Month: July 2025

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-9-25

1 Samuel 15:22 (LSB 22 And Samuel said, “Has Yahweh as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.

Happy Wednesday!

Today we’d like to continue with a topic that we discussed on Monday; obeying God.

As we also mentioned on Monday, everything about our lives flows from the heart; our thoughts, our speech, and our actions.

So, whether we obey God or not also stems from the condition of our heart.

A hard, angry, or bitter heart is unlikely to conform to God’s will, and more apt to follow our own will. Things such as anger and similar emotions almost always lead to rebellion.

Pride will also cause us to rebel, preferring ourselves over others.

And a higher opinion of view of ourselves will also cause us to put others lower on our list of priorities than we place ourselves.

This is why it is so important that we humble ourselves before God.

Humility will make us more pliable in God’s hands, causing us to conform to what He wants, instead of what we want.

And as we remain humble, the Holy Spirit will begin to transform us, so that our desires heed to God’s will, and we begin to honor His desires instead of our own.

We transition from selfish to selfless.

This is typically a gradual progression that can take years to happen. Realistically, it is a lifelong process that has seasons of growth spurts as we walk through various trials and situations that cause us to put our roots down deeper in Him.

And what is at the root of our obedience? What causes us to begin putting ourselves second, and Him first?

Our love for God.

Our love for Him grows as we mature and purposely make the effort to learn of Him.

And when that love is in full bloom, the only thing that will fill our heart and make it feel complete is more time spent with Him, studying His word, communing with Him, and drawing ever nearer to Him.

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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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-8-25

Psalm 37:7-8 (NKJV) 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm.

Rest and wait; do we see it in this verse?

These two things are probably the two most difficult things for any of us to do.

Once we take the steps to work at trying to achieve them, we will find out that they go hand in hand. If we can rest in the Lord fully, we will more than likely have no problem waiting on Him. The wait will be effortless.

When we rest in the Lord we are basically saying that we trust His timing and His way above ours. This will settle our minds right down.

We can get distracted in this process very easily. One thing that’s very common is that we start looking around and comparing. This may cause us to start fretting and taking things into our own hands.

We must stay focused and not get distracted with what is going on around us.

I’ll be real with you; we are all good at analyzing. Probably our best quality!

We are all good at seeing what others are doing. And if we are not careful, it can make us ugly on the inside with envy and bitterness. And it can lead us into becoming very angry people.

Don’t go there. It does more harm than good.

Wait on God with the right heart. He is faithful to answer our request!

Keep our focus by taking our eyes off everyone/everything else, and look toward the hills.

Psalm 121:1-2 (NKJV) 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-7-25

Proverbs 4:23 (LSB) 23 Guard your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.

As followers of Christ, it is important for us to understand this foundational truth; the condition of our heart drives everything else about our lives.

From it flows our thoughts, our speech, and our actions.

When we begin our walk with God, we may find ourselves frequently disappointing God with the things we say and do.

This is natural because we are a new believer; still immature in our thinking and understanding.

But as we mature (which we should all do), our heart should change. It should begin to reflect the ways and the values of God.

It is because of this that we should go to great lengths to protect our heart. It requires shielding if we wish to keep and protect it from evil.

As we do this, we will find that we begin to obey God more frequently, and we disappoint Him less with the things we do and speak.

And obedience is the primary thing that God asks of us.

Now, this does not mean that our walk with God is based on works. It simply means that we obey because we love Him.

We are not bound to a set of rules and regulations as the Israelites were.

Jesus came to fulfill the Law and allow us to walk forth in the New Covenant, leaving the Old Covenant behind; completed and no longer necessary.

This was accomplished through the grace of God; His favor upon us.

And by His grace we walk in faith, trusting Him for eternal salvation.

So, let us always give preference to Him, putting Him above all else.

And in doing so, allowing the Holy Spirit to mold and shape our heart that we might not get caught up in rote actions, we will develop genuine obedience that stems from the heart.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-6-25 – Going Back to Egypt

Please click to watch the video nowGreetings in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Lord! 

We trust that your walk with God is on the move, growing and getting stronger 😊 

We have a new video for you today that we hope will help you with that. 

In this new video, Going Back to Egypt, we teach about obeying God and not doing as the Israelites did when they desired to go back to Egypt. 

We use scripture and personal testimonies to help bring clarity and understanding on this important topic. 

We hope you enjoy it! 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We love you all! 

Enjoy your day. 

Sincerely, 

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 – 7-5-25

1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV) 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Let’s remember today that Jesus didn’t come to give us salvation alone, but He rescued us from continuing to fall into sin every day.

We have been made holy by His blood, to live holy. To be His own special people and to shine brightly on this earth that others may see the goodness of God in us and through our actions.

We have been set free from sinful behaviors, and free to do the good things of God.

He has called us out of darkness and into His marvelous light. Living holy is the response of God’s chosen and special people.

Let us evaluate ourselves today. Are there things that we continue to do that are sinful and repetitive?

Of course we are not going to be perfect..

