BIble verses about obeying God

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-2-25

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Matthew 5:43-44 (NKJV) 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44  But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you…

Honestly, when I became a believer, this verse was hard for me.

I was raised in a home where we went to Sunday School and church services.

Sometimes there would be revival meetings. And there were VBS camps in the summertime that Mom and Dad would have us attend. Many times they would be held at our home, in our yard, etc.

But as I was growing up, these verses were definitely opposite what I was used to.

When I would hear these verses in church I’d think, “why should we have to be good to those who aren’t good to us or to others?”

When I was a child growing up, we didn’t let people get away with mistreating us. We dealt with them. It was in our blood, so to speak.

I had 6 brothers who were strong fighters, and no one messed with us.

They trained me up to take care of myself, and we just didn’t let people get away with mistreating, abusing or speaking down to us or any of our friends.

We didn’t go looking for it, but if we needed to protect, we would.

But as I grew in Christ, the Holy Spirit began to move in and through me more freely. That’s when I would get convicted at times, feeling awful if I reacted in this way toward someone that had done me wrong.

Soon I learned that it was not God’s way for me to think that I had the right to get people back for what they had done.

This is not how I was trained to think. I had to be re-taught.

I needed to let the Holy Spirit guide me and retrain me in this area.

The Holy Spirit is our Helper, and boy do we need Him at times to take those reigns and teach us right from wrong.

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

Our natural reactions toward a situation may not be exactly what He would like them to be.

Let Him help us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-14-25

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Numbers 14:4 (LSB) 4 So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”

I have never been to Egypt. But recently I felt compelled to go back there; back to a place I have never been.

Let me explain.

A little over 3 ½ years ago, at God’s prompting, we moved from RI to NC.

We didn’t know exactly why we were to move. We just knew it was so.

And we obeyed, selling most of what we owned, packing up what little remained, and driving 750 miles to our new home in a place we did not know.

We had lived in RI for a long time. In fact, Pastor Ellie was born there in the town where we lived. It was her forever home.

For me, I had lived there since 1975; more than 45 years.

We had built our lives together right there in the smallest state, in a tiny town.

And then we left. We pulled out of our garage at 3:50 AM one morning and never looked back.

We knew it was a big move. But we didn’t comprehend how big. In fact, it would take a long time until we truly comprehended the magnitude of what we did.

In building our lives there, our roots had grown very deep.

We had created a way of life that involved people, places, and activities; things we were intimately familiar with and very comfortable doing.

It is safe to say we have many great memories there.

So, as we settled into our new place in NC, we went through a variety of emotions; joy, excitement, sorrow, loneliness, and a feeling of great loss.

Leaving behind those 40+ years’ worth of familiarity left a gaping hole in us in ways that we had not foreseen.

Even now, after more than 3 ½ years, I have struggled with this from time to time.

And recently, I almost went back to Egypt, to do some of the things I was so intimately familiar with.

The door was opened for me. But I chose not to go back.

I recognized it for what it was; a step backwards to try to hold onto what was gone.

I have shared this, not to draw attention to myself, or to solicit sympathy.

I shared it with the hope that it might help someone who is wrestling with the same thing; facing the same struggle.

Don’t go back to Egypt. It’s not worth it. Doing so only prolongs the struggle. And it puts the chains back on us that God broke for us when He told us to leave where we had grown so comfortable.

Leave Egypt where it is; in the past. And look only forward to what God is doing in the new land that He has brought you to.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-11-25

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Luke 6:45 (LSB) 45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil. For his mouth speaks from the abundance of his heart.

Here we are, and it’s already Friday!

Let’s talk again today about the human heart ❤️

No, this is not about ventricles, chambers, or aortae. It is about the condition of our heart, where everything that we do emanates from.

What is described in the Bible as the heart is symbolic. It represents our soul, our will, and the mechanism by which we make decisions.

We choose right or wrong based on the condition of what the Bible refers to as our heart.

Despite it being symbolic, and not at all related to the physical muscle that pumps blood throughout our bodies, this concept is critical in our daily lives.

It is a truth that is far-reaching, with implications in every aspect of life.

We can do things to protect our physical heart; eat right, exercise, etc.

But when it comes to the mechanism by which we make choices, there is no amount of proper diet or physical exercise that can help it obey God and make right choices.

The only thing that can help us in that area is to love God and immerse ourselves in His word.

As mentioned previously, it is our love for God that causes us to obey Him and want to honor Him with our lives.

And that love and reverence for Him will not grow if we fail (or refuse) to spend time in His word.

Yes, we have free will. We can choose what to do or not do. We can read and study His word, or we can choose not to.

