Month: October 2025

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-9-25

John 21:12 (NKJV) 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord.

Sitting out on my patio this Sunday afternoon, the breeze is so welcoming.

The chimes are chiming a beautiful tune because of the gentle breeze. The birds are singing. And the sounds of the birds, the wind in the leaves, the chiming of my chimes is all so relaxing and peaceful.

Oh, how wonderful is our God.

He is all around me. He is everywhere.

Where are each of us today?

Are we busy with life?

Have the things that we once held up as important slowly been removed from our thoughts because we have gotten caught up in the busyness of this thing called life?

Are we missing out on the important thing; our solitude?

Let us take this time and get it back. Slow this vehicle down. Put the brakes on.

There is more to this life than the demands life puts on us.

God has called us to come and dine with Him.

Will we accept His invitation today?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-8-25

Romans 10:3 (LSB) 3 For not knowing about the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

Reading through the apostle Paul’s epistles is truly beneficial to our walk with God.

We gain insights and understanding that are crucial to our growth and maturity as a believer.

But sometimes the wording may make these difficult to understand.

It can pay in large dividend for us to dig and research to find the truth in these writings.

In the verse above, Paul refers to people who did not know about the righteousness of God. He then states that they were “seeking to establish their own”.

Their own what? What was it that they were seeking to establish?

They tried to establish their own way of becoming righteous in God’s sight.

Doesn’t that sound just like us stubborn, fickle humans? We shun God’s way and try to do it our own way.

So, what did they do?

How did they attempt to make themselves righteous?

By ritualistic following of The Law.

They followed a set of laws and traditions.

But it was only empty mechanics that did nothing to change their hearts.

This is where most of us get it wrong: we ignore what God is trying to teach us and instead conjure up our own methods of becoming righteous in God’s sight.

And these methods land us in trouble every time!

Let us learn the importance of seeking God’s truth, not our own self-derived half-truths.

May we find satisfaction, fulfillment, and contentment in learning His ways and resting in them.

God’s ways are always better than ours. And He knows us better than we know ourselves.

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 – 10-7-25

James 1:5 (NKJV) 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Our struggles can often make us stronger if we follow God’s help in walking them out.

But this does not mean that we should live in constant struggles. They should be temporary.

This is especially true of financial struggles. They are hard on our marriage. They are hard on our family. They take their toll on people.

Studies show that half of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

With that in mind, there are many families, marriages, etc., that are hurting.

What can we do to get out of such a struggle?

As I sit here today and ponder some of the hard times we have been through, I hurt for those struggling right now.

I know that feeling personally. It’s awful.

There aren’t words that can describe what it is like to be in a position of not knowing what will happen if we don’t get help immediately.

You are not alone.

The only way we got through that time was to know that God knew what was happening and He gave us His wisdom.

You see, His word promises us things if we follow His instructions; we get His answers.

His wisdom for us was in the verse below…

Malachi 3:10 (NKJV) 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

Now, I’m not saying this is your answer, for your situation. But for us it changed our world.

When we took this verse to heart, and we began to faithfully walk it out, He turned our lives around.

Get His wisdom today, and stop the struggle.

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 – 10-6-25

Galatians 5:25 (LSB) 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk in step with the Spirit.

We often see this verse quoted and used regarding avoiding sin in our lives; reflecting our redemption in Christ in our daily lives.

And this is true. We should want to reflect the fact that we have been born again; new creations in Christ.

But today we will look at this from a different angle; one that shows us the importance of following God’s Spirit when what we hear conflicts with our feelings.

Please allow me to explain.

Sometimes God will speak to us, either through another person or directly, and what we hear may anger us because it conflicts with what we feel or what we believe is true.

This can cause us to reject what we hear without ever examining it to see if it is true.

Jesus dealt with this frequently.

Here He was, “The Truth”, God in the flesh, standing face to face with the religious leaders of His day. But they rejected Him because they got caught up in their emotions.

And as they tore their clothes and threw dust on their heads, rejecting the long-awaited Messiah, the prophecies of God passed them by.

We can sometimes be the same way; rejecting truth that is right in front of us because that truth angers us or doesn’t align with our personal views or opinions.

And if we allow our emotions to rise up within us unchecked, we will reject the words of the Holy Spirit, tossing aside anything that He wanted to teach us.

We must understand that our emotions or our preconceived ideas should never take precedence over God’s voice or His truth.

So, even if we don’t like the messenger that God has chosen to give that word, we should never reject the message.

Again, doing so causes us to miss out on what God is trying to tell us and give us understanding in. And we risk putting ourselves in the same shoes as the Pharisees and Sadducees that Jesus spent so much time rebuking.

And the message that was nestled within the words spoken to us is forever lost due to our stubbornness and lack of ability to see past our emotions and embrace that message.

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 – 10-5-25 – The Importance of Solitude

Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

We trust that you are seeking God more deeply than you ever have before. 

We have a new video today that we believe will help you in that endeavor. 

In this new video, The Importance of Solitude, we teach about the importance of pulling away from our busyness and the daily routines to spend time in solitude. 

