Pastor Curt

Bible Verse of The Day – 3-2-21

by

Exodus 14:14 (NKJV) 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

Who feels like you’re in a constant battle lately?

I’m guessing almost everyone reading this is nodding their head right now saying, “that would be me!”.

We are in a season of spiritual warfare like none of us has ever seen. The atmosphere is heavy with it.

It can be intimidating, exhilarating, scary, exciting and a whole host of other emotions that we could list here.

And it can be downright tiring to our spirits and our minds as we walk through each day of these battles.

Why?

Because battles take their toll on us, no matter how well prepared we are for them. Battles can push us to the edge of what we think we can endure. And then they push a little further.

This can cause us to feel frazzled and ready to drop from exhaustion.

What we need to remember, though, is that even though we are warriors in battle, God wants to fight this battle for us.

Yes, He will have things for us to do. But He doesn’t leave us alone to fight these battles by ourselves.

So, it’s important that we learn to lean on Him and let Him fight beside us, showing us when to advance, when to hold, when to speak and when to hold our peace (be silent).

There is a time for each of those, and His Spirit will show us as we let Him lead.

2 Chronicles 20:15 (NKJV) 15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 3-2-21

by

Isaiah 43:2 (NKJV) 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

What a friend we have in Jesus!

He will pass with us through the waters. What waters are we walking through today? Are they murky and full of weeds, causing us to not be able to see the bottom?

Is it a stormy rough water, splashing over the top and filling the boat? Is it causing us to be tossed back and forth?

He says here in Isaiah, “I will be with you”!

Has the heat been turned up and things are getting hard to deal with? Is our situation getting worse? Are our finances drained, or our marriage on the verge of total loss?

How about our walk with God? Is the pressure of things causing us to doubt Him?

He says, if we walk through the fire, we shall not be burned. When we come out not even be scorched.

Why?

Because God will be with us.

He is our comfort. Cry out to Him for help today and He will carry us through in ways we never thought possible.

We are coming out of this together!!

Dear God,

Please help me. I don’t know how to cross over the murky waters or walk through the burning fire. I need YOU, Your direction and Your protection today.

Thank you. In Jesus’ name I ask. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 3-1-21

by

Psalm 145:17 (NKJV) 17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works.

Sometimes God’s ways can be a bit hard for us to understand.

Sometimes they can be downright confounding to our finite human minds.

You see, over time we tend to form a mental picture of God. Not so much what He looks like, but how we expect Him to act; the things we expect to see Him do.

Sometimes the ideas we have are accurate. Other times they are far off track.

Why does this happen?

It’s all about perception.

As we learn, we develop certain perceptions of who God is. Some of those perceptions can be very accurate. But some can be very inaccurate.

This can happen for a few reasons. Many times, it’s due to things we have been taught that were incorrect.

Sometimes it’s due to incorrect interpretation of what we have read or heard.

Sometimes we may not even know why we think what we do. It just kind of happened over time.

The best way to remedy this is to get into God’s word and seek His truth. And when we do this, we have to be willing to see what God says in an objective way, with no preconceived ideas or notions.

It’s the only way to truly know what He means when He says something.

Be prepared to see and hear things that may not make sense to our human minds and our human way of thinking. Remember that God’s ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts.

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.

But in all of this, His ways are righteous and true, as stated in the scripture at the beginning of this devotional.

So, no matter what we might see that doesn’t quite fit with what we thought was true, we can always go back to His word and get the real deal from the one true source.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-28-21 – Leaning In

by

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

Did you know that God wants to show us great and mighty things? 

That’s right! 

In our latest video, Leaning In, we talk about this and explain what it means, as well as how God wants to make this happen in our lives. 

We hope you enjoy the video. 

Please click here to watch it now. 

Enjoy the rest of your day! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808 

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-27-21

by

Jeremiah 23:24 (NKJV) 24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;“ Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.

Remember this the next time we are doing something we shouldn’t be doing.

God is Omnipresent; present everywhere at the same time.

Do we really think we can hide from Him? Do we think God cannot see us in situations that we know we should not be in?

Or do we think maybe He doesn’t hear our voice speaking things we shouldn’t be saying?

It’s so important for us to understand that nothing gets by Him, period. That in itself should give us instant accountability, no matter where we are.

God is present. We need to take our steps and speak our words carefully. Amen.

Job 34:21 (NKJV) 21 “For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-26-21

by

1 Kings 18:39 (NKJV) 39 Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!”

Sometimes when God’s Spirit moves on us, we may get an overwhelming feeling that we just need to drop to the floor and lay flat on our face before Him.

