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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-6-20 – The Click

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings! 

God is a good God, and Jesus is a wonderful Savior! 

God wants us all to walk in His truth, and He wants us all to have understanding. 

In today’s video, The Click, we teach on these things in a way that will help bring new understanding to all of us. 

When we learn how to receive God’s truth, our walk with Him will grow exponentially, and our lives will be forever changed. 

We hope you’ll take the time to watch this one. 

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We love you all sincerely. 

In Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-5-20

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Matthew 11:30 (NKJV) 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

We need to be loyal to God in walking out what He puts in us to walk out. We can’t take for granted what He has gifted us to do. It is incredibly important to let Him train us and guide us in doing it the way He wants us to do it.

So many times, people will jump out on their own to do something for God. They end up tired, hurt, abused and broke, because there is no protection in doing what we think He wants us to do.

Wait. He will let us know for sure what it is He has for us. There is no jumping out ahead of Him and getting it right. It doesn’t work that way.

Are we tired today?

Do we feel like we still need to keep on doing what we’re doing, but we are getting no results from all our hard work and effort?

Have we lost our joy and  find ourselves feeling fatigued?

We may be on the verge of burnout and our health is decreasing, trying to keep up with everything around us.

Stop. Listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit, our Helper.  Remember, His yoke is easy and His burden is light.

Rest in knowing that if things aren’t going easy for us and it’s too heavy to carry out, it may be time to pull back and take a good look at what we THINK we need to be doing and make sure it is what God has put in our hands. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-4-20

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James 5:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.

How fitting this is for the times we are living in.

The world we live in is being controlled more and more by those with great wealth and power, as they seek to obtain even more, using it to manipulate and control those with less.

The illusion of power that they live under is a great deceit, for the power they think they have is really just corruption of their souls in disguise.

James lays it all out here, as he does so well, making it very clear that their wealth is powerless to really do anything for them.

You see, the problem here isn’t wealth. On the contrary. It’s the fact that they worship and idolize their wealth, holding it up as their god.

How soon they will see where their greed and hunger for power gets them, as it devours and destroys them. James says it will eat their flesh like fire.

Be watchful. Be sharp and discerning. Be alert and vigilant!

God is exposing the corruption and the deceit. He is shining a bright light onto the darkness that is before us, laying it bare for the world to see.

Behold His mighty hand as He sweeps it across the earth and shows us His might!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-3-20

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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.

What should be ruling in our hearts?

Anger? No. Jealousy/envy? No. Greed? No. Fear? No.

What then? His Peace!

If His peace doesn’t rule, then we are off.

We need the Peace of God ruling in our hearts.

How hard is it to get His peace to rule? It’s not hard if we really want it.

God will help us as we listen to Him and get rid of the chaos, the noise.

All the hustle and bustle need to go.

Chaos should not be near a child of God. We should be sound and peaceful, even in the middle of a storm or in the midst of a battle.

God’s peace will surpass all understanding. He guards our heart and mind from getting out of control and He causes us to move accordingly.

Philippians 4:7 (NKJV) 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

If we want His peace to rule today, let go of the things that are causing chaos. Listen to and follow His lead.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-2-20

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2 Chronicles 31:20-21 (NKJV) 20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.

I have recently been reading and studying about king Hezekiah, whom I referenced in another devotional a couple days ago.

King Hezekiah was an incredible king and leader. He put God first in everything and he led Judah to do the same.

He did many things during his reign that caused me to believe that he was one of the better kings during those days.

He took care of the people of Judah in many ways. And He also walked uprightly before God.

To paraphrase, the scripture above says that in every work he did for God and in seeking his God, he did it with all his heart.

And those verses ended with this declaration: So he prospered.

King Hezekiah didn’t necessarily set out to prosper. He set out to serve and seek God with all his heart. Prospering came to him as a result (an effect) of His steadfastness in him seeking God.

He put God first. He sincerely desired to learn of Him and please Him. And because he did this, God blessed him with prosperity.

The thing to focus on here isn’t the prosperity, though. Even though prosperity is desired by many (most) people, we need to be careful not to lose sight of the reality of what we’re seeing here; he pursued God relentlessly, with all his heart.

And God blessed (rewarded) him.

The strength of our walk with God comes down to our heart, our motives.

If we seek prosperity, we may find it, but at what cost?

If we seek God, though, and disregard the rewards or the blessings, we will find Him. That in itself is reward enough.

We just might, if our heart is right, and God sees fit, find blessings and rewards. But we should never, ever seek them as part of our walk with Him.

Seek Him with all your heart. You will find Him.

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-1-20

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Psalm 119:18 (NKJV) 18 Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.

Being blind is no way to walk this earth. We need to walk with our eyes wide open. We need to understand that obedience, or following God’s word, is the most crucial thing we can do and get good at!

It is the only way we will see wondrous things.

People may think they are living a good life, when in fact they have not even touched the surface yet because they have not let God open their eyes.

How does He open our eyes? When we realize that He really cares and loves us more than we could know, then our eyes are opened. That is the beginning of our eye-opening journey.

Why? Because then we will trust Him with everything more than we trust ourselves.

I know that some things that happen in our lives may cause us to question God. Maybe some reading this are in this state right now.

Maybe your child has changed in a big way and they are acting out. And we say, “why, God?”.

Maybe we have lost someone we loved deeply and we are saying, “why, God?”.

Maybe our finances dried up, despite having been tithers for years, and we are saying, “why, God?”.

This is normal, and it is OK to ask Him why. I believe He would have it that way. He does not have a problem with explaining why things are the way they are.

But, are we willing and ready to accept the answer without holding what took place against Him? Are we ready to get our eyes opened?

Some aren’t. Some would rather stay angry, mopey and discouraged. That’s our own choice.

