Category: Humility

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-4-26

James 4:10 (LSB) 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

The importance of humility before God is often overlooked in the big scheme of things.

We may understand that it is important. But we may also fail to recognize how important it is.

Therefore, it frequently gets neglected.

If we were to look at this objectively and honestly, we would see that humility before God is the foundation of our relationship with Him.

It takes humility to admit that we need Him.

It takes humility to recognize that without Him we are lost and condemned to hell.

And it takes humility to surrender ourselves to him in obedience.

If we could just get those three areas right, so many other areas of our lives would begin to fall into place. Many of our problems would slowly disappear.

Why?

Because we would be subjecting ourselves to the Kingship of Jesus Christ and allowing God to change our hearts so that we would live and walk more like Him.

Have you ever noticed how much humility is required to admit when we are wrong?

Or how about when we realize we have wronged someone and we need to repent and apologize, asking for forgiveness.

We need to multiply that humility exponentially to understand the level of humility that is required in our walk with God.

And what does the word of God say will happen when we put this into practice?

He will exalt us.

1 Peter 5:6 (LSB) 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-11-25

Matthew 5:3 (NKJV) 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Upon studying this verse, I needed to understand what He meant, first by “poor in spirit”. This would allow me to know who receives the kingdom of heaven!

Another word for poor in this statement would be, humble.

According to proverbs 16:19 it is better to be of a humble spirit. It’s when we are humble that God can look upon us.

In Isaiah 66:2 who does God say He looks upon?

He says, on all those things I made, and of all the things that exist, it is on this one I will look; him who is poor (humble) and of a contrite spirit, the one who trembles at His word.

His Spirit will live and rest upon a man, woman, or child  who walks in such humility.

To be poor in spirit means that we have acknowledged a great need for Him, the importance of repentance, and Him saving us from our sinful selves.

We acknowledge, through a humble heart, that we must let Him change us and lead us the rest of our lives in our day to day activities and decisions.

Being poor in spirit is humility that comes through a God-changed heart.

We are blessed, for our home is with Him.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-2-25

James 4:10 (LSB) 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

If we do a search of the entirety of the word of God, we will find that the word, “humble” is used at least 70 times.

Additionally, “humility” is used at least 10 times.

It is safe to say that God wants us to be humble before Him.

Humility is a quality that we must not only understand, but practice daily.

If we see ourselves for who we truly are apart from God, we will readily allow God to teach us humility.

Some of us learn humility more easily than others. Some require God to apply discipline and chastening for us to learn humility.

Some of us must fail many times and see ourselves in our failed state before we humble ourselves in His sight.

Eventually, we must see the pride that is in us, even in the most hidden places, and allow God to root it out if we wish to walk closely with Him.

How important is this? See what is said here in Proverbs.

Proverbs 3:34 (LSB) 34 Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the humble.

To those who are haughty (scoffers, scornful, condescending), God scorns (ridicules, rejects, looks down on) them.

But to those who walk in humility, He gives grace (undeserved favor, pardon, generosity, blessing).

Humility is also associated with being meek. What did Jesus say about those who are meek?

Matthew 5:5 (NKJV) 5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.

Let us endeavor in our hearts to learn to walk in humility, that we would be pleasing to God.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-16-25

Micah 6:8 (NKJV) 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

Have you ever noticed that we humans tend to overcomplicate things?

We do it in many aspects of our lives. And we often do it in our walk with God.

Sometimes we need to pay attention to the simple things. The things that are right in front of us but somehow overlooked.

Here are some examples.

Loving God.

Do we get so caught up in the hows and whys that we lose sight of the actual act of loving Him?

Do we put more emphasis on our theology and our doctrine than on our relationship with Him?

Loving others.

Have we allowed our “status” as a child of God to cloud our vision and cause us to look at others as being less than we are?

Do we speak the name of Jesus, but forget how Jesus walked here on earth, healing the sick and lifting the brokenhearted, sharing God’s love with them?

Doing the right thing.

Have we forgotten that we are ambassadors for Christ, called to walk out the call of God on our lives with our actions and our behavior?

Keeping our word.

The Bible says in Mathew 5:37 that we must let our yes be yes, and our no be no. We need to be true to our word, doing the righteous thing when faced with difficult choices.

Make no mistake. It is important for us to learn the deeper things; the mysteries of God.

But in the process of doing that, let us also remember the simpler things!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-19-24

Proverbs 11:2 (NKJV) 2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.

