Tag: Bible verses about drawing closer to God

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-16-25

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

Finding God for ourselves is of the utmost importance.

God wants to be very personal in our lives. But for this to happen we must get real with Him.

This means that when we talk with Him, we share our most private thoughts with Him; how we feel about this and that. And what we think about certain situations.

If we are angry or disappointed about anything or anyone, we tell Him. We share those things with Him that no one else can ever know.; our secrets about ourselves and how we feel about life.

The only way God becomes personal to us is if we are truthful with Him and let Him into our personal life.

We don’t hold anything back. We put it out there and let Him help us with sorting through those things that are very difficult.

You may say “well, God already knows.”

Yes, He does! But opening our mouths and talking to Him about it is helping us to share our heart with Him.

We may not know how to open up to Him. Maybe we are not even open to ourselves!

This is not something that we figure out how to do overnight. It takes time to learn, one step at a time.

Start today, Share something personal with Him. And if you need an answer from Him, listen and watch for His answer on this one subject.

It doesn’t mean you will hear or see something right away, it may take time. But know and have faith in Him to give you an answer that will help you with whatever you shared with Him.

John 10:27 (NKJV) 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

He may speak to our innermost being; our spirit.

He may use someone else to speak to us causing us to think, “how did they know I needed to hear that?”

He may show us through ways we never expected, but be expecting Him to answer. And He will. We will know His voice.

He is there for us; seek Him with all our 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 – 11-19-24

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.

We want to start this devotional today by having you take a few minutes to ponder on the words, “I’ll be OKAY.”

Are we doubting decisions we have made, leading us to be confused as to why things are the way they are?

Are we looking back saying, “if only I had taken another path”?

Are we comparing ourselves to others, wondering why we haven’t been as successful as them?

Are we doubting how we raised our children?

Are we down on ourselves because most of our lives we made up our own mind without seeking God’s counsel?

What we need to know today is that if we are a Christian, and we have made wrong decisions, it is never too late to get on the right path.

That’s right. We may not be able to go back and undo what we have done, but God, in His Mercy, will forgive us and help us to move forward and turn things around in the future.

If today is a new beginning for us, let our past be our past, and now let us be ready to move forward with God’s guidance.

You will be Okay!

Through prayer, reading His word, and drawing close to Him, He will meet us right where we are. He will draw near to us as we draw near to Him.

He will guide us and lead us for the rest of our days.

Don’t worry about the past. Let’s move forward by putting our focus on Him. Amen.

Psalm 32:8 (NKJV) 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.

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 – 7-16-24

1 John 2:6 (NKJV) 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

The only way to know how He walked is to study and learn of Him through His word.

In His word, He gives us advice on everything we may encounter. He gives real-life examples throughout each book.

Taking the time to read and study the scriptures will help us stay strong and think the way He thought.

We will learn to act based on situations and things we encounter, instead of reacting out of fear, emotion, or our own intellect.

His teachings will hold our feet to the fire, so to speak, keeping us accountable.

He is calling each and every one of us into a clean, righteous walk with Him. A journey of being renewed in our hearts and minds. A road of transformation.

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Boot camp for life as you will.

Yes, in areas where we are weak, we will gain His strength through abiding in Him and be transformed in the way we think and act.

Are we ready to walk like Him?

Only we can make that happen by spending time drawing close to Him through learning who He is and how He functioned in everyday situations while He walked the earth in human flesh.

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 – 12-7-23

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.

Jesus Christ came to earth to lay down His life for us.

He came to demonstrate His Father’s love and the oneness they shared.

Today, as believers, this is what He wants most; for us to know Him and to walk in such love and oneness as He and His Father are one.

We cannot touch Him physically in person today. But by our spirit, we can communicate with Him. And He can touch us and change our hearts without even being physically present.

He will speak to us if we are willing to listen and allow Him to guide us by His spirit and through His word. The Bible teaches us to draw close to Him.

How?

Through cleansing and purifying our hearts and mind by His word.

It is our own fault if we do not know what is happening today in this world, and even in our own personal lives. He will teach us all things if we read His word, listen, and draw close.

We can’t blame Him for anything we don’t know.

It’s not always easy staying close to Him with so many distractions around us.

The atmosphere is  full of heaviness, stress and perversion. But He is faithful to draw near to us if we do our part by staying in His word making a sincere effort to draw near to Him.

This is a reminder today to draw close to the One who laid down His life for us. To continue such a oneness with Him and to show such love toward one another.

1 John 3:16 (NKJV) 16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

We praise You, Lord. 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 – 8-29-23

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.

The nearer we are to God, the more convicted we will feel when we are being led into temptation. We will be quicker to pick up on the things we shouldn’t be doing.

Gossip can be a big thing sometimes.

We can be sharing something with someone, not having any intentions of talking about anyone specific, and then one thing leads to another and we find ourselves caught up in the wrong conversation, heading in the wrong direction.

Another big one is driving our cars.

Being in traffic can take us from being in the greatest mood to instantly being upset at someone for something they did to us on the road. Anger and frustration can rise within moments, setting our mood for the rest of the day if we’re not careful.

Being around someone with a big, bold personality, who is coarse and obnoxious can sometimes draw us into their realm, and we can catch ourselves laughing at their behavior and contributing to the conversation if we are not on guard.

