Category: God’s Peace

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-18-15

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

As I sit at my desk this morning, on my wall is a plaque that says “PEACE.”

Things may be happening all around us in this world. Things that would like to steal our peace. But, as we stand together, praying for each other, seeking God in all we do, His peace is there for us.

Some may say “how do we walk in this peace when the world seems to be in a terrible mess? When our family member is suffering with addictions and diseases, and our finances are in turmoil? How do we have peace when our marriage is falling apart and our children are slipping away?”

It certainly won’t happen by someone saying “calm down, it’s not that bad.” That’s not going to help us because the truth is, sometimes it is that bad and very hard to face.

We can only calm down when we face the truth and allow the truth to speak to us, causing us to admit and realize that we need God to help us handle what we are facing.

When Caleb came back from spying out the land, he didn’t pretend what he had seen was not bad. He saw it for what it was. He knew there were giants in the land that they were told to possess, but he also knew God and His Mightiness!

He knew what they would be up against, but that they could overcome it with God’s help.

Turning a blind eye to what is happening around us, ignoring medical test results, or life-threatening situations is not going to make things any less troublesome. It won’t bring peace.

We have to face it, see it for what it is and then go after it.

Numbers 13:30 (NKJV) Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”

Acknowledging our battle and asking God for help will bring God’s peace, His understanding and anything else we need.

Peace be with us today.

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 – 8-22-15

Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Understanding. It’s the key to so many things.

The verses above tell us to be anxious for nothing and to let God’s peace that surpasses all understanding guard our hearts and minds through Christ.

There’s some very important instruction for us here, especially when it comes to trusting God, even when we might not understand everything.

God tells us to have peace that surpasses all understanding. This means that despite being in circumstances or going through trials that we may not understand, we can (and should) still have peace, even in the midst of those seemingly-confusing things.

We may face something that seems truly hard to swallow in the natural; the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, a terrible disease in our life or the life of someone we know… there can be a huge list of things that we might face and that we don’t understand.

But, as we learn to trust God, He will give us peace despite the turmoil around us. We can have peace because of our walk with God and the assurance that we have that it’s all in His hands.

We don’t rely on the things of this world to give us peace. We rely on our heavenly Father, the creator of all we see.

And that is why it is called peace that surpasses all understanding.

So look beyond your circumstances today. Look past the chaos of the world. Look past the negativity of those around you. Look past the mockers and the naysayers.

And let His peace surround you and flood your soul.

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 – 8-15-15

Romans 5:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Peace can sometimes be hard to find. Our world is so full of chaos and strife. It makes peace seem almost nonexistent.

But as followers of Christ, we don’t get our peace from the world. We don’t get our peace from other people. Our peace comes from God.

As we grow in Christ, we learn to trust God with everything in our lives, including those times when we are faced with unexpected, stressful situations. In the natural, it’s easy to get stressed and become frantic.

But if we walk by faith, we will learn to look past what we see in the natural, and see things through new eyes, in the spiritual realm. Learning to do this will help us to lean on God and trust Him, no matter what we face.

It’s not always easy to do, but as we grow and mature as a believer, it gets easier each time. Eventually, it become almost second nature. And as we get better and better at it, the hard things we face have less and less impact on us.

2 Samuel 22:31 (NKJV) 31 As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

Trust Him and let Him give us His peace.

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 – 5-28-15

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

It’s God’s peace that keeps us on the right track. Having His peace leads us into making the right decisions and doing the right things.

I know that there have been many times when have I wanted to make my own decisions, without consulting Him first, because I feared the answer He would give me would be something I wouldn’t want to hear. I’ve paid the price at times because of this, and have many regrets.

What would we rather have, God’s peace or to be doing what we want to do? We are the only ones that can answer this question for ourselves.

If we want to walk in God’s peace, there may be times we will have to say no to things we would love to be doing, and it will be pretty tempting to do the opposite. But when we walk in the peace of God, and experience the feeling it brings, we will never want to go back to walking outside of it.

There will be sacrifices we will make at times to continually stay in His peace, but it will be well worth it!!

Choose God’s peace today. Amen.

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 – 1-1-15

John 16:33 (NKJV) These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

We are so blessed to be God’s children. What a good Father He is to us. Having God’s peace is the one thing that gets us through the toughest of tough times.

