Tag: What the Bible says about jealousy

Bible Verse of The Day – 3-27-23

1 Samuel 18:9 (NLT) 9 So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

Jealousy can wreak havoc with our lives if we don’t see it and put a stop to it.

Jealousy is not limited to any specific type of person or situation. It can hit any of us.

Jealousy that is not checked and stopped will cause us to do some terrible things and make very poor choices that can have lifelong impacts on our lives and the lives of others.

Saul was Israel’s king. He had been anointed as king by Samuel, Israel’s prophet and judge of that time.

Sadly, it didn’t take long for Saul to disobey God. This caused God to reject him as king.

Saul was Israel’s king for forty years. David was part of Saul’s army for much of that time, as well as a servant to Saul in other ways.

To say that David was an important part of Saul’s reign would be an understatement.

But as David’s popularity grew with the people, Saul’s jealousy of David also grew. So, Saul pledged to kill David.

And as his jealousy increased, his behavior became more erratic, and he became consumed with rage.

This jealousy destroyed Saul and his reign as Israel’s king.

You and I are no different. Jealousy can destroy us too.

And the funny thing about jealousy is that it can creep in or show up in some really subtle ways, so we need to be diligent to shut it down as soon as we spot it.

But no matter how subtle it may try to be, we usually know when it’s happening even if we try to pretend that we don’t.

As we can see in Saul’s life, jealousy left a trail of destruction in its wake, along with some major scars on the life of Saul and those around him.

Let us not be like Saul. But instead, let us be vigilant and sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit so as not to fall prey to this terrible thing called jealousy.

May we humbly submit ourselves to God’s leading, His warnings and His chastening, that we never let jealousy overtake us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-6-22

Proverbs 14:30 (NKJV) 30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

When people are angry or jealous, they may have a tendency to put down others that are doing good.

They can be very hurtful and negative toward them.

For many, it’s an automatic reaction from our flesh that needs to be adjusted.

As believers, we must not act out of anger or jealousy. We need to rise above it and be happy for others when they are moving forward, or when they are reaping from a season of doing good.

No one knows what they have been through to get where they are. It could have taken many years and a lot of steps of obedience and sacrifice.

They probably have had days where they were about to literally give up.

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

God is good. He does not favor any one person. He treats us all equally.

We all will reap at times from the things we have done. If someone we know is in their reaping season, dance and rejoice with them instead of getting jealous.

Luke 20:21 (NKJV) 21 Then they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth…

Be happy for someone today that is reaping from the good seeds they have sown. God is faithful toward all of us and He will give to us the desires of our hearts as we follow His lead and sow those seeds.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-19-21

Numbers 5:14 (NKJV) 14 if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, although she has not defiled herself…

We want to make people aware of the spirit of jealousy, so we can deal with it appropriately.

Any wrong spirit that tries to come upon us or overtake us must be dealt with, in Jesus’ name.

And then we must make the effort and take the steps to shut the door to it completely, to prevent it from coming back again and again.

People may think that jealousy is simply an attitude in a person. But the scripture says it is a spirit that comes on us.

We may have opened the door to it by the weaknesses of our attitude and the way we look at things. But jealousy in and of itself is a spirit.

If we are often jealous of someone or something, like maybe our neighbor or a family member, our best friend, or maybe even our children, we need to begin to take steps to address this.

The more we feed it, by continuing to be jealous of others, the stronger it will become.

How do we take the steps to starve this spirit of jealousy?

  1. We begin to take steps to stop it in its tracks, first by recognizing it in ourselves and asking God to help us see who or what we are jealous of.

  1. We need to teach our flesh to react the opposite toward these people that we are jealous of. For instance, if someone is getting a new car, bigger home, new placement on their job or having a baby, etc., we need let God teach our flesh to be truly happy for them, and not allow ourselves to open the door for that spirit to slip right in.

  1. We need to learn to nip it in the bud. As soon as we begin to see ourselves giving into jealousy, we need to immediately address it. The Holy Spirit will help us in this if we surrender it to Him.

This will take effort on our part. But, be