Tag: complacency

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-8-13

(Revelation 3:15-16 NKJV)  “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. {16} “So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth“.

Being lukewarm is never a good thing. Whether it’s in the natural or spiritually, being hot or cold is always preferred.

There are so many implications in these verses. Some are very straight forward, while others are symbolic. Either way, though, God makes it pretty clear that he wants us to be either hot or cold, but not in between.

Being in between is kind of like being gray, similar to saying that some sin is OK and some sin isn’t. Again, God is very clear that sin is sin and none of it is OK with Him.

We need to always be “checking our temperature”. Our walk with God should never be forced, but it does require effort on our part. If we feel that we aren’t as close to God as we once were, it’s a good idea to figure out why.

Most times, if we are further away from God than we were at some point in the past, it’s usually due to one of two things; sin in our lives, or complacency.

The sin doesn’t always have to be something terrible. It can be something we have done, or even something we haven’t done, such as not forgiving someone for something.

Complacency can also creep in and cause us to drift from God. A little deliberate effort to “get back on the path” will help a lot in this situation.

How hot is your flame burning for God? Let’s let God take our temperature today and show us where we’re at with Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-19-12

(Prov 1:32 NKJV)  For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

We want to talk to you today about something that is deadly, but yet it sneaks into so many of our lives almost completely undetected, until it’s too late and severe damage has been done.

Complacency; it’s like a quiet, subtle plague that pervades millions of lives of believers. It comes a little, tiny piece at a time and slowly lulls us into a spiritual coma. And before we know it, we’re so dead that we can’t even recognize that we’re dead.

This is dangerous for us and for those around us. It’s time for us to wake up and shake the sleep from our bodies and let God stir us from our stupor. We need to stand up as the emboldened army that God has equipped us to be and do battle with the enemy and his demonic forces.

It doesn’t matter whether you live in the USA, South Africa, Zambia, The Philippines, Malaysia, India, the UK, Canada, Australia or any other country on the earth, I can guarantee you that complacency has crept into the church.

Sadly, when this happens, it doesn’t just affect the church, but it destroys entire cities, nations and cultures. It’s time for us to stand up and wake up!!

Don’t let yourself be lulled into a coma any longer. There is way too much work that God has for us to do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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