We can be influenced in so many ways.

No one is perfect. But as we get close to God and He draws near to us, we will pick up on things more quickly. And this will help us resist being part of them.

How do we draw near?

We cleanse our hands and our hearts through the purification of His word.

We spend time in prayer, and we allow the Holy Spirit to guide us in removing ourselves from things that are going to hurt our walk and relationship with our Heavenly Father.

Psalm 143:10 (NKJV) 10 Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

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 – 1-24-23

Psalm 37:4 (NKJV) 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Another way to say this would be to simply fall in love with Him, listen to Him, chase after or seek Him, and obey Him!

We need to realize that He is everything we long for and need.

He holds our destiny.

If our desire is for Him more than anything else, not only will we find Him, but everything else we may desire will follow us as we keep our heart and eyes fixed on Him.

Take time with Him today. Yes, that means to shut off the phone, the TV and anything else that might distract us, and just bask at His feet daily.

Not only will it be the best thing we ever invested our time in, but we will find it to be very rewarding.

He cares for us.

1 Peter 5:7 (NKJV)7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for 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 – 7-18-22

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.

Want to know how to hear from God? Draw near to Him.

Want God’s protection in your life? Draw near to Him.

Want God to help you avoid temptation and break the bonds of sin in your life? Draw near to Him.

Want to know how to better understand God and His ways?

You guessed it; draw near to Him.

So many of us want to know God better, want Him to show us things and want Him to bless our lives.

The key to all of this is to put Him first in everything and to draw near to Him.

Don’t let anyone complicate it for you. It’s not as hard as some might make it sound.

Yes, God is very deep, and His mysteries are beyond human intellect. But He doesn’t make it complicated for us to get close to Him.

We just have to have a strong desire to do so, and then we need to put forth the proper amount of effort to make that happen.

So, if you’re longing to be closer to God, seek Him. But don’t just seek Him casually. Seek Him with your whole heart!

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 – 7-10-22 – Draw Near

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

What do you want for your walk with God. Do you want to hear Him better? Do you want His protection over you? 

There are so many things that we want to see happen in our relationship with the Creator of all we see. 

In today’s video, Draw Near, we teach on how simple it is to see those things come to pass in our lives. 

We hope you’ll check it out as we learn and grow together. 

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We love you all! 

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 – 9-5-21

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

Many people may know that God spoke through a donkey in the Old Testament, to teach a man a valuable lesson. 

In today’s video, The Shadow, we teach from an equally unique perspective to show the importance of staying close to God. 

This video is fun and informative, so we hope you’ll check it out and give it a watch. 

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Be sure to enjoy your day and let someone know that you love them! 

Sincerely, 

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 – 9-3-21

Psalm 73:28 (NKJV) 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works.

Today, as I was looking out into our back yard, I saw a shadow moving on the door casing right next to me. It wasn’t big, but as I looked up onto the glass in our back door, I saw that it was a very tiny bug that was casting its shadow.

The shadow of this bug was much bigger than the bug itself. This was caused by a distance between the light (the sun), the bug, and the object that the shadow was being cast upon (the door casing).

God immediately showed me that it is the same with us and Him.

If we stay close to God, we cast no shadow ourselves. We only reflect His light onto others.

But if we pull away from Him, we begin to cast a shadow that is shaped like us, not Him. And the further we get from Him, the bigger that shadow gets, looking more and more like us, and less like Him.

This is why it’s so important for us to stay so very close to Him.

In addition to keeping our relationship with Him strong, it also keeps us humble, causing us to want people to see Him, not us.

Being close to Him prevents shadows from forming that may draw attention to us. And it will keep us from looking bigger than Him, as shadows can do sometimes.

There is nothing better than being close to Him. Nothing.

So, we urge you to seek Him. Stay close to Him. Make Him your everything.

Because in the big scheme of things, nothing else matters.

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 – 4-30-21

John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

Over the years, as I have grown and matured as a believer, the truth and reality of what Jesus said has become more and more real and more apparent to me. Without Him I can do nothing.

In fact, without Him, not only can I do nothing, but I am nothing.

I have seen that God is my source. He is my everything. He is the very reason I exist.

As the last 40+ years have gone by, since I became a believer, God has shown me in great depth how we need Him.

It is when we get this revelation and we truly begin to understand it, that we begin to see Who He is and why we are in such desperate need of Him in our lives.

You might ask, “how do I get that revelation myself?’.

There is no magic formula. But I will say this; it comes as we begin to understand our own weakness and the depravity of humanity in general.

It is then that our spirit cries out and asks God to commune with us and truly make us His own, cleansing us from the inside, out, as He purifies us as one refined in the fire.

I know that may sound a bit over the top to some. It might even sound religious. But trust me when I tell you, I am one of the least religious people you will ever meet.

I just know that God is sovereign and I need Him. Period.

It is that simple understanding that has helped me grow my relationship with Him to where it is now.

And here’s the cool part; I’m not special. You can do the very same thing.

You too can grow and mature as a believer, drawing closer to God and gaining the understanding that without Him, you also can do nothing. And are, in fact nothing.

So, what does that require?

A sincere heart and a willingness to put forth a consistent effort to get to know Him on a personal level.

It’s not complicated at all. And with dedication on our end, we can all walk with Him in a beautiful relationship that flourishes and changes our destiny.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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