Tag: What the Bible says about God’s love

Bible Verse of The Day – 3-26-18

Ephesians 5:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

These two verses are the sum of who we should be as children of God.

Though it is impossible to be 100% like God, He has told us to be imitators of Him in the way we act.

Jesus showed the world a kind of love that no one had ever seen. He put much time and effort into showing God’s love for people by walking it out in person. His love wasn’t fake or simulated. It was genuine.

And it was so pure that most could not understand or comprehend it. It was beyond their ability to make sense of it with human intellect.

Jesus loved to the point of giving His life for us. He spared no expense at proving this love. And when everything was said and done, He commanded us to love one another, even as He had loved us.

John 13:34 (NKJV) 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

So who are we to disagree or argue with God? How do we justify not loving others when Jesus himself has commanded us to do so?

We would find ourselves hard pressed to find a suitable excuse or justify our lack of love if we were to stand before Jesus and answer for that lack of love.

We all know that some people are harder to love than others. And some days it’s harder to love anyone than on other days.

But, with the Holy Spirit guiding us, and us obeying Him, our excuses drop like specks of dust in comparison to the love Jesus showed us all.

Church, let’s work hard to love the way God has told us to. It might be hard in the beginning, but as we let Him lead us, and we follow that leading, we will find it getting easier and easier.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-20-18

Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

So many people have tried to make it in this life by doing things on their own and in their own way, doing whatever they please and loving it that way.

And yes, in some areas it may seem like they did pretty good on their own. But in other areas they dislike the way they handle themselves in their decision-making.

Their wanting to answer to no one has kept them from living a better life. It has kept them from knowing, and walking in, the greatest LOVE of all.

The good news, though, is that as long as we are breathing and still alive, we can change this in a heartbeat.

It doesn’t matter how old we are or how long we have lived this way. We can give up this stony heart and receive the heart that God has for us.

It is impossible to live this life without God and be truly happy and content.

The man who walks with a hard heart is miserably taunted, depressed and lonely. This man hurts in many ways, and he can’t fix it. He has assured himself many times, thinking this is all there is to life. The hardness of his own heart has determined his life and destiny.

When we walk with God, we are not perfect and our life isn’t perfect. But He takes our hard heart and softens it, and we become more like Him.

We care more; that right there is HUGE! That will make us change in so many ways. When we can take ourselves and put “us” aside, watch out!

We also begin to love bigger! What? Love bigger? That’s right, we begin to love someone and don’t even understand why. It just begins to take root in us and we just follow along. It’s a beautiful thing to experience.

When we walk with God, we walk in His blessings each day as we obey Him. We are happier and full of His JOY. No matter what comes our way, He will get us through it.

What a difference He makes when He touches our heart. Thank you God, we receive YOUR touch today! 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 – 7-4-17

1 Peter 1:18-19 (NKJV) 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

As I sit here this morning, I’m thinking about and meditating on how I have received my freedom, my Salvation.

I can’t even imagine what our Lord must have been thinking as He was being abused and brutally beaten for me. I can not comprehend in my mind what He was going through as He gave His life for me.

He did not pay someone off with gold or silver, but He bought our freedom with His life.

There is no love more precious than that.

1 John 4:19 (NKJV) 19 We love Him because He first loved us.

My heart is in love with how He loved us first, even in our sinful condition. He loved us first and paid for our freedom with His life on that cross over 2000 years ago.

Will we live the righteous life that He has for us? Will we walk in His obedience and follow His way?

Only we can answer that.

Step by step, and day by day, let us grow close to Him.

James 4:8(NKJV) 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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 – 3-7-17

Proverbs 30:5 (NKJV) 5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

As we sat down by the water early this morning and watched the sunrise over the ocean waters, I was reminded of how blessed we all are.

Looking around at such beauty every day is just one of the ways that God reminds us of His love for us. Every day we can open our eyes and see His creation. Every day we can feel His love. Every day we can know how much we mean to Him, as we just open our eyes and look around.

Children of God, we are a blessed people. Enjoy today. Praise Him in all that our eyes can see. His love for us is so strong. He cares greatly. We can see it everywhere.

Trust Him with our lives. He is faithful to shield and protect us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-7-17

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails.

Love is powerful. It unites, builds and heals.

If your marriage, family or relationships, etc., are falling apart, it is love that will help fix them.

Life can take its toll on us all, and our hearts can get pretty cold and hard over different things we go through. We can point fingers and say it’s so and so’s fault. And it may seem like we get some relief by blaming others for it. But it won’t change it or make it any better.

