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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-25-20

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John 15:4 (NKJV) 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

Abide in Me and I in you.

How many times have we read this and we just blew right by that first sentence and kept going without giving it a second thought?

That’s not good!

That first sentence is a major component of our walk with God. In fact, the word “abide” actually has a very deep meaning in this verse.

So, let’s take a look.

Abide: continue, stay, remain, persist, hold on.

Now look at how it’s used in this verse.

Jesus said that if we abide in Him, He will abide in us.

There are two implications here.

Most of us will instinctively think of it as meaning that we need to stay close to Him or stick by Him. And this is true. When we abide (stick with, stay close to) Him, He will stick with us.

Maybe even more important, though, is this; if we are truly a believer (a follower of Christ), if we have embraced Him (put our faith in Him) and our heart has truly changed, (which it should do if our faith in Him is genuine) we will not depart from Him.

If we believe, we will abide (stick with, stay close to). If we do not believe, we will not abide.

This isn’t very often taught. Mostly because it is overlooked, as I mentioned at the beginning of this devotional. But sometimes it isn’t taught because it is a hard teaching; one that’s not easy to speak nor easy to hear and receive.

But truth is truth. And truth needs to be spoken, even when it is hard to swallow. Truth, after all, will set us free if we embrace it.

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-24-20

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Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV) 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Be kind to one another. Know that, as His child, God is watching us interact with others.

It’s so easy at times to find fault around us and grow cold toward people because of their actions, or maybe because of their personality.

We can completely overlook the good qualities and focus more on the negative if we are not careful.

Maybe we learned this as we were growing up.

Or maybe it’s just our personality type that causes us to see the bad things more readily than the good. Maybe we even like finding things wrong because it gives us a feeling of satisfaction.

We need to make the effort to find good things about others and not be afraid to share it with them.

A short while back, we had to make a trip out of town. While we were away, we found a coffee shop in the area where we stopped in for a bit and got some work done on our laptops.

We had never been there before. But we noticed how nice the people working there were to the customers, how clean the shop was and that the atmosphere there was exceptionally peaceful.

When we went to leave, we stopped and said, “thank you.”  And we told the people how nice it was there and what a good job they are doing.

They were so happy and thankful to hear that.

It takes effort to stop and say something kind. Many times we just don’t take the time to do it. But it’s never too late to make it a habit.

People will never stop us from speaking if we have a kind word to say regarding them. No. It makes their day.

Hold our tongue when it comes to gossiping, or negative talk, but let that tongue go when it comes to encouraging and being kind to others.

God will guide our words; when to hold them and when to let them go.

Job 6:24 (NKJV) 24 “Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

Oh, how powerful kind words are. They will melt the hardened heart and open their eyes to see that God is good.

Let us, God’s children, be the spreader of kindness to others and make their day!! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-23-20

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2 Chronicles 15:8 (NKJV) 8 And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken in the mountains of Ephraim; and he restored the altar of the Lord that was before the vestibule of the Lord.

I am not what I would consider to be prophetic. At least not on a regular basis.

Today, however, I want to speak in a prophetic sense.

Over my many years of reading, studying and digesting the word of God, I have seen a lot that has given me insights and understanding regarding to the things we see happening around us in the natural.

The Holy Spirit has taught me how to watch, and to discern events and to recognize or perceive what’s going on beyond what we see with our natural eyes. I’m not special. He will do this for anyone willing to spend the time walking closely with Him.

The scripture above deals with something prophetic beyond the nation of Judah. The words spoken by Azariah, the son of Oded, caused Asa to get serious and make major changes in that nation.

2 Chronicles 15:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

The words tore at the heart of Asa to the point where he was severely convicted and he made immediate changes to correct what was wrong.

Asa recognized that Judah had forsaken God. They had pushed Him aside in favor of whatever pleased them, including worshiping false gods and idols.

So, Asa led the nation in repenting and setting things right before God, putting Him back in His rightful place in their nation and in their lives.

2 Chronicles 15:12 (NKJV) 12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

Brothers and sisters in Christ, it’s time for us to do the same. It’s time to tear down the idols; to remove them from our lives and from our nation.

Pastor Ellie and I live in the USA. But this can easily apply to any nation.

Here in the USA we are currently in a situation that is threatening our very republic. But there is upheaval around the globe as I am writing this, as evil forces work to push a global agenda that not only frowns on our faith, but will actively work to remove our rights to live out our faith.

