God’s Mercy

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-2-26

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Lamentations 3:21-23 (NLT) 21 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: 22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. 23 Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.

Most of us are likely familiar with verses 22-23 in this group of scriptures.

What we may not know is the background behind them.

These words were penned by the prophet, Jeremiah. And he wrote them during a very pivotal time in the history of Israel and its people.

God had warned the Israelites for over 700 years that there would be consequences for their rebellion and their idolatry.

And this was carried out at the hand of Babylon’s mighty armies, led by King Nebuchadnezzar.

The king and his soldiers decimated the city of Jerusalem. Destroying everything in it, and then also destroying the Temple of God, plundering all its gold and silver items that were both, ornamental and utilitarian, used for carrying out their ritualistic sacrifices, and for worshiping God.

Additionally, a very large percentage of the Israelite population was slaughtered. And those who remained alive were exiled to Babylon, far away from their homeland.

All of this was punishment for their behavior over the centuries, just as God’s prophets had foretold.

But as Jeremiah observed all the destruction and carnage, he was given hope as he noted this; not everyone was destroyed. Some Israelites were spared and were kept alive to be exiled.

So, despite the obvious calamity that he saw, he also saw God’s mercy upon the nation of Israel in the fact that some were left alive.

And it was this that caused him to write the words that we so often hear quoted; The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.

This same God and these same mercies also carry us through our own disasters and tribulations, lifting us up out of the pit and keeping us alive, both physically and spiritually, that we might learn from our mistakes and go on to thrive because of those mercies.

Thank you, God, for your mercies. Amen 🙏🏻

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-20-26 – We Are Not Consumed

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Please click to watch the videoGreetings in the wonderful name of Jesus. 

Our God is merciful and compassionate! 

We have a new video for you today that we think you’ll enjoy and be encouraged by. 

In this new video, we teach about God’s mercy and compassion, and how these attributes impact our lives. 

The video is called “We Are Not Consumed”. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We love you all very much. 

Enjoy your day! 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-19-26

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Revelation 1:17-18 (LSB) 17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not fear; I am the first and the last, 18 and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

The book of Revelation is packed with incredible imagery, symbolism and deep spiritual insights that the human mind has trouble comprehending and deciphering.

It is truly a spiritual plethora of some of God’s deepest mysteries.

But in the verse above, there is something incredibly simple that carries a very deep meaning, with a meaning that is deeply personal.

As John faced Jesus, he fell at His feet as a dead man; unconscious in the Holy presence of the Word of God who sacrificed His life for humanity.

But there was a message that John needed to hear; words that he needed to write down so they could be passed on to future generations to give them spiritual understanding.

So, Jesus did something incredibly human and sensitive for John.

He didn’t just speak to him and tell him to wake up or to rise and stand in His presence.

What did He do instead? He touched him.

He did the thing that a Holy God has no obligation to do. He did what showed His compassion for humanity, and He touched John, telling him “Do not fear”.

This may not seem like anything major on the surface, or at a quick glance. But that touch showed genuine gentleness in a way that carries the love of God beyond just being a far-off God who looks down upon mankind from a distance, aloof and uncaring.

And He does the same for us, touching us gently and speaking to us compassionately when we need to feel His incredible love and mercy.

We may not necessarily be falling as though dead in His presence. But we can surely fall under the weight of the things that life throws at us at times.

And it is in those moments that God does the personal thing, and He touches us gently to cause us to stir and hear His voice as He speaks the words that we need to hear 🙏🏻

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-4-26

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Psalm 100:5 (NKJV) 5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.

Maybe we are in a season of our lives where it is hard to be happy about anything.

But we don’t have to be in a good place to let loose and praise God. We can praise Him simply because of who He is!

We can start by knowing He is good!

Hebrew word for good is Tob. Meaning, pleasant, desirable, beneficial, and righteous.

The Greek word for good, agathos, means upright, honorable,  and virtuous. Also Greek, agathosune, zeal for truth and righteousness, involving sternness to oppose evil.

Breaking down the word, good, shows us God’s character. He is all of this and more; the ultimate standard of goodness!

David speaks of His mercy being everlasting.

His mercy is available continuously as we come to Him and repent. It’s not based on our actions, or the things we have done wrong. Thank the good Lord!

