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Bible verse of The Day – 2-20-24

Exodus 20:11 (NKJV) 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

Rest.

It’s so very important to rest.

Sometimes, by the time we feel the need to rest and actually do it, it’s gone way beyond time, and now we desperately need it.

We speak from experience on this one, because neither one of us knows when to stop. But, we are learning the importance of it.

If we feel the need to rest our heads, we simply need to know it’s OK.

If we feel the need to rest our physical bodies, we need to know it’s OK.

If we feel the need to rest in our spiritual walk, we need to know it’s OK.

Taking time to rest is what will give us the strength we need to keep going down the path God has set before us.

When we rest we get renewed, refreshed, and rejuvenated, and that is what helps us to make right decisions.

Get some rest today.

It doesn’t necessarily mean we have to lay down and sleep.

Sometimes it’s just shutting down for a bit and doing something outside of our routine that doesn’t require a lot of planning, effort, or thought.

God desires us to rest!

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 – 9-16-23

Genesis 2:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. 2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

The heavens and the earth and all the host of them were finished on the 6th day! On the seventh day God rested. Wow!

It’s so inspiring to know that God Almighty rested.

Maybe some of us won’t feel so guilty about taking a rest knowing that God also rested.

How important it is that we stop what we are doing and pull away from our work. Our minds and physical bodies need rest.

We may be strong, but we still need that time off, for ourselves and for our loved ones. Shut that mind off. Make sure we take a rest.

As we learn to do this, we will see our lives change, feeling more peaceful and settled.

Resting allows our bodies to heal and stay strong. Our health literally improves from proper rest.

Rest also drives stress away, allowing our minds to be at ease and not always tied up in knots from too much thinking.

Let us follow the example of God, our Creator, taking the time to rest as He did.

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 – 5-6-23

Exodus 31:17 (NKJV) 17 It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ”

Have you ever noticed that when we are rested, we are more tolerant, more understanding, more patient, more kind and more willing to be helpful to others?

But when we are tired, we are easily agitated, annoyed, aggravated, and more likely to be sensitive.

My daughter is funny at times, she will ask me, “Mom, are you tired today?”.

When she says that, I immediately know what she is trying to get across to me.

In a kind way, she’s letting me know I’m grouchy. LOL.

It’s a sincere attempt to let me know I need to take a nap and get refreshed.

Fatigue or tiredness can be a Christian’s enemy. It can quickly impede the flow of the Holy Spirit and the strength that He offers to us.

When we are tired, we will say or do things we wouldn’t normally say or do if we were well rested.

It’s important that we notice when we need to walk away, pull back, take a vacation or even just find a quiet place to lay our head and rest for a bit.

Believers are not exempt from resting. We need to be refreshed, just as our Lord took the time to stop Himself.

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 – 1-27-22

Mark 6:32 (NKJV) 32 So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.

Rest and quiet time are needed more than we realize.

The past few months for us have been crazy. We have been out straight physically and mentally.

During all of this, we have tried to reply to those that have written to check on us. But we might have missed someone along the way.

If we did, please accept our sincerest apologies. And thank you for checking in on us. We sincerely appreciate it.

We are beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel, and we are finally getting some good rest.

Knowing that it’s OK to rest has helped us to not feel guilty if we have needed to take a break.

You all have been so good to us, with your encouraging words, prayers and financial support. We are truly grateful for how God has provided for us through it all.

We want to say thank you, and also remind you to rest and break free at times as well.

Make this year the beginning of taking a rest from time to time, instead of pushing ourselves to the point of breaking. We need to remind ourselves to take a break to heal and rest from our hard work.

Break, depart, and get to a deserted place. It’s OK. It’s necessary!

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 – 5-11-20

Matthew 11:29 (NKJV) 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Are you tired and weary? It’s safe to say that most of us go through periods where we feel like we can’t take one more thing.

Sometimes life can really throw some stuff at us that make us feel like we just need some peace, some rest.

Most of us will automatically think of getting rest as maybe we need some sleep.

But if we get sleep, and the storm is still raging all around us when we wake up, we will still have no rest for our souls.