That may sound weird to some people. But once we have seen and felt the presence of God, and the promptings of His Spirit, there is nothing at all that’s weird about it.

God is holy. He is sovereign. He is pure. And He is righteous.

Nobody can stand in His presence; not even His angels.

The word of God is full of examples of people falling on their faces when they came into His presence.

So, I write today to ask you this question; when was the last time we got on our faces before God?

When is the last time we actually surrendered to His Spirit and fell prostrate before Him?

Maybe you’re asking, “why should I feel the need to lay face down before God? What’s so important about this that requires me to do it?”.

Well, first off, it isn’t necessarily a requirement in a “regulatory” sense of the word.

But we need to understand that laying prostrate before God is a sign of surrender. It shows our willingness to acknowledge His sovereignty and His holiness, and bow before Him with no regard for ourselves, how we might look or how inconvenient it might be to fall before Him.

It is a humbling thing to encounter Him and fall face-first before Him. There is something unexplainable about it that words can’t sufficiently describe.

But suffice it to say that doing so is the beginning of bringing our relationship with Him to a new level of reverence and adoration. It changes us, from the inside, out.

So, we encourage you to pay attention to His promptings. Don’t be afraid to surrender and get on your face on the floor, or even on the ground if that’s where His presence falls upon you.

We promise you that it will be something you will never look at with the same eyes again.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-25-21

by

2 Samuel 5:22-25 (NKJV) 22 Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. 23 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. 24 And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” 25 And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.

David asked God for counsel, and He gave Him specific instructions in order to do what needed to be done.

The question today is, do we inquire or ask the Lord God before we make decisions? Do we give Him a chance to guide our steps?

Or do we make all of our own choices and decisions and then wonder why we don’t see victory, or don’t have any plan to push back what is attacking us or our loved ones.

I was sitting in the dentist chair recently. I had been needing a root canal for some time. I had actually waited too long and I had developed an infection in that tooth.

I went to the dentist and he told me, “it’s time to do it now or it will get worse, or you may end up losing the tooth completely.

I have had nothing but trouble over the years when it comes to root canals. They were never successful for me.

So, I immediately thought, “why don’t we save all the trouble, and just pull it?”. That was an option, after all.

The dentist told me it was completely up to me. However, he did strongly suggest to let him do the root canal. Or, if I wasn’t comfortable with him doing it, he would refer me to a specialist.

As he gave me time to decide, I asked God. “What do I do?”.

I heard very loud and clearly, “root canal”.

I knew it wasn’t me, because I despise the thought of root canals. And, to be honest, I almost wanted to pretend I didn’t hear it.

But I told the doctor when he asked again, “we need to go with the root canal, and there is no need for a specialist. You can do it”. I knew in my heart that was the plan God had shown me.

Today as I sit here, the root canal has been done. Thank God all went well, no pain whatsoever, from start to finish. It was a success!!

Thank you to those who have been praying for me without even knowing why.

God truly heard your prayers and brought me through with not even a pinch of pain.

Some are waiting on an answer today. You need direction.

Don’t give up. Ask and keep seeking God until you get His answer. And then when you do, go for it!!

He will direct us if we inquire.

Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV) 9 A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-24-21

by

Matthew 11:15 (NKJV) 15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

This phrase has been sticking with me a lot lately.

Jesus thought this was very important. How do I know that? Because He used it at least 8 times throughout the books of Matthew, Mark and Luke.

The phrase, “ears to hear” is also used in the book of Revelation. Again, reinforcing the importance of it.

So, what does this mean? Why is it so important?

Jesus repeatedly told people they need ears to hear. He was referring to hearing God’s voice.

But He wasn’t necessarily referring to an audible voice. He was referring to the Spirit of God; that still, small voice, as referred to in 1 Kings 19:12.

He was trying to teach people that they need to be able to discern; discern between good and evil, between spirit and flesh and between the seen and the unseen.

He also spoke about people having eyes, but not being able to see.

Just as it was important then, it is equally important now.

Jesus was trying to prepare the people in His day so they would see who He was. He wanted them to know and understand that God was right there among them; Immanuel, God with us.

Now, in the present day, we need this just as much.

We live in a time when the ability to discern, hear the voice of God and recognize the Holy Spirit’s promptings are an absolute necessity.

Living life as a child of God without the ability to discern, hear and see is akin to living life with no eyesight and no hearing. Of course, it can be done, but is much more difficult than to live with hearing and eyesight.

You see, evil never sleeps. It never rests. It is, as the word says (1 Peter 5:8), like a roaring lion, roaming about, seeking whom it may devour.

