Bible Verse of The Day – 5-6-22

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Psalm 14:2 (NKJV) 2 The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

Years ago, there was a song that was made popular on mainstream secular radio stations called, “From a Distance”.

The song talked about God looking down and watching us, from a distance.

I haven’t listened to secular radio for more than 25 years. But I had heard of this song when it was popular, and I despised it.

Why? Because it painted a picture of God as some aloof, uncaring figurehead who never interacted with humans, but simply watched from a distance in some strange, warm and fuzzy kind of way.

The truth is, though, that God loves and thrives on His relationship with us.

The verse above tells us that God does, in fact, look down upon us. But not in a disconnected sort of way.

He looks down upon “the children of men” (human beings). And this is where it gets interesting.

Why does He look down upon you and I? To see if there are any who understand, and who seek Him.

This is what God desires; that we seek Him, and that we get understanding about His ways.

And that is the core of our spiritual growth.

If we seek Him, and we get understanding, we will have no choice but to grow and mature.

As we grow and mature, what used to seem illogical and impossible to our human minds now becomes part of our everyday thinking and understanding.

And this blows the warm and fuzzy version of God right out of the water. Wouldn’t you agree?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-5-22

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Luke 12:34 (NKJV) 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Keeping our heart focused on the right things, heading in the right direction, will help us to have good treasure.

We want our treasure to be in God, through God and for God!

Don’t let the world take our focus. Don’t let it desensitize us to its conditions. And don’t let it tell us what we should have and not have.

Matthew 6:33 NKJV) 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

God is the One who knows what we need, when we need it and how to get it.

So, our focus and our hearts must long to seek after Him, and nothing and no one else.

There are a few things that would like to steal our good treasure; lust, greed, and power. These are the 3 big ones to watch out for.

Don’t let them win. Fight to keep our treasures in Him, for Him and through Him. And our hearts will remain with Him.

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 – 5-4-22

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Micah 2:1 (NKJV) 1 Woe to those who devise iniquity, And work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand.

We have all witnessed a large amount of corruption and tyranny in recent years.

It’s everywhere. And it’s all around us at increasing levels as each day goes by.

Some days it seems like there is no hope. No chance of seeing justice. And we may even question whether God is seeing what we’re seeing or not because the evildoers seem to go unpunished while the righteous suffer.

More and more often, though, I am seeing that God is watching and He is seeing what’s happening. And He will execute justice in His timing.

And if you’re in the same boat, wondering why evil seems to go unpunished, this may help you.

Micah 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, against this family I am devising disaster, From which you cannot remove your necks; Nor shall you walk haughtily, For this is an evil time.

Many of us may not live to see God’s justice exercised. His timing is not our timing.

But rest assured that God will prevail. And evildoers will answer for their actions.

The thing we need to do in the meantime is to focus our time and efforts on drawing near to God, not on waiting impatiently to see those who carry our evil be punished for their actions.

God’s word is final. And I rest in that.

Make sure you rest in that, too. It will bring peace and rest to your soul.

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 – 5-3-22

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Matthew 27:35-37 (NIV) 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. 36 And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. 37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

As I write this, it is Good Friday, and I am so very humbled as I take this day and time to reflect on what the Lord has done for us.

Every day in the lives of believers should be a “Good Friday”! Amen.

What a loving and giving Savior, Jesus Christ, to do what He has done for us.

He was verbally accused with words that were untrue. He was physically abused, whipped and tortured.

Then, He was nailed to the cross. He hung there until His death.

And on that 3rd day, He came alive. How glorious!

Luke 24:6-7 (NKJV) 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’

Would anyone besides Jesus sacrifice themselves for us and go through what He did?

Never. No one could do what He did for us. We needed the perfect and righteous blood of Jesus to cleanse us from our sins and make us whole again.

He has saved us from hell, but only if we choose to believe in Him. He has given us such a precious gift; eternal life!

He deserves our whole hearts and our full attention each and every day.

He should be the first One we talk to in the morning, and carry it on throughout the day.

And then before we close our eyes at night, the last one to say, “thank you and goodnight” to. Our protector, provider and our Savior!

Praise You, Lord, for great and mighty are You forever and ever. 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 – 5-2-22

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Proverbs 10:22 (NKJV) 22 The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.

Everyone loves blessings. They bring joy to us when we receive them.

Or it may seem that way at first.

Some blessings turn out not to be what we thought they were initially. Many things have attachments that we were unaware of until it’s too late.

And then that blessing becomes more like a curse.

That’s not so with the blessings of God, though!

The blessings that come from our Father in heaven make us rich.

Now, that doesn’t always refer to monetary wealth. Sometimes the blessings of God are way better than money or tangible things.

God’s blessings can often be things that we may have never thought of. But because He knows us better than we know ourselves, He knows exactly what we need. So, He bestows upon us something that He knows we need, and that He knows will be good for us.

As mentioned in the verse above, He adds no sorrow with it.

This means that it will never cause us any kind of frustration, stress or aggravation. It will bring only good.

It may require responsibility on our part to handle it properly, but the blessing itself will not be problematic.

I don’t know about you, but I prefer the blessings of God over the blessings of the world.

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 – 5-1-22 – The Promise and The Plan

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Please click to watch the video nowGreetings, brothers and sisters in Christ! 

How many of us like to have to wait? 

Not many! 

In today’s video, The Promise and The Plan, we teach on the importance of why Jesus told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem. 

We also talk about how this applies to our own lives. 

Waiting is probably one of the things that we have the most trouble with, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes and give this a watch. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all! 

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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Bible Verse of the Day – 4-30-22

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Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV) 10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

What a day it will be when our Jesus we shall see.