But let us encourage you today that you are not alone, and we all must work at this holy living. Know that we have been given the power to resist temptation and be free.

James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

We have been called out of those ways, and into the goodness of God. Let us join together in prayer for each other to address the sin in our lives that continues to pull us backwards.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-4-25

John 8:58 (NKJV) 58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

It is well known that when Jesus spoke, the Jewish religious leaders listened, but usually only to try to find fault with what He said.

Many of the things He spoke angered them badly.

They accused Him of blasphemy on more than one occasion.

But this verse caused them to become seething with rage. It angered them to the point that they wanted to kill Him.

John 8:59 (LSB) 59 Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.

What Jesus said had a dual meaning.

First, He implied that He existed before Abraham. Abraham had a definitive birth date, and a moment in time when he died and ceased to exist in his human body. But Jesus was eternal, with no beginning and no end.

Because the Jewish leaders viewed Jesus only through human eyes and failed to allow God to guide their hearts, they dismissed Him and all that they witnessed, writing Him off as a lunatic and a false prophet.

And their flesh caused them to fail miserably in discerning the spiritual season in which they lived.

Luke 12:56 (NKJV) 56 Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?

Even as believers, we can often miss what God is showing us, what He wants us to learn, because we look and listen solely by our intellect, and not by the Spirit of God.

Father, may we learn, grow, and mature, that we will lean not on our own understanding, but on the voice and the leading of the Holy Spirit, that we may properly discern the season in which we live, and not miss what you are saying and showing us.

Amen

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 – 7-3-25

Exodus 33:17 (NKJV) 17 So the Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name.”

Disappointment in the choices we make, or the things others have done to us, can cause us to not like ourselves.

We can be so angry at ourselves that we don’t even like our own name. We deny the connection to try and get rid of this feeling.

The very name that God calls to Himself, we say no, that’s not me.

If God can call us by our name, then we too should be able to accept it as our identity no matter the damage done to it.

One day, as I sat in my car, tears running down my face because I was reminded of some things I had been through, it left me in a state of hating my own name. I didn’t want to associate with that name, so I hid from it within myself.

But God, as loving, kind, and gentle as He is, said to me that day in the car, “I love you and your full name.”

It hit me. I was hiding from it, hoping to find some relief from certain events or moments that took place in past years.

If we can forget our name, then it all goes away, right? Wrong. It’s just hidden.

God knows our name. It will always be our name. We can’t simply forget our own name and make the past go away. It doesn’t work that way.

But we can make things right. We can face what is making us be in such denial.

We can forgive ourself for the choices we made under that name. And we can forgive those who deliberately brought attacks upon us under that name.

But changing our name will never get rid of our past; it will not give us the peace that we so desperately desire.

God knows our name.

Our name is ours for life. Let Him repair the damage as we face it.

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 – 7-2-25

James 4:10 (LSB) 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

If we do a search of the entirety of the word of God, we will find that the word, “humble” is used at least 70 times.

Additionally, “humility” is used at least 10 times.

It is safe to say that God wants us to be humble before Him.

Humility is a quality that we must not only understand, but practice daily.

If we see ourselves for who we truly are apart from God, we will readily allow God to teach us humility.

Some of us learn humility more easily than others. Some require God to apply discipline and chastening for us to learn humility.

Some of us must fail many times and see ourselves in our failed state before we humble ourselves in His sight.

Eventually, we must see the pride that is in us, even in the most hidden places, and allow God to root it out if we wish to walk closely with Him.

How important is this? See what is said here in Proverbs.

Proverbs 3:34 (LSB) 34 Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the humble.

To those who are haughty (scoffers, scornful, condescending), God scorns (ridicules, rejects, looks down on) them.

But to those who walk in humility, He gives grace (undeserved favor, pardon, generosity, blessing).

Humility is also associated with being meek. What did Jesus say about those who are meek?

Matthew 5:5 (NKJV) 5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.

Let us endeavor in our hearts to learn to walk in humility, that we would be pleasing to God.

Amen

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 – 7-1-25

Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

When hard situations hit us, it can bring change in our attitude toward life, people, and even within ourselves.

Sometimes we feel we are not the same person as we used to be. It can be scary when we feel we can’t get back to who we once were; happy, joyful, and full of life.

Pain that comes from being abused, a deep loss, etc., can and will try to change us from who we were to a weak and broken person; a person of bitterness and anger. A person who can never find that happiness we once had.

But praise God, we don’t have to accept it and crumble! He has given us the strength and wisdom to overcome.

If we are willing to let Him help us, we won’t stay in a place where pain and hurt wants to keep us. We will rise above it!

Not only will we rise up, but we can take what we went through and help others rise as well. We can be an encourager to those facing similar things.

These life experiences are real, and they hurt. But remember that God is bigger than whatever tries to take us out. And His healing power will keep us from any scars that may try to remain.

If you are done walking in the repercussions of a life of traumatic events, God is calling you to Himself; “enough is enough, let Me be your help. Rest in My arms.”

Mark 10:16 (NKJV) 16 And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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