Tag: discerning spirits

Bible Verse of The Day – 9-2-13

(1 John 1:6 NKJV)  If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

This scripture is very simple and to the point, isn’t it? But it makes a very strong point indeed!

If we want to know where we are at with Christ, or if we are even with Him, we just need to watch and listen to our actions throughout the day and we will know.

This verse tells it like it is, just very straight forward. It’s all in our walk, and how we move. We can tell if we are being deceived or not, by just paying attention to the details.

Let’s face it… no one wants to find out that they are walking out a lie. It takes courage to want to know the truth. It takes humility to really look and watch, knowing that there may possibly be a huge change they need to make.

Many years ago, I knew someone that was walking in a lie. It was very hard when the truth hit, for they thought they were doing everything right. Oh how painful it was to realize that all they were taught, all that they did, was not what they thought it was.

Thoughts of discouragement, disappointment, anger, and giving up all flooded their mind and heart when they found out the truth.

We are a funny people aren’t we? You’d think in finding the truth we would feel the opposite, but this is not always the case!!

They had to make a very big decision; would they pick themselves up and move forward? Or would they say “forget it, it’s too much and I don’t want to start over”?

I am happy to say today they chose the harder road, the road that followed the truth. They didn’t give up and they now live a life of Victory, walking in truth!

They made the right decision in spite of the work that would be involved in retraining and teaching and getting it right.

Today their fellowship is with HIM!! They walk in the Truth and it was all worth it!

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 – 5-31-12

(Eph 6:12 NKJV)  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

We do not wrestle against flesh and blood.

This is a tough thing to grasp sometimes, especially when people are openly coming against us and attacking us. It’s often hard to separate the person from the spirit behind the attack.

People do have a free will and many times they do like to be miserable and vindictive. But we need to know and understand that despite the fact that they might initiate the things that they do to hurt others, there are very often demonic spirits that rise up to escalate what they do and turn it into ferocious attacks on us.

It’s up to us to remember this and to know how to stand against these attacks, rebuking the evil spirits in the name of Jesus. When we’re in the midst of being attacked, it’s easy to focus our anger at the person that we see. But we need to go beyond that and aim our counter-attack at the spirit behind the offense.

We know this isn’t flashy or exciting teaching, but once we understand this fully and get it ingrained into us, it will make it much easier to deal with vindictive people and help us to forgive them more easily.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Your Daily Bible Verse – 2-20-12

(Heb 5:14 NKJV)  But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

As followers of Christ, we are part of a spiritual realm that so few people know so little about.

There is a world of activity that goes on behind the scenes and the only way we are aware of it is through the discernment that God gives us through His spirit.

As believers, we need to let God sharpen our discernment and teach us what to be aware of in the invisible world around us. Getting this understanding can make a huge difference in the direction of our lives, as we learn to discern and confront the powers of darkness.

This is not optional if we want to be effective as part of God’s army. We are here on this earth for a purpose and if we don’t let God train us and raise us up in the way He needs us to be, we will fall short of His goals for us.

Ask God today to give you sharper discernment and to begin to reveal the spiritual realm to you in a new light.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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