Month: December 2025

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-20-25

James 1:6 (NKJV) 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

Asking in faith simply means that we ask for what we need, and then we allow God to answer in the way that He knows is best for us.

We accept His answer when it comes, and we continue to walk out whatever it is that He puts before us with integrity and loyalty.

We must believe that His plan is perfect for us even if it isn’t what we were expecting it to be.

So many times, answers that God gave me, as I prayed in faith, were not what I expected or asked for. But they were what I needed far more than what I was looking to receive.

They were so much better for me. And I can’t thank God enough for doing what was best for me rather then what I was seeking or expecting.

We must reach a point where we trust God more than we trust ourselves, even if we don’t understand His answer at first. Understand this; if you have faith in Him, His answer is all we need.

Ouch. This is a hard one to learn. But it will bring stability when we learn it and walk it out.

We will have faith, not in our own answers, but in His. We will seek Him more diligently for His guidance and understanding.

We will be drawn to spend more time with Him, putting Him before anything or anyone else, and learn of His ways for our life.

And through it all we will please Him as we take the steps He brings before us to take.

Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Today, if you have something you need answers for, have faith in Him to show you. And trust His answers. He knows the beginning and the end.

He is omniscient, knowing everything!

1 John 3:20 (NKJV) 20 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-19-25

Joshua 24:23 (LSB) 23 “So now, put away the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to Yahweh, the God of Israel.”

As I was preparing for my day one recent morning, I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to stop what I was doing and write down what He was about to tell me.

So, being the tech geek that I am, I immediately grabbed my phone and began to speak the words that I heard, dictating it as a text message to myself.

I then asked God what the purpose of this word was. And He impressed strongly upon my spirit that I was to share it with everyone.

So, below is what He said, word for word. And then I will expound for clarification.

The words in bold are what He spoke to me.

“Do not worship foreign gods.

Do not mix truth with what is false. There is one Way. There is one Truth. And there is one God. All else is false, and what is false will lead to destruction and death.

Do not mingle with that which is foreign and false. Do not marry that which is foreign. Give no honor to imposter gods who call your name.

Walk with Me only. I will sustain you. I will protect you. I will give you life eternal.

All others lead to death and eternal condemnation.”

As you can see, everything in this word revolved around foreign/false gods.

He accented this with words affirming that there is but one Way.

The mingling and inter-marrying are not literal in this case. They are symbolic.

We are not to mix truth with falsehoods; false teachings and false teachers. We must compare what we hear with His word, always, verifying its legitimacy.

We are to stay away from these things and these people. We cannot mingle with them physically or spiritually.

And He concluded it with a very strong warning.

False, foreign gods, and their illegitimate teachings lead to death and eternal destruction.

This is a word that we all need to hear and must apply to our lives.

It is a very strong warning and a caution for the body of Christ to exercise very sharp discernment regarding what we consume and what we accept as truth.

Thank you, Father, for your faithfulness in keeping us alert, and on the straight and narrow path that leads to life 🙏

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-18-25

John 11:25 (NKJV) 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.

“I am the resurrection and the life.”

Death has no power over Jesus Christ.

Jesus spoke the words in the verse above as He talked to Martha. He was preparing to call Lazarus from the tomb after he had been dead for 4 days.

You see, Jesus did this for them. It was not for His own benefit.

They needed to see that He was who He said He was. Lazarus’ death and resurrection had a purpose; that they would believe that Jesus Christ  was indeed sent from God.

John 11:42 (NKJV) 42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”

We can say “I believe”, but when it comes right down to it, do we really believe? Or do we need proof so we will believe?

Christ raised Lazarus from the dead in plain sight. They saw it take place with their own eyes.

How much more would it mean if we believed in Him without seeing?

It means a lot; for the word of God says we are blessed if we believe and have not seen.

John 20:29 (NKJV) 29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Faith is believing without having to see, having evidence, or proof.

He is the resurrection and the life! Have faith in Him today. Amen.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-17-25

Psalm 23:4 (LSB) 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

This verse can teach us a lot about handling times and seasons in our lives when the road we’re traveling gets hard.

How we handle those hard times tells us a lot about ourselves.

We get angry, annoyed, and frustrated.

Or maybe we feel sorry for ourselves, wallowing in self-pity and convincing ourselves that we don’t deserve what we’re suffering through.

We’ve all been guilty of this at one time or another in our lives. It’s OK to admit it.

One thing is clear, based on the verse above; we cannot always expect God to immediately deliver us from these kinds of difficult situations.

So, instead of focusing on the negative aspects of the trial we’re up against, we should push forward and allow God to comfort us as we “walk through the dark valley” that we are currently in.

A time will come when we are past the situation, and then we can rest.

But in the middle of a difficult trial is not that time.

