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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-25-20

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Genesis 1:1 (NKJV) 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

From this very first verse of the Bible, God was in the beginning!! He created the heavens and the earth.

In order for something to need creating, it means it didn’t exist to begin with. So, it was empty and void. I can’t even imagine what “nothing” looks like.

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.

There is not anything clearer and simpler than this; God is the Creator of it all!

He created everything, including man.

Genesis 1:27 (NKJV) 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Therefore, being His creation, we are accountable to our Creator. What does He ask for? He asks for our hearts to become One with Him. Otherwise we will remain just His creation.

It we want to be more than this, and we want to be able to call Him Father, we have to follow the rules. His creation must be saved. We must have a new heart. A saved heart. A clean heart with a new spirit. And He will give us this as we exchange it for our heart of stone.

Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

How do we get a clean, saved and renewed heart?

Romans 10:13 (NKJV) 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Jesus Christ, God’s Son, made this possible for us. As we believe in Him and call on His name, we will be saved.

The love that we have for Him will cause us to keep His word. And because of this, God the Father and Jesus the Son will both come and live in us.

John 14:23 (NKJV) 23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

If we, as believers, are walking around with the Father and the Son living in us, the greatest love relationship ever known to man, what does that make us?

That makes us able to love one another, forgive each other and not hold grudges. Why? Because love, the very thing He commands us all to do, is actually dwelling and living in us!

John 15:17 (NKJV) 17 These things I command you, that you love one another.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-24-20

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Genesis 13:14-15 (NKJV) 14 And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; 15 for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever.

While reading and studying about Abraham, something really stood out to me; Abraham put God first in everything and honored Him the best he knew how. And because of that, God blessed Abraham in everything he did.

You see, Abraham took the extra time to give God glory and honor everywhere he went. He built altars and made sacrifices to honor His name.

And everywhere new that Abraham traveled to, he built another altar, as though proclaiming that this was God’s land.

Abraham was also not afraid to give and share of his wealth. And he never took what wasn’t his.

We can learn a lot from studying Abraham. We can learn how to honor God and put Him first. We can learn how to be generous. We can learn how to be upright. We can learn how to be a blessing to God and to others. And we can learn how to be blessed by God.

Abraham’s life wasn’t perfect. He was human, after all. But God’s word shows us that in the grand scheme of things, he did very well with his life.

Most importantly, because he trusted God and believed whatever God told Him, God credited it to him as righteousness.

Genesis 15:6 (NKJV) 6 And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

Let’s learn from Abraham and apply what we learn to our lives, so we can be a blessing to God and others, and God can bless us too!

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-23-20

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Matthew 17:21 (NKJV) 21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

Fasting and praying are very much required for bringing down strongholds, in our lives and in the lives of others.

When is the last time we fasted? Can we even remember? Maybe some have never ever fasted at all. But, that’s OK. It’s not too late to start.

Fasting is usually done when we really need to see some change. It is usually done when we are desperate for answers and have no other options.

But really, fasting should not only be done for ourselves and our own needs. It should be done on a wider scale.

Right now, the world is going crazy. Where are our morals? Just about anything goes here in America. What will we allow next?

Our countries have all gone downhill hugely. We, the church, must rise up and begin to take it back by force. We’re not talking about physical force, but by spiritual force.

Matthew 11:12 (NKJV) 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

Fasting and praying is the force that wins! It is the only thing that will work when the enemy has a hold or a grip on people or on a country so badly.

When the enemy feels he has the right to be doing what he’s doing and he has been given permission by the people, he won’t stop for anything.

But God and His authority will walk him right out that door as long as there are those who will line up with God and stand, not backing down! He will shut the enemy down.

He gave us the authority through Christ, His Son, to step on the enemy and keep him down.

Luke 10:19 (NKJV) 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

We are in a place right now where if we don’t take a firm stand for what we believe, we could lose our freedom.

Let us stand together, through fasting and praying, for God’s will to be done in our world. For the lives of those that are so lost and who need to come to Him. For Godly men and women to be positioned and to stand at their posts, being in the right places at the right time.

Let us rise together in our hearts, through prayer and fasting, for such a deliverance for our countries today. Amen

Ephesians 6:13 (NKJV) 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-22-20

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Jeremiah 1:5 (NKJV) 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

So often we see this verse used to talk about God’s plans for a person’s life.

It is often used in a way that lifts people up and encourages them.