Do you know when we will find rest for our souls? When we take the yoke of Jesus upon us and find our rest in Him.

You see, Jesus told us plainly that we need to do that. And then He said we need to learn from Him!

As we learn from Him, He will teach us what true rest is and what it feels like. And once we get that understanding in our spirits, we will never again settle for anything less. There will be no need to do so!

So, we urge you today to take the yoke of Jesus upon you. Learn from Him. Press into Him. Draw near to Him, and seek Him with all your heart.

Then, and only then will you find rest for your souls.

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
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-23-20 – A Time For Rest

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

It’s important that we follow God’s leading and do the things He wants us to do. One of those things is getting rest when we need it. 

In today’s video, A Time For Rest, we discuss this topic. 

This video is short and to the point, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it and let God speak to you. 

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Enjoy the rest of your day! 

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 – 9-9-18 – And God Rested

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

The book of Genesis tells us that God rested after completing His creative work. As children of God, it’s also important that we rest. 

Today’s video discusses this in a very short and to-the-point manner that reinforces the necessity of us taking time to rest on a regular basis. 

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Additionally, we discuss why it’s so important, and how not resting can negatively impact our lives and the lives of those around us. 

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We hope you’ll take 5 minutes of your day and give this video a watch. 

And be sure to take time today to rest, just as God showed us by His example. 

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Enjoy your day, and be sure to take time to rest! 

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 – 7-13-18

Genesis 2:2 (NKJV) 2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Resting is hard for some people, but it is a necessity.

Different personalities may find it hard to take a break and not work. For example, people that are goal-driven usually find it hard.

People that may be greedy usually don’t like to rest because they are afraid they might lose out on something if they rest.

People that are very active and like to be moving all the time don’t like the thought of sitting still.

But rest is required if we want to be productive and stay balanced in our lives.

Having a rested mind and body will help us to get much more done than if we are tired and stressed.

I’ll admit that when I’m tired I make mistakes. I cannot be running on empty and produce good quality anything. Balanced REST will produce the best! Amen.

A simple little reminder today; be sure to get some rest.

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 – 4-16-18

Genesis 2:2 (NKJV) 2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

If God Himself took a rest, then so must we also rest.

Some of us never stop. We don’t know how to. We keep going and going. Even on our days off we are trying to be productive, making sure we get things done.

Work without rest is not good. Even though our minds may feel better about what we have accomplished, our physical bodies need rest.

Sometimes we forget we are only human and not some kind of super hero. We need to take some time to smell the flowers, breathe the fresh air, look up at the sky, sit outside and listen to the birds, the ocean waves or just do something like walking, hiking, bike riding or fishing!

Take a break. Go and do something where we don’t have to think.

Life and its demands can sometimes get very overwhelming. It’s OK for us to put on the brakes and say, “I need to have a few minutes, a few hours or maybe a few days to just sit. No schedule, no work, and no phone”.

Do we do this? Or do we push through, exhaust ourselves even further, ending up sick, cranky and burned out?

Rest is important. Our health is important to God. Go and get some rest! Amen.

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 – 2-4-17

Genesis 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

It’s safe to say that if God took a rest from all His work, then we too should take a rest from all our work. God didn’t do this necessarily because He needed rest. He did this to set an example for us!

Just because we don’t go into work It doesn’t mean we are resting. Sometimes we take our work home with us. And while we should be resting, in our minds and thoughts we are still trying to figure things out. That’s not resting.

What is rest? A bodily state characterized by minimal functional and metabolic activities: freedom from activity or labor.

Rest means REST. Rest from our activities, rest from labor and rest in our thoughts.

Maybe some of us are struggling with health issues, marital issues, or children issues because we simply don’t know the meaning of rest. And we never stop going long enough to address certain things.

It will cause us problems if we don’t know how to pull back and rest, especially if we are the type of person that feels like we always have to be doing something and we never stop “to smell the flowers” so to speak.

Take this verse and pin it up somewhere so we can be reminded that it is not just OK to rest, but it is a necessity.

Rest is the word for today.

Get out of that routine for a short time. Let our minds sit for a bit and just have no thoughts running through them. And enjoy the quietness of rest.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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