.

I look back to when our own children were small, and I see such a stark contrast to the days we live in now.

Things have accelerated greatly during the last several years. The world as a whole has changed, declined, deteriorated.

There seems to be so little good in the world, as evil pervades society, in every aspect of it.

Today we learned of an elderly Australian couple who has been kidnapped by terrorists. This was a couple who have spent years and years of their lives helping people. Things like this are senseless, yet have become commonplace in today’s world.

As I see and hear of these types of things, I am always so torn. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. I know how badly they must hurt. I try to understand the frustration they must be feeling, as they struggle to make sense of these senseless acts of violence and rebellion.

My natural side, my flesh, wants to lash out at the perpetrators. Especially as a man, and the protector of my own family. I want to speak words of harm against them.

But deep inside, I know that speaking evil words against evil people will never fix anything.

Instead, God prompts us to pray for the victims and their families. Pray for healing. Pray for peace and solace. Pray that they will seek Him and press into Him. And pray that, somehow, some good will come from these things.

And pray that the workers of these terrible acts of evil will see the error of their ways and repent, falling on their knees before God and begging for His forgiveness.

Yes, we are living in perilous times. But they are also times of great opportunity for us to press into God and seek His will in every aspect of our lives and the lives of those around us.

The enemy would like nothing better than for us to repay evil with evil. But as followers of Christ, we need to live, walk and speak by His spirit.

So, today, as we are continually barraged with evil from all sides, let’s speak words of healing. Let’s pray for each other and for those across the globe who need God’s healing touch, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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