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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-5-13

(2 Samuel 21:17 NKJV)  But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.”

David grew faint while he was out in battle and almost lost his life to a Philistine, his enemy (2 Sam 21:15). Because of this, the men of David were telling him he was not to go out to battle anymore, for his own protection, and also to keep God’s plan moving through him.

It was for his protection and had nothing to do with rejection!  They realized if they lost David, they would have lost the man through whom God’s light and covenants were given.

This verse stuck out to me today because I know as a Pastor how hard it is to let go of some things.

Pastors/leaders; we need to know that there will come a time to let go and let others step in to help. And it doesn’t have to be when we are so old that we can’t do anything else.

Speaking from a Pastoral/Leadership point of view, God brings the right people at the right time, to help us.

It may be hard to let go of some things if we have been doing them a certain way for a certain time. However, as we can see in the verse above, God-ordained change is good and needed at times for our own protection and so that He may continue to keep that lamp burning.

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 – 10-16-12

(Eccl 3:1 NKJV)  To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

Seasons are a very important way that God moves in our lives. Learning to recognize these seasons… the end of one and the beginning of another, is critical to staying in tune with the timing of God.

We have taught on this in the past, but we’ve learned that it is such a critical matter in the lives of believers, that we want to touch base on it again.

We have witnessed many, many times when a season would come to an end and a person would either fail to recognize it, or refuse to make the change, and the results were never good. Sometimes, in fact, they were disastrous.

Seeing how God has worked in our own lives, through the changing seasons, has taught us to be very watchful and mindful of these changes, and to learn how to recognize when change is coming. This has helped us so much when it comes to staying in the proper timing of God.

Sometimes it can be hard to leave one season and move into another, especially if we are comfortable in the current season, or if moving into the new season means letting go of something that is precious to us. But as we learn to trust God with our lives and we begin to learn how to discern the seasons and flow with the change, letting go will no longer be a struggle for us.

Take a look at your situation today. Is it time to move into a new season? Are you trying with all of your might to hold onto the old, when God wants to bless you with the new?

Trust God. Let go of the old. Embrace the new.

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 – 9-10-12

(Eccl 3:1 NKJV)  To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

We all understand seasons when it comes to the time of year. Natural seasons are easy to see as they come and they go.

Seasons in our lives are a little different. Sometimes they are harder to discern and understand. One thing is for sure, though, life is a continuing parade of changing seasons and the better we understand that, the easier it becomes to move from one season into another.

God is always faithful to give us signs when a new season is approaching. As we draw closer to Him we will begin to know what to look for.

Sometimes it’s something as simple as a feeling of discontent or an understanding that we no longer have grace for something that we have been doing for a time. Other times it’s not that easy and we need to be acutely aware of what the Spirit of God is telling us in more subtle ways.

We can always be sure, no matter what season of our life that we’re in, that trying to stay in an old season when we’re supposed to be transitioning into a new one can be very harmful to us and those around us.

So let’s learn to discern the seasons in our lives and then learn how to make those seasonal transitions as smoothly as we can, with God’s leading.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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