Tag: What the Bible says about God’s Sovereignty

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-10-23

Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

The season in which we are currently living is one of many facets.

We are watching God’s word unfold right before our eyes, which is awe-inspiring and terrifying at the same time.

To see His sovereignty on display gives more credibility to His word for those who doubt Him, and a sense of security to those who believe Him.

And yet, in the midst of it all, the evil that we see in action can cause our flesh to shrink back in fear if we take our eyes off Him for even a fraction of a second.

But let us be reminded of His faithfulness, and the words in the verse above; “Be still, and know that I am God”.

That short phrase tells us that we have nothing to fear.

Yes, we may face things that are difficult. We may endure hardships that we never imagined. We may suffer losses that tear us to pieces inside. We may face threats of death.

But in it all, God is sovereign, and He still reigns.

None of what we walk through, or what we are witnessing in the world, surprises Him.

He told us that this would come. And the fact that it is coming just shows us how true He is and how much more we should be trusting Him in everything.

Do not fear. Do not fret. Do not give up hope.

Why?

Because our hope is in Him, the One who told us of these things. And the One Who will deliver us from them in His timing and in His way.

Hold tightly to Him and trust Him with every fiber of your being.

He is faithful.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-26-23

Daniel 2:21 (NKJV) 21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.

People of God, let us not allow others to cause us to fret.

God is in control. He is aware of what’s happening in our personal lives, and in the world around us.

We really don’t need to stress over anything.

But, there is one thing we need to do if we want to know what is happening and why it’s happening.

We need to know how to pray and we need to know when to fast.

And that understanding comes by being faithful and drawing near to Him.

James 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

This will keep us “in the loop” when it comes to knowing what is going on and why. It will give us a better understanding and help us to not be shocked when certain things take place.

God holds it all in His hands. The seasons, the changes, the wisdom, the understanding. It all belongs to Him.

He will bring change when needed. He will give us understanding of it all as we seek Him and His righteousness.

Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

When we begin to fret over what we hear or see, we’ve been out of the loop with Him. It’s time to get back in by drawing close.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-22-23 – Of Birds and Men

Please click to watch the video.Greetings in the name of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, through whom everything that we see was created! 

We have a new video for you today! In this video, Of Birds and Men, we discuss God’s sovereignty and His incredible creation, and what we can learn by observing it. 

We also talk about the fact that God has given every person a conscience, and how this relates to the lives that we choose to lead. 

We hope you will take a few minutes to watch it. And if you feel inclined to do so, please share it with others. 

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We love you all very much. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-19-23

Daniel 2:21 (NKJV) 21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings…

He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.

We have all taken a hit these last few years. But just like examples from the Old Testament we can see that there will be good leaders and there will be bad/poor leaders.

Some will help us to prosper, and some will cause us to be in a drought or famine.

We all have been hit in one way or another, but be encouraged today.

No matter what comes our way, God is always in control and can redeem the mess we are seeing. He will only let things go on for so long.

In Noah’s day He took evil out by a flood.

Genesis 6:17 (NKJV) 17 And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.

Sodom and Gomorrah went down by fire and brimstone.

Genesis 19:24 (NKJV) 24 Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens.

With the Egyptians, under Pharoah, God said enough is enough, ”Let my people go!”. And He took out Pharoah’s army, drowning them in the sea.

Exodus 8:1 (NKJV) 1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

God raises up and He tears down. He sets the stage for correction and deliverance.

It’s the fear of the Lord that is the beginning of knowledge.

Know Who we serve, continue to follow Him and walk in reverence toward Him.

We will know the truth and He will set us free.

Proverbs 1:7 (NKJV) 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

People of God, we know it’s not been easy. But better days are coming. Don’t fear what we see or hear. Fear the Lord and grow in knowledge.

He is faithful to restore that which was lost, and rebuild what has been broken.

We praise you, God! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-12-23

1 Chronicles 16:34 (NKJV) 34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

For He is good! Amen.

What a God we serve. He is awesome in every way!

I have been learning of and seeing some things these past few months about how powerful God is.

Sometimes He is very quiet but yet still moving in every way. And His promises that are shared throughout His Word are still valid and true today.

He is faithful to take care of whatever needs His attention at any given time. He is there, very much attentive.

He plays a big role in world events.

He is present and active in our personal situations, whether it be marital, family/children, relationships, etc.

He is watching over and involved in church situations.

He is everywhere, Omnipresent!

He is all-knowing, Omniscient!

And He is Almighty God, all powerful, Omnipotent!

Give Him glory today for His mercy endures forever! 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 – 9-22-23

Jeremiah 1:9-10 (NKJV) 9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. 10 See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.”

If you spend any decent amount of time reading the Old Testament, the sovereignty of God becomes more visible and irrefutable.

God uses man to carry out many of His plans, but it is God himself who lays those plans and orchestrates them.

He puts people and things in their proper places to make His plans possible, even when that means defying human logic, defying human understanding, and even defying the natural laws of science, physics, etc.

He is God. There is no one like Him.

The book of Jeremiah is full of examples of God’s sovereignty.

The choosing of Jeremiah as His prophet is just one of them.

God chose Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1 – 5).