Today we’re going to look at this verse from a slightly different angle. We’re going to look at it so we can discuss the sanctity of human life.

God’s statement that He knew Jeremiah before He formed Him shows us that Jeremiah was a precious human being before he was ever born. And God recognized him as such.

Sadly, the importance of the sanctity of life has been kicked to the curb these days, thrown away like a piece of trash.

The killing of unborn babies has drastically increased over the last 30 years, reaching numbers of epic proportion.

In the USA alone, the lives of unborn babies are snuffed out by the hundreds of thousands each year. The numbers added to that figure in other nations makes the total figures staggering to comprehend.

As the body of Christ, we need to take very seriously the sanctity of life. And we need to use the weapons of warfare that God has equipped us with in order to effectively combat the horrific things we are seeing. We need to fight them in the spirit realm, where they dwell.

Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV) 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

These are not battles of the flesh. They are spiritual battles. And they are intense.

It’s important that we understand that we absolutely need to fight in the spirit to combat the things we are seeing in the natural.

We can’t expect laws to change the hearts of people, even though laws are absolutely necessary.

We can’t expect rhetoric to draw people to God for forgiveness.

And we can’t expect heated discussions to bring repentance to the hearts of those who can’t see the error in which they operate.

It’s long past time for the bride of Christ to don her armor and step up as warriors, to do battle against the darkness, laying aside the things that hinder us and prevent us from fighting effectively.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NKJV) 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…

Please join us in battle, warring for the souls of man, in an effort to combat the darkness and push it back, shining God’s light where it will draw the hearts of man to the One who created them.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-21-20 – The Abraham Factor

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

Abraham was a man who truly trusted God. He believed what God told him. And he trusted God with his material possessions. 

Because Abraham trusted God, he was greatly blessed in his life. 

In today’s video, The Abraham Factor, we discuss Abraham’s relationship with God, and how that relationship affected his life in various ways. 

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

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Enjoy your day! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-20-20

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Psalm 27:13 (NKJV) 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.

Don’t take life for granted; our family, our friends and our surroundings.

Make sure we make every day count with them! And enjoy the beauty that lies within that day. Every day there is something we can be thankful for.

If we tend to have a negative outlook on everything it’s going to be hard to find the goodness of the Lord. But keep trying and they will be there.

We may not have everything we want today. But If we are God’s child, we have what we need.

Maybe we are about to lose our home, or our job. Maybe our health isn’t the greatest and we are on medication, and the medication is causing side effects, making us feel less than ideal.

There are a lot of things we can say about today. Maybe someone just lost a loved one. Maybe someone is not able to have children. Maybe someone can’t work because of health issues.

With every bad or negative thing going on with us, we can think of something good and positive that is going right!

How about we start today, looking at the good things. And start sharing them, instead of always looking at what’s wrong.

Let us take today and have a conversation about the things that are going right; the good things that are happening right now.

I’m sure there are good things for us all to share about. Right now, maybe it’s only just one good thing. But that’s OK. It’s better than no good things.

Look high and look low. Look in between. Search for the good thing and shout them from the rooftop. God’s goodness is in the land of the living!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-19-20

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Hebrews 6:17-18 (NKJV) 17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.

At first glance, these verses might seem very complicated, and tough to decipher or make sense of.

But they are very important for us to understand, so let’s break them down and see what we can get out of them.

The very first word, “thus”, indicates a condition, or something that it is referring to.

That something is a promise that God had made to Abraham, which we discussed a couple days ago, when we talked about Abraham waiting patiently for that promise to be fulfilled.

Now, when man makes a promise, he will swear to it as a way of guaranteeing that it will be done. But because man can offer no guarantee based solely on his word, he will usually swear by someone greater than himself, namely God.

When God made a promise to Abraham, He had nobody greater than Himself to swear by, so He bound Himself to an oath, guaranteeing to fulfill the promise He had made.

In other words, He swore by Himself that He would do what He said He would do. This assured the heirs of that promise that God would not change His mind.

Verse 18 mentions “two immutable things”. What were those two things? God’s promise, and His oath. He made a promise. And then He swore an oath to keep the promise.

You can’t get any better than that!

These two things, His promise and His oath, are unchangeable. Why? Because it is impossible for God to lie.

So, what is the result of all of this? What does it mean for us, as children of God?

It means that we can have great confidence in the fact that promises God has made will be carried out and completed!

