Tag: What the Bible says about wickedness

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-8-21

Psalm 73:2-3 (NKJV) 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

As I recently spent time in the 73rd Psalm, I found it to be very fitting for the times in which we live.

We have touched on the subject of corruption frequently over the last several weeks as we have watched the events of the world unfold.

Corruption typically involves people of great wealth, as they claw their way to obtaining more and more of the wealth and power that they believe gives them more security.

From the outside, it can seem very appealing to many of us as we observe the wealth of these people. And if we’re not careful, we will begin to envy them because of that great wealth.

This was the case with the Psalmist here, as he observed the wealthy. He stated that he “almost stumbled” when he saw the prosperity of the wicked.

During the next several verses (verses 4-16), he spoke further about the ways of wealthy and wicked people, as he observed that their lives seemed to be free of the troubles that plague those who have less.

But in verse 17 he began to see the truth of the matter.

Psalm 73:17 (NKJV) 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.

As he turned to God for answers, he saw “their end”. He saw the price that they will pay for their corruption and their wickedness. He saw the slippery path that they are on, leading to their ultimate destruction.

And he saw the foolishness of his own heart, as he had desired to be like them. So, he repented before God, thanking Him for His faithfulness.

A great lesson for all of us today, as we watch the wicked work feverishly to grow and preserve the wealth they have toiled so hard to accumulate, even as it begins to slip through their fingers.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Tagged with: , , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-4-20

James 5:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.

How fitting this is for the times we are living in.

The world we live in is being controlled more and more by those with great wealth and power, as they seek to obtain even more, using it to manipulate and control those with less.

The illusion of power that they live under is a great deceit, for the power they think they have is really just corruption of their souls in disguise.

James lays it all out here, as he does so well, making it very clear that their wealth is powerless to really do anything for them.

You see, the problem here isn’t wealth. On the contrary. It’s the fact that they worship and idolize their wealth, holding it up as their god.

How soon they will see where their greed and hunger for power gets them, as it devours and destroys them. James says it will eat their flesh like fire.

Be watchful. Be sharp and discerning. Be alert and vigilant!

God is exposing the corruption and the deceit. He is shining a bright light onto the darkness that is before us, laying it bare for the world to see.

Behold His mighty hand as He sweeps it across the earth and shows us His might!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Tagged with: ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 4-26-18

Psalm 139:23-24 (NKJV) 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

Have we ever asked God to search us to see if there are any wicked ways in us? Oh, that is getting right down to the nitty gritty. But, if we really want to change, these are the things we ask God to do in order to help us see what it is that we need to do to make the change happen.

It’s not always easy. And in order to even reach this point we have to really want to do what is right.

Sometimes we don’t even know what is in our own hearts unless God spells it out for us. Have you ever had a moment like that, when you realize maybe some of the things we are participating in are wicked?

Ouch. We have probably all have had those moments at one time or another, or we would have never reached a point where we repented and asked God for His forgiveness.

We don’t have to worry about how many times we have to ask God to forgive us. Because He will.

What we want to pay close attention to is if we keep doing the same things over and over again, the same way.

We are always going to need forgiveness for things, but it shouldn’t be for the same thing all the time. God wants to lead us away from the wicked ways of doing things and learn to do things the right way; His way.

Don’t be ashamed, though. Get with Him today and let Him search our hearts. He wants to help us overcome these things.

Romans 12:21 (NKJV) 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Click the player below listen to today’s devotional.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Tagged with: , , , , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-30-17

Jeremiah 17:9-10 (NKJV) 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? 10 I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. 

Have you ever wondered why some people do the things they do? 

Have you ever wondered why you do the things you do? 

As followers of Christ, we should always want to do what pleases God. Our desires should be to live righteously and follow in the footsteps of Jesus himself. 

Sometimes we get it right. Other times we fail miserably. We wonder why. And we ask how this can happen when we want so badly to do the right thing. 

It’s a heart thing. 

You see, without being renewed by God’s spirit, our hearts are deceitful and wicked. Oh, they may make us think they want to do right. But when push comes to shove, if our heart isn’t sanctified and led by the Holy Spirit, it will make the wrong choice almost every time. 

We need God to cleanse our heart. There is no way around it. This is why David cried out to God after he had sinned with another man’s wife. 

Psalm 51:10 (NKJV) 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 

David recognized the wickedness in his heart and repented before God. 

So, let’s do as David did and ask God today, right now, to cleanse our hearts and remove the wickedness from them. 

Let’s ask Him to lead us by His spirit. 

He is faithful to do what we ask Him to do. Amen. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Click the player below listen to today’s devotional.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy 

Tagged with: , , ,

Bible Verse of The Day – 5-28-16

Job 20:4-5 (NKJV) 4 “Do you not know this of old, since man was placed on earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?

Watching the wickedness in the world can be pretty frustrating. You might even say that it’s exasperating. Sometimes it might seem like the wicked always win and that it never ends.

But fear not! God is still on the throne and He is well aware of everything that happens each and every day.

Though it might seem like the wicked always win and they never seem to get caught, God has assured us in the verse above, and other verses like this, that wickedness will not go unpunished, nor will it last forever.

So instead of us focusing on the wickedness we see, let’s focus on God and what He has for our lives.

It won’t make the wickedness go away, but it will surely make our lives more fruitful and more enjoyable as we draw near to Him and push the things of this world aside.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page.

Tagged with: , ,