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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-17-20

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1 Samuel 7:3 (NKJV) 3 Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

God moves on our behalf when our hearts return to Him. Deliverance will come when we have reached the point of being willing to obey.

How long will it take us to get prepared and for us to be delivered from our enemy? That depends 100% on us.

We always think we are waiting on God. But in realty, many times He is waiting for us.

God is always ready to deliver us. It’s we, His children, who keep Him from being able to do what He would love to do, with, through and for us.

So, how do we prepare our hearts?

The heart that He is looking for is a repentant heart, an obedient heart. A heart that is willing to worship Him with everything in us and mean it.

We don’t just go through the motions. We find our spot where we know that it is meaningful and truthful; not a show for others to see.

Our heart won’t prepare us to worship God. We must prepare our heart. We must put Him above all, and nothing before Him.

Luke 4:8 (NKJV) 8 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

We can’t worship God and money too. It won’t work. So, if we have issues with money, we’re probably putting it before Him.

The same goes for lust, adultery, fornication, addictions to drugs or any other kind of idols. Our hearts will put these things above God and thus it has what it seeks after.

Our results will be as one that loves his/her sin more than anything and can’t let it go.

It’s sad because we always seem to blame or point the finger at someone else for our condition or the state that we are in.

But usually, we are the ones that put ourselves there. And we are the ones that need to do something about it if we want to be free from it.

It starts with us preparing our heart. It throws out those things it lusts over and lets God fill that very place where that idol once lived.

When He has that place, then He will deliver us from our enemy in every situation.

In the case above, it was the Israelites being delivered from their enemy, the Philistines. But in our case today, the enemy may be someone or something else. Only we and God know our heart.

Prepare our heart.

Return it to Him and He will deliver us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-16-20

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2 Chronicles 24:18-20 (NKJV) 18 Therefore they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served wooden images and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their trespass. 19 Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the Lord; and they testified against them, but they would not listen. 20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He also has forsaken you.’ ”

There is an amazing, important lesson for all of us to learn from these verses.

Judah and Israel had abandoned God in favor of idols; false gods. Because of this, wrath had come upon both nations.

God did His part to try to steer the people back to Him, but they failed to heed His promptings and warnings. And because they had forsaken Him, He forsook them. He left them to their own devices.

If we look closely at this, there are many small details that make this much more meaningful than if we just breeze through it.

In verse 19, the word says that He sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the Lord. But they would not listen.

Verse 20 tells us that the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah. “Came upon him” literally means “clothed him”. The Spirit of God literally clothed the man of God and equipped him to speak to them with God’s authority.

But do you know what they did? Not only did they reject him, they stoned him to death.

This is heartbreaking. God is always faithful to give us time to repent. He is merciful… for a season. And then His mercy gets pulled back.

And so it was in this situation. After a period of time, God sent a small army from Syria to defeat them, even though their own army was large and powerful. Why? Because “they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers”.

God will seldom let His people go very long without confronting their sin. He doesn’t do this to punish us, but to remind us and nudge us to get back on track.

Most times He will give us many chances to make the necessary corrections. Then, if we fail to heed His promptings, He will bring correction to us Himself, in whatever way He sees fit.

Because of this, it’s important that we pay attention to the promptings of the Holy Spirit when he convicts us of our sin.

God wants the very best for us, so He will let us know when we’re getting off track or dabbling in things that are harmful or that dishonor Him.

All we need to do is pay attention and follow instructions. Doing so will help keep our relationship with Him strong, as well as preventing us from having to be dealt with on God’s terms, as the Israelites had happen to them so many times.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-15-20

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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.

There comes a time in our lives where we may need to be reminded about where we came from.

I call it my little wake up call; my chance to get back on track. Usually if we are being reminded about this, it’s because we have lost our way, or gotten off the right path in one way or another.

It can happen to us more easily than we might think.

When things get busy and crazy around us, it’s very easy to do. That is why the enemy will use busyness. It’s an innocent face that leads to a road of destruction and separation from God.

Families, husbands, wives, pastors; pull back the reins. Call everyone to the table, sit them down and have a heart to heart talk.

Slow this buggy down, bring it to a halt if we must. Do it, and get ourselves back on track.

The reminder requires us to ask, “Who do we belong to?”.

Who do we answer to? Why do we do what we do and love every minute of it?

If we’ve gotten off track, these questions are going to hit hard. They may even offend us and cause us to bristle up. And if we’re not careful, we will go right into defending ourselves.

We are not looking for defense. These are just little reminders to make us ask why we do what we do.

The beginning of humanity started with the breath of Almighty God being breathed into one man’s nostrils. That breath brought LIFE.

Life came from God and life remains with God. If we stick with Him and obey His word, we live!

Don’t forget where it all began.

The Father, the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are life. Without Them there is darkness and death.

Genesis 1:2 (NKJV) 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

If we’ve lost our way, let’s get back on track. Cry out to our Maker, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let Him breathe life back into us again.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-14-20

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Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Turmoil. Chaos. Trials. Tribulations.

