Tag: Bible verses about building a strong relationship with God

Bible Verse of The Day – 4-10-24

Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV) 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

These two verses are the “formula” for building a strong walk with God!

In reality, there is no secret formula. But what is stated in the verses above gives us a strong base to work with. But let’s look at a breakdown of these verses.

Walk in Him; learn of Him, put into practice what He taught, and follow the example He set while He was here on earth.

Rooted and built up in Him; taking what we learn in His word and walking it out in practical ways each day.

Established in the faith; maturing as we gain understanding and knowledge, not wavering in our faith.

As you have been taught; showing our faith by example, making it alive in our lives so others can see Jesus in us. By this we glorify God with our lives.

Abounding in it with thanksgiving; the truth of the gospel, and the love of God, flows out of us as people see God transforming us, and we express our gratitude toward Him in all that we do.

Growing as a believer isn’t as difficult as we often make it.

The biggest factor or requirement in all of this is a willing, obedient heart.

We just need to let God touch our heart and make it pliable. Once that happens, so many other things will begin to fall into place in our walk with God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-30-23

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV) 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Why do we have to rejoice, pray, and give thanks? Because it is the will of God for us.

These are the things we must do to build up our relationship in God.

We often get asked the question, “how do we know what God is saying?”. And we always answer by saying, “get close to Him”.

How do we get close?

Knowing what scripture tells us to do, and then obeying it, will definitely get His attention.

He will draw near to us as we draw near to Him.

He will be so near to us that we will instantly be convicted when we are about to make a wrong move.

What a beautiful life!

He will show us in advance if we are about to do something wrong or if someone is about to take us out or cause us harm.

And by obeying what God shows us to do regarding it, we will avoid the situation and keep on moving forward. Wow!

It doesn’t come easy. We have to make an effort to get close to God to achieve such discernment.

By listening to His word and doing it, we will surely grow closer.

Start here by rejoicing, praying and giving thanks from our hearts, and we are on our way to a closer walk with Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-30-23

Deuteronomy 5:32-33 (NKJV) 32 “Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

If you were to read through Deuteronomy, you would see that there are a lot of commandments, rules and laws laid down for the people to live by.

Initially, you might get overwhelmed by all these laws, rules and commandments. And you may wonder how anyone could possibly follow them all.

You may also wonder why God would create all these laws, rules and commandments.

I mean, doesn’t it seem kind of legalistic and stiff?

But as you spend more time in the word, and you allow the Holy Spirit to show you the hows and whys of what God did, you will begin to see a couple of things very clearly.

First, you will see that God had to do this in order to rein in the people of Israel, for they were a stiff-necked, stubborn people.

Exodus 32:9 (NKJV) 9 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!

But more importantly, God was trying to show the people how He wanted them to live, not by rituals and repetitions, but in their hearts.

God desired the people of Israel to love Him enough to want to please Him. He wanted their hearts to long for Him and love Him for who He was, not just for what He had done for them.

But because He knew them, He had to put these rules, laws and commandments in place to give them “guideposts” to stay within.

The Israelites were prone to idolatry, repeatedly pushing God aside and going after “other gods”.

But God promised them that if they followed everything He asked of them, He would bless them, and they would prosper.

Deuteronomy 5:33 (NKJV) 33 You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

Today, we live under grace, not under the law. But God’s desire for us is still the same; that we love Him with our whole heart, not just going through the motions with routines and rituals.

What will we do?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-28-22

Luke 10:27 (NKJV) 27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

This verse is a fitting description of a healthy marriage! And it applies perfectly to our relationship with God.

It teaches us about a relationship so strong and deep that nothing can defeat it. It is a love that sacrifices much.

It takes two, who ultimately come together as one.

How does this happen?

We start by giving Him our heart, and letting Him clean us up.

Maybe there are some things we need to let go of. Maybe we are struggling with addictions. Maybe we have some deeply rooted obsessions.

But, we are starting by saying, “yes, we want to change. And we want this relationship with Him”.

And then, the journey begins.

Just like any relationship or marriage, there are going to be sacrifices on both sides. This is not a one way street.

And so it is in our relationship with our Heavenly Father.

He set the example by giving to us first; His ultimate sacrifice. His only begotten Son, in exchange for our life. He gave first because He loved us first.

1 John 4:19 (NKJV) 19 We love Him because He first loved us.

There are some things we must do in this relationship. We have to make decisions to separate ourselves from certain worldly things, people, and lifestyles.

What sacrifices do we need to make today to help our relationship grow stronger with Him?

Will we be willing to do that? Will we give up the very things that He calls out; that thing that comes between Him and us?

With each sacrifice we make (and there may be some deeply rooted attachments involved) the more real this scripture will become in our lives.

And as we do this, the stronger our relationship will grow to be with our Heavenly 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 – 6-19-22 – Deep or Shallow?

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus! 

We have a new video for everyone today that we think you’ll enjoy and learn from. 

“Deep or Shallow?” is the title, and it’s also a question we ask during the video. 

Is our walk with God deep, or is it shallow? 

We hope you’ll set aside the 10 minutes required to give it a watch. 

Please click here to watch it now. 

We love you all. 

Enjoy the rest of 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 – 5-14-22

Zechariah 1:3 (NKJV) 3 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Return to Me,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts.

The more time we spend in God’s word, the more proof we will see that our relationship with Him is reciprocal.

We give, He gives back.

It’s important to note that this is not just referring to our finances. It goes much deeper than that.

You see, it boils down to this; He wants our whole heart, not just a piece of it.

The word of God is loaded with references to Him drawing near to us if we will draw near to Him (James 4:8).

And we are told that we will find Him if we seek Him with all our heart (Jeremiah 29:13).