We live in a world that is full of self-absorbed philosophies and vain deceit.

If we are to remain humble, we must pay attention and work on it daily.

Here are a few things we can keep active in our walk with God that will help us remain humble.

Esteem (think of) others as better than ourselves.

Look out for the interest of others.

Continue to grow in hearing God and obeying His word.

Obeying the things He places on our hearts will not only keep us humble, but will also keep us walking in His wisdom.

What are the fruits of living a humble life?

It can improve relationships and make us more empathetic toward others. It also shows maturity on our part.

When we recognize our weaknesses and take responsibility for them, when we listen to others and admit when we are wrong, when we find it in ourselves to serve others without looking for something in return, this is evidence of us allowing God to build our character and make us more Christ-like.

Walking in humility is not something we can fake or mimic. It must come from the heart to make it meaningful.

The older I become the more I like being around humble people. They are real, and most of them have been through so much in their lives that when they talk they are full of not just stories, but experience, sound words, and wisdom.

This tells me that going through things in life isn’t always as bad as we’d like to claim it is, but can help us learn valuable lessons.

It can keep us in a good place in our walk with God.

Remember today, that with the humble is wisdom! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-24-24

Zephaniah 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the Lord’s anger.

Who are the meek of the earth?

They are the people who are humble, gentle, and patient, not seeking power or aggression; essentially those who are willing to endure hardship without retaliating. Those who forgo worldly power.

We need to guard our heart and behavior so we do not follow the ways of the world around us.

We cannot let those who are ungodly influence our thinking, causing us to do those things we know are contrary to the word of God.

Show Him how much we love Him by setting our heart to please Him!

Matthew 5:6 (NKJV) 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.

When we look to follow God, not just by mere words, but in our actions, we shall be filled. That’s a Promise!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-27-24

James 4:10 (NKJV) 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

To push aside our natural intellect and understanding to allow Him to guide us through our daily activities by His Spirit is very much humbling.

For this purpose, He sent us a Helper, the Holy Spirit.

What more could we ask for than to have the Holy Spirit lead us through this life? I think outside of salvation it is the next best thing for believers!

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

He will lead us through our daily activities and the most difficult times we will ever walk through.

With His provision we will come through it every time if we follow His guidance and be disciplined in holding tight to His plan.

Reaching out to Him every time we need to make a decision may seem like we are incapable of living our own life.

Quite frankly, it is just the opposite.

It takes courage on a whole new level when we forego our understanding and let Him lead us, guide us or tell us what to do. It is a very humbling endeavor to learn to trust Him in everything.

It is not easy at first. But as we continue to walk in such a way, it does get easier. And our life gets much better than we would expect.

Living humbly in the sight of the Lord is the opposite of how the world may say we should live.

This is exactly why we cannot follow the examples of the world. If we were to look at those the world lifts up and calls examples, what would we see in them?

Pride, vanity, greed, perversion, and a lack of love; all things that are against Christ.

What does the word say about those who are against Him?

Matthew 12:30 (NKJV) 30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

Let us walk in humility and follow His steps, through which we will bring unity to the places in which we tread.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-7-24

Psalm 34:18 (NKJV) 18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

As we have worked our way through this week’s devotionals, many of them have had a theme of the importance of humility.

God wants us to be humble before Him, contrite (repentant) of heart.

This does not mean that we must feel perpetual guilt. It simply means that we must recognize our frailty and our faults as humans and come before God with an attitude of repentance and remorse for our shortcomings.

A haughty spirit will always land us in trouble. Haughtiness is a form of pride, which God warns us about.

Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV) 18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

The opening scripture states that God is near those who have a broken heart.

Often, the phrase “broken heart” refers to a heart that has been broken due to emotional trauma.

Additionally, a heart that is “broken before God” is one that recognizes its need for God.

Such a person has seen their own shortfalls and knows that God is the only One who can fix them and make them new. In humility, this person surrenders completely to God, broken in spirit and placing themselves in His hands to be shaped and molded as a potter molds and shapes clay.

As we discussed earlier this week, David was powerful, yet humble, acknowledging his need for God in every aspect of his life.

John the Baptist was powerful, yet humble, deferring to Christ as the One he was sent to point people to.

And God calls us to be humble as well, learning to put Him first in every aspect of our lives.

Humility keeps the lines of communication open between us and God, allowing us to hear Him clearly, whereas pride will cut those lines quickly, leaving us struggling to hear Him at all.