These are all things that can cause us to start doubting God. These are all things that can cause us to want to take matters into our own hands and “fix” everything.

The problem with this is that most of the “fixing” we do only breaks things; the exact opposite thing we were hoping to accomplish.

So, how do we remedy this problem?

We do only what God tells us to do. We listen for His voice, then we do what He says. Nothing more. Nothing less.

It’s easy to trust God when the sailing is smooth. It’s easy to have faith in Him when we’re gliding through life with no major problems.

It’s a true test of our faith, though, when tough times hit and we feel like the world around us is crumbling.

How will we respond? Will we immediately jump into action mode, or will we pull back, get God on it and then act accordingly?

As with so many things, it is better to be proactive, not reactive.

How does that apply with regard to our walk with God and dealing with unexpected situations?

Here’s how. We spend the time and make the effort necessary to “shore up” our relationship with our Father on a regular basis so that our trust in Him is always “topped off”, not running on empty.

This way, when trials do hit, we’re not scrambling to hear God through the noise and the chaos that usually accompanies these kinds of situations. This makes it much easier to hear Him when we need to.

Now, don’t make the mistake of thinking that this means we should simply sit back when uncertain situations arise, waiting for God to fix everything. Not at all.

It does mean, though, that we take only the steps He shows us to take, not what our wild emotions tell us to do.

This is the difference between being proactive and reactive.

It’s not always easy to do this. But with time and effort on our part, we will get it after a while.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-13-20 – Foundations of War

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings fellow believers! 

We trust that God is your source for everything you need in life. 

We are living in a spiritually intense season. Spiritual warfare is at epic high levels right now. 

In light of that, it’s critical that we understand spiritual warfare so we can do battle effectively on all fronts. 

In today’s video, Foundations of War, we teach the “foundations” that will shed light on this Biblically-important topic and help bring understanding in an area where many believers struggle to understand. 

We hope you’ll take the time to watch this and grow as a believer, and as a warrior in the Kingdom of God. 

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Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-12-20

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1 Chronicles 16:8 (NKJV) 8 Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!

God is good!

How many today can share something good that God has done for them recently?

I know I can, even during the pandemic and hearing of all the news reports of virus breakouts and the commotion going on here in this country.

He is a good Daddy, a good Papa, a good Lord. And I am so grateful for Him! My Rock and my King!

Let us share His good deeds with those we spend time with. Let us make known the good things He has done for us, today and every day.

He is not sitting still. He is alive and moving among our situations.

I know this old world doesn’t look so pretty right now. And I know that some are feeling depressed over it today. It’s shocking, the change that has hit.

But be assured that the Lord knows just what we are feeling. And guess what! He Has big arms to run to and get a big hug from. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith.

Hebrews 12:2 (NKJV) 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Don’t be afraid to call upon His name. He will wrap us in His love, fill us with stability and the faith we need to go on.

Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-11-20

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Psalm 73:28 (NKJV) 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works.

If you’ve been with us for any length of time, you probably already know that one of the biggest things we do is teach people to draw near to God and to trust Him with every aspect of their lives.

This is one of the most important things we can do as a believer.

Many people might not understand why this is so critical, so let me explain.

God is omnipotent (all-powerful). There is nothing that’s too big for Him. There is nothing that He can’t handle.

And He is omniscient (all-knowing). There is nothing that He doesn’t know. There is nothing that surprises Him or shocks Him.

We, on the other hand, are limited in our thinking. We are frail. We worry. We get stressed by things that we don’t know. And we become afraid of those unknown things.

Being close to God and learning how to let Him lead us helps to solve all of those weaknesses and frailties.

As we learn to trust Him, we begin to spend less time fretting over things that are beyond our control. We spend less time stressing over them. We worry less.

And we begin to understand that even when we might not necessarily see Him moving, He is working on our behalf behind the scenes.

This is the case for absolutely everything we will encounter in our lives.

You see, being a follower of Christ doesn’t mean that we’re promised a life full of massive blessings, nor does it mean that we’re promised a life free of trials and tribulations.

On the contrary, Jesus told us that trials and tribulations would come.

What sets us apart, though, is that we know the One who is above it all. We know Who holds us in His hands.

And being a child of God means that, no matter how dark times might get or seem to get, we don’t have to spend every waking hour worrying about the “what if” factor.

Yes, we are still human. So, our emotions will still pull on us, trying to get us to fear the unknown. But as we draw near to God, learning to lean on Him for hope and assurance, we will spend less and less time worrying, and more time letting Him lead us and show us the way to go.

Trust Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-10-20

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Hebrews 12:1 (NKJV) 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

If we wish to run in a natural race that is lengthy, it requires endurance. Building up endurance takes effort, preparation and discipline.

There is a race that God has called us to run, and we need to be prepared and ready to run it with all our heart and will.

No one goes out to run a race halfheartedly and without getting in shape physically. They will not get very far. They will run out of steam and give up quickly.