It is this that makes discernment, eyes to see and ears to hear, so critical.

We absolutely need this if we want to do more than just survive in today’s spiritual climate!

God wants us to thrive, not just limp along, barely surviving.

So, let’s be diligent, and let Him teach us how to have eyes to see and ears to hear.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-23-21

by

Deuteronomy 5:11 (NKJV) 11 ‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

When most Christians hear someone use the Lord’s name in vain it will stand out. And it will usually cut them right to the heart.

But I do know some church-going folks who will do this and not even give it a second thought.

What is this? How can it be? Why don’t they feel that “cut” and ache in their heart, but instead think nothing to blurt it out without a care in the world?

One day I was at a gathering, and a story was being shared by someone. We were laughing and having a great time.

All of sudden, as they were sharing, they took the Lord’s name in vain several times in one sentence. They continued to laugh and carry on, not even paying attention to what they had just said. There was no conviction whatsoever.

It hurt me as if a knife had stabbed me.

I immediately asked God for forgiveness on their behalf. I was sorry for even being there.

As I sat there, I could no longer listen or enjoy the conversation. But I began to pray silently, out of concern for the Lord and how He must have felt. I said, “Lord, what do I do?”. He said, “take a stand”.

He shared with me that, “when someone takes My name in vain, they have rejected Me. To them, I am not Who I claim to be in their eyes, and I ache when I hear My name being used in such a way. I hear it all. Not one time does it slip past my ears”.

If we can take the Lord’s name in vain like that, thinking nothing of it, we have to question ourselves as to where we are in our walk with Him. Are we even with Him?

If this is speaking to someone, I stand up and say to you, “this is the time and the chance to take this seriously and not continue in this bad habit of using God’s name in such a wrong way any longer”.

Even if you may not mean it in a bad way, and maybe you see it as “just a phrase” that you are so used to using, know this; to Him it is hurtful and degrading. He hears it and He will not hold us guiltless.

In other words, we will be accountable for every time we use His name in vain.

I’m talking to believers today. Repent and get it right in our heart. It can’t continue. Realize what you are saying.

The only way the Lord’s name should be used is in exaltation!! Amen.

Philippians 2:9-11 (NKJV) 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-22-21

by

2 Samuel 12:20 (NKJV) 20 So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate.

David had betrayed one of his own men, Uriah, a mighty warrior in Israel’s army.

While Uriah was away at battle, David slept with Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba, and she became pregnant with his child.

Ultimately, David had Uriah positioned in battle so that he would be killed by enemy soldiers.

David then brought Bathsheba to the royal palace, making her his wife.

The prophet Nathan confronted David with his sin, and David was told that, because of what he had done, the child that had been conceived would surely die.

The child was born, and God struck the child so he became ill.

When David saw this, he prayed, fasted and pleaded with God to let the child live.

He laid on the ground, forsaking food for 7 days. Then, the child died.

David’s servants were afraid to tell him of the child’s death. But he perceived that they were distressed, and asked them if the child had died. They confirmed that he had died.

At hearing this, David arose, washed, changed his clothes and then went and worshiped God.

After doing this, he went to his table and requested food.

His servants were baffled by his behavior. They couldn’t understand why he would simply get up, wash and move on with his life after losing a child. They couldn’t comprehend his seeming lack of sadness and mourning.

The thing is, though, that David did mourn. He was sad.

But he chose to get up and move on because he knew that there was nothing he could do to change the outcome of the situation. Nothing that he did would bring his son back. Nothing that he did would undo the consequences of his sin.

This is something that we can all learn from.

Way too often we spend our time looking back, wishing we could change an outcome or undo a choice that we made that caused a less-than-desirable consequence.

None of that does us, or anyone around us, a single bit of good. It is a waste of our time and energy and, in reality, it dishonors God and His sovereignty.

It can also be an insult to those around us, as we push them away in favor of “chasing the past”, trying desperately to hold onto what is gone, instead of holding on to, and appreciating, what (and who) we have right in front of us.

Trust God. Look ahead. Be grateful for His provision and His blessings.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-21-21 – Then and Now

by

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus! 

We hope you are faring well in these unprecedented times. 

Speaking of unprecedented times, our new video, Then and Now, discusses how these times are affecting our walk with God. 

Please join us as we teach on the various aspects of how changing times and changing seasons can impact us. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808 

401-315-0902

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page. 

Please consider making a Donation.

Get our mobile app here: 

Android: http://goo.gl/oQ6qa7 

Apple: http://apple.co/2lZdgYy