These are the times when we must seek God and get His direction as to the best way to navigate this. We need His wisdom, insights, and His strength to sustain us and bring us through to the other side.

This requires sacrifice on our part. And it requires hard work, perseverance, and fortitude.

We were never promised that our lives would be easy because we follow Jesus.

On the contrary, Jesus told us that trials and tribulations would come. But that we should have courage to face them because He has already overcome the world!

John 16:33 (LSB) 33 These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

So, let us not spend our time wallowing in our self-pity. But let us set our faces like a flint, and when we have done all we can to stand, let us stand even stronger.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-16-25

Psalm 139:14 (NKJV) 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

Praise God, He took time to make us!

God created Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, causing him to become a living being.

Genesis 2:7 (NKJV) 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

And He created woman by putting Adam into a deep sleep, then taking his rib and forming a woman from it. This led Adam to say, “this is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” Such a precious and strong statement.

Genesis 2:22 (NKJV) 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

Our divinely-crafted and unique persona came from our Heavenly Father. Everything about us was fearfully and wonderfully made. We were created in His image.

Genesis 1:27 (NKJV) 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

You are blessed today; you were  beautifully made.

May you be encouraged today knowing you are special in God’s eyes, and He loves you more than you can comprehend.

Don’t be shy. Go to Him through Jesus Christ and tell Him all about what is weighing on you.

1 Peter 5:7 (NKJV) 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

You can trust Him! Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-15-25

Job 1:20-22 (LSB) 20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. 21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh.” 22 Through all this Job did not sin, nor did he give offense to God.

There is a remarkable statement in these verses that we must pay attention to!

Job had just received reports that he had lost everything that he held dear; his workers, all his possessions, and every one of his children.

Nothing remained. All that he had worked for, and all that meant anything to him had vanished in a matter of hours.

This is utter devastation no matter how you look at it.

What did Job do?

Did he throw a temper tantrum?

Did he shake his fist at God and ask how this could have happened?

Did he yell and curse God for the disaster that had befallen him?

No. He fell to his knees and worshiped God, proclaiming “naked I came into this world, and naked I will leave it. God gave, and God has taken away. Blessed be the name of God.”

Further, Job did not sin by charging God with doing wrong.

Job had a unique understanding of the sovereignty of God. He understood that God reigns over all things.

Job could have chosen to rage at God, cursing Him, as his wife encouraged him to do.

He could have shown contempt for God, abandoning his faith and walking away.

But he did not.

He stayed steadfast in his reverence for God. And he allowed God to teach him through these terrible events that came upon him.

Oh, the lessons we can all learn from Job!

Let us use his example and learn to understand the sovereignty and the faithfulness of God even as we face times of turmoil and tragedy in our lives, as God works all things for good.

Romans 8:28 (NKJV) 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Amen 🙏

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-14-25 – The Truth About Moral Excellence

Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus 😊 

Did you know that the Bible teaches us about moral excellence? 

Did you also know that it teaches us about being “useful to the kingdom of God”? 

It teaches both of these very important things! 

And our new video, The Truth About Moral Excellence, also teaches about it. 

In this new video, we discuss moral excellence, what it means, and what the word of God says about it for each of us. 

We hope this video will inspire you and encourage you. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all. And we hope you have a great rest of your day. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-13-25

Psalm 34:18 (NKJV) 18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

People hurt.

I’ve seen some painful things in my life. But the one thing that stands out more than any of them is one situation in particular.

It was a regular summer afternoon. As I was taking a nap on my couch, I was awakened by sirens going by our home. As I jumped up, I thought, that’s a bad accident.

A short time later, I got the dreaded phone call. And it brought me to my knees.

It was the most awful accident I had ever heard of. My brother’s child had fallen out of a moving car and not survive.

On a different day at an earlier time, this same brother woke up one morning to find that his child at that time was not breathing. They quickly raced the child to the hospital, but the child was gone. He lost two of his beautiful children.

We might say, how much can a person take? How can they go on living after such terrible pain?

Subsequently, this man has spent a lot of his life in and out of prison. He has never gotten his life together. He struggles with alcohol addiction.

We don’t know what he deals with, but God does.

I’ve learned to not look at a person from the outside, because none of us are perfect and we make bad choices at times, but, to let God show me their heart.

I am praying for people today that hurt. I don’t know what you’ve been through, but God does.

Don’t give up. Stay in the fight. He will help heal your broken heart.

Dear God,

I lift up that one today who is broken, crushed, hurting, and can’t find a reason to keep on living. That one who is so full of guilt and shame. That one who is feeling like there is no hope left. Touch them with your hand, and heal their brokenness.

Help them, Lord, to know that You are near.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-12-25

Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV) 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

There are times when God allows hard times to come upon us. Yes, He allows them.

The word of God tells us that Job was an upright man.