This topic is one that we all must recognize and learn to deal with. We hope this new video will shed some light on it for you 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We love you all. 

Our prayer is that you will fall more deeply in love with God every 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 – 10-4-25

Ephesians 5:2 (NKJV) 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

We all have someone we look up to.

Most times it is someone that we admire and want to be like because we believe in who they are, or we like that they are successful in a certain area of their life, etc.

We can say that when someone is successful, or well known, it attracts attention. We will spend hours watching and researching a successful person’s lifestyle, etc.

Most times we will try to be like them by observing the way they carry themselves; their behaviors and mannerisms.

Sometimes we will take on their traits as part of our own persona.

We will fake who we are just to be like them.

With God we don’t have to fake to be like Him.

We don’t have to pretend to be someone else. He wants us to be ourselves. He wants us to be real. He wants us to walk like He walks; in love.

Ephesians 5:1 (NKJV) 1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

Walking in love does not mean that we never speak up, that we always stand back and let others do and say what they want versus what is right.

No, there will be times when we will speak up. There will be times when we will have to do hard things that bring attention to us, but we will do it with His understanding and wisdom.

Ephesians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

So, let us be Christlike, walking in love, but standing for truth when necessary, even if it might be uncomfortable or difficult.

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 – 10-3-25

Matthew 5:44 (LSB) 44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

There seems to be a misunderstanding in the body of Christ when it comes to proper use of the word, enemy.

Many may find it offensive to call someone an enemy.

Others fear using that word because they don’t know if it is scripturally correct, or even acceptable as a child of God, to consider someone an enemy.

We will often find people saying that we should never consider anyone an enemy; it is evil spirits that we war against, not people.

And while it is true that we war against wickedness and principalities in the spirit realm (Ephesians 6:12-13), we must still understand and acknowledge that we do have enemies.

Were this not true, Jesus would never have told us to pray for them.

Many of us wrestle at times to understand this truth.

God loves all of humanity. But He will also judge us all when we stand before Him.

Not everyone will “make the cut”, so to speak, and spend eternity in His presence.

Some will be forever separated from God for allowing themselves to live their lives as His enemy.

And while we know that it is Satan and his demons that tempt people, it is the people themselves who make the choice whether to follow evil desires or not. It is people who choose to carry out evil against you, me, and others we know.

So, yes, that makes them an enemy.

It is not incorrect to say that. It is not being disrespectful or mean. It is the truth, even as uncomfortable as it may be at times to speak those words.

So, let us understand that we do have enemies. We have people around us, some that we know, and some who are complete strangers to us, who would not hesitate to harm us if they had the opportunity to do so.

And it is these that Jesus referred to when He told us to love our enemies, and to pray for them even as they persecute us.

Is it easy? Of course not. It is one of the most difficult things we can undertake as humans. It is contrary to our flesh.

And it is for this reason that we must allow the Holy Spirit to teach us how to love the ones who would seek to harm us, mock us, persecute us, and even kill us.

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 – 10-2-25

Matthew 1:18 (NKJV) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

Now hold on. Look at this verse. It says, before Joseph and Mary came together, she was with child. By whom?

The Holy Spirit!

If this doesn’t open our eyes and show us how miraculous God is, then I don’t know what will!

Mary was impregnated by the Holy Spirit. How? Through obedience and agreement.

Mary said to the angel, “let it be according to your word!”

Luke 1:38 (NKJV) 38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

A woman carried our Savior in her womb, knowing it was the seed of the Holy Spirit. Now that’s mind blowing.

But this is the God we serve.

If we would learn to line up with Him, and let Him do what He wants to do through us, oh the things we would witness!

When God wants to use you, agree with Him, and obey what He has you do. Step by step, He will lead us in doing the unimaginable.

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 – 10-1-25

Hebrews 5:14 (LSB) 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern both good and evil.

As we recently wrote, God tells us that we must “test the spirits to see whether they are from God because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1).

That principle is critical to our spiritual wellbeing.

Testing the spirits can sometimes be straightforward. We compare what people say or do with God’s word and see if they line up with what it says.

Other times, it can be more difficult than this.

Many times, things can be said or done that appear to line up perfectly with God’s word, making them seem genuine and legitimate.

This is where we must “go to the next level”, so to speak.

When something appears to be legitimate, and seems to be speaking truth, we must also discern the spirit behind what is being said or done.

This could be considered “advanced testing” of the spirits.

This is something that cannot be done methodically, as in simply comparing what we see or hear to God’s word. It is done solely by the Holy Spirit, allowing Him to show us what is real and what is not.

The verse at the beginning of this devotional spells it out perfectly, stating that we will learn, through maturity and practice, to discern both good and evil.

This ability is not something we learn overnight. It is not something that just happens.

It comes from a combination of immersing ourselves in God’s word, cleansing ourselves from the ways of the world, and learning to always listen for the voice of God.

This will allow us to learn to see and hear what is behind the words and actions around us.

As we do this, God will begin to open our spiritual eyes and ears, revealing things to us that we would otherwise miss completely.

So, let us not only test the spirits, but also discern them, that we might know who or what is behind the things we see and hear.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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