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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-13-14

Philippians 4:11-12 (NKJV) 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

We all have wants, desires, goals and dreams. We may have career goals… a special field of work where we want to be making our living. Or maybe we want a spouse, someone to spend our life with. There are so many thing we can want or desire.

And these things can all be good. There’s nothing wrong with having these dreams and desires.

Sometimes, though, we can tend to get ahead of ourselves and ahead of God with some of our dreams and goals. We know where we want to be and we want to be there right now.

But there are different seasons in our lives and we need to be careful to move within the season where God has us at this moment in time, not too soon or too late. If we get ahead of God or fall behind Him we can miss out on the blessings and the lessons He has for us right here, right now.

So if your career isn’t quite where you want it to be right now, seek God. Ask Him if you’re where you need to be. Maybe that next step up the ladder is just around the corner but He wants us to learn to be satisfied and content where He has us right now before He lets us move on.

Maybe our future wife or husband is waiting for us too, but there are things that God is working out before we get to be with them.

Be content in all things. Trust God. Then and only then will He allow us to move on to the next season!

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 – 8-22-14

Joshua 5:6 (NKJV) 6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord-to whom the Lord swore that He would not show them the land which the Lord had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, “a land flowing with milk and honey.”

40 years.

That’s how long it took the Israelites to travel what should have taken them 12 days.

Why?

One word: disobedience

God provided a way for them to leave slavery. He fed them, clothed them and provided them with shade in the daytime and light during the night.

An entire generation literally passed away, died, in the desert, because of their disobedience. What a shame.

Are we like the Israelites sometimes? Do we wonder “why it’s taking God so long” to do something.

Sometimes it’s not really God that’s slowing things down, but us. We are the problem.

We need to be diligent to hear God and then to obey Him and do what He tells us to do.

If we could just get this right more often, we would spend way less time “waiting on God” and more time enjoying His blessings.

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 – 7-28-14

(Psalm 20:6-7 NKJV)  Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand. {7} Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Prayer should be the way of life for every believer. It is the most important time of our day, every day. We go to God for anything and everything, not just when we are in trouble. Not just when someone we know is in trouble. We go to God for anything at all, talk to Him and listen for Him.

When trouble comes our way, we don’t run to our family, friends or anyone else first; we go to God. We wait on Him for His answer; He will show us how to get out of the trouble we are in. Then we simply trust Him to lead us and we take the steps He shows us to take.

We don’t take things into our own hands, and try to fix it or figure it out without Him. We wait on Him.

(Isaiah 40:31 NKJV)  But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

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 – 2-11-14

(Psalm 25:5 NKJV)  Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.

Waiting can be hard to do at times, especially if it takes a while to get our answer.

Sometimes I think I cannot wait one more minute. But God, in all His grace and mercy, understands me and still loves me. I don’t know how, but He puts up with me and continues to lead me and teach me.

Wait on God today. He is our salvation!!

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 – 1-30-14

(Psalm 27:14 NKJV)  Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!

How do we get strengthened? By waiting on the Lord and being of good courage.

Some of us are having a hard time waiting, and God is saying today “Wait on ME!!”

The worst thing we can do is try to make a move on our own, when God is saying to wait. God is faithful to let us know when.

How? By His Spirit. The Holy Spirit will help lead us. We don’t have to worry about missing it. If we stay close to God we will know.

Even though at times we may feel like we are going to cave in, we can’t let the pressure get to us. The enemy likes to put pressure on us and he will try to use anyone, and anything to do so.

How do we get rid of the enemy?

(James 4:7 NKJV) Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

How do we resist the devil? By rebuking him in the name of Jesus Christ, and proclaiming God’s word over us.

(Deuteronomy 28:13 NKJV)  “And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

Praise be to God, we are strengthened as we wait on Him! We are the head and not the tail, we are above and not beneath, as we follow Him!! 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 – 11-25-13

(Psalm 37:3-4 NKJV)  Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

Are we putting our trust in the LORD today? Are we waiting on Him or are we jumping ship?

