Tag: Bible verses about the joy of the Lord

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-14-24

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Having joy as a believer does not mean we must walk around acting happy and bubbly even when we aren’t. Because, let’s face it, we don’t always feel happy, do we?

Sometimes we are full of sorrow.

Things happen and we, God’s children, grieve from time to time.

The joy of the Lord is knowing that while we go through our grieving time, He is with us. He will carry us; He is our JOY!

While going through hard times we don’t have to fake that we are OK. Maybe we can fool some, but most people can see right through us.

We need to be real with ourselves and with others.

If we are grieving, then we need to grieve. And over time we will get through it.

But while we are grieving we shouldn’t be ashamed of it. It’s OK to let others know we don’t want to do certain activities or even to not want company. Sometimes we want to be left alone, just us and God.

It’s the joy of the LORD that is our strength.

We need to get with Him. We need to take time to pour out our grief and pain at His feet.

Don’t walk around with a fake smile. Let His joy fill us again. But first we must lay our grief down and let Him help us through it.

Be real today and face the truth.

We may not feel very joyful, but we must remember the ONE who is. And that’s Who we put our faith and trust in.

We may be sorrowful for the moment, but Joy will come in the morning!

Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-18-24

1 John 1:4 (NKJV) 4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.

The joy that John speaks of here does not come from material wealth and success.

This joy is a divine character that we receive from God through His Holy Spirit living in us. It is a knowing of Who He is!

The joy of the Lord is given to us when we make Him our Savior; when we put our faith and trust in Him.

This joy that comes from Him will stick with us through hard times, even when we want to cry out from our pain inside.

Instead, a song of praise will rise up from this joy that is strong even in times of fear.

Paul and Silas were able to pray and sing after being severely beaten and thrown in prison.

Acts 16:25 (NKJV) 25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

When situations like this arise, unless we have the joy of the Lord in us, it’s very difficult to pull ourselves together and act accordingly.

This joy of the Lord sticks with us because of the foundation which it is built on; knowing that He existed before His manifestation in the proper time, knowing that He was birthed through a virgin woman and assumed real manhood, knowing He is our Savior who came and died for our sins.

This joy is unstoppable!

It will take us from the lowest valley to the highest mountain. It is our strength, and it remains in us all today.

John 15:11 (NKJV) 11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-1-23

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Did you ever have one of those days when everything is good, and then you suddenly start feeling like absolutely everything irritates you to no end?

You seriously want to lash out at anyone who even talks to you.

We’ve all been there, right?

The worst part is that this happens, and we almost never know why.

Some might say that this is an attack of the enemy; something spiritual.

I know that this is sometimes the case. But I also know that it is sometimes just something in us that gets started by a small thing that triggers a reaction, and then, once the ball is rolling, we just keep it going.

The thing is, we have the power to stop it. But we must choose to do so.

Stopping this kind of thing doesn’t usually require any special kind of act, like prayer, etc. It just requires us to recognize it and decide to stop falling for it.

Why am I addressing this?

Because the joy of the Lord is our strength. And when these kinds of things hit us, they will rob us of our joy. Losing our joy makes us weak. And when we’re weak, we can fall into many things that we would otherwise be strong enough to avoid.

We need to be mature enough as believers to recognize these types of things. And we need to be strong enough to stop them in their tracks before they become big enough to do damage, either to us or someone around us.

How can they do damage? By the things we might say.

Most of the time, these things can trigger us to say things out of anger or frustration that we instantly regret.

And when we speak harsh words in these instances, it creates situations where we hurt others and need to take steps to reconcile and repair the damage.

It’s far easier to just stop these kinds of things in their tracks than it is to hurt someone and have to try to undo that hurt.

Let’s be mature, recognizing these situations quickly, and putting them to rest as soon as we see it happening.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-18-21

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

The joy of the LORD is what? It is our strength!

Knowing God, His plan for us, and how much He has sacrificed to bring us back to Him should make us want to dance and shout!

No one besides God would do what He did for us. No one.

God cares for us and loves us more than anyone else could ever love us. His love runs deep for each one of us.

He came to this earth in the form of a baby, to walk with us, love us and die for us. His very plan was for each one of us.

Just the thought of that hurts my head.

We may say that we would do that for our spouse, our children, or our best friend, etc. But would we actually go through with it with the right attitude and sincerity, as Christ did for us?

That is unheard of.

Jesus Christ is One to be worshiped, loved and adored!

He went through so much for us and He did it all without saying anything, other than to let His disciples know what was to come. He held it, knowing that the day and hour would come when He would face the cross. Wow!

And it was not for anything He did wrong. But for what we did wrong.

Everything He did was motivated by love. And because love was His motivation, He was obedient to finish it.

We have to get this kind of understanding in us. When we love like He loved, we will obey and it will bring great satisfaction and overwhelming JOY!

We need the joy of the Lord today more than ever. And this joy will not come from material wealth. We need the JOY of the LORD that comes from Him and Him alone! Amen.

We may get pleasure from having certain things we desire. But we get real joy when we have Him close to us, as we walk humbly with Him each day.

Micah 6:8 (NKJV) 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

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 – 2-7-21 – The Joy of The Lord

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings! 

Have you ever been just going through your day, everything is fine, and then something happens that just throws you off? All of a sudden, your whole day seems like it just went down the tubes? 

We’ve got a message for you today! 