David also says, He’s truth endures to all generations; it is not temporary. It is for all of God’s people, past, present, and future.

No one will be excluded as we put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ.

Praise doesn’t come from where we are in our life. It comes from an inward knowing of Who He is, and letting it out!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of the Day – 3-13-26

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Psalm 100:5 (NKJV) 5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.

As I was recently going about my daily work, I was suddenly overcome by a feeling of deep gratefulness as I contemplated the incredible, incomprehensible mercy of God.

I pondered its effect on my life, and where I might be had it not been for Him redeeming me and calling me His own.

Of course, I will never know what course my life might have taken had it not been for Him. But I know it would be so vastly different than it is now. And that thought is very disconcerting; terrifying to consider, let alone embrace.

I don’t share this to bring attention to myself. On the contrary, I share it to bring to remembrance for you that same truth; without God’s mercy, your life would also be vastly different.

Where would you be today? What path would your life have taken?

So let us be forever conscious of what a miraculous gift has been given to us in the form of God’s love and mercy, and the redemption that has given us life through faith in Christ.

We were once lost, but we have been found, in the name of Jesus. Thank you, Father. Amen 🙏🏻

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-9-24

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John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

As we grow and mature in our walk with Christ, we should begin to understand the importance of these words spoken by Christ.

Just as with John the Baptist, who stated that “He must increase, and I must decrease” we also should see Christ increase in our lives while we decrease.

He must be given pre-imminence in our lives.

As we learn of Him, and we better understand what it means to put our faith in Him, He will become more prevalent in all we do. And we will realize that without Him we can do nothing.

In fact, knowing that we are powerless apart from Him, we will begin to understand that our life without Him is meaningless.

It is this realization that helps keep us humble and helps drive haughtiness from us.

We begin to see the sinfulness that we wallowed in prior to Christ saving us. And we understand that even now we fall far short.

It is the mercy of God that saves us.

It is the mercy of God that causes us to see the reality of who we are without Him.

And it is the mercy of God that rescues us from the pit of hell, which we all rightfully deserve.

Gaining this understanding will change the way we think for the rest of our lives.

And it will better equip us to be who God has called us to be.

May we all walk in this truth, allowing God to use us to bring glory and honor to Him in all we do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-24-24

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Romans 3:23-24 (NKJV) 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus…

God is a God of grace and of mercy. His word teaches us this repeatedly.

Sometimes this can be difficult for us to fully understand.

First, it is hard for us to comprehend that we can be forgiven for the things we have done.

Second, it is sometimes difficult for us to understand scripture and the way it is worded.

Why? because we are spiritually dead before we trust Christ as our savior and redeemer, and the Holy Spirit has not yet opened our understanding.

Words like “justified” and “redemption” are often unknown to us even as the Holy Spirit draws us to God.

Despite our lack of understanding, our spiritual ignorance, His wooing causes us to grasp the fact that we are lost and in need of forgiveness.

It is in this persistent drawing of our heart to Him that we begin to recognize our lost condition.

We begin to see our sinfulness. We understand that we are without hope, and that He is the only true source of hope.

We begin to understand that we are walking in darkness, and that He is the one true Light.

And we become aware that the blood of Christ is the only thing that can cleanse us and make us new.

And by His grace and mercy He does just that; makes us brand new!

By His blood we are not only washed. We are redeemed!

The price of our sins is paid for by the blood of Jesus as we understand our lost condition and put our faith in Him.

He gives His mercy freely, at no cost, to anyone who asks.

And we are justified, made worthy to stand before Him without shame, by His grace (undeserved favor).

There is power in the blood of Christ that none of us will ever fully comprehend. But that power is there, nonetheless.

And the redemption offered by His blood He will not refuse to give to any who will sincerely seek it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-15-24

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Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV) 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

We are all frail, fickle, wishy-washy human beings.

We are prone to failure.

We are prone to making bad choices.

We are prone to disappointing God in our actions.

But because of His mercies, we are not destroyed.

Because He is faithful, His mercies are new every morning.

If we fall, we get back up. If we fail, we try again.

You see, we are saved by grace, not by works. It is the gift of God.

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

God doesn’t ask for perfection. He asks for obedience.

Should we try to fail less often? Absolutely.

Christianity without growth is questionable.

When a person becomes a Christian, growth is implied. God never intended for someone to become His child and not mature.