Jeremiah resisted, stating that he was too young (Jeremiah 1:6).

And God replied:

Jeremiah 1:7-8 (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.

God then touched the mouth of Jeremiah, commissioning him and setting him up to speak His word to nations and kings.

God has not changed. He is still in the business of building, planting, rooting out and pulling down, raising up kings and removing kings, all to carry out His plans in the earth.

Trust Him with everything. He is faithful and able to do what He says He will 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 – 9-3-23 – Finding Hope in Dark Times

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

We have hope! 

God’s incredible sovereignty gives us so many reasons to be hopeful no matter what we may be facing. 

Finding Hope in Dark Times is the title of our latest video, so we hope you will take a few minutes to watch it, and hopefully you’ll come away with renewed hope in your heart for whatever obstacles are in front of you right now. 

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We love you all! 

Stay close to God and 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 – 8-14-23

Genesis 3:15 (NKJV) 15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”

As God spoke to the serpent (satan) after he had deceived Eve, He clearly laid out his future and the defeat he would ultimately suffer at the hands of the coming Redeemer (Christ).

The enemy had no idea what God was referring to when He said, “He shall bruise your head”.

What God meant was that the coming Redeemer would deal him a fatal blow, removing the power of death from him by rising from the dead Himself, defeating death with a blow of finality.

Christ would crush his head under His feet with this single, miraculous act.

Death itself would die.

This all happened through a chain of events that is utterly impossible for human minds to completely comprehend.

The precision with which God moved and worked to tie everything together neatly over the centuries is truly mind boggling.

Specific people had to be born and precisely placed in time and in geographical locales.

Events would have to play out that would cause certain shifts in populations.

Stars would have to be put in place to shine and signal the birth of the Redeemer.

And there was so much more that happened that we cannot begin to fathom with our finite minds.

But it happened. And because God was faithful in His promise to redeem humanity, Christ came, lived, died, and rose again.

And it is solely because of this that we are offered redemption and the forgiveness of our sins through the sacrifice that Christ made for you and me.

Let us not forget or make light of the depth of this incredible miracle, and the intricate, powerful way by which God carried it out.

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 – 7-17-23

Psalm 37:7-8 (NKJV) 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm.

As children of God, watching wicked people prosper and go unpunished is probably one of the hardest things we witness.

Having a desire to do right, and also wanting to see others do the right thing can set us up for a lot of disappointments.

It can also cause us to become angry and frustrated as we watch evil schemes play out before our eyes, seemingly with no repercussions for those who carry them out.

Wanting to see justice in these situations is natural. But we may not always see it.

The way God handles things is not always how we would like it to be.

This is not anything new. It a centuries-old concern that has gotten some people in trouble for disagreeing with God’s ways.

Job is one person who comes to mind, as he demanded an audience with God, so he could question Him about the injustices he had seen in his lifetime.

In the end, God corrected Job. He put him in his place, asking him, “where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?”.

He then went on to ask Job about several other things that only caused Job to become humbler. And in the end, he repented before God, showing great remorse for the words he had spoken.

So it is with us. We need to be careful not to spend our days questioning everything we see that God is allowing.

We see things through natural eyes, with finite minds. God is infinite.

Isaiah 55:9 (NKJV) 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Let us not be like Job, constantly questioning the ways of God, digging ourselves a hole that may be hard to climb out of.

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 – 7-10-23

Psalm 24:8 (NKJV) 8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.

In these days of rampant evil and a constant onslaught of the enemy’s attacks, it’s important that we constantly remember and meditate on the power and the sovereignty of our God.

The attacks that we endure will try to wear us down and break our resolve. Over time, this can cause us to want to give up and surrender.

But as we are reminded of who God is, and of His strength, sovereignty and faithfulness, our spirits will be lifted and revived.

He will pick us up and nudge us forward as we look to Him, focusing on His leading instead of wallowing in the darkness of what we’re fighting against.

And who is He?

He is the King of glory. He is the Lord strong and mighty. He is the Lord mighty in battle.

What better ally could we have than the Creator and Maker of all we see; the One who breathed life into our lungs and gave our heart the beat that keeps us alive.

He is above all. There is none like Him.

He is Adonai, Jehovah, YHWH; I AM WHO I AM.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-1-23

Job 26:11-13 (NKJV) 11 The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke. 12 He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm. 13 By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

The power and sovereignty of God is far beyond our human comprehension.

His ways confound even the wisest of us.

Who can truly know Him at His deepest depths?

Our eyes see the wonder of His works; the sun, the clouds, the trees, the butterflies, the birds, the flowers and so much more!

Our ears take in the sounds of His creation; birds singing, the waves crashing on the shore, the brooks babbling in the forest, the rivers as the water roars across rocks, creating rapids more powerful than we can comprehend.

Our nose breathes in the fragrances that are sweet to our senses; flowers blooming, the salt of the sea, the smell of freshly-plowed earth.

And all of this was created by Him, spoken into being by His words.

No matter what we might be facing right now, let us never forget Who we belong to, Who holds our heartbeat in His hands, and Who breathed the breath of life into our lungs.

And let us never forget to give Him thanks and praise.

Why? Because He alone is worthy!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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