Tag: What the Bible says about loving people

Bible Verse of The Day – 6-10-21

1 John 4:8-9 (NKJV) 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

He loves us all. As the song says, red, yellow, black and white.

We are all sinners, but yet He sent His Son to save us. We are precious in His sight.

If we cannot love, then we don’t truly know God. Because He is love, we too will love. Even in times when the average person cannot love, His Spirit in us will show love in such a way that it will blow people’s minds.

Friends, brothers and sisters in Christ, we are in the day where we need to show love like never before. But not a cuddling type of love. Rather a “stand for what is right” kind of love.

We need to be strong, and not back down from truth. And taking it one step further, we need to be sure we’re walking out what we preach.

Come on, church people! We must show the world who God is, and we can do this by loving through our actions. If we cannot love, we do not know God.

1 John 3:18 (NKJV) 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Be the one today to show God’s love through doing something outside the everyday norm.

God gave us His best. Let us give our best effort in showing it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-19-21

John 13:35 (NKJV) 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Love is powerful!

It can turn things around in a heartbeat, so to speak.

Jesus tells the disciples to love, and by doing so it will reflect back on Him. And those that see us moving in such a way will know that we are His!

Isn’t that what we all want? We want the world to know we belong to Him. We want the good and pure things we do to be pointed back to Jesus. After all, it’s because of Him that our hearts can love in such a deep and moving way.

Love is the reason why God sent His only Son to this earth for us.

Now, why can’t that be our only reason to live?

If we would get the right attitude in our heart activated, together we would make a better world to live in.

We would make a huge difference and it would be contagious.

Where does it start? Right here with us.

Let us make a decision in our hearts today to love better, to love stronger and to enjoy every bit of it.

Know that our actions will be a blessing to those we come in contact with.

People will know us and who we belong to by doing what Jesus showed us to do. It will point back to Him! Hallelujah, He is love!!

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.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-11-19

John 13:34-35 (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. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

This is one of the most challenging verses that will impact us throughout our entire life as a believer.

Loving someone when all is good is not a problem at all. We can all do that! But when things aren’t so good, it is impossible at times to hold back those feelings, emotions and our tongue. We can’t do this on our own.

We can’t love like this without the Holy Spirit. We need His help to help us restrain ourselves and walk in such a love as this.

Isaiah 63:11 (NKJV) 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying: “Where is He who brought them up out of the sea With the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them…

God put the Holy Spirit within Moses and his people, and they came through many obstacles victoriously! If they needed Him in the days of old, what makes us think that we don’t need Him today?

The Holy Spirit will guide us and give us the discipline we need to push down the feelings that will cause us to do more harm than good. He will give us wisdom to say the right thing at the right time. And He will give us understanding to know all that we need to know about any situation.

The thing is, if we want to truly love each other the way God loves us, we need to let Him train us through the leading of His Spirit, one situation at a time, over the course of our lives. It doesn’t just happen overnight. But over time, we build on this love.

This is our witness to all, by walking in such a love that God Himself is with us, with the hope that they too will believe in Him and receive Him as their Savior.

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

Ask God to fill us with His Holy Spirit.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-5-19

Matthew 22:37-39 (NKJV) 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Dear God, help us to love You in such a way, with everything in us. And once we have learned that, help us to do the next thing and love our neighbor as our self. In Jesus’ name we ask. Amen

To love God with all our heart, soul and mind, and then love our neighbor as our self, can we all agree that change has to happen? His Spirit has to be alive in us. And we have to be disciplined to say no to our fleshly desires.

The flesh can be very strong-willed, even in a believer. It has its way of wanting to do what it wants.

If we are tired and unhealthy, we are not up for the battle. We will be more apt to give into it, even when we know it’s wrong.

The flesh will begin to change when we stay close to God, through prayer and reading His word. It will also help if we are well-rested and keeping ourselves physically healthy. These few things will all contribute to being alert and strong in our spirit man.

