Bible Verse of The Day – 1-31-23

Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you…

Some of us may be asking ourselves, “how is this possible? How can we love those who hate us and persecute us?”.

How?

By not responding out of our emotions, but from the same forgiveness that God offers to each and every one of us.

How do we love our enemies? By forgiving them.

How do we bless those who curse us? By forgiving them.

How do we do good to those who hate us? By forgiving them.

And most importantly, how do we pray properly for those that spitefully use us and persecute us? By forgiving them.

We have to make a sincere choice to forgive them. And then we allow the Holy Spirit to walk us through it.

We allow God to bring healing to our heart and teach us how to respond as a child of the Most High God. It’s all done through His strength.

It’s not easy. But if we purpose in our hearts to follow Christ, these are the things we will experience.

Colossians 3:13 (NKJV) 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

The outcome of such forgiveness will be worth it all.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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