Tag: Bible verses about handling persecution

Bible Verse of The Day – 5-2-24

Acts 5:40 (NKJV) 40 And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus and let them go.

The apostles were beaten for speaking the name of Jesus.

Jesus does not guarantee perpetual happiness if we agree to serve Him. But He does promise us so much more; peace, love, joy, and eternal life!

Some of the hits we take, and the pressures we can face may make us question whether or not we did the right thing by following Jesus.

They may even cause us to shrink back from time to time.

In this case, the apostles did not let it affect the work they were called to do. In fact, it caused them to go even stronger and preach that much more.

Acts 5:41-42 (NKJV) 41 So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

Are you feeling persecuted today because you took a stand and won’t back down? Are you being bullied because people sense Jesus’ Spirit in you and know what and Who you stand for?

You are not alone. He is with you.

When you feel the pressure and tension in the atmosphere, call on His name. He will give you the strength to endure.

2 Peter 1:3 (NKJV) 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue…

It is through His power we have what it takes. 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 – 9-29-23

John 15:18-19 (NKJV) 18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

Men and women of God have not been very well liked over the centuries.

That is not something that makes us feel particularly good, but it is a truth we must embrace.

Jesus warned us that if we are His followers, we would be hated by the world.

But look at what else Jesus said.

John 15:9-10 (NKJV) 9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

As the Father loved Him (Jesus), He also loves us.

Jesus instructs that we must abide in His love.

What does that mean?

He goes on to tell us that if we keep His commandments, we are abiding in His love.

What commandment is He referring to?

John 15:12 (NKJV) 12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

We must love one another.

The love of God overrides any hatred that the world can dish out. His love is more powerful than any worldly force, and we must remember that.

As we learn to walk in love for one another, God’s love will overflow in us and onto others.

And what is the result of this?

His joy will be full in us!

John 15:11 (NKJV) 11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.

Jesus did not speak of the world’s hatred toward us to scare or discourage us.

He wanted us to be warned and fully equipped, ready to handle whatever might come our way.

And these warnings do just that; prepare us and equip us.

Let us move forward, learning to walk in His love, that our joy may be full.

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 – 5-1-20

John 15:18-19 (NKJV) 18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

It should come as no surprise when the world hates us because of our faith.

We do, after all, stand against almost everything the world stands for.

Furthermore, just our presence brings conviction to many, even if we speak no words. Their actions bring guilt when they see us because they know we carry the presence of Christ with us.

Sometimes being disliked or hated by people can be tough to take. It’s hurtful. It makes us feel like outcasts.

But it’s what Jesus said would happen.

John 15:20 (NKJV) 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

Because He was persecuted and hated, we should also expect to be persecuted and hated because of Him.

On the brighter side, though, take a look at that last sentence: If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

What does that mean?

It means that there will be some who, because they would have accepted His words, will also accept ours, when we share the truth with them.

So, even though the world is full of darkness, there will be bright spots among the darkness.

There is hope!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-28-20

Psalm 31:15 (NKJV) 15 My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.

Do we feel like we have been persecuted by people that can’t stand us, even though we never did a thing to them?

Yet, they have an agenda to make us miserable. They would love to see us fall, fail and be totally miserable, just like them. They would love to see us lose everything we ever worked hard for.

As a matter a fact, they probably would love to have what we have, but they won’t ever say it or admit.

The good news is this; God will deliver us from their hands.

He will keep us safe. They will not overpower us or take from us what God has blessed us with. They will try, but God is greater and will deliver us from their hands.

Don’t let our guard down. Know who our persecutors are, walking in wisdom and discernment when we are around them.

It’s hard to know what their agenda is at times, but God will show us the root of it and how to shut it down as He gives us His wisdom.

James 1:5 (NKJV) 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

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 – 3-26-15

1 Peter 2:20 (NKJV) 20 For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.

Have we ever had to experience suffering for something we did not deserve? We knew it was unfair but we had to take it and not say a word about it.

It’s not easy to keep still or to keep the right attitude when dealing with that type of behavior or persecution aimed against us. That is a very hard thing to deal with and it takes great strength and discipline. God understands that and He will help us through it.

Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV) 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.

The suffering we go through and how we handle ourselves while going through it shows God how much we love Him, when we choose not to fight or argue, but rather to do the right thing, by being patient and letting God handle it in His time and way.

Let Him give us the strength we need to endure it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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