There is no greater guarantor that God Himself. If He says something, He means it. And if He promises something, He will do it.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-18-20

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Psalm 147:3 (NKJV) 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

The brokenhearted need healing.

We can’t try to plan our lives out if we are in a state of brokenness. Take time for God to help bring healing.

Don’t try to be so busy that we don’t realize the brokenness of our hearts.

Do we know that God cares and wants to put us back together again? He sees the tears and the heartache.

He wants us to take the necessary steps to get healed and made new. We cannot try to do this by just keeping busy. It will not go away, but will come back time and time again.

Each step to healing a broken heart is crucial. It’s very much needed to take these steps carefully, and to not try to just get through it.

God doesn’t want us to wallow in sorrow and sadness. There are steps that will help us get through it and He will comfort us and give us the strength we need to take those steps.

Each individual will be different. It’s not a cookie cutter fix.

Our broken heart will be healed and mended as we rest and follow Him, trusting Him every step of the way. Amen.

Our prayers are with you today.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-17-20

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Hebrews 6:15 (NKJV) 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Abraham was a great example for us to follow when it comes to waiting on God.

We all hate waiting… for anything.

Oh, we may say we can wait patiently. But when the rubber meets the road, and we are forced to wait for something, we can all get a little spoiled acting.

Sometimes we can get miserable. Other times we might get a bit testy with those around us, snapping at them without cause if they bother us even the least little bit.

Other times, we can throw some very good pity parties, feeling very sorry for ourselves as we are forced to endure a period of waiting before we get what was promised to us.

But, in the end, none of those things actually help us get what we want any more quickly. And sometimes, what we’re waiting for might take even longer because of the way we act. Ouch!

But look at what the verse above says. It says that after Abraham had patiently endured, he obtained the promise!

It wasn’t halfway through. It was after!

And he didn’t endure like a spoiled child, while throwing a temper tantrum. He waited patiently.

Not in spite of that, but because of that, he obtained the promise!

What a lesson we can all learn from this very short verse.

It’s probably safe to say that each and every one of us can learn something from this that we can apply to our lives as believers.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-16-20

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1 Chronicles 29:11 (NKJV) 11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all.

All we can say is Amen to this!

Thank God it all belongs to Him. No one can ever claim it as theirs. No King, no Queen, no President, no political party, and no governor.

Everything belongs to Him and He is exalted as HEAD over all. That is something to shout about. Praise be to our Lord!

People may think they’ve got it all in the bag, so to speak. But that’s not truth.

God has it all in His hands, and whatever we think is ours belongs to Him. For all that is in Heaven and all that is in the Earth belongs to Him.

Our questions today is, “what are we all doing with what He has placed in our hands?”. Are we being good stewards and faithful with all that He has let us oversee?

1 Corinthians 4:2 (NKJV) 2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

It will take discipline, and accountability to Him, to walk in such integrity. But it is very fulfilling when we find that sweet spot, that place where we are doing what God wants us to be doing, being faithful with the things He has given to us to watch over for a time.

What an honor it is to live for Him.

Psalm 100:2 (NKJV) 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-15-20

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1 John 5:21 (NKJV) 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

I’ve read this verse many, many times. We have even written devotionals with this verse. It’s a very short verse that says a lot.

This past week, however, it took on new depth for me as I heard it while listening to the Bible as I was preparing for my day.

I usually like to read the New King James translation. It is a solid translation that is free of the old poetic “thees, thous, doest and goest” type of words, making it very easy to read and understand.

I do occasionally use other translations while studying, however, for the sake of comparison and for revealing other possible meanings in the scriptures.

This was the case with the verse above.

As I listened, it was reading from the NLT (New Living Translation), since audio wasn’t available for the NKJV translation. And here is what it said:

1 John 5:21 (NLT) 21 Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.

If the NKJV translation didn’t make it clear enough, this translation certainly does!

What I really like about this is that it defines what an idol is in the lives of a believer; anything that might take God’s place in our hearts.

Straight forward, plain and simple, super easy to understand.

Many times, a simple change of words that brings more clarity can increase our understanding, leading to us actually implementing it in our lives.

It can mean the difference between us growing or not growing. This isn’t so much because we didn’t understand the other translation, but more because the alternate translation makes it so clear than we can’t deny it.

Thus, we are more easily convicted.

So, just as John encouraged believers of that time to keep themselves from idols, we also want to encourage you to do the same; keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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