Tag: Bible verses about seeking God’s help

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-26-23

Mark 10:48 (NKJV) 48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

The man in this verse was crying out loudly. He pleaded with Jesus to have mercy on him.

He was called Bartimaeus. He was blind. And he wanted Jesus to heal him; to give him his sight.

So, he yelled as loudly as he could to get His attention above the ruckus of the crowds that had gathered.

Those around him yelled back at him, scolding him for being so brazen and loud, and warning him to be quiet.

But this just made him yell more loudly, determined to draw the attention of Jesus and seek the healing that he needed.

And Jesus heard his cries.

Approaching Bartimaeus, Jesus asked him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”.

Bartimaeus boldly told Jesus, “that I may receive my sight”.

And it was done. Jesus spoke the words and Bartimaeus was healed!

Bartimaeus was persistent. His faith kept him yelling out to Jesus despite the warnings of the crowd to stop.

We are much like Bartimaeus many times, desperately in need of something from God.

But are we like him when it comes to pressing in and making our needs known?

Or are we allowing the influence of the enemy or the people around us to silence us when we know we should be speaking up, crying out for Jesus to touch us or help us?

This can rob us of many things, including our time with God or healing from our infirmities.

As Bartimaeus, Zacchaeus (Luke 19:2-6), and the woman with a flow of blood lasting for 12 years (Matthew 9:20-22) did, let us also press in, rise above the noise and the chaos and cry out to God, letting nothing and nobody stand in our way, that our petitions may be made known.

And by our faith, may we receive from Him those things that we so desperately need.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-9-22

Lamentations 2:11 (NLT) 11 I have cried until the tears no longer come; my heart is broken. My spirit is poured out in agony as I see the desperate plight of my people. Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets.

As I may have mentioned in a previous devotional, I have been spending a lot of time in the book of Jeremiah lately. And I have now moved into the book of Lamentations, which was also penned by Jeremiah.

I have found the writings of Jeremiah to be extremely relevant to the situations we’re facing today on a global scale.

Today, however, I want to address the United States, where we live. Some of what I share may also be relevant to other countries.

My heart has been in a state of mourning for quite some time now, as I watch the systematic destruction and deconstruction of the nation where I live. It is heartbreaking, to say the least.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t allow this to consume my time or my thoughts. But it bothers me to see a nation take such a wayward path in light of the blessings that God has poured out on us over the years. It is clearly a slap in the face of God.

The USA was founded and built on Biblical principles, making it very unique from its inception.

Over time, those principles have been eroded, a little at a time, causing the nation to stray from God as a whole.

This is very obvious, even to the natural eye, as we see the laws of the nation pull further and further from good, and steer us closer and closer to evil.

The hands of our nation are covered in the blood of unborn babies who have been slaughtered by the untold millions. We have also fought in many, many unnecessary wars over the decades, causing more unneeded bloodshed.

And now we have gone off the deep end with sexual and moral sins that are too numerous to list.

The words of Jeremiah at the beginning of this devotional describe almost perfectly what I have been feeling.

My heart is broken, and I have shed countless tears as I have contemplated the condition of our nation. I have repented for our sins many, many times, crying out to God for His mercy.

But I am realistic about what has happened, and I know that sins of this magnitude demand that a price be paid.

So, I hold fast to God, my Savior and the source of my hope and my strength. I look to Him alone for counsel, and for guidance as we walk this treacherous, delicate path into the future.

But do not live in fear. Don’t let what’s ahead cause you to shrink back. Instead, let it push you ever closer to God, our one true Source of strength.

And let us pray, as Jeremiah did.

Lamentations 2:19 (NKJV) 19 “Arise, cry out in the night, At the beginning of the watches; Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward Him For the life of your young children, Who faint from hunger at the head of every street.”

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 – 1-23-19

1 Peter 3:18 (NKJV) 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,

Jesus did all that He did, once for all, for each one of us. Why? Because of the importance of our relationship with our Father.

Now that we have a way to our Father, it makes it convenient for us to go to Him, through Jesus Christ, His Son. And we can go to Him at any time.

In the morning when we get up, before our day even begins, He is there. In the afternoon during our lunch break, He is there. In the evening before we get into bed, He is there. Those sleepless and restless nights, He is there. If we are tormented during the night. He is there.

He is never too busy to listen and He is never too busy to answer. He is never overworked or under-worked. He is never too late or too early. He is never too tired. Our Father, Our God, Our Jehovah Jireh is Omnipotent, He is all-powerful. Omniscient, He is all knowing and Omnipresent, He is present everywhere.

Knowing that, what should we all be doing? Going to Him, and spending time.

God wants us to Himself. He loves to have each one of us coming to Him every day, loving on Him, worshiping Him, praising and thanking Him. He loves our songs from our heart. It means so much to Him.

Jesus, the Just, suffered for our sins so that we, the unjust, could go to God. Through Jesus we have the victory.

1 Corinthians 15:57 (NKJV) 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus 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 – 10-31-17

Psalm 37:23 (NKJV) 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.

In the middle of a trying season in our lives, we sat down to pray. We really had no direction at this particular time. We cried out to the ONE that we knew was our only hope. And we trusted He would show us the answer.

Sometimes not knowing what to do may seem better to us, rather than getting God’s answer. This is especially true if the answer is something we have never done before or bigger than what we think we can do. Maybe this is why sometimes we don’t ask God? Because we’re afraid of His answer.

When God gave us His answer, we looked at our situation and realized it was something that was impossible to do at that time. Despite the situation we were in, we did say yes to Him.

And we agreed, that however He chose to do it, we were OK with it. We would wait on the timing and the steps.

As we waited, we continued to do what we knew we could do and God made the rest happen.

In the areas where we could not see how to do it or how it could possibly happen, He did it.

We look back now and think, “boy, are we glad we didn’t let our “not knowing” cause us to be stuck where we were”.

In the situation you’re facing today, ask God for direction. Ask Him for the answer. He will hear your prayer and direct your steps.

Psalm 4:1 (NKJV) 1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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