Yes, we are approaching end times. We are seeing it play out before our very eyes.

But we should never, ever lay down and let the enemy trample over us.

Just as Israel did so many times in the Old Testament, we all need to remove the idols from our lives and repent before Him, seeking His counsel and His forgiveness.

We need to put Him first again, where He rightfully belongs.

The time is now.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-22-20 – The Big Picture

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings! 

We pray that you are walking more closely with God today than you were last week or last month! 

We have another new video out today, “The Big Picture”. 

In today’s video, we discuss and teach about making sure we’re always looking at the big picture when it comes to learning from God’s word. 

Too many mistakes can be made if we only use “scripture snippets” or small pieces of verses taken out of context. 

The video is short and to the point and it was fun to record. 

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

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Enjoy your day! 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-21-20

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1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV) 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light…

We are a chosen people, Lord, and we are crying out to You with a sincere heart in wanting to walk in Your light.

We are a royal priesthood, a holy nation, Your own special people. You called us out of darkness.

Being fake and phony about our walk with You only hurts us and others that we associate with.

If they think we are a believer, and then they see us doing things that unbelievers do…well, that just makes people question You and the legitimacy of Who we say we have faith in.

We are sorry if we have just been going through the motions; If we have learned the Church lingo but deep down we have not changed our lifestyle, our words, actions or our addictions.

We have lived a fake walk up to now.

We have not fooled You and we don’t fool others who are watching. They can tell by our ways who and what we follow. Having a bible in one hand and living a worldly lifestyle in the other won’t cut it any longer.

Today, we sincerely cry out to You, God; forgive us. We want all of You and Your teachings/statutes to touch our hearts and change us so that we may walk in your ways each day.

That we may share love, and not hate. That we may not gossip, but turn away from those conversations that may lead us otherwise. That we may not be negative, but instead, speak life into situations and into peoples’ lives.

Help us, God, to be Who You say we are; Your own special people. Amen.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-20-20

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2 Chronicles 6:14 (NKJV) 14 and he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

If we spend time in the word, and we pay attention, we will notice a very common thread that runs through it from start to finish when it relates to God’s covenant with His people and the mercy He bestows upon them.

That thread is there from start to finish. And once we see it, we will never be able to “not see it” again. It will become so obvious that we will smack our foreheads and say, “wow! How did I not see that before?”.

God started showing me this thread years ago. And it has stuck with me since then, becoming more and more prominent and obvious in everything that I read and study.

By now you’re probably saying, “enough already! Tell me what that thread is!”.

So, here it is, this ultra-important thing that I’m referring to.

God keeps His covenant and mercy with those who walk before Him with all their hearts.

Now, this is a delicate, touchy subject, so it needs to be looked at carefully.

God’s mercy in this verse refers to loyalty, not His willingness to forgive sin. And it is used in conjunction with the word “covenant” (contract, pact, promise, pledge) which also connotates loyalty.

So, we need to make sure that we look at this from a loyalty point of view, not a forgiveness or redemption point of view.

Now that we have established that, we can look at the meat and potatoes of this, so to speak.

“With those who walk before Him with all their hearts” is the key to all of this. And this thread runs through His word, from start to finish.

It is critical to our walk with Him in every aspect.

Over and over again I have seen this concept spoken of and reaffirmed throughout scripture, through the Old Testament and the New Testament.

It even applies to us seeking God and finding Him.

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

So, in the end, it all comes down to this; we get out what we put in. We are blessed by God (rewarded) based on how we “bless” Him. His level of “loyalty” to us is based on the level of loyalty that we show to God.

Again, this is not to be confused with His redemptive mercy.

But as we get understanding in this area, we will never look at our walk with God the same way again.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-19-20

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Job 37:5-6 (NKJV) 5 God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. 6 For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise, to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.

How marvelous is His voice!

We can often not even comprehend the things He does. Our minds don’t go there…we are minute in our ways and our thinking when compared to our mighty and very powerful God.

That is why it is so important that we go to Him for everything. He will fight for us. He will show us what to do. He will help us hold our peace.

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

Many times, what He has to say or show us is way beyond our understanding and conventional human wisdom. But if we trust Him, it will be a marvelous turnout. And we will learn of the difference between following Him or doing it the way we are used to doing it.