Without it, situations and circumstances can be hard, difficult and uncomfortable to deal with.

We could be going through a very hard time right now, and maybe some of us are. What we need to do is get the peace of God working in us to calm the storm.

The first thing we need to do is draw close to Him, by praying, reading His word and listening. When we pray, tell Him how we feel and what we are going through. Then ask for forgiveness for the things we may have done to contribute to the problem.

Ask Him for His Peace. His peace will help guide us through. It will help us make good decisions, not decisions out of anxiousness.

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

Now that we’ve shared it with Him, we rest by trusting Him to show us the way.

Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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 – 8-14-14

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.

There are many of you reading this who are going through trials and great loss.

You may have lost a loved one recently. You may be going through extremely difficult marital problems, including divorce. You may be suffering from extreme financial hardship. You may be battling cancer or know someone who is battling cancer.

These are all very difficult things. So difficult, in fact, that some may actually wish that their life was over, so they could be done with the struggles.

But let me boldly say to you today that this battle is not forever. This trial that you’re going through is not going to last forever.

You may mourn for a season. You may wrestle with your finances for a season. You may battle cancer for a season. Your marriage may struggle for a season and you may be devastated by divorce for a season.

But God is above all of those things. And although they are all very difficult things to go through and they can feel like they’re tearing us apart, we can overcome them and have the peace of God in our lives, even as we go through the storms.

So I speak peace over your mind and your soul right now, in the name of Jesus. Receive His peace and let it reign over your heart and mind.

The winds may blow and the waves may beat against you and your house, but they will not prevail if you don’t give up.

Rest in His peace and hold fast to His hand. Let Him give you strength.

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 – 6-11-14

Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

The peace of God. It’s something that nobody can really explain.

But when we are in the midst of trials, we can actually have peace that doesn’t make sense to our human minds.

During the past couple of years we had been going through some pretty tough trials. There were days when it felt like the wind had been knocked out of us. Sometimes it wasn’t just one day, but many days in a row.

Our world felt like it was upside down.

But in the midst of it all, even when our emotions tried to get the best of us, we had peace.

We can’t really explain it, but we had peace… a knowing inside us that God was in control and that everything would somehow turn out OK.

And it did.

There were decisions that we had to make, and some of the choices we made might have seemed odd to the undiscerning person. But God’s Spirit was at work in us and we could make choices that were contrary to common sense and logic and still have peace inside, because we were being led by God and not by our emotions.

So in the midst of your storm, let God lead you. Listen for His voice and heed His instruction. And when you do that, you too can have God’s peace in the midst of your storm; that peace that surpasses understanding.

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 – 4-12-14

2 John 1:3 (NKJV) 3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

To all of you today, we pray this scripture over your lives.

We pray that God’s mercy and peace will be with you and will reign over you, in the name of Jesus.

The world is a tumultuous place, but with God peace can still be found, no matter what’s happening around us.

So, starting today, let God’s peace take precedence over the chaos and confusion that’s trying to overtake you.

And may you find rest in Him.

We pray for God’s mightiest blessings over your lives.

We love all of you very much.

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 – 10-14-13

Proverbs 16:7 (NKJV) When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

There are many things that we can use to judge our walk with God. Some of them may be more difficult to discern than others.

But there is one thing for sure. If we are in constant turmoil with everyone around us, we might need to check our walk with our Father and see where we’re going wrong.

Jesus is the Prince of Peace, so if we’re following Him and His ways, peace should be a big part of our lives.

Does peace reign in your life?

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 – 5-24-13

(Philemon 1:3 NKJV)  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Over the last several weeks we have received emails from people going through trials. We ourselves have also been going through trials for the last few months.

Every day that goes by, we see and hear about other terrible, tragic events and trials that are happening around the world.

We are here today to speak grace and peace into your situation. No matter how bad it might seem or how hard it is to bear, let God’s peace rule over you.

We know that some days can be terribly heavy and it can seem like there will be no end to the pain and misery that comes with trials and tests.

But don’t ever lose hope. Our hope isn’t in the things or the people of this world. Our hope lies in the one who spoke the world into existence. Our hope lies in the one who breathed life into us.

So if you’re going through trials or tests today, know deep down in your heart that you are not alone. Be assured that even when it feels like the world is closing in on you, God is your source of peace and rest.

His peace is our source of strength. Rest in Him today.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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