Month: May 2025

Bible Verse of The Day – 5-31-25

Psalm 34:17 (NKJV) 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.

Many times, helping others can be an inconvenience for us.

It can take up our time, when we could be getting other things done. It can take away from something we might rather be doing.

It can even throw us off our routine or schedule, causing us to become aggravated or frustrated throughout the day.

We all feel this at times. We are not perfect, and we probably get frustrated even with ourselves for feeling like this.

But let’s face it; we are human and sometimes we just get tired. Then we start thinking, “let so and so do it, they never help, they always get out of it.”

I remember a time when I was in “helping mode season.” I love helping, but it was starting to get to me. I was getting tired and burned out from it all. So my attitude started to change and I was overwhelmed with the amount of help I was giving out.

I prayed to God, “please bring in some help for me. I’m tired and my attitude is changing toward the person/people that I’m helping, and I don’t want to take it out on them. It’s not their fault.”

He heard my cry and delivered me from that situation.

God showed me that it was OK to rest. It was OK to trust Him to bring in the right person or people to help.

And I learned a big lesson; don’t wait until you get to the point of feeling burned out.

Ask Him for help, and He will provide.

He is faithful!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-30-25

Matthew 11:28-29 (LSB) 28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

As I was doing some things around the house this morning. I clearly heard the words of God being poured into my spirit that He wanted me to share with others.

There was an urgency in the prompting, so I wrote it down as quickly as possible.

Here is what He said;

“Stop chasing after the things of the world that bring no peace, no rest, and no contentment.

Chasing after satisfaction in the world will wear you out. It will burn you out. And it will disappoint you in every possible way, at every turn.

Pursue Me! I am the source of life, the source of peace, And the source of true contentment.

Come, and find your rest in Me.”

This is a message of enormous relevance and timeliness.

There are so many who are busy, running here and there, chasing things that do nothing but suck the life from them.

And when the day is over, this chasing has left them exhausted and without satisfaction or contentment.

If this is you, receive God’s words. Hear His message and heed His instructions.

Consider the things you are pursuing. Weigh them, and count the cost, the price that you pay in this pursuit.

And lay these things at the feet of God, surrendering yourself to Him, that He may give you the peace, satisfaction and contentment you have pursued so vigorously in the things of the world.

Matthew 11:30 (LSB) 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-29-25

Colossians 3:23-24 (NKJV) 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

Remembering for Whom, and why we do what we do will make it easy on us through this life.

Let’s be honest. If we did things just for the person we work for, would we really give it our all, all the time? Would we not slack off at times when we are tired or they may not be watching?

I remember working for a company years ago. My desk was right next to my boss’s desk.

He would sometimes leave for many days, and if I was the kind of person that would only work hard when he was watching, having him gone so often could have made it really easy for me to be a good slacker while he was gone.

But I was a Christian, and he knew it. What kind of example would I have been showing or setting if I worked hard only when he was there?

When you are working as unto the Lord, whether your boss is around or not should make no difference. You work hard. You do your best, and you do it as if you are doing unto the Lord.

It’s not really about who is watching at that point. It’s about what our Father in heaven is seeing us do.

I remember very clearly, this same boss had me come into his office one day, and he said to me, “I don’t understand or can’t quite figure you out. You amaze me in the work you do!

I loved to hear those words because I knew in my heart it was not me. He was seeing God’s integrity, honesty and dedication working through me.

That is the most awesome compliment, when an unbeliever sees that in us. It’s more then a paycheck from week to week. It’s better than any promotion we can earn. It’s more than any employer or job can offer us.

Work hard. Be honest. Be diligent on that job. God is watching, and He will reward you. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-28-25

Daniel 2:21 (LSB) 21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding.

It has become very apparent over the years that the recognition and understanding of the absolute sovereignty of God has been lost to most believers.

It is hard to know when this started happening. But it has happened!

It is quite possible that it has truly been happening for centuries; perhaps even from the beginning of time.

This is obvious in the struggles for power that we witness as history repeats itself again and again.

Treachery is nothing new. It has been happening since man was first created and placed on the earth.

But as man has drawn further from God in the last several decades, it is easy to see that there is little to no understanding of God’s absolute power.

Political struggles ensue and seem to take surprising twists and turns. But none of this surprises God or catches Him off guard.

