Tag: What the Bible says about obeying God

Bible Verse of The Day – 9-18-19

John 14:15 (NKJV) 15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

Jesus was never one to beat around the bush. He always made things very clear and very simple for people to understand when He spoke.

Many times, He used parables. This allowed Him to teach using examples that were relevant to the way people lived because those examples helped people relate to what He was saying.

In the verse above, though, there was no parable needed. There was no story needed to make His point.

He spoke directly to the hearts of His disciples, whom He was addressing at that time.

It’s interesting to note that for the verse above, most manuscripts used the phrase “you will obey my commandments”, instead of just saying “obey my commandments”.

One simply says to obey, while the other says that we will obey.

Think about that. Jesus said that if we love Him, we will keep His commandments.

It’s a heart thing. If we love Him, we will have a desire and a strong conviction to do what He has told us we should do!

It doesn’t mean that we will get it right 100% of the time. It means that we will want to do our absolute best to get it right.

If our heart is in it, we will make every effort to do what pleases Him. If our heart isn’t in it, or if we are half-hearted about it, we will only try when we feel like it, or when it’s convenient for us.

When I was 18 years old, long before I had given my life to Christ, I was dating Pastor Ellie. I was not even close to being a Christian. My life was not a good example of anything Godly.

But Pastor Ellie had given me a gift for Christmas that year. It was a necklace with a cross hanging on it. I have to admit that I was a bit surprised, and I didn’t quite know what to think of it. I just knew that this gift was given out of love, so I appreciated it and treasured it.

As I started wearing it, I began to be convicted of certain things I did on an everyday basis. The first thing I remember was that I began to be convicted if I used God’s name improperly. And even though my language didn’t get cleaned up as a whole, using God’s name, and the name of Jesus improperly came to an end.

Why? Because I came to understand that it was wrong. My heart wanted to do right.

It took me two more years before I gave in to God’s promptings and put my faith in Jesus, but God had already been working on me.

The point in all of this, though, is this; if we love God, we will want to do what is right. It won’t be an afterthought. It will be at the top of our priorities.

It doesn’t mean we will instantly change and begin living a perfect life that pleases God every step of the way. We will be genuinely trying, not so we can be a good person, but because we want to please Him and honor Him in everything that we say and do.

If you love Me, keep My commandments.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-10-19

Matthew 8:19-20 (NKJV) 19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

Jesus was on His Father’s watch. He had much to do while here on earth.

He had purpose. He had vision. He had a plan, and that was to obey all His Father asked of Him.

He did not put down His roots in one place, unless His Father told Him to.

His home was in His Father’s heart, doing His will. Obeying His Father is where Jesus resided, day and night.

That’s a place where we can’t let our flesh or emotions get the best of us. Only God gets all of us! It’s a place of rest within itself and brings such peace with it, knowing that we are right where we need to be with Him.

Amen.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-10-19

2 Corinthians 8:15 (NKJV) 15 As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”

When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, he was dealing with a massive multitude of people! Most estimates put that number at well over 2 million people. Feeding them would be no small feat.

But God had promised to take care of them, supplying their food for them each day. He did this by supplying them with manna. The manna would fall from the sky at night, while they were asleep. In the morning, they would go out and gather what they needed.

God had given them very specific instructions about how much to gather; only enough to feed their family.

This was a test for them. Would they trust God and gather only what they needed? Or would they disobey God’s instructions and hoard the manna, saving some just in case God didn’t come through?

The thing is that God was already prepared for them, no matter which path they chose to take in this. He’s God, so He knew what some of them would do before they ever did it.

The verse above says that those who gathered much had no surplus. And those who gathered little had no lack.

So, the people who thought maybe they could gather up extra and cover themselves, just in case God didn’t come through, ended up with no extra. But those who trusted God and gathered only a little never came up short!

You see, God is a great equalizer. When we trust Him, He will take care of us. It’s just the way He operates. If we are diligent in putting Him first and trusting Him with everything, He has these incredible ways of working things out for us.

If we fail to trust in Him, He isn’t sitting in heaven waiting to strike us down. But it’s safe to say that we may not end up as well off as we wanted to believe that we would.

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-13-18

Philippians 1:21 (NKJV) 21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Being comfortable and staying in a place is OK, as long as we know we are in the right place.

In that comfortable place there may come a time when God says, “it’s time to move on”. Sometimes we might be so comfortable that we may not listen to His voice or heed His tug on our hearts.

Other times, it may not be so comfortable in a place and we may want to move on. But God may say, “stay”. He may want to use us in that place.

He has chosen us, and we must push aside our feelings and the fact that it is uncomfortable and stay, in spite of how we feel or what is taking place.

This is not easy to do.

We had to stay in a place one time where we knew we were not wanted by specific people. But, God wanted us there. And in the end, after all we went through, we were chosen to lead for a season when things were very difficult.

We learned a lot of things during that uncomfortable season. We learned to push back the flesh and all of its crying, whining, kicking and screaming, and be where God could use us.

Don’t despise uncomfortable situations. God is in them too. And there is a lot to be learned about others and our own selves during those times.

This is all part of growing and maturing in Christ, staying where God needs us to stay, moving on when God wants us to move on, in spite of our own desires.

There comes a time to learn that it’s not about us anymore. We live for Christ and die to ourselves.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-1-18

John 15:9 (NKJV) 9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.

The Father and Son had a very good relationship. They were so close to each other that the Son did everything His Father showed Him.

That’s the way it should be with us, as we grow in the things of God, that we aren’t just readers of His word, but doers as well.

James 1:22 (NKJV) 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

We need to take what His word teaches us to do and follow the example set for us. Some things will be easy for us. Some things will be very hard.