But our lives will reflect our choices even in this. And our relationship with God will grow or stay small and weak based on what we choose.

Let us choose to love God above all else, that we would honor Him with every action we take, letting His light and His love shine through us onto everyone and everything around us.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-7-25

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Proverbs 4:23 (LSB) 23 Guard your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.

As followers of Christ, it is important for us to understand this foundational truth; the condition of our heart drives everything else about our lives.

From it flows our thoughts, our speech, and our actions.

When we begin our walk with God, we may find ourselves frequently disappointing God with the things we say and do.

This is natural because we are a new believer; still immature in our thinking and understanding.

But as we mature (which we should all do), our heart should change. It should begin to reflect the ways and the values of God.

It is because of this that we should go to great lengths to protect our heart. It requires shielding if we wish to keep and protect it from evil.

As we do this, we will find that we begin to obey God more frequently, and we disappoint Him less with the things we do and speak.

And obedience is the primary thing that God asks of us.

Now, this does not mean that our walk with God is based on works. It simply means that we obey because we love Him.

We are not bound to a set of rules and regulations as the Israelites were.

Jesus came to fulfill the Law and allow us to walk forth in the New Covenant, leaving the Old Covenant behind; completed and no longer necessary.

This was accomplished through the grace of God; His favor upon us.

And by His grace we walk in faith, trusting Him for eternal salvation.

So, let us always give preference to Him, putting Him above all else.

And in doing so, allowing the Holy Spirit to mold and shape our heart that we might not get caught up in rote actions, we will develop genuine obedience that stems from the 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 – 7-6-25 – Going Back to Egypt

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Please click to watch the video nowGreetings in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Lord! 

We trust that your walk with God is on the move, growing and getting stronger 😊 

We have a new video for you today that we hope will help you with that. 

In this new video, Going Back to Egypt, we teach about obeying God and not doing as the Israelites did when they desired to go back to Egypt. 

We use scripture and personal testimonies to help bring clarity and understanding on this important topic. 

We hope you enjoy it! 

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 – 5-22-25

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Isaiah 1:19 (NKJV) 19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;

Knowing what we need to do, and being willing to do it, is what it’s all about!

It doesn’t matter how big or small a task is. What matters is that we are doing what we are supposed to be doing.

Maybe you feel today like what you are doing isn’t significant. Maybe we think that so and so has a big job and therefore they are more important.

No, that’s not true.

Every job that God gives us is important. The worst thing we can do is to compare ourselves to someone else.

Please don’t compare to others. Stay true to what’s in your hands, stick it out, and don’t give up.

God doesn’t look at our perception of a job’s importance. He sees the obedience in following Him, trusting Him, and staying with Him on that job.

That’s what is big in His eyes. That’s all He looks for.

Are we that person today who is comparing? Are we feeling the things we do are not big enough?

Maybe we don’t do it like so and so does. So, are we on the verge of trying to take things into our own hands?

Don’t do it! Your obedience to God is big enough!

Finish the work He has put in your heart. Do it with everything in you, and don’t think it’s nothing.

Keep going. God is with you! He sees your hard work and dedication, and He will reward you as He sees fit.

Colossians 3:23-24 (NKJV) 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

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 – 2-12-25

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John 9:6-7 (LSB) 6 When He had said this, He spat on the ground, made clay of the saliva, and rubbed the clay on his eyes, 7 and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.

When a person has lost their sight, or perhaps they have been born blind, they seek help to gain or regain their eyesight.

The man in the verses above was seen by Jesus and His disciples as they walked by. The Bible says he was blind from birth.

Jesus knew it was meant for Him to heal the blind man and give him his sight.

Jesus could have simply spoken a word or laid His hands on the man’s eyes to heal them.

But He chose to do something different than the expected norm.

Jesus spat on the ground, mixed his saliva with dirt, making mud. He then rubbed that mud on the blind man’s eyes.

Then, He instructed the blind man to go to the pool of Siloam and wash away the mud.

The man obeyed. And when he had washed, he was no longer blind. He had been healed!

No matter how we look at this, spitting in dirt and rubbing mud on the man’s eyes is not conventional, nor an expected way to heal someone.

But this is how Jesus chose to do it. The reasons He did so are irrelevant.

And this is how God moves; in the way He sees fit.

We may never know the reasons He chooses to move in these specific ways, but that is not for us to know or understand.

God may move a specific way for one situation. And then He may choose to move in a completely different way for a situation that appears to be very similar.

We should never box God in and demand or expect Him to do things the same way repeatedly.

