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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-3-21

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Part 3

1 Peter 3:18 (NKJV) 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit…

Let’s get started with part 3 today!

Now that we know that our faith in Jesus makes us righteous in the eyes of God, let’s talk about why that’s so important.

What is the result of Jesus (the just) dying for us (the unjust)?

That He might bring us to God.

As we talked about in yesterday’s devotional, putting our faith in Christ makes us righteous (clean) in God’s sight. This brings us to God (removes the barrier of sin between us and Him).

And, because the veil of the temple was torn in two when Jesus breathed His last breath, we now have direct access to Him, with no need for priests acting as an intermediary.

So, as we can see, when Jesus died for us, He conquered sin, shedding His blood that we might be made clean.

And He conquered death when God raised Him from the dead, giving us hope also of eternal life with Him, even though our earthly bodies will eventually die.

Isn’t it amazing what we find even in one small verse if we’re willing to let the Holy Spirit reveal it to us, and if we’re willing to take the time and make the effort to dig in and see what’s beyond the surface?

Remember; because of the sacrifice that Jesus made, if we have put our faith in Him, we are now clean before God, because He made the ultimate (perfect) sacrifice for us.

The Old Covenant has been done away with, and we can approach God boldly (directly) because the veil of the temple was torn in two, giving us direct access to the holy of holies.

Matthew 27:50-51 (NKJV) 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. 51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split…

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-2-21

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Part 2

1 Peter 3:18 (NKJV) 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit…

Yesterday we discussed the fact that Jesus dying once, for all of us, eliminated the need for constant sacrifices to atone for our sins. His death covered them all, for eternity.

Today, let’s see what else we can learn from this powerful verse.

Immediately after telling us that Christ suffered (died) once for our sins, we are told that His life, which was just (pure), was given for us, the unjust (the impure).

This is much deeper than our human minds can truly grasp.

Yes, we may get the concept of it. But we will never be able to truly understand it in its deepest depths.

Our sins make us filthy before God. He cannot even look upon us because of those sins.

The prophet Isaiah said (in Isaiah 64:6) that “all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags”.

In other words, there is absolutely no righteous act that we can perform that will remove the stain of our sins. Not even a perpetually righteous lifestyle can make us clean before God.

With Christ, however, because He traded Himself (the just) for us (the unjust), we are given the opportunity to be made clean (righteous) by simply embracing Him (putting our faith in Him).

The moment we do that, we become clean in God’s sight. We are made whole and pure, with the stains of our sins washed away; gone forever.

Think about that; the just for the unjust.

Again, this is more than our minds can truly comprehend.

Let’s ponder on this for a while, and then we can talk more about it tomorrow.

Stay tuned…

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-1-21

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Part 1

1 Peter 3:18 (NKJV) 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit…

As Peter penned these words, he was writing to encourage other believers who were suffering. Some may have even been suffering for their faith in Christ.

Today, though, let’s not focus on suffering, but on the depth of what Peter was sharing.

Look at what he wrote about Jesus; Christ suffered once for sins.

The Jews were required to offer sacrifices repeatedly. This was an ongoing, perpetual ritual that never had an end. Year after year, sacrifices were offered to atone for their sins, as required under the Old Covenant.

But look what Jesus did; He suffered once, for the sins of all.

This single action negated the need for the continual animal sacrifices. It canceled the Old Covenant in one fell swoop.

Boom. Just like that, the need for repetitive sacrifices was gone!

And so the people were set free from the bondage of the Law and the Old Covenant, never to be required to make another sacrifice or repeat another ritual again.

Let’s talk more about this tomorrow and see what else we can glean from this verse!

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-30-21

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1 Corinthians 1:4 (NKJV) 4 I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus…

The grace of God is a very beautiful thing!!

I’m thanking Him today for His grace for me and for you.

He has been amazing toward us all.

There is not one thing He has left out when it comes to caring for us. His grace is sufficient (meaning it is enough) no matter how low or how terrible we have been at times in our life.

He cares, and He will look upon us as we seek after Him and tell Him how sorry we are for the sins we commit. He will forgive us and fix us up for good.

What a friend we have in Him. One that understands us and knows us better than we know ourselves.

His love for us is more than any one person could ever have toward us. He knows our mistakes, our thoughts, our hatred at times, and our sin.

And guess what; He still wants us to come and be His friend. He wants us to find a better way, and He will change our hearts in doing just that.

His grace is something that we should be very grateful for, because without it we’d be in a heap of trouble.

Be thankful today for God’s grace given to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.

We love you all and are very grateful for you!

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV) 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Amen.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-29-21

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Genesis 22:13 (NKJV) 13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

Throughout my life I have seen the faithfulness of God in many, many situations, in ways that have just blown my mind.

Most times He does things that don’t even begin to fit into the box of our imagination.

We can fret, worry, scheme and try to figure things out. Then along comes God. And before we can even begin to comprehend what He’s doing, He fixes things. And we are left with our jaws hanging open in awe and wonder.

That’s my God, my Father, my Creator.

This is the God who chose to come to earth in a human body, in the form of the Son, Jesus Christ, to walk among us, demonstrate God’s love and, mercy and compassion for us, and then die in our place on the cross, for my sins and your sins.

He is too big to fit into our tiny thinking.

Why?

Because His thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His ways so much higher than our ways.

And that’s 100% fine with me. So, I will live my life to follow Him, walk the path He has set before me to walk, and worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.

Isaiah 55:9 (NKJV) 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-28-21 – Blameless

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings, brothers and sisters in Christ! 