Some day we will all be in Heaven with Him and see Him face to face.

But while we are here on earth, we can see His character in the faces of believers. His behavior and discipline should be strong in us if we allow Him to change our hearts to resemble Him.

As believers, we are the body of Christ. And if we are united through Him and we walk together, we will shine His glory with His presence living in each one of us.

We are not little Christs, like some may teach. And we never will be. Jesus is Lord forever!

However, we are His family. He has saved us from ourselves.

How do we see Jesus here on this earth? We look into the eyes of our faithful brothers and sisters in Him; those who have been born again. We will see His traits in them.

Just as children from our natural parents, every now and then we will see traits of our mom and dad in us without even trying.

They will spring up in us at times and we will say, “did I just sound like my parents?”.

That’s what happens when we are God’s children. We begin to sound and act like our Father as we grow closer to Him and allow Him to change us in the areas we need to change.

When we grow, we began to talk like Him, respond like Him, love like Him, etc.

Each one of us individually will have something special to offer in this world.

Let’s come together, children of the most high God. Let us move and walk to the beat of His words. Let us love like He has called us to love.

Let us praise and worship Him from a true heart and live the life He has for us.

Together we will shine His light on this earth. Together we will carry out His plan and reach the lost. Together we will be His bride and enter into His gates with thanksgiving!

Hallelujah, God is good!

Together is how it’s all done.

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 – 4-29-22

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Matthew 8:19-22 (NKJV) 19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 21 Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

In keeping with yesterday’s devotional, which dealt with suffering for our faith, let’s take a look at the cost of following Jesus.

This is never a popular topic. It’s not fun, and it doesn’t give us the warm fuzzies. It doesn’t get anyone excited. And it won’t be something that draws many people.

It’s inconvenient. It’s uncomfortable. And it can be scary for some to contemplate.

But it is reality; truth in plain sight. And it is a reality that we all need to understand, realizing that some of us will need to embrace it on a personal level.

For Jesus, the cost was His life, literally. That was the price He paid for being obedient.

Philippians 2:8 (NKJV) 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

For us, we may not die for our faith in Christ. But there may be a cost that we pay each day, a little here and a little there.

This may include denying our own wants and desires in order to do what God wants us to do vs. what we’d like to do.

It might mean that we surrender something major in our lives in order to walk the path that God has set before us.

There can be very, very many ways that we pay the cost of following Jesus. And sometimes it can be painful. That’s something that’s not nice to talk about.

But again, it is truth. And truth needs to be addressed.

So, let each of us consider these things carefully. And let us seek God, and ask Him to help us be willing to pay whatever cost we are asked to pay in order to follow Jesus.

And let us surrender to God, that He might be honored and glorified in our lives, which should be our ultimate goal and desire.

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 – 4-28-22

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Philippians 1:29 (NKJV) 29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake…

No one wants to hear about suffering for Christ, but it is definitely a part of our walk with Him.

We will suffer at times, and not all suffering is the same. It’s different from time to time.

Some will be abused because of their stance for Christ. Some will be looked at differently. Some will be mocked and laughed at. Some will be persecuted to great lengths, even physically. And some people will die for their faith in Christ.

None of this is pleasant to talk about. But we must know the truth. And sometimes the truth is not easy to swallow.

Believing in Christ will come at a cost. We are not talking here about our salvation, because Jesus already paid for that. He bore the cross for our sins.

However, our walk with Him here on this earth will sometimes be difficult because of our belief in Him.

No matter what the cost may be, or the suffering we endure, it will be well worth whatever we go through for Him.

He will be there with us, giving us the strength to bear it. And when we are at a loss for words, He will give us wisdom in what to say in that moment.

Jehovah God, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy Spirit are on our side!! They are working with us, alongside us. Who can be against us? Amen

Romans 8:31 (NKJV) 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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 – 4-27-22

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Amos 5:4 NKJV) 4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live;

“Seek Me and Live” are words that we need to pay close attention to, and heed in our own lives.

God spoke these words to the nation of Israel centuries ago through the prophet, Amos. But they are still very relevant today.

It is our seeking after God that brings life to us. God is life, and it is through Him that we obtain life, both here on earth and for eternity.

These words are not a one-time occurrence. God urges us throughout His word to seek Him. This alone should show us the importance of what he is telling us to do.

And here’s the best part of this seeking endeavor; when we actually begin to seek Him, walking it out daily in our lives, we will begin to see the fruits of it.

Our heart will change. Our thinking will change. And, ultimately, our lives will change.

When we seek Him, and He begins to touch our lives, we can’t help but change.

So, we implore you today, that if you are not putting the time and effort into genuinely, wholeheartedly seeking Him, start doing so today.

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

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 – 4-26-22

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John 4:39 (NKJV) 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.”

Sharing what God has done for us, the things He has brought us through, and the grace and mercy He has given us at times will help others to believe that He is a good God.

A personal testimony is always so touching. It will help others to see He was not just there for those in the Bible days, but that He is alive and moving even today!

Jesus talked with this woman. When He told her all that she had done, it opened her eyes to see that He was the Christ. She ran and told others. And by doing so, others believed too!

I find it interesting that nothing is hidden from Him, but yet we hold back on opening up. At times we carry some heavy things around with us until we break and we can’t do it any longer.

He knows our story already. Let Him help us get free from it all. He will bring healing and deliverance to us. Why? Because He loves us and will forgive us.

Our testimony to others can be the very thing that helps them find Jesus in their lives. But like this woman, we must not be worried or afraid to share the things He does for us.

Let His boldness rise up within us and open our hearts to let it out.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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