It’s critical for us to understand that, with God, we get what we give (Galatians 6:7).

In other words, He wants us to take action in our walk with Him, not just be passive and complacent.

The rewards for this are endless. But we need to be careful that we don’t seek Him because we’re looking for rewards.

We seek Him because we want to know Him more deeply.

And knowing Him more deeply will forever change us.

Our heart, our actions, our thoughts and our words will all be deeply affected by a sincere, wholehearted relationship with our Father and Creator.

Draw near to Him. We dare 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 – 9-15-21

1 Corinthians 3:10-11 (NKJV) 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

As followers of Christ, it is imperative that we know the foundation upon which our faith is built; Jesus Christ, God with us.

There is no other foundation worthy of being built upon. In fact, any other foundation is not a foundation at all, but a counterfeit that will ultimately fail and crumble.

We need to be careful that what we are building our relationship with God on is the true foundation, not something full of cracks and other weaknesses.

There is a foolproof way to make sure of this. We compare everything we hear to God’s word.

His word is the measuring stick by which everything else is measured. It is the standard of truth to which everything else is held.

And it’s critical that we be willing to hear truth when it is shown to us, not simply ignore it because it may require us to change something that we are doing or something we had previously believed was truth.

So, we encourage you to check your foundation. Examine it for cracks or other problems. Measure it against the word of God. And be diligent to fix whatever cracks you find with the truth of God’s word.

This is not an endeavor of little importance. It is something that our eternal destiny depends on.

Matthew 7:24-25 (NKJV) 24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

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 – 11-4-20

Psalm 119:40 (NKJV) 40 Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.

King David was ahead of his time. He was one of very few people who understood that God’s laws could not make us holy, nor could they give us a close relationship with Him.

Instead, he understood that if he grew his relationship with God, he would also have a stronger desire to walk in God’s precepts and please God along the way.

This is something that we all need to understand.

Following a set of rules doesn’t make us righteous. Doing what someone tells us doesn’t make us holy or sanctified.

Even today, living under God’s grace, there are still way too many people who think that following a prescribed set of steps or rules will draw us closer to God. This is 100% false.

God Himself tells us that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us.

James 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

He also tells us that if we seek Him with all our heart, we will find Him.

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

Nowhere do we ever see God telling us that if we keep a set of rules that it will cause us to walk more closely with Him.

We urge you to draw near to Him. Seek Him with all your heart.

When we do this, then, because we are closer to Him, we will begin to walk out His precepts in our lives as He transforms our hearts and renews our minds.

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 – 10-16-20

1 Kings 8:22-23 (NKJV) 22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven; 23 and he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

These two verses were a small part of a lengthy prayer spoken by Solomon before the people of Israel. Solomon spoke this prayer after the ark of God had been transported and moved into the temple that he had built for God.

Today we want to focus on the last of the two verses, and more specifically, the last part of that verse; “Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts”.

As Solomon spoke before the people, he reminded them that God is faithful, as he reflected on God setting His people free from slavery in Egypt.

He then went on to address God Himself, stating that “there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You”.

And then he qualified that statement with this: You keep your covenant and mercy with Your servants.

But he stated that God kept His covenant and mercy with a specific group or type of servant. Who were they? They were those servants “who walk before You with all their hearts”.

Now, this is not to insinuate that God always ends or nullifies His covenant, or removes His mercy, if people are unfaithful to Him. There are examples in His word where He did exactly that if He saw it was warranted.

But the emphasis here is that Solomon wanted people to understand that people whose hearts were wholly dedicated to God would receive God’s blessings in their fullness, not just in part.

This is the message we so frequently try to convey to the body of Christ. It is what we want so badly for all believers to understand.

To be clear, it isn’t even about the blessings. It’s more about that incredible walk with God that He wants us to have, so that we experience Him in His fullness and in a way that is truly life-changing.

So, we urge you today to walk before God with all your heart.

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 – 6-7-20 – The New House

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the precious name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

We hope you are well and enjoying your walk with God. 

Today’s video, “The New House”, is very relevant for the times that we are living in. 

The last few months have been like a raging storm blowing through our neighborhood, wreaking havoc on everything in its path. 

When these kinds of storms blow in, they leave a path of destruction in their wake. 

We discuss this today, in relationship to the church, and our walk with God. 

There is much that we discussed that is very important, so we hope you will take a few minutes out of your day and watch it. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We hope this video will bring understanding and clarity in some areas where there may have been confusion or a lack of understanding. 

We love you all. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 4-27-20

Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

If there is one thing that God has shown me over and over again, it is this; You have to have your own faith and your own walk. Nobody can believe for you or walk the walk for you.

So many of us look at others around us and like what we see. We long to have what they have when it comes to their faith or their relationship with God.

While that might seem innocent, it really means that we are either lacking terribly in our walk with God, or it means that we are coveting what someone else has because we don’t think we can have it.

Here’s the good news, though!

We don’t need to want someone else’s walk with God. Why? Because He wants us to have one of our own that’s even better!

This doesn’t mean that our walk with God will be better than theirs. It means that our walk with God will be better for us because it will be ours, not theirs.

God wants us to build our relationship with Him so we can commune with Him in a way that’s meaningful and helpful to us. If all we do is mimic someone else, we will be left wanting. We will never feel complete, and our spirit will not be getting the nurturing and sustenance that it needs to thrive and grow.

How do we do this? We let God feed us and nurture us through His word.

We feast on His word daily. We take it in. We digest it. We ponder on it. We let it soak into our spirit. And we let it permeate our very being.

Then, a little tiny bit at a time, it will begin to change us, from the inside, out.

And, in time, it will not only become something that we can’t live without, but it will change almost everything about us in ways that we never even dreamed possible.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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