Job was a man who went through some pretty difficult trials, despite living a righteous life and being called an upright man by God Himself. 

There are so many lessons we can learn from the book of Job and the things that he faced. 

In our newest video, Blameless, we teach on a couple of those things, dealing specifically with righteousness through Christ vs. living a righteous lifestyle, and how they vastly different from each other. 

We think you’ll enjoy it, so we hope you’ll give it a watch. 

Please click here to watch it now. 

Enjoy your day! 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-27-21

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Romans 12:5 (NKJV) 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

The church is made up of many members, each with a different function or gift. But all of the functions are moving toward the same goal; to represent Him and give Him glory.

We are not to think of ourselves and/or our gifts as being special or any more important than our brothers or sisters in Christ.

We need to respect each other’s position, remembering that we are one body in Christ and members of one another.

We are to work together so that we can do all that God wants us to do here on this earth.

Let us use our gifts and functions to edify each other and to reach the nations for the kingdom of God.

If our gift is prophecy, those that view life with special ongoing prophetic insight, let us prophesy to one another.

If our gift is ministry, those who serve the body in physical ways or rendering of any types of services by anyone in the church, let us use it in our ministering.

If we are teachers, those who are specially gifted to keep an eye on and instruct the revealed truth of God’s Word, let him/her teach it and not hold back.

He who exhorts, let them be encouraging whenever there is an open door.

He who gives, give with liberality.

He who leads, lead with diligence.

He who shows mercy, do so with cheerfulness.

Let us love each other without hypocrisy and stand together in unity that all may see God’s Spirit living in us.

Psalm 133:1 (NKJV) 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

Amen.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-26-21

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Acts 4:12 (NKJV) 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

In all of our “Christian” hustle and bustle, we can sometimes miss things that are very important to our walk, and our faith in God.

One of those things is the power in the name of Jesus.

You see, Jesus wasn’t just a man who lived, walked the earth and then died on a cross.

Jesus was God in the flesh; God with us.

The name of Jesus is powerful. It’s not just someone’s name, like Bob, Ellen, Sam or Jane.

The name of Jesus causes demons to tremble and flee. The name of Jesus brings fear to the enemy of our souls, and can stop him in his tracks if we know how and when to use it.

The apostle Paul knew this, and he knew when to speak that incredibly powerful name.

Acts 16:18 (NKJV) 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour.

We should never treat the name of Jesus flippantly. It is not a name to be abused or used lightly.

It surely is, though, the name that we learn all we can about, especially when it comes to the power and authority that name commands.

Once we understand this, it will change the way we speak it, and the way we wield it as a weapon in our day-to-day spiritual battles.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-25-21

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Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Sometimes our heart knows exactly what to do, but as we move in that direction, our mind says, “hold on here. I don’t like the looks and feel of this. Let’s change it up or slow this baby down”.

If we walk closely with God, our hearts will usually know the will of God for us right away. But our mind will cause us to doubt it or try to figure it out.

If we are not careful, our own minds will talk us out of the will of God for us.

I know. That’s scary.

But know that the mind can be very powerful and dominating.

It likes to do its thing. And it loves to repeat itself over and over.

If something new comes along, what is our first reaction? We look at it and think, “what is that? Nope! I don’t think so’.

The mind loves repetition. It loves comfort and it loves to have control. It doesn’t like new things to just show up. It freaks out and goes into protection mode.

That is why we need to transform it to the ways of God. We can’t let it tell us how it’s going to be. If our heart is fixed on Him, He will guide us via our heart, by the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Will we listen to our heart or will we listen to the mind?

The heart is what should lead us, and the mind should follow and make it happen.

As long as we are closely following God, we will know the steps we need to take.

Proverbs 3:6 (NKJV) 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-24-21

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Isaiah 5:20 (NKJV) 20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Over the last 18 months or so, we have seen a marked increase in evil around the world.

We have written and spoken about this many times, urging people to let God help us to discern what we are seeing.

These levels of evil can be very disturbing to see play out. It can be frustrating to watch the devil’s schemes unfold right before our eyes.

But rest assured that God has not turned a blind eye to any of what we’re seeing.

Oh, we may not always understand His timing. And we may even interpret His lack of intervention as a lack of Him caring.

But make no mistake, evil will be repaid upon those who practice it. It just might not be in the timing we’d prefer. And it likely won’t be at the hands of people, but by the hand of God.

Stay focused. Trust God in everything. And keep your walk with Him strong.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-23-21

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Hebrews 4:9-10 (NKJV) 9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

During some seasons of ministering we will find ourselves getting very tired.

We may find that there are many more people who are often negative and depressed than those who are doing well and full of joy.

When we feel ourselves getting depressed or starting to be negative, and maybe even angry more often than usual, it’s a good sign for a well needed break.

It can be a heavy load to carry the troubles and concerns of other people.

We can’t constantly push ourselves to keep going if it’s time to rest. We need to stop trying to help others when we feel ourselves getting overburdened.

Too many believers are being beaten down and are giving up from the load they carry, thinking they are doing it all for God.

Well, God says there is a time for rest so we can get built back up.

We are talking to some of you today. You have poured yourself out and there is nothing left to give.

You are feeling depleted and weak as a kitten. You need to enter into some well-needed rest from it all.

Run to God. Find people in our path that we can laugh with and be encouraged by. He will bring the right ones around us.

It’s so very important to be able to pull back from time to time, to laugh and enjoy life.

We need to stay balanced in our ministering and know our limits. When we need a break, we can’t feel guilty about taking one.

Do it for ourselves so we may be refreshed, renewed and increased in our strength.

Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV) 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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