If we can be consistent in these things, it will make a huge difference in keeping our hearts close and in love with God.

When our heart changes, our mind and soul will follow suit and we will walk in this love on a regular basis.

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Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-16-18

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.

Walking in love is an important part of our life as a child of God. What does it mean to walk in love?

Sometimes it means that we give up our wants for someone else’s needs.

We may find ourselves putting our self aside just to reach out and help someone else.

If you have never experienced this, it is the most wonderful feeling you can have. This feeling does not come with material possessions. It only comes through sincere love and sacrifice.

Pray that the Father will use us today in some way to love on someone. He will guide us.

Be ready to give. Sometimes it is of our time or our labor. Sometimes it is of our finances. Sometimes it may be a hug or a smile. Sometimes it is a heart to heart talk, a cooked meal or a bouquet of flowers.

Maybe it is as simple as a card, text message or phone call.

Sometimes walking in love might mean Him telling us to hold our tongue. This may be the hardest thing He asks us to do, especially if we feel what we have to say is right.

Whatever He lays on our hearts, just step out in love and give it our all. Be aware of His promptings and just follow along as He leads.

A lot of times it is not planned. It is spontaneous. It just happens, and we will find ourselves saying, “Wow, that was worth it all”, after it is all said and done.

God is a God of loving on people and He will use us if we are willing to get the job done.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-30-18

Ephesians 5:2 (NKJV) 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.

Walk in love. How well do we do this?

Love is more than an emotion. It’s an action. It’s a way of life.

Jesus was the epitome of love. His life showed love in everything He said and did. Even when correcting those whose lives were steeped in sin, He did so lovingly. He didn’t use harsh words or stinging rebukes. He saved those for the religious leaders who claimed to love, yet operated in divisiveness and hypocrisy.

When Jesus encountered people in dire situations, He showed them love like they had never seen before. And He wants us to do the same.

Can we honestly say that we do this? Do we love those around us, even when they are unlovable? Do we empathize with people, or do we lash out at them?

Lashing out at people and treating them with anger is easy. It takes no effort. But loving people takes deliberate effort and humility to tame our tongue and see them through the eyes of God, tempered by the Holy Spirit.

Loving others as Christ loved us is a sacrifice to God. It shows Him that we are willing to set ourselves aside and serve others, just as Jesus did.

Mark 10:45 (NKJV) 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-14-18

John 13:34-35 (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. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Showing people that we care is probably one of the most effective ways that they will see Christ in us.

But, caring can be one of the hardest things to do. Why? Because sometimes our emotions truly don’t care.

Ouch! I know this one can hurt, but if we are going to grow, we are going to have to hear the truth and feel it as well.

How can we care for someone when we feel that what they are doing is wrong or “off”? This is a good question.

The only way this can happen is that when we see something wrong we decide in our hearts we are going to try to understand why it’s like that.

We are going to have to press in and let God teach us. So, in return, we will care more through learning more about it.

In other words, we need to dig a little deeper instead of just giving up on them. Getting a better understanding as to why things are the way they are will help us care more.

How do we do this? Take the first step. Go to God and ask Him to show us what we may be missing. Let Him show us how can we be more understanding and caring in this situation.

Sometimes we are missing the most important thing and all we need is a little more understanding regarding it.

Second, we take what God has shown us and we listen and make the necessary adjustments within ourselves. This gives us what we need to be able to show them that, although we may not agree with what they do, we truly do care for them.

Third, we need to remember that people are responsible for their own choices and their own actions. No matter how much we try and stop them from doing what we don’t agree with, they are responsible for their actions. Not us. We can’t let it ruin our relationship with them if they continue to pursue it.

Our responsibility as a child of God is to love one another and to show them we care.

If we want to help people and show them that we care, we need to understand them better. We need to listen to them, seek God and ask Him to help us to care more, love more and not just run away if we don’t agree with something they may be doing, or the way they may be living.