Job 1:1 (NKJV) 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

Not only was he upright, but he was blameless. And he feared God.

Job was a man of integrity who cared for his family and possessions. And he turned away from evil.

So, if he was an upright man how could such terrible events have been allowed to happen to him?

Job 1:12 (NKJV) 12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.”

But God did allow satan to touch his possessions. And eventually, He also gave permission to touch his body and his family. Job lost everything he held dear.

Job being blameless, upright, and a God-fearing, faithful man did not exempt him from trials and tragedy in his life.

We need to understand that even as faithful believers we may still face very hard situations; times of struggles and suffering.

And we need to know that we don’t have any special privileges that prevent tribulations from befalling us because we are God’s child.

We cannot let fake, hyped-up preachers come along and fill our heads with lies.

What lesson can we learn from Job’s experience?

In summary, we will see that suffering isn’t necessarily a punishment. In fact, it may very well be a time of testing.

Even during suffering, we should not give up hope.

We must trust that He will be there to help us through it all and show us what it is we need to learn from what we are going through.

It is important to remain humble so that we are teachable, especially during these moments.

Even though God allowed Job to go through this, Job stood strong in His faith. He never abandoned his faith in God, nor did he grow bitter toward God.

He allowed God to teach Him and show Him his heart.

And in this, Job learned some very valuable lessons that strengthened his faith and softened his heart.

Let us not get so caught up in our trials that we lose sight of what we may glean from them. God is faithful, even in our toughest times, to hold us up, teach us, and strengthen us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-11-25

James 1:15 (LSB) 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully matured, it brings forth death.

By now we have firmly established the fact that if we perpetually wrestle with the same sins, and we cannot seem to break free of them, it is because our own desires (lusts) cause us to be repeatedly lured in and defeated.

James 1:15, above, clearly states that when this happens, the desires within us give birth to sin. And when that sin is fully matured (continually practiced or engaged in), it leads to death.

This is very plainly spoken. There is no wiggle room here.

As mentioned in the previous days of this series, there is one way to defeat this pattern of sin; complete surrender to God.

Now that we fully understand the root of our sin problem (our own lusts and desires), we can take the steps necessary to defeat it.

Now, let’s be clear that this is not a 12-step program. It is not self-help. It is not psychological therapy.

It is Holy Spirit-powered cleansing of ourselves that will deliver us and set us free from bondage to these kinds of sins.

It is ONLY by the power of the Holy Spirit that we can be set free.

Nothing else will work. And even the Holy Spirit cannot help us if we fail or refuse to submit, surrender, and allow God to purge us of the evil that lurks in us.

Please listen. This is a matter of LIFE or DEATH.

If you are plagued by this problem in your life, your eternal soul is at stake. Your relationships are at stake. Everything about your life is at stake.

Submit yourself wholly to God and let Him set you free.

No, it won’t just effortlessly happen. Yes, it will require work on your part, consisting of determination, perseverance, and the willingness to obey God and walk away from opportunities to sin.

And it will require you to resist the devil. For in doing so, he will flee from you.

But remember that in all this, God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. And in that blessing will come deliverance.

James 1:12 (NLT) 12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Father, I ask you to bless these words and let them penetrate the hearts of those in need of hearing this message of truth and freedom. And I ask that you bring conviction where it is needed, hope and encouragement where they are needed. And bring freedom to burdened souls in the name of Jesus.

Amen 🙏

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-10-25

Romans 12:1 (LSB) 1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

It is only when we wholly surrender to God, allowing Him to cleanse us and change our heart, that we can fend off the wiles of the enemy and refuse to sin instead of falling to it repeatedly.

You see, it is our own ungodly desires that cause us to fall.

There is no one we can blame. We must bear responsibility for our failures.

Yes, some are weaker than others in these things. But there is no sin too big for the blood of Christ to deliver us from.

The things that we leave unsurrendered within us will haunt us and cause us to fall repeatedly until we wholly surrender to God in every aspect of our lives.

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

Complete surrender to God is the key. We cannot submit partially to God and expect Him to cleanse us completely.

He does not forego our own will. He works with what we give Him.

If we want our whole self to be cleansed and free from the burden of the perpetual sin, we must surrender our whole self to Him and give Him permission to rid us of the sinful desires in our heart.

We cannot love sin and expect to defeat it. And it is in surrendering our hearts to Him that we begin to hate the sin that besieges us and learn to love Him instead. That love for Him leads us to repentance and wanting ourselves clean before Him in every aspect of our lives.

Remember, Christ paid the highest possible price for us. He gave His life. There is nothing more that He could have done.

We owe it to Him to honor His sacrifice for us by presenting ourselves as a living sacrifice, which is our reasonable service and act of worship.

Let’s wrap this up tomorrow where we will tie this all together in conclusion.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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