But if we are prepared, that race will be one to remember.

It’s the same with whatever God has called us to do. We need to be prepared for it.

Our training, though, doesn’t require physical exercise. Instead, it requires us to read His word, study and pray.

Sometimes we will even be required to fast. Oh no, did I say fast?

Yes. We will need to fast at times to get rid of the obstacles in our way that are trying to keep us from reaching the prize; those things that are harder to remove.

Mark 9:29 (NKJV) 29 So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”

Fasting will get the job done. It breaks the grip of whatever may be holding us back.

We can’t just jump into anything God may want us to do and start going at it as if we know just what to do. That can be presumptuous on our part. This is a very dangerous way to live. We need to pray, we need to read, and we need to fast.

Let God help us to get prepared so that we may walk out our call and run the race that He has set before us.

He will prepare us to win, not to fail.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-9-20

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Isaiah 55:11 (NKJV) 11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

As I was sitting here this evening, doing some research that was completely unrelated to Biblical matters, God dropped this verse into my spirit.

I hadn’t thought about this particular scripture in quite a while, so I figured I’d take a look and see what I could find.

As I studied it and meditated on it, here are a few things that stood out to me.

First, it is God’s word. It is not man’s word. It is not man’s idea. It is God’s word. Let that sink in. God’s word.

His word is life. It is what created everything we see. His word is more powerful than we can possibly comprehend.

And look what He says next. It comes from His mouth.

It isn’t an idea or a concept. It doesn’t come from anywhere else other than His mouth.

What hit me next was that it will not return to Him void.

OK. But what does that mean? Let’s take a look.

In its simplest form, it means that it will not be fruitless. So, His word always produces fruit. It will never be useless. It will always be effective. It always produces results.

What does He say next? He says that His word will accomplish what He pleases.

His word has purpose. He speaks for a reason. And the purpose for which He speaks will come to pass. It will be fulfilled.

And look at how He wraps this up. It shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

His words are not spoken randomly or without cause. When He speaks them, they are not like a machine gun just spraying bullets everywhere.

They are precise! They are targeted and spoken with purpose.

And they prosper in the purpose for which they were sent.

There is life in this. There is hope in this.

Let His word bring you hope!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-8-20

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Romans 15:13 (NKJV) 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Oh, how precious is our God… Hallelujah!!

How do we get through each day? By having His joy. By walking in His Peace and abounding in His hope.

How do we do that? By the power of the Holy Spirit.

We can’t fabricate or conjure up His joy. It’s God-given, Spirit-led; not fleshly hype.

Did our Sunday service get us hyped up and excited?

Hype does not keep the flame burning. Hype dies when the source of that hype goes away.

Monday morning is when we need joy, peace and hope at its best.

But if we’re relying on that same hype to get us through a tough day or a trying week, we’re going to be in sad shape by Friday afternoon.

Does this happen to us? Come Monday we don’t feel the same?

By Wednesday we’re feeling miserable? By the time Friday rolls around, we’re drained and ready to crash and burn?

Maybe it’s time to leave the hype behind and let God teach us how to walk with Him each and every day in a way that’s meaningful, not based on hype or emotion.

God wants us to get off the rollercoaster of emotion and hype, and let Him teach us what it means to walk in the Spirit.

It’s in the Spirit that we find stability. It’s in the Spirit that we walk in His joy, peace and hope.

It’s in the Spirit that we find liberty, and freedom from the fickleness of our emotions.

And it’s in the Spirit where we find the peace of God that will see us through those times when emotions leave us high and dry.

Colossians 3:15 (NKJV) 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-7-20

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2 Corinthians 3:17 (NKJV) 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

As I was sitting at my desk working on a bunch of devotionals that pastor Ellie and I had written recently, this particular scripture popped into my head. So, I figured I’d take a look at it and do some more writing.

I want to look at two things today; a cause and the effect of that cause.

Now, let’s clarify that a cause is really an action or a circumstance. The effect will be the result of that action or that circumstance.

First, the cause.

The very first part of this scripture establishes one thing; that the Lord is the Spirit.

Now that this is established, we can move on to the actual cause.

The cause (action or circumstance) is this; the presence of the Spirit of the Lord.

So, what is the effect of the presence of the Spirit of the Lord?

There is liberty!

Liberty is a big word when it comes to what it can mean.

Freedom, emancipation from bondage, divine privilege.

You see, God is a God who sets us free. He doesn’t just “save us”. He wants to give us true freedom. Freedom from sin, freedom from anxiety, freedom from hopelessness, freedom from depression, freedom from oppression, and freedom from so many other things that would try to keep us tied down and bound.

It isn’t as complicated as so many might make it seem.

The presence of God’s Spirit equals liberty (freedom). Where the Spirit of God is, there can be no sin, no bondage, no depression, no anxiety, etc.

Where these things do exist, we need to invite and allow the Spirit of God to be present and to dwell in all of His fullness.

Then, and only then, will we see true freedom.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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