Caring is loving. And loving is putting our opinions and ourselves aside to listen and to reach out and help others at whatever stage they are at in their life.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-1-17

Ephesians 5:2 (NKJV) 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.

Walk in love. What does that mean anyway?

How do we walk in love on a daily basis? How do we emulate Christ and share the love of God with those around us in a way that will draw them to Him?

First, we need to learn to let God love us. We need to draw near to God so He can draw near to us.

Psalm 73:28 (NKJV) 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, I may declare all Your works.

If we are letting God love us and we are drawing near to Him, His love will become a bigger part of who we are.

And as He becomes bigger in our own lives, our passion for Him will grow. And it will become easier for us to let His love flow through us, out to those around us.

Before too long, our outlook on life in general will begin to change. And as that happens, we will be less likely to despise those people who irritate or frustrate us and more likely to see them through His eyes of love, grace, mercy and compassion.

Then, walking in love will come naturally.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-11-17

James 4:14 (NKJV) 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that touch the hearts of others.

I was visiting a nursing home a couple of weeks back. I met all kinds of wonderful people. I smiled with them and talked with them. I really enjoyed being around people I didn’t even know. By the time I left I was hugging and kissing them goodbye like they were my own family.

Some of these people were in wheelchairs. Others were able to walk around. Some could not get up at all. Regardless of their condition, I was blessed and honored to be able to spend time with them.

What a joy it was to listen and take it all in.

There was one lady in particular that I had gone to visit. I’ve known her for years. She was always the kindest, nicest lady and she never had a bad word to say about anyone.

How things change. Now she can barely hold a coffee cup in her hand without spilling. She cries for her mother and she can barely remember anything.

I looked at this woman and thought to myself about how well she has done throughout her life. And now it is our time to hold her and help her finish her last days here.

The simple things in life are so beautiful. And spending time with people that are getting older is one of them. We don’t have to have a lot of money or big gifts to bring. Just bring ourselves.

She and all the rest of them gave me a hug as I was getting ready to leave. Even though I didn’t know most of them, I already miss them.

Time goes by quickly. If there is someone we need to love on, we need to go after them and make a way to see them. We don’t know what tomorrow brings.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-18-16

Matthew 5:46 (NKJV) 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

To love someone who gives love in return is natural for all of us. It isn’t a challenge at all. It’s easy. Even the ungodly can love those who will love them back.

But to love someone who returns no love, or returns hatred, is difficult, for even the spiritually mature person. This is a challenge that most of us would fail miserably at almost every time.

Many of us will deny that we’re like this. But it’s safe to say that if we were to observe ourselves on a regular basis, and how we interact with others, we would probably not like what we saw at all. We would probably fall to our knees and repent before God for our lack of love, compassion and understanding.

So we challenge you today to love those who give us no love in return; The unlovable, the miserable, the cranky, the spiteful, the cynical and the hateful people around us.

Jesus implored us to do this. He even took it one step further and instructed us to pray for those very same people.

Luke 6:27-28 (NKJV) 27 “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.

This is our “homework” for the days and weeks ahead, to love everyone we encounter, whether they reciprocate or not. Are we up to the task?

With God’s spirit we can be!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-23-16

Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

If we let Him teach us how to walk by His Spirit, this fruit will flow out of our inward parts and it will be evident that God is with us.

The flesh wrestles with the Spirit at times because the two don’t always see eye to eye, so to speak. This is especially true if we have been hurt, mistreated or violated in any way.

God’s Spirit moving in us will act with kindness, goodness, etc., despite what we may be feeling from the things we have been through. This is only possible by us emulating the love that God has for us.

God’s love for us has been spoken and shown through His Son’s death on the cross, even though we are a sinful people.

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

While our hearts were in rebellion against Him, He acted out in love. He didn’t act in anger, hatred, violence, or in a demeaning, hurtful way.

Let His fruit take precedence in our lives that it becomes a natural way to respond to any given situation. And through it, God may get the Glory! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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