Maybe we’re waiting on an answer from Him and it isn’t coming quick enough? Are we afraid this ship is going to sink if something doesn’t happen quickly?

He will not let our ship sink! One of our dear friends once told us, “the Captain is on the bridge!” So we need to give Him a chance to come through for us.

If we jump ship every time we get scared, we will never get to experience that.

We need to let Him do what He has to do; some things take a little time.  We need to hold out, dwell in the land and FEED on His faithfulness.

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 – 10-18-13

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles,they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Are we waiting on the Lord today for some things to change in our situation? Are we waiting for Him to restore our marriage? Are we waiting for Him to help save our backsliding friend or family member, or maybe we are waiting for a financial breakthrough, a new job, or for someone to treat us right, etc.?

As long as we are waiting on the Lord for His answer or for His change, and we remain open to how and when He wants to do it, WE shall WIN! Amen

Today, if you are waiting on the Lord… you will be Strong. You will mount up with wings as eagles, you will RUN and not be weary, You will WALK and not faint!

Go forward in Christ today, do what He tells you to do and be STRONG with renewed strength.

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 – 8-23-13

Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NKJV) He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

He made everything beautiful in its time. In its time.

Notice that the scripture doesn’t say that He makes everything beautiful in our time? Oh how we wish sometimes that it was the opposite. But I’m sure we would all get ourselves in massive trouble if everything went the way we want it, when we want it.

So many times we hear people talk and teach about how God will make us wait until He’s good and ready to do something, or give us something.

But in reality, it’s not so much about making us wait, as it is waiting until everything is in its place.

Timing is everything.

God has set an order to everything and it’s not up to us to try to change that order or alter something to make things happen the way we want them to happen.

And when push comes to shove, the timing that God has set in place for everything is so much better than ours.

So if you’re waiting for something today, whether it’s a breakthrough or anything else, remember that He makes everything beautiful… in its time.

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

(Deuteronomy 7:22 NKJV)  “And the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you.

God gave the Israelites a plan; it would be “little by little” that they would destroy the enemy. There was a reason why God did it this way, to protect them from the beasts of the field becoming too numerous for them to handle.

We have to know God’s plan, and just as He had a reason why He did it little by little, there are times it will be the same for us. Just because things seem to be taking a bit longer than we anticipated, it does not mean that we are not reaching our goal or receiving an answer. And it doesn’t mean that we won’t get the victory in our battle.

Don’t get me wrong… I have had times in my life where I felt like nothing was happening at all and things were too quiet. But we have to remember “little by little” is OK with God!! He has His reasons why.

Let God’s plan work for you. Let Him take all the time He wants when helping us win the battle.

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 – 6-14-13

(Hebrews 6:15 NKJV)  And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

The verse above is referring to Abraham. God had made a promise to Him. The promise came to pass, but it took a while to happen.

Abraham patiently endured as he waited. His patience was rewarded with the fulfillment of God’s promise.

The really cool part of this scenario is that God swore to Abraham and because He could swear by nobody greater than Himself, He swore by Himself!

(Hebrews 6:13 NKJV)  For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself…

God is a God of His word. He is pure and holy, not able to lie or break a promise.

If we are waiting on God and He has promised us something, He is sure to keep His word and fulfill His promise.

We just need to be sure that it’s God’s promise we’re waiting on and not man’s!

Seek God in everything. Trust Him with everything. If our hope and trust is in Him, we can never go wrong.

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 – 4-20-13

(Isaiah 41:10 NKJV)  Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

This is a beautiful reminder that we are not alone.

So often we can read something like this but yet still not grasp that this is Almighty God speaking to us and encouraging us to not give up, to not back down and to not give in.

There is a lot of pressure these days with all the crazy stuff going on in the atmosphere around us, but we are not without help. God is with us to help us get through, so we don’t cave in.

Fear likes to grasp our hearts and minds when there are things coming against us, but we need to say no to fear, rebuking this spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Let His words be written on our hearts that we may be able to pull from them and stand strong in knowing that He is faithful!!

Have a great weekend and no worries… it will all work out fine as we fear not!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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