If we want to fix things on our end, we truly need to give it to God. Let Him step in. He is an expert at loving and He will teach us how it’s done.

The love that God has doesn’t give up when things get uncomfortable, or because something didn’t turn out the way we thought. This love doesn’t stop when things get too hard and complicated. Instead, it gets stronger.

Jesus Christ was God’s example to us on how to walk in such love. He never gave up on us.

There may be times that, because of love, we have to take a strong stand about something. But if we do it out of love, and with the right motive, no matter how it looks we will win!

Don’t give up. LOVE never fails.

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 – 11-29-16

1 Chronicles 16:8 (NKJV) 8 Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!

One of the most important things to know about Christ is that He loves us. He loves us no matter who we are, where we came from or what we have done.

He simply loves us just as we are.

Now, that in itself may just blow our minds, wondering how anyone could love like that. All the rotten things I’ve said and done in my life. How could anyone even want to be my friend or be close to me?

It’s a hard thing to try to understand and accept this great love. And many people will walk away and turn from Him, thinking that it can’t be true.

That’s why we are sharing this today. This love is great! This love is real! This LOVE comes from our Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, His Son. It is a love like no other.

Can we thank the Lord today for loving us? Oh, how good He is!

Lord, we love YOU and we praise You! We lift up our voices to YOU, for great is our LORD! 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 – 7-4-16

Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV) 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Tough times and the enemy of our soul will sometimes make us think that there is no way we can win… no way we can have victory in our walk with God.

Sometimes it can feel like we’re slipping away, ultimately heading toward an unsure destiny. But this is exactly what the enemy wants.

Know this: Nobody can steal your destiny, your eternal position with God. You are loved by Him with an immense, unexplainable love. End of story.

Think about this. God’s love is the only thing that is 100% unconditional.

There is nothing on this earth or in the heavens that can stop Him from loving you. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or where you’ve come from. You are loved.

So as you face the obstacles in front of you, the accusations against you, the consequences for choices you’ve made, never, ever think that God’s love for you is somehow dependent on what you’ve done, what you’re doing or what you’re going to do.

Rest in knowing that His love for you is irrevocable and never-ending.

You Are Loved!

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 – 4-11-16

Romans 5:6-8 (NKJV) 6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

This says it all…while we were still sinners, He died for us.

He didn’t look at us and say, “boy, I wish they were perfect. That would make it worth it all.” He didn’t say, “they need to love me first before I show my love for them.” No.

He simply loved us in the state that we were in and suffered for us unto death, not just for the ones doing good, but for all mankind.

What kind of love did He demonstrate? An unconditional LOVE, the greatest love of ALL!

John 3:16 (NKJV) 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Receive His love today and live life with Him, beside us, in us and through us! 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 – 2-18-16

1 Corinthians 13: 1-3 (NKJV) 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

It is because of love that God sent His only begotten Son to take our place on that cross. Because of our sin, we should have been the ones to endure what Jesus went through. The pain and suffering should have been ours.

He shouldn’t have had to do it. He was perfect and knew no sin.

But because of such beautiful love, He did it! He did it for each one of us personally.

Can we take such an example as this and let it move us? Let it teach us and speak to our very being, that we too may walk in such love.

It’s not going to be easy. It will take one step, one day, and sometimes one minute at a time, as we learn to push back all the other feelings that try to pull on us, and all the other ways of doing things that may come to mind.

It will take putting ourselves aside and doing things different than what we are used to. It will take A LOT. But remember what it required of Jesus and what He went through to show us the WAY. It was more than what we could ever endure.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Ask Jesus to help us walk in such love. A love that is so strong it will cause people to see nothing but His precious Son, Jesus Christ, moving through us.

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 – 9-30-15

Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV) 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Today, we want to encourage you!

So many of us have faced battles. We’ve walked through storms. We’ve made tough decisions.

Some of our choices and decisions have been good ones, while others might not have been so good. And maybe we’re reaping from some of those bad choices. It happens to all of us at some point in our lives.

And when it does happen, it can be devastating. And we can question God’s love for us in light of the things we might have said or done.

But here is hope for you. Here is truth that will set things straight and set your heart and mind at ease.

There is nothing that we can do that can separate us from the love of God.

It doesn’t matter how deep we’ve sunk. It doesn’t matter how terrible our choices have been or how bad our actions might seem.

God. Will. Never. Stop. Loving. Us.

His word promises this and He isn’t a man that can lie.

So rest today in knowing this. Repent from your choices and run into His arms, where He is waiting for you with them wide open.

Know today, that beyond anything else, you are loved beyond measure.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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