We may want to try to push off the hard things and focus on the easier things, those things that come natural to us. They don’t require as much effort to follow through on.

We can’t let ourselves get stuck on just doing the things we are comfortable doing. Every once in a while, as the Holy Spirit leads us, we need to mix it up and try something that may be hard or a little uncomfortable.

In those times, it’s important to ask the Holy Spirit to help us wherever we may be lacking.

When we love someone, we will find ourselves wanting to obey them even more.

John 14:15 (NKJV) 15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-24-18

Numbers 20:7-8 (NKJV) 7 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 8 “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water;

Moses was under intense pressure from the Israelites to provide them with water. The people were angry for being led into the wilderness, and they were now thirsty, as were their animals.

So, Moses and Aaron left the people and fell on their faces at the door of the tabernacle, seeking God and asking Him to help them in their situation.

God, in His faithfulness, appeared to them and instructed Moses to pick up his staff, go to the people and bring them to a rock. At that rock, Moses was instructed to speak to the rock, and water would flow out of it.

So Moses gathered the people and went to the rock, as God had told him to do.

But here’s where Moses got himself into trouble. Instead of speaking to the rock and bringing honor to God, he raised his staff and struck the rock, twice. Despite the error on the part of Moses, God caused water to flow from the rock.

Numbers 20:11 (NKJV) 11 Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.

But God held Moses accountable for his disobedience, and there was a price to pay for it. Neither he nor Aaron would enter into the land of promise.

Numbers 20:12 (NKJV) 12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”

It’s critical that we not get hung up on how God has done something for us in the past and try to force Him to do it the same way next time around. God is very specific in His instructions to us, and He wants us to follow them.

We may not always understand why He wants this, but it’s very important, nonetheless, that we do what He wants, the way He wants it done. Not doing so can be costly for us in many different ways.

Several years ago, we heard God tell us something. We thought that it couldn’t possibly be God telling us this thing. It just didn’t make sense. So, we didn’t do what we thought we heard.

We found out later on that not doing so had cost us a lot of money. God helped us overcome it, in only the way that God can. But it was still very costly for us.

Obedience is always best.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-23-18 – Speak to The Rock

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

God is very specific when He gives us instructions. When he asks us to do something, He will usually tell us how He wants it done. So it’s important that we follow His instructions. 

Our newest video discusses this, using Moses as an example. 

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It is recorded twice in the Old Testament that God used Moses to supply water to the Israelites. Both times, God told Moses exactly how He wanted it done. 

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Moses had a choice as to whether to obey God or do it it his own way. What did he do? Did he do it God’s way or his way? 

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We hope you enjoy the rest of your day. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-29-18 – Are We Tying God’s Hands?

Please click to watch the video.Greetings in Jesus’ name! 

Our God is all-powerful, able to do anything He wants to do. He created us. And He created everything we see around us. 

But did you know that it’s possible for us to tie God’s hands? Even as we ask Him to do things for us, we can also prevent Him from doing those very things that we’re asking Him to do. This is the topic of our latest video. 

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The actions that we take, or fail to take, can limit what God will do for us. This happens when we fail to obey Him. But many people don’t realize this, which causes them to fail to get the breakthrough they’re looking for, time after time. 

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So, it’s important that we hear what God tells us to do and then we actually do it! 

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We hope you enjoy this new video and it helps you get your breakthrough. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-2-18

Joshua 1:9 (NKJV) 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Sometimes the people who appear to be the strongest may not be very strong at all. Strength doesn’t only come physically. We may be very strong and able to lift a lot of weight, but that is only one type of strength.

There is a strength that will rock our world if we get a hold of it. It’s called obedience.

Obedience is a type of strength that is very often overlooked.

Lifting large amounts of weight can be done simply by training for it and reaching a goal. But, walking in obedience requires constant discipline, listening and surrendering. That is strength!

If we can listen to Someone when we are feeling like doing the opposite, and take what they are saying and do it, when everything else in us is saying no, that takes strength.

When we endeavor to be obedient, we are fighting the hardest thing in life to fight; our will. If our will had muscles and we could see them, it would look like a champion bodybuilder. Our will is HUGE!

That’s right. Our will will be the hardest thing in life to fight and gain victory over.

We can’t give in to it. Rather, we need to listen to what God is telling us to do over what our will is saying.

We are strong in Him. And let me tell you that is pretty strong!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – Walk On The Water – 4-8-18

Greetings in the name of Jesus, 

We hope you are enjoying your day. 

The apostle Peter was a special breed of person. He was bold, he was outspoken. And yet he was also the one who denied Jesus while under pressure. 

Today’s video talks about one of Peter’s moments of victory, as he got out of the boat and walked on the water. 

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As believers, we’d like to think that we would have the same faith as Peter, allowing us to walk on water each and every day of our lives. 

And do you know what? That’s exactly how God wants us to live, having that very same faith. 

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Life puts us to the test each and every day. We’re up, and then we’re down. One minute we’re walking on the water, and the next we’re crying out for Jesus to keep us from drowning. 

We hope today’s video will give you some new insight on how to spend more time on top of the water than sinking under it. 

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Stay close to God in all things. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – Beating The System – 4-1-18

Greetings in the name of Jesus, 

We hope you’re celebrating the resurrection of our precious savior, Jesus Christ! 

We just published our newest video, called Beating The System. And while it has nothing to do with the resurrection of Jesus, it has everything to do with our walk with Him. 

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Many people, including believers, come up with all kinds of creative ways to beat the system; sidestep laws, pay less taxes, ignore certain parts of God’s word, etc. 

In the video for today, we talk about this, and what kind of impact it has on our lives as believers. 

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God has some very specific things to say about the things we do and how we live. So, we hope you’ll take a few minutes and watch it. 

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Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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