Is God teaching us a new way? Are we listening, or are we too comfortable in doing it the same as usual, to the point where we are ignoring such a wonderful and marvelous way because we cannot comprehend it or figure it out?

When God speaks regarding our situation, we need to forget about comfort, and move toward what He is saying.

There is not always a comfortable place with God.

We are almost always on the move in one way or another. And things are exciting, different and changing. It can be very hard sometimes to make these moves, but they will be fulfilling and worth it if we follow through!

Who is ready to hear what God has to say? He will thunder with His marvelous voice.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-18-20

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Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV) 17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

It’s no secret that the devil is our #1 enemy.

He is bent on destroying each and every one of us, if he can possibly do so.

1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV) 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Take note of what that scripture said, though. There are clues as to how to prevent the devil from destroying (devouring) us.

Be sober; well-balanced, self-controlled, self-disciplined.

Our actions and our words need to be calculated and chosen carefully, with great consideration, filtered through and weighed by the Holy Spirit, not based on emotions or rash, impulsive thoughts.

Be vigilant; watchful, discerning, cautious, alert, observant, attentive, prepared.

We cannot become complacent or dull. We absolutely need to stay alert at all times against the wiles (devious schemes and tricks) of the enemy.

This is the only way we can stand against his attacks and come through them victoriously and intact. But God doesn’t leave us trying to figure this out on our own. He tells us plainly how to defend ourselves.

Ephesians 6:11 (NKJV) 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

We learn how to put on His armor as we spend time in His word, getting understanding of who He is, who our enemy is and how to walk with God while repelling our adversary.

It’s all there for us. We just have to be willing to spend the time and make the effort to seek it out!

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 – 11-17-20

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Judges 8:24 (NKJV) 24 Then Gideon said to them, “I would like to make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.

Gideon was used by God to tear down the altar of baal. But along the road he lost sight of his purpose and made the wrong request; he asked for the golden earrings from the plunder the men had taken.

This was the very thing that would pull him down and cause him to fall. The very thing that would make him stop winning and lose all that God would have had for him.

Gideon knew better. But he did it anyway. He requested them and then made them into an ephod (a type of decorated priestly garment), and it became a snare to him and those around him.

Judges 8:27 (NKJV) 27 Then Gideon made it into an ephod and set it up in his city, Ophrah. And all Israel played the harlot with it there. It became a snare to Gideon and to his house.

Are we dabbling in things that will destroy our relationship with God? Are we desiring or lusting after things that look and feel good, but are not good for us?

We have to know what will cause us to fall. And once we recognize those things, we need to beware of them trying to come back into our lives.

Do not forget the things or the relationships that God says to stay away from. Some things, no matter how good they look, are nothing more than a trap and will cause us to fall.

They will cause us to lose everything that God has for us.

What is most important to God is to see us take to heart the things that He says are good for us.

Material things can destroy us if we don’t keep them in their proper place. If we can’t say no to some things, we’d better take a good hard look as to why.

Most times it is something we need to address within ourselves. It is something that has a hold on us and will likely become a snare to us at some point.

Only God should hold that place in our hearts.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day- 11-16-20

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Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Trusting God entails a lot of things.

First, it means that we not spend our time worrying and fretting about things that we might not understand.

Second, it means that we may encounter things that we may not understand in the natural, but that we rely on His Spirit to give us discernment and understanding in.

It also means that we watch and listen for His leading and direction in all things.

Nowhere, though, does it ever say or imply that we just trust Him, sit back and do nothing 100% of the time, expecting Him to do everything for us.

This is absolutely not true!

Trusting Him with all our heart means that we get His input and His understanding and then we let Him direct our paths.

That means that we have to do something!

You see, there will be times (most times) when we have to get up and walk out whatever it is that He shows us to do (directs our paths).

We have to take action! We have to walk out our faith in Him by doing whatever it is that He tells us to do.

So, it’s time, fellow warriors in Christ, to rise up!

Yes, we need to pray! Yes, we need to be sure to acknowledge Him in all our ways (everything we do)!

But we also need to let Him direct our paths and take action!

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 – 11-15-20 – How Great is Our God

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings! 

It’s no secret that 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone. It has presented us with challenges and obstacles that most of us never thought we would have to face. 

In today’s video, How Great is Our God, we discuss the fact that God is greater than all of this, and greater than anything we can face. 

This video is short, encouraging and eye-opening, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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Enjoy your day, and walk closely with God. He will never let us down. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

401-315-0902

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