Tag: What the Bible says about forgiveness

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-29-18

Mark 11:25 (NKJV) 25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

Forgiving may be hard to do at times, especially if we still hurt from what was done to us.

Something so personal can really penetrate and take deep roots. The deeper the roots, the harder and longer it can take to get it out of there. And the more damage it will cause us personally.

Forgiving the person is the first step we must aim to take; the rest will take care of itself after the fact. If we are hurting and the wound is raw, cry out to God for His help immediately.

I remember one day I went to lunch with some very dear friends; people I trusted and enjoyed being around very much. As we were eating and talking, it was like they suddenly ganged up on me, with no warning.

I couldn’t believe it, but it was truth staring me in the face. They had planned the luncheon and the verbal attack.

As I continued to try and swallow down my lunch and keep cool, my eyes were tearing up and my heart was hurting. I was taken aback by the whole thing.

God helped me to finish up my lunch and handle the situation, and we left on good terms. God even gave me the strength to muster up a smile as we departed.

When I got home, I ran straight to my room. I bawled my eyes out and cried out to God. Why? How could people do such mean things?

He held me that day and He comforted me for as long as I needed it. He helped me to understand and to choose to forgive them that very hour. Yes, I still cried about it and it still hurt for a while afterwards. However, the healing began to take place when I let it go and forgave them all. Amen.

Today, if I was to come face to face with them, I could stand there and know in my heart that I am good with them and I have no hurt feelings remaining in my heart toward them.

How?

Because God took it. He fixed it, and now instead of being in pain and having hardness there, it is simply a lesson learned.

The things we go through should not taint us, but teach us. God can restore and bring good things out of them. Instead of pain residing in our hearts, we have His Word, living, breathing and teaching us.

Psalm 40:8 (NKJV) 8  I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.”

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 – 1-12-16

Mark 11:25 (NKJV) 25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

Forgiveness is something that comes to us all at one time or another. We may have to forgive ourselves for something we have done. Or maybe we need to forgive a friend, parent, child, spouse, teacher, or even a Minister, for something they have done against us.

We will not be free from the memory or torment of it until we forgive that person or ourselves. We can’t just stuff it down and forget about it, because it will rise its head every so often.

It will affect our daily lives, leaving us insecure and scared at times. It can make us afraid to make certain moves, because of our bad experience.

A lot of people suffer from lack of forgiveness. They simply don’t realize that deep inside they are still holding on to a piece of it.

Let Christ help today in showing us what we are still holding onto. Let Him take the fear and insecurity from us and exchange it for healing and restoration. This will allow us to be strong and steady again, having victory in all situations we face.

Psalm 86:5 (NKJV) 5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Forgive and live again!!

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 – 12-23-15

Psalm 32:1 (NKJV) 32 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

Sin is something we will wrestle with throughout our life. None of us is exempt. None of us is perfect.

Some days it’s easy to turn away from temptation. Other days, for whatever reason, it can be harder. Maybe we’re tired, maybe we’re depressed, maybe we are hurting or mad, etc. We give in to the tempter and do exactly what we prayed we wouldn’t do.  

This happens to us all at one time or another. The good news is that when we do fall, we have someone that loves us and understands about temptation and our weakness. He understands we are not perfect and He has provided a way for us to be forgiven many times, no matter what it is.

Luke 7:47 (NKJV) 47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

This woman had many sins, but they were forgiven.

Jesus Christ covered all sin when He died for us on the cross. But that does not mean when we become Christians, His children, we are sinless. It means that when we sin, we need to acknowledge it, go to Him and repent, asking Him to forgive us. It does not mean we have no sin.

We don’t have to live with guilt or shame for the rest of our life. Jesus covered our sin and forgives us as we ask Him to.

We are truly blessed!

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 – 10-17-15

Mark 11:25 (NKJV) 25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

Forgiving someone is something we all face from time to time. It’s a step we have to take.

Some have to forgive their parents for things that happened to them when they were a child, and they had no control over the things that happened to them. But the memory is there and it’s hard to move on and let go.

Some have to forgive themselves for things they participated in, not knowing at the time that it was wrong. They went ahead and did it, only to learn now it was not the right thing to do.

Some have to forgive their spouse, for hurtful words and painful things they have done to them, and continue to love them and not hold a grudge toward them.

Some have to forgive their children for things they deliberately did to them to make them angry and bring shame on their family.

Some have to forgive their Pastor, Priest, or Minister, etc., for mistakes they have made.

Some have to forgive their very close friend that they trusted with all their personal information and that person took it and spread it to others.

These are just a few things that might hit home. Let God work on helping us to pinpoint the unforgiveness in our hearts.

We need to be free from it. Life is beautiful and we can’t be holding on to this stuff any longer.

It takes more work to hold onto something like this than it does to just give it over to God and let Him help with it.

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 – 3-9-15

Romans 5:8 (NKJV) 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

We were in NC when we got a request to visit a dying man, in CT. They had taken him off the defibrillator and it was just a matter of time before he would be gone.

As we prayed to God in NC, we asked Him that if we don’t make it back in time, that someone else would share the gospel with this man; that he would not die unsaved. God heard our prayer.

We left NC to drive home to RI, and on our way home we hit a very bad storm; extreme ice and snow. People’s cars were off the road all around us, many in the ditch, some even upside down. We had many hours to travel under these conditions to reach our destination. The further we drove, the worse the storm got.

A trip that should have taken us 12 hours, took us18 1/2 hours. We were determined to return to RI, though, and not quit. We needed to get home.

And we did. We made it home, safe and sound. Thank God!

When we went to the hospital to visit the man, we shared God’s love with him. We let him know we are all sinners and yet God loves us all and provided a way for us to be forgiven. When he heard these words you could almost feel him relax. He listened to what we had to say and when it came time to pray he was ready.

After we got done praying, his reaction was, “that felt nice”.

With nurses and different staff members in and out of his room, he asked if we could talk more, as he would call it, “about religion.” We spent a bit more time with him and then headed home.

The very next day, this man took his last breath and is in now in Heaven! Amen

God made a way for this man to hear the truth, almost until his very last breath. He will make a way for us all.

He loves us no matter how bad we are at times. He wants us to know this.

God doesn’t love the sin that we participate in, but He sure does love the Sinner, and will love us to the end and give us every opportunity to reach out to HIm.

He sent His Son for each one of us; this is the Good NEWS!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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