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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-23-20

Posted on April 23, 2020
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Romans 1:18 (NKJV) 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness…

My heart goes out to the lost.

I know, though, that men choose their path. We all do. And at times some will deliberately reject God. That’s right; they choose the unrighteous path.

And God can’t stand it. He really cannot STAND to be near or around sin. So, what does that tell us? If we are deliberately choosing sin, and ignoring truth, He will not and cannot be near us, even if He loves us.

That’s why when Jesus was on the cross, He cried out, “why have you forsaken me?”.

Matthew 27:46 (NKJV) 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

For a short time, Jesus felt the hell experience. He was separated from God because He took on complete identification with sinners.

He took the punishment that we deserved. He carried the burden of humanity’s sin, for us, so we wouldn’t have to experience it.

God cannot be near sin.

God’s personal wrath against sin is no joke. Rather than bringing Him glory, sin brings dishonor against God and contradicts His Holy, moral character.

It doesn’t matter how bad our sin is, because sin in God’s eyes is sin. There is no depth to it. It’s all bad.

Sin will suppress or, in other words, restrain, stifle, conceal or smother truth.

The good news is that, even though God can not come near sin, He sent us a Savior.

That savior is Jesus Christ, His only Son, who suffered and died for each one of us. He did this so that through His perfect cleansing blood that was shed for us on the cross, we too can confess our sins, ask for God’s forgiveness and He will draw near, forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9 (NKJV) 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Oh, the precious blood of Jesus that washes our sins away! 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 – 6-26-17

Posted on June 26, 2017
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Numbers 32:23 (NKJV) 23 But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.

Sin has a way of catching up with us. It may not always be right away, but at some point in our lives the things we do will manifest and there will be consequences.

Sin is like that. We can try to hide it. We can ignore it. We can try to gloss it over or even try to justify it in our minds. But sooner or later it shows itself and we have to deal with the aftermath of it.

This doesn’t mean that God won’t have mercy on us. He will if we ask for it. And this covers things on His part, with regard to having our sins forgiven.

1 John 1:9 (NKJV) 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But in the natural realm there will, many times, still be consequences.

So it’s important that we don’t let sin linger in our lives. And it’s critical that when we get ourselves caught up in sin that we do whatever is necessary to fix it as soon as possible. The longer we stay in it, the larger the repercussions will usually be.

And when our sin affects others, it’s important that we go to them and make it right with them. This can sometimes be very hard, since it means facing the one(s) we have sinned against or who have gotten hurt because of our sin.

And whatever we do, we can’t wallow in shame or self-pity when we drop the ball and mess up. That will do us and others no good whatsoever. It will only worsen the situation.

So let’s do what we know is right and confess our sins to God, ask Him to forgive us, repent and walk away from them. And then let’s face the consequences head on and work to put it all behind us quickly, so we can move forward and God can bring healing to our lives and the lives of those who have also been affected by our actions.