On one occasion, He told Moses to strike a rock. And water gushed out. On another occasion, He instructed Moses to speak to the rock. Similar situations with different instructions.

It may not always be healing that we need. But regardless of the need, it pays to do as God shows us to do.

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 – 2-4-25

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Esther 7:3-4 (NKJV) 3 Then Queen Esther answered and said, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. 4 For we have been sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as male and female slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king’s loss.”

Up until the point in the verses above, despite being the queen, the wife of the King, Esther had not revealed her people or her family to the King. Out of obedience to Mordecai, the man who had raised her, she was not to say anything.

Esther 2:10 (NKJV) 10 Esther had not revealed her people or family, for Mordecai had charged her not to reveal it.

She would never have told the King if it wasn’t for the plot that came against Mordecai and all the Jews.

This plot was being carried out by a man named Haman. Haman wanted to destroy all Jews throughout the kingdom of King Ahaseurus.

Word of this plot got to Queen Esther. And at this point in time, she needed to let the King know who she really was and what was being planned in order to destroy her people.

For the longest time, she had to keep it silent. But now, at this moment, she needed to speak it.

By revealing that she was a Jew, everything was turned around. The evil that was being perpetrated against the Jewish people through Haman was immediately null and void!

As she obeyed and waited for the perfect timing to reveal her identity, God’s people were preserved, and rescued from ruin.

Esther, the beautiful, orphaned Jewess, was brought in at this specific time to save her people!

You just never know how important our obedience to God is at times. The effect it may have on many others.

What is God asking of us today? Do we need to be silent, or do we need to speak up?

Are we going to be like Esther? Can He use us for such a time as this?

Obedience is the key for God to be able to use us at any given time.

Doing it His way is everything we need if we are to be victorious in what He asks us to do!

Psalm 18:30 (NKJV) 30 As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in 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 – 2-2-25 – The Many Ways God Moves

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

Our God is mighty, and His ways are beyond our ways. 

We have a new video for you today called, The Many Ways God Moves. 

In this new video, we teach about God moving in different ways, even when situations might be similar, and that we must learn to recognize this so we can be sure to obey and follow God’s leading. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Enjoy the rest of your day. 

We love you all very much. 

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 – 1-20-25

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Proverbs 21:3 (LSB) 3 To do righteousness and justice Is chosen by Yahweh over sacrifice.

Much of the word of God is aimed toward teaching us how to walk before God; what pleases Him in our lives.

This is about much more than being a good person. It is about obeying Him, that our lives might bring glory and honor to His name.

We often get this principle confused with making sacrifices.

We believe that if we sacrifice our time, our finances, or some other things it will please God even though we fail to obey something He has instructed us to do. But this is a terrible mistake on our part.

The Bible is plain about this, as it is also stated again in 1 Samuel.

1 Samuel 15:22 (NKJV) 22 So Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.

Our time and effort are better spent doing as God has instructed us to do rather than what we think we should do.

Our obedience pleases God more than anything else.

Let this serve to remind us of this important truth, that we do not get caught off guard and spend our days making sacrifices while failing to obey Him.

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 – 9-14-24

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Isaiah 41:13 (NKJV) 13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’

We want to speak to you today from our hearts.

God has been very faithful to us.

When we started Seven Seas Ministries, that name came to us through a dream.

In the dream, a young woman was out walking in the evening. A van pulled up next to her and men came out to grab her, kidnap her, and hurt her.

As they approached her, she heard the words, “seven C”.

Nearby was a hotel. So, she ran as fast as she could to that hotel. And on the door, she saw 7-C.

She knocked on it and someone opened it and let her in. She knew it was a safe place for her to be.

Seven Seas Ministries got its name from this dream. It is a place for people to come and find refuge; God’s love, hope, mercy, redemption, and encouragement.

One night in 2001, as we were in a sound sleep, God woke us both up at the exact same second.

As we sat up in bed, we looked over at each other and one said to the other, “I just felt something, like a touch on my lips.” And the other of us said, “me too!”.

As we went on to describe it, we realized that we’d both received the same touch, at the exact same moment, waking us both up!

God touched our lips. And from that day, we began to speak what He puts in our hearts to say.

We stepped out by faith to do His work. And He showed us people from all around the world helping us to get the job done.

Those people are you!

He has touched your heart and has brought you here. You help us accomplish what He has put in our hearts to do.

You are a big part of this work. Without you we literally cannot do what we do.

Through your financial gifts, we have been able to get much work done. We have seen many miracles and heard testimonies of many people’s lives being changed by the word of God.

God bless you and may you reap from your sowing.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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