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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-7-12

(2 Cor 5:21 NKJV)  For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Have you ever thought of yourself of “the righteousness of God”?

I’m sure that most of the time, we feel like anything but the righteousness of God. We each do so many things throughout the course of a single day that leave us feeling far from being righteous.

In and of ourselves we are very far from righteousness. We are, in the truest sense, filthy with sin. We have all fallen so short of God’s glory and His desires for us.

But don’t despair because He has made a way to fix that!!

Jesus took our place on the cross, dying in our place, as a sacrifice for our sins. His death and resurrection paid the price, IN FULL. We are spotless before God if we’re under the blood of Jesus.

You see, if we have accepted the sacrifice that Jesus made for us on a personal level, believing that He died for our sins, we are no longer filthy in the eyes of God. We are His righteousness!!

We have been washed clean and we stand spotless before Him. Yes, we can fall down and get dirty. But because of the blood of Jesus, that dirt washes right off.

We want you to know today, right this very minute, that there is nothing that you have done that is too big for God to handle or forgive you for. We have been made the righteousness of God in Christ.

Rest in God’s peace, knowing that He created a way for us to be spotless before Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-21-12

(James 1:21-24 NKJV)  Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. {22} But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. {23} For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; {24} for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

Let’s talk about something today that isn’t always easy to talk about, but it’s good that we do so because getting God on this can make us much stronger believers and much better witnesses for the kingdom of God. This might get a little lengthy, but I’ll try to keep it short, so please bear with me!

Are we doers of the word, or are we hearers only? Or are we maybe part-time doers?

The verses above are stuffed full of meat for us to chew on when it comes to how we talk the talk vs. how we walk the walk. So let’s see if we can glean what we need from this.

What does it mean when James says that someone who only hears the word looks at himself in a mirror and then goes away and immediately forgets who he is?

That person is leading a double life. He is saying one thing and then doing something else. He is talking the talk, but not walking the walk. He is one way when he’s around certain people (maybe his church friends) and then he is another way when he is away from that crowd.

Are we acting righteous when we’re around our church friends or godly people and then acting the complete opposite when we’re around people who don’t know God? Do we speak a certain way or avoid using certain language when we’re around godly people, but talk like the rest of the world when we’re in the world?

God wants our whole hearts. He’d rather that we be hot or cold and not mediocre or lukewarm.

As I mentioned earlier, this is a tough thing for some of us to swallow. But it’s something that we absolutely need to get into us if we ever want to move beyond being “baby Christians”.

Are we “laying aside all filthiness and wickedness” or are we hanging onto it for one reason or another? There is so much more that can be said about this, but it would take so long to really get into it.

Let’s ask ourselves and God if we’re really walking out the things that He is trying to impart into us, or if we’re looking in the mirror and then forgetting who we are as soon as we walk away.

God loves us and His grace is what keeps us moving forward as we learn to walk the walk instead of just talking the talk.

Press into Him today!

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 – 1-10-12

(Rom 5:19 NKJV)  For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

Today I want to take just a minute and talk about righteousness through Christ.

Many people confuse righteousness with holiness. In fact, many times they are looked at as being the same thing. But they are vastly different. Let me explain.

When we believe in Christ and He forgives our sins, we are made righteous by His blood. This happens instantly, in a split second. Because He paid the price for our sins and His blood washes away our sins, we are seen as pure, spotless and righteous before God.

Holiness, on the other hand, is something that we are told we need to work at daily, in each of our lives. (2 Cor 7:1 NKJV)  Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

We need to make a conscious effort to live a holy life. This requires work on our part. Righteousness, on the other hand, is already bought and paid for, by Jesus and His sacrifice for us.

So, remember that we are the righteousness of God in Christ, but we need to put forth effort to be holy, on a daily basis!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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