Tag: What the Bible says about serving God

Bible Verse of The Day – 9-6-23

Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV) 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

I don’t know about you, but I frequently marvel at the human body and the way God made us.

We truly are His workmanship, intricately and wonderfully made.

Every cell, every organ, every bone, every muscle, and every piece of our DNA all point to God, our Giver of life.

But let us take it one step further; look at why He made us.

The scripture above says it was for “good works which God prepared beforehand”!

So, He has something for each of us to do; a path or a plan for us.

And what are we supposed to do?

We “should walk in them”; do the good things that He has planned for us to do!

So many times, we tend to overcomplicate this concept of doing what God has for us to do.

We often get stuck and wonder what grand plan has been laid out for us to complete.

We try so hard to figure it all out. And then we end up doing nothing because we put too much thought into it and scare ourselves right out of it.

You see, God has made us each unique individuals. He created us to be us, not someone else.

He does not want us to walk someone else’s path, emulating what we have seen in the lives of others.

So, how do we walk on the path that God has created for us?

We press in to Him, we draw near to Him, and we learn of Him.

Those three things will cause us to want to learn to obey Him, thereby leading us down His path for us without us even knowing that we are doing so until we look back years later. And then it becomes clear that our obedience led us to the exact place that He wanted us to be.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-23-23

Ecclesiastes 12:13 (NKJV) 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.

As the book of Ecclesiastes was concluding, the author made his final statement with a summary of sorts that gave us the “moral of the story”; “Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all”.

In simpler English, “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind”, as taken from the NIV translation.

This sums up what should be our life’s goal; to serve God wholeheartedly, since it is the only thing that really matters.

Ecclesiastes is chock full of statements meant to bring awareness to the fact that anything other than our pursuit of God “is vanity; chasing after the wind” (Ecclesiastes 1:14, Ecclesiastes 2:11, etc.).

As a child of God, this is something that we should each take very personally.

Nobody can walk this walk for us. It is ours to walk. And our salvation is ours to “work out with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12).

But as we do walk this out, we can rest assured that God walks before us, laying out the path for our feet to walk upon.

His word is a lamp that shines on our feet and a light that illuminates the path before us (Psalm 119:105).

It shows us where our feet are about to land, and where our next steps should be taken, exposing any dangers that might be lurking there.

Some might ask why God does not remove those dangers, making the path clear and easy. He is, after all, the Mighty One, Creator of all that we see, and the Giver of Life. So, why would He not remove them?

God never promised us a smooth path, free of obstacles or obstructions.

It is the obstacles and obstructions in our lives that build our character and teach us to persevere (Romans 5:3-4).

And more importantly, the trials that we face help grow and build our faith and trust in Him.

Let us walk this path of life knowing that in the end, He is all that matters. So let us make each step count as we look to Him and trust Him in everything that we do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-28-23

1 Samuel 12:24 (NKJV) 24 Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

Serve Him with all our heart. How does one come to serve the Lord in truth with all our heart?

We simply say, “yes”, to His will, versus following ours.

Yes, to all the things He teaches us to do through His Word. Yes to His promptings. We say, yes to submitting the littlest or biggest things He may be asking us to give up.

It’s in the heart where the things of this world will try to grip us. Those things will have to be eliminated from our lives if we want to be able to serve Him in truth with all of our hearts.

There will be some hard sacrifices that we will have to make at times. But, just as this verse states, consider what great things He has already done for us.

We will be ever so grateful when we consider and ponder on the fact that He has set us free!

No more chains, no more shackles. We are not in bondage or slaves to anyone or anything. We simply walk in this freedom He has given to each one of us!

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Let’s serve Him in truth today with all our hearts. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-25-22

John 12:26 (NKJV) 26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

We need to be reminded today that, as God’s children, we are here to serve Him.

By serving Him we will be where He is, in the midst of touching the lives of others. It’s not hard to understand, and once we get it we will be right in that place we need to be with Jesus.

This is the place of servanthood. The place where hearts are changed.

It may not happen overnight, and we may never see the full results of our service. But know and trust that the Lord will see all, and He will guide us on things like timing and the right words to say.

He will give us strength to press in and not give up.

Don’t look for recognition for our services from man. If it comes, give God the glory. Most importantly, follow God’s peace in all we do.

Servants will often not be noticed by others for their good works . Many times, servants are looked down upon and frowned on.

Most times they are abused and mistreated.

Rejoice and know that our most High God will not look down on us and frown. But instead, He will honor our servanthood.

Let us serve with joy!

Who needs God’s love, His compassion, His correction, His grace and mercy today? Let us listen carefully to what the Holy Spirit is saying, and follow His lead. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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