But don’t pull anyone else down. Stay there if we feel we must, but let others move on, because some are ready to move on.

It’s been a long while and the time is now.

God does wondrous things when we allow Him to open our eyes and see things the right way.

He has a way of fixing us up even when we think we are a lost cause and can’t go on. God knows what it will take. Let Him open our eyes today.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-30-20

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2 Chronicles 32:7-8 (NKJV) 7 “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

We all have enemies.

Some of our enemies are natural, fleshly. Other enemies are spiritual.

Either way, the words spoken above by king Hezekiah are truly inspiring and encouraging for each and every one of us, as they were for the people of Judah when he originally spoke them.

Volatile times, times of trouble that make us unsure about what we’re seeing around us, can cause many of us to sway back and forth in our emotions. One minute we’re strong and bold, while the next minute we’re unsure of anything at all.

It’s important that we not let our emotions dictate how we feel. It’s important that we let the Spirit of God continue to lead us and guide our steps, keeping us tracking toward God and His strength, not away from Him, into fear.

When these words were spoken, the people of Judah were facing a natural enemy, the king of Assyria and all of his armies.

Today, we may be facing a health crisis, a financial crisis, a crisis in the country that we live in. There are so many different things we can face.

No matter what it is, though, God is ultimately in control. He is still on the throne. He is still omnipotent. And that is why we shouldn’t live in fear, or lose hope in dire times.

As were the people of Judah, let us be strengthened by the words of king Hezekiah, king of Judah!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-29-20 – With All Your Heart

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Please click to watch the video nowGreetings in the name of Jesus! 

With all your heart is a phrase that is critical to our walk with God. It’s also the title of our newest video. 

In today’s video, we teach on the importance of understanding the concept of that phrase and what it means for us as believers. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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Enjoy the rest of your day! 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-28-20

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Exodus 33:14 (NKJV) 14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

The times are drawing near where we are beginning to see some things we had probably all hoped wouldn’t happen in our lifetime.

Corruption and perversion are on the rise more than ever. It’s blatant, and the worst part about it is that it’s openly allowed.

It’s not questioned by the authorities. It’s given permission by the very ones we thought would protect us from it.

We need to remember that no one can protect us but God.

We have to know this. We have to know that as believers our protection comes from Him and Him alone.

We need to be with Him, oh so closely, hearing His word to us. We can’t be listening to too much of the news and other stuff that is happening. It can cause us to be in deep distress.

The Lord spoke to me just last week. He said, I want you to rest. I said, “Lord I don’t feel like I am tired.” But God never goes back on His word or explains His answer to us. It’s up to us to stay focused and do what He says.

So, I took the day and tried so hard to rest. My mind was not having it. Everything on the news, everything on the Internet, and everything in the atmosphere was crazy. How does one shut down?

I then realized what my good and gracious Lord was telling me. Rest my head. Get away from all the talk, from all the problems, and just rest my mind.

When I finally got what it was He was telling me, I could actually feel the results of the fatigue that had built up. I was mentally exhausted.

What did I do to relax? I vacuumed my house! I did things that I didn’t have to think about. And I love vacuuming!!

For me it’s very rewarding, with no thinking involved.

So, if you are in deep stress today, maybe like me you don’t feel like you are, but God is saying, “bring it down a notch”.

Do something that doesn’t require you to have to think.

REST your mind.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-27-20

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1 Peter 1:24-25 (NKJV) 24 because “All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, 25 But the word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

Life. It’s conceived, it exists for a season, and then it’s gone.

Peter quotes a scripture from Isaiah (40:6-8) to make his point about this.

The original scripture from Isaiah uses grass and flowers to draw a parallel between the brief life of grass (and flowers) and a human life.

We all know that human life is fragile and fleeting. But many times, we don’t grasp this truth as solidly as we should. For some reason we just can’t seem to fully wrap our heads around the harsh reality of it.

As we grow older, though, we usually start to comprehend it in a new way that makes it more real. Losing someone in our lives can also drive this home on a personal level.

What’s most important in this particular scripture, though, is the comparison that’s made between the quickly-passing life of humans and the eternal nature of God’s word, and the incredible power that God’s word has to change us.

You see, we can’t change the fact that life comes and it goes. We live and then we pass on into eternity. This never changes.

Our lives while we’re here on earth, though, can be changed by God’s word, which never passes away.

In fact, our lives can be changed dramatically by His word!

So, it’s important that we not focus on the temporary nature of life, but rather on the way that God can change us and use us for His glory, no matter where we come from or what we’ve been through.

Life is here today and gone tomorrow. God’s word is not. His word endures forever. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-26-20

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Psalm 119:143 (NKJV) 143 Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.

There are always going to be things that try and overtake us at certain stages in our journey. No matter who we are, we will face troubling times.

It’s so important that, as we go through them, we watch and we listen for God’s commandments. Because whether we want to believe it or not, He will be there with us, both in the good times and in the hard times.

Keep obeying His commandments.

One of the first things we tend to do is to pull back from God when things aren’t going right or going the way we think they should go.

But, it’s important to recognize and remember hard times may be used by God to get us to where we need to be in our walk.

Don’t believe the hype talk that we hear so much of. Believe the real talk. God is God in our lives as much as we follow His commandments (His word and His precepts) and allow Him to be God.

He is with us in the storm, and I would add that He is with us in the calm. He is with us in the low times. He is with us in the high times. He is with us in the sad and sorrowful moments of our life, He is with us in the upbeat and exciting times for sure.

Delight in His commandments as David did and watch how He turns sorrow into joy!

Esther 9:22 (NKJV) 22 as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor.

God is good! He will turn our sorrow to joy. Our mourning to a holiday.

Delight in His commandments no matter what. Don’t turn our backs on Him. Stay steadfast and keep doing what He has told us to do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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