But it’s not those efforts to grow that save us. We can’t buy our redemption. We can’t bribe God with manufactured righteousness.

And if we do stupid stuff, a sincere heart of repentance, and a genuine effort to change is all God asks for.

As the scripture says at the beginning of this devotional, because of His mercies, we are not consumed.

So, if you’re struggling to get it right, if you’re wrestling with sin or a complacent spirit, don’t beat yourself up.

Recognize it in yourself and surrender it to God. Submit yourself to Him and follow His leading.

He will show us what to do. We just need to do it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-9-22

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John 8:10-11 (NKJV) 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”

Today, we want to talk to anyone who might be reading this and battling condemnation or confusion.

Maybe you’re a believer. Maybe you’re not. Or maybe you’re on the fence about everything and just not sure where you stand.

Jesus came to earth to demonstrate God’s love for humanity. He did this in many ways.

While He walked among us, He showed us how to love and to forgive in ways that the Jews found unfathomable. They had never seen this kind of mercy and compassion before.

And we’d like to direct that same love, mercy and compassion toward you today.

Jesus showed His mercy and compassion to people who had sinned in ways that caused the Jews to want to stone them, literally, to death. It was what they had always done.

But Jesus intervened on their behalf demonstrated love and forgiveness. And in doing so, He also urged them to “sin no more”.

One such encounter is in the verses above. Another can be found in John 4:5-29, where Jesus spoke with a Samaritan woman at a well, and He revealed things about her that only a prophet, or God Himself, could have known.

And though He revealed her sin, He did not condemn her outright. He allowed the Holy Spirit to work on her as He spoke, giving the woman the opportunity to deal with her sin, one-on-one with God.

The thief on the cross also demonstrates God’s love and mercy, as Jesus told him, “today you will be with Me in Paradise”.

Jesus never condoned their sin, so we should not mistakenly think this.

But He demonstrated love, mercy and compassion that changed the hearts of the people He encountered.

And we want you to understand that mercy and compassion today, that you would trust Him with your own situation.

So, if you’re wrestling with condemnation, guilt, or the feeling that you have no direction and don’t know where to go, go to Jesus. Pour your heart out to Him. He will never reject you.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-16-22

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Psalm 31:7 (NKJV) 7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,

Most of us never fully comprehend the effects of God’s mercy over our lives.

Without His mercy, we would all be in serious trouble. Some of us may very well no longer be alive had it not been for His mercy over our lives. I’m sure this is the case in my own life, as I look back at some of the stupid things I did early on in my years here on earth.

Just as important, though, His mercy impacts our lives every single day, as we face various troubles and trials (adversities).

Some of these trials can hit us pretty hard, leaving us reeling and wondering what just happened.

In fact, some of these trials can cause us to lose our way in our walk with God if we’re not careful to stay focused and close to Him.

The pressures of life will wear us down if we let them. So, it’s important that we allow the mercy of God to act as a shield to guard us from the onslaught of the enemy, preventing us from faltering in our faith.

It’s up to us to allow Him to protect us.

While that may sound crazy to some, we need to understand that we sometimes make choices that put us in harm’s way and tie the hands of God in His efforts to help and protect us.

So, let us move carefully, discern sharply and make our choices wisely.

And may we let God’s mercy continue to protect our soul in adversities.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-29-22

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Psalm 51:1 (NKJV) 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

Sometimes all we want is another chance to make things right. An opportunity to fix what we did wrong.

We just want God to forget about the wrong thing we did; wipe it away like it never happened so we can start over again.

Isn’t that all we want when we know that we have done something wrong?

It’s hard to live with some of the choices we have made. Especially when we knew better and just fell to temptation.

But what’s incredible about God in His love and mercy toward us is His forgiveness.

On our end, though, we need to repent and sincerely mean it. And we need to make an honest effort to do better the next time around. Don’t go back to our wrongdoing.

That is what believers live for; to obey God and get it right.

We are never going to be perfect here on earth. But working to get it right and be the person God intends for us to be is our daily fight.

We will have good days and think, “wow, this is easy!”.  But even as a mature believer we will have hard days, where we will question and ask ourselves, “why did I just do that? I knew better”.

We have all been there from time to time. Thank God that because of His mercy and lovingkindness, He will blot out our transgressions.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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