His word teaches us that, just as He is the one who changes the seasons, He is also the One who raises up kings and removes them.

And you might ask why He does this? Why does He allow kings who are evil? Why does He do the things that seem to be so hard for us to understand?

The answer is simple, yet truly profound and mind-numbing; for His glory.

As we see the constant shuffling of global kings and leaders, the seasons of war or famine, seasons of peace and plenty, it gives us the opportunity to see evil at play, and righteousness battling that evil.

It gives us the opportunity to recognize God’s hand at work.

The question is, do we? Do we recognize Him at work in all this seeming chaos?

This is a question we should ponder, and one we should seek answers for.

And those answers can be found in His word; our handbook for life.

He never leaves us without answers or understanding. We must seek it out.

And when we seek Him, we will find Him if we seek Him with all our heart.

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-27-25

Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

If we are praying to God about our life, and putting these things that trouble us in His hands, we don’t need to be worrying. We don’t need to be anxious.

The scripture above speaks clearly as to what we should be doing.

We need to be thanking Him! That’s right, giving Him thanks.

Why?

Because if we truly believe and have faith in His answer for us, then He is taking care of it as soon as we lift it up to Him in prayer. Praise be to God!

It’s up to us whether we let Him in to help us in whatever area we need it, or we try and do it on our own.

He hears our prayers or requests, and then He begins moving toward making things right for us in whatever we may be praying for.

If we have already laid it down at His feet, then let His peace and understanding guard our heart and mind while He sees it through and directs our steps. Amen.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-26-25

1 Samuel 16:7 (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

While man focuses on outward appearances, God examines the heart—a truth often reiterated, and yet sadly overlooked.

If we were to look deep into the relationship between man and God, we would see that the single biggest factor affecting man’s part of that relationship is his or her heart.

In the verse above, there is a legitimate reason why God bypassed all of Jessie’s older sons and chose David; the heart with which David approached God.

And as we study the word of God, we will see this truth confirmed time and time again. It is undeniable.

Jesus confirmed this frequently in His teachings.

Here is just one example:

Matthew 15:18-20 (NKJV) 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

This is why it is so critical that we submit ourselves wholly to God, and that we spend time in His word daily.

It is time in His word that changes our heart as we take it in and allow the Holy Spirit to use it to convict us and sanctify us.

And if we were to dig deeply into God’s word, we would find thousands of references to the heart of man.

Just as moving water smooths a stone over time, so will the Word of God polish us and transform our hearts as we dedicate ourselves to studying and learning it with a desire for Him to shape and mold us.

There are no shortcuts. There are no secret formulas. There are no overnight methods for this transformation.

We must be willing to make the effort and be sincere in doing so. And as we are faithful on our part, God is faithful to give the increase.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-25-25 – What Do We Hold Onto?

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings! 

God breathed His breath into Adam. And Adam became a living being. 

That same breath of life is in each of us. God gives our heart the beat that sustains us. 

We live here on earth for a short time, and then we pass into eternity. 

But what do we do with that time in between? How do we spend our lives? 

What is it that we hold onto during our short time here on earth in human skin? 

That is the question we ask and discuss in our newest video, “What Do We Hold Onto”, where we teach about learning to choose what we hold onto, and what we spend our time on, carefully, considering the brevity of our lives. 

We hope that this video will speak to each of your hearts, and that it will be meaningful in your walk with God. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We love you all very much. 

Enjoy the rest of your day! 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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401-439-3780 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-24-25

Revelation 21:4 (NKJV) 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

No more pain; what a beautiful and precious place awaits us!

Life on this ole earth brings pain. Let’s face reality. It comes to each of us.

Sure, there is some good, some joyful times, some happy and exciting moments. There are times of refreshing and times of celebration.

Absolutely, and praise be to God for them!

But because we love so much, there are also moments of pain, and sorrow. Especially if we have had some loss.

Boy… loss can hurt. Sometimes it hurts so bad it will knock us to our knees.

Loving strong, loving hard, and loving deeply will do that to us.

But, thank God this is not our permanent home. It is temporary.

Do what God has put in our hands to do. Do what we must do and get the job done. Do it with everything in us and with God’s help.

When our time is done here, it’s not over. He will be there to lead us into our Heavenly home. Our Home that He went to prepare for us.

John 14:2 (NKJV) 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

It is there, waiting, where there is no more sorrow, and no more tears.

