Category: Obeying God

Galatians 3:27 (NKJV) 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Each day we rise from our sleep and begin to prepare for the day ahead.

For many, part of that preparation is deciding what to wear; what clothing we will put on.

In the verse above, Paul wrote that if we have been baptized into Christ we put on Christ.

And just as we choose our clothing each day, we must choose whether we will wear Christ or not.

We must choose whether we will live and behave in a way that Glorifies Him and represents the kingdom of God, or if we will walk in the ways of the world.

You see, being a follower of Christ is a choice we make.

We make a choice to put our faith and trust in Him, and then we choose to walk with Him daily or not.

Some may frown at that notion saying, “if we have put our faith in Christ, then we are walking with Him (putting Him on) automatically each day”.

But the reality is that this is not always true.

The enemy is always knocking at our door, tempting us to “take Christ off” by emulating or following the path of the world.

No, if we make a poor choice and sin, which we are all guilty of from time to time, we have not necessarily taken Christ off.

But if those sins become habitual, and our faith falters, we are in danger of taking Him off and leaving Him behind.

And this is what Paul was warning the Galatian believers about.

So, it is pertinent that we make every effort to walk out our salvation daily, with fear and trembling, as Paul spoke to the Philippian believers about.

Philippians 2:12 (NKJV) 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Luke 2:49 (NKJV) 49 And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”

Mary and Joseph were spending time in Jerusalem for the Passover celebration, as they did each year.

When the celebration was over, Mary and Joseph made ready and joined a group of others who were on their way back home.

As was the custom of that time, they traveled in groups of relatives and friends. This made it easier for everyone as they helped each other with the various tasks required to travel safely.

Because they were traveling in a group, they assumed that Jesus, who was 12 years old at the time, had gathered with them and was among them as they began their trip home.

It was only after being on the road for a full day that they discovered Jesus wasn’t in their group!

Luke 2:44 (NKJV) 44 but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day’s journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

When they realized He wasn’t there, Mary and Joseph returned immediately to Jerusalem and sought Him.

With the city being large, and still very full of people, it took them 3 days to find Him. And when they did, He was sitting in the temple amid the teachers, listening and asking questions of the teachers and elders.

Mary and Joseph were likely distraught after spending more than 3 days not knowing where He was. And as they approached Him, they asked, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously”.

At their questioning, Jesus replied, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”.

And so it should be with you and me.

We should be about our Father’s business.

We should be spending our days learning of Him, drawing near to Him and obeying Him.

The world may not understand us when we do this. They may shun us. They may label us a fanatic. They may persecute us.

But what the world thinks of us doesn’t matter.

What does matter is that we please our Father, pursuing Him above all else.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus! 

We serve a wonderful Father and Creator. 

He never leaves us or forsakes us. Amen. 

We have a new video for you today; About My Father’s Business. 

In today’s video, we teach about making sure we are about our Father’s business, not spending our time on meaningless pursuits that produce no fruit. 

We hope you enjoy this video and that it brings understanding to an area of our walk with God that might be overlooked. 

Please click here to watch the video now.

We love you all very much. 

We hope you enjoy your day. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

401-439-3780

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Daniel 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

I have pondered on Daniel and his life quite a lot over the last couple years.

The situation he was in is one that I contemplate frequently, especially considering today’s situation in the world.

I have conversed with God about this many times; what if the nation I live in was completely taken over by a tyrannical government that banned the worship of the one true God?

My question isn’t about whether I would deny God or not. I know the answer to that. It is an unequivocal, “no”.

I would not deny God.

But would I be able to do as Daniel did, serving an evil king with excellence while holding back the words I would like to say about truth, righteousness and God’s judgement?

Daniel was an incredible man of God. He had wisdom and discernment that came to him by the Spirit of God. But Daniel had to be disciplined and wise enough to heed what the Holy Spirit showed him and told him to do or not to do.

Daniel’s convictions were so strong that he chose to disobey the king’s decree very early on in his tenure as a servant to that king.

And yet, through his disobedience, God moved.

This isn’t to say that disobedience is what caused God to move. It wasn’t.

It was why Daniel disobeyed that caused God to move on his behalf; he stood for what was right and true, and did it in a way that didn’t involve him making accusations against the king about other observations that he had made.

In other words, Daniel stayed on topic with his actions and didn’t go on to expound on the many evils that he saw in the king or his kingdom.

So, how would we act or behave in this same situation?

Would we heed the promptings and leading of the Holy Spirit, allowing ourselves to be used by God to bring about His justice, His honor and His glory before the eyes of a pagan king, eventually leading to his faith in God?

Or would we follow our own flesh and emotions, speaking when we should be silent, and acting when we should quietly submit, never allowing God to use us as He wanted to do?

Something for us to seriously ponder on.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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