Isaiah 57:15 (NKJV) 15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-5-24

John 1:26-27 (NKJV) 26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”

John the Baptist was known for his fiery speech and his disdain for the religious leaders who frequently questioned him.

He went as far as calling them a brood of vipers!

John was adamant about the necessity of repenting from sin. His intense words on this topic made him both reviled and feared by many, including king Herod.

Because of this, king Herod had him beheaded.

But in all the fiery speech and intensity that John exhibited, there was a humility that is often overlooked.

John knew in his heart that he was there only to point people to the coming Messiah, his cousin, Jesus of Nazareth.

His humility was evident when the religious leaders sent their underlings to question him about who he was.

He clearly pointed to the fact that he was not the messiah, but simply the voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord.

When questioned further, John explained that he baptized only with (in) water, and that his baptism was unto repentance, whereas One was coming after him Whose sandal straps he was not worthy to untie.

John had every opportunity to grab the attention of those around him, shining the spotlight on himself.

Instead, he pointed solely to the One who was to come. The One who was already among them, but they did not yet know.

The most powerful of John’s statements was his allusion to the fact that he was not even worthy to untie the sandals of Jesus.

This was a task that was typically allotted to slaves. And yet John lowered himself to not being worthy of even this lowly task.

One of his final recorded statements of humility was one we likely all know well; “I must decrease, He must increase” in which he spoke of Jesus to his own disciples when they questioned John about why some disciples were leaving him to follow this unknown Messiah.

Let us also learn the importance of humility from this powerhouse prophet of God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-3-24

Psalm 51:10 (NKJV) 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

The world has a way of trying to wear us down.

Each day presents new challenges that can easily affect our walk with God if we allow them to.

We feel peer pressure to conform. We are inundated with the perversions of the world. We are enticed with ideas that are contrary to God’s word and His ways.

The list of things we battle each day is endless.

The battles that we face individually will vary from one person to the next, all the while sharing a common thread with every believer; to derail our walk with God and destroy our faith in Him.

That is the single goal of the enemy of our souls.

How we handle this onslaught is a choice we make day by day, minute by minute. And the decisions we make will affect our future battles.

How we choose today will impact every day thereafter, sometimes creating a domino effect, for the good or for the bad.

Now, that may sound gloomy. It may make us feel like it is a battle that we can never win.

But we can win!

David cried out in the verse above, asking God to create in him a clean heart, and renew within him a steadfast spirit.

David understood what was required to live a life that was pleasing to God.

He knew that only God could change His heart and make his spirit steadfast (faithful, devoted, loyal, true, etc.).

So, he leaned completely on God to make him who he needed to be to carry out the tasks that God had set before him in a way that pleased God and brought glory and honor to Him.

There is much we can learn from David.

Humility is one of the biggest factors that made Him who He was. He knew he was frail as a human, so He cried out to God frequently, asking for His help.

Let us also do the same, keeping ourselves humble before God, allowing Him to lead us, guide us, and correct us when we need it.

In doing this, we will find satisfaction and peace that the world could never offer us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-7-23

John 13:12 (NKJV) 12 So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you?

I find it interesting that Jesus asked this question, “do you know what I have done to you?”.

It’s always important to know why Jesus did what He did.

He never said or did something without a reason.

Even today in our personal lives, everything He does for us has a meaning to it. We should know why, and if we don’t know, we need to find out.

After washing their feet, Jesus wanted to know if the disciples knew what He had just done to them.

Why?

Because if they truly knew what He had done, it would be because they had a deep understanding.

They would see beyond the simple act of foot washing and understand the true meaning behind it, and they would walk it out in their own lives.

If we went to a class and were taught all day long, but we didn’t understand what we were being taught, what good would it do us?

It wouldn’t do us any good!

We would have knowledge but no understanding to use it properly and make a difference with it.

Not knowing why we do what we do is pointless.

Jesus was setting an example for them.

He, being their teacher, was serving them by washing their feet. His example was to teach them humility and servanthood, two things all believers need to walk in.

We need to keep this position in our hearts no matter who we are or become.

John 13:15 (NKJV) 15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

Washing someone’s feet is a humbling task to perform, and also very humbling to receive if we have the right heart.

It’s in this state of humility we must remain in all that we do.

Jesus doesn’t expect us to go around literally washing feet all day. It’s about the state of our heart, where we must remain humble as we do the work of God.

We should not expect others to serve us. We need to take that role and be the servant we have been shown and called to be.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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