What a day that shall be, when our Jesus we shall see!

Embrace the work we must do here. But, dear children of God, know that our home awaits us and the pain we once felt will be no more when we arrive at our home in Heaven.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-23-25

Micah 6:8 (NKJV) 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

Trials come and go in the life of every believer, as do times of refreshing.

We go through seasons of plenty, seasons of famine, seasons of peace and tranquility, and seasons of intense battles.

This is a fact.

We can learn many things about ourselves if we watch how we react to the various situations and seasons in our lives.

The way we handle things can be very telling.

Fear, anger, anxiety, and worrying are emotions we may experience during times of difficulty.

How do we behave during seasons of plenty, or seasons of peace and tranquility?

Are we content? Do we display God’s peace?

How about our walk with God? Is it consistent and stable?

Or do we fail to continue pressing into Him during times of ease and abundance, saving that only for times of need and desperation?

The answers to all these questions will show us our strengths and our weaknesses.

As we use these questions to “check ourselves,” we must be careful not to let what we see cause us to despair, or to glory in ourselves, but to show us where we need to build our muscles, and where we need to give God the glory and honor.

Our goal should never be to become a “superstar believer,” but to grow and mature in Christ that we might develop stability in God, walking in faith and humility no matter the circumstance.

So let us seek Him in prayer, elevate Him in every aspect of our lives, and follow the examples of Christ as He walked among us and demonstrated love, mercy, hope, compassion, and stability in God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-22-25

Isaiah 1:19 (NKJV) 19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;

Knowing what we need to do, and being willing to do it, is what it’s all about!

It doesn’t matter how big or small a task is. What matters is that we are doing what we are supposed to be doing.

Maybe you feel today like what you are doing isn’t significant. Maybe we think that so and so has a big job and therefore they are more important.

No, that’s not true.

Every job that God gives us is important. The worst thing we can do is to compare ourselves to someone else.

Please don’t compare to others. Stay true to what’s in your hands, stick it out, and don’t give up.

God doesn’t look at our perception of a job’s importance. He sees the obedience in following Him, trusting Him, and staying with Him on that job.

That’s what is big in His eyes. That’s all He looks for.

Are we that person today who is comparing? Are we feeling the things we do are not big enough?

Maybe we don’t do it like so and so does. So, are we on the verge of trying to take things into our own hands?

Don’t do it! Your obedience to God is big enough!

Finish the work He has put in your heart. Do it with everything in you, and don’t think it’s nothing.

Keep going. God is with you! He sees your hard work and dedication, and He will reward you as He sees fit.

Colossians 3:23-24 (NKJV) 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-21-25

Mark 4:39 (NKJV) 39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

We don’t often think of the elements and the tangible things of the earth regarding their relationship to or with God.

They are seemingly just there, existing and doing what they were made to do.

But there is abundant evidence in God’s word that even the elements and visible, tangible things of the earth, the waters, and skies are subject to God.

And though they are not “beings” in the way that we may think of them as such, they will give honor and glory to the One who created them in their own ways at God’s command.

Jesus told the Pharisees (in Luke 19:39-41) that if the people did not rejoice and call out to Him as He entered Jerusalem, even the stones would have cried out!

In the verse at the beginning of this devotional, Jesus was accompanying His disciples across the water in a boat. And as they crossed the water, He had fallen asleep. Navigating the boat was the responsibility of the disciples. So, He left them to their task and He rested.

As they traversed the waters, a storm came up and a great wind blew. The word of God says in Mark 4:37 that “the waves were breaking into the boat so that the boat was already filling up” with water.

The disciples became fearful that they were all about to perish, so they quickly woke Jesus, implying verbally that He cared nothing about the fact that they were perishing!

Now, this is where we witness the elements obeying the One who created them.

The word of God does not indicate that there was any great or lengthy discussion between Jesus and the disciples. He simply rose, and He rebuked the wind, saying “Silence! Be still.”

Then the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

The earth, the heavens, and everything in them are subject to God, our Creator.

They must obey Him!

Even as they give Him glory and honor with their beauty, as we discussed in Monday’s devotional, they also must obey Him and honor Him in their submission to His voice.

Isaiah 66:1 (LSB) 1 Thus says Yahweh, “Heaven is My throne, and the earth is the footstool of My feet. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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