Our newest video, The Joy of the Lord, addresses this very topic. 

This happens to all of us from time to time, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch this one and see how God speaks to you through it. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-5-19

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

No matter what comes our way, whether sorrow, sadness, mourning, good news, bad news, weeping, laughter or anything else, we all choose how we will react and how we will carry ourselves in light of what we face.

We can choose to be downtrodden and sullen, letting the weight of the things we face drag us down into despair.

Or we can choose to look beyond what we’re facing and let God lift us up above our situation, finding our joy in Him.

God has equipped us with emotions, feelings that allow us to express ourselves. But never did He intend for us to let those feelings drive us or rule us.

God wants us to look to Him and draw from Him in every situation of our lives, no matter how bad or how incredibly great it is, and let us find our strength in the joy that He brings!

Our lives should not be based on what we have, what we see, what we don’t see or what we lack. But based on letting God speak into our lives every minute of each and every day.

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.’ ”

Let our joy be in Him, and His joy be our strength. Amen

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 – 9-15-17

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

We were praying for someone the other day who is battling a disease. As we were praying for them, God showed us that they had lost their joy because of all that they were going through.

The devil will try so hard to steal our joy by getting us to focus on our problems. If all we can see before us is our problems we will get depressed, angry and discouraged. And there is NO joy in any of those things.

We can walk around, smiling and trying to fool people. But deep down, that will hurt us because that is not the joy that will give us the strength we need to get through anything.

The joy of the Lord is a tool to conquer whatever enemy we may be facing.

This Joy of the Lord comes when we are able to take what we are going through and lay it at the foot of the cross. We give it all to Jesus, trusting that He will find a way to bring us through as we continue to obey Him, and walk in the things He has for us.

This action on our part will cause us to truly be happy and light on the inside, because we know Who is holding onto us. We know Who is taking care of us. And we know His faithful! Amen.

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 – 4-11-17

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

We can lose our joy from seeing things go wrong, or if we’re seeing things happening that we can’t fix. Sorrow can also cause us to lose our joy.

Losing our joy will weaken us.

So, in order to keep it, we have to learn to take those things that are out of our hands, that we are concerned about or are weighing heavy on us, and trust God with it all.

That’s right. We have to learn that trusting Him will keep our JOY in the Lord “strong”.

Sometimes we are hit with some pretty hard and devastating things. Last year my dad, at 81 years of age, all of a sudden was having an emergency operation on his heart.

At first, they planned on putting a stent in one of his arteries to his heart. Then, as they attempted to do this procedure, they found more problems and couldn’t do the stent.

He then had to have a triple bypass. Immediately prior to the bypass surgery, they had planned on repairing his carotid artery, which was 99% clogged.

While on the operating table, his heart actually stopped beating and they had to revive him. But, by the hand of God, he came through all of that.

Shortly after all that, he was diagnosed with cancer.

It was one thing after another. My mind and body could not take it. It hit hard and fast. Bad news after bad news, surgery after surgery will do that to us.

Not only was I feeling it, but my Mom was needing me as well. All I could do was completely lean on God. I stopped thinking “what if” or “what can I do” and I literally dropped in God’s arms. I just had to take my mind off it all and take it one day at a time. That was all I could handle.

Thank God He was there to catch me. And He will catch you too!

In the midst of the storm, He carried me. And His joy was with me and we all made it through, including my Dad. Praise be to God!

If you’re battling a storm right now, and it’s hit after hit, my words to you are to just “drop” in God’s arms and let Him catch you. Stop thinking about it. Stop talking about it and let His joy grip your heart and bring you through it.

Then and only then will we be able to endure the storm and come through it with victory.

Our prayers are with you. God is good!

Let His joy strengthen you.

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 – 12-3-16

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

We need to protect our joy; The JOY that God Himself gives to each one of us. The JOY of the LORD!

We’ve got to keep it and not let go of it. The enemy knows how powerful it is to walk in the joy of the Lord and he will fight to take it from us. He understands what joy does to people that walk in it, that talk in it, that carry it wherever they go. He knows it demolishes and ruins what he tries to do to our emotions.

We need to understand that he is after it and will take it the first chance he gets.

The JOY of the Lord is our very strength. So if we lose our STRENGTH, what does that make us? Weak and tired!

What happens when we are weak and tired? We simply mess up. We say and do things that we know we shouldn’t. We let things go that we should be taking care of. We slack off. Why? Because we get caught up in sorrow and depression. Sometimes we might even have ourselves a good old pity party.

But it doesn’t have to stay that way!

If we’ve lost the joy of the Lord today, we need to make a move. We need to go find it and bring it back into our lives. We need to get it back into our home, into our workplace, and into our church.

Dear God in Heaven,

Forgive me today for losing the joy which you have blessed me with. I am truly sorry. I want your joy back in my life, in my family, and in my relationship with you. I have been walking around with my head hanging down, giving NO place in my heart for joy.

People may say it’s because of what I’ve been through in life, but I know that it is no excuse for how I have been acting. It’s gone on for too long, and today I want to change and stop this feeling of sadness and doom and gloom, and thinking that I’ve gotten the short end of the stick.

I ask you to take my sorrow, depression and heaviness away from me this very day. And in return, fill that empty spot with Your joy, in the mighty, precious name of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Thank YOU Lord, and I know that I will walk in your strength, for today is a NEW day. Amen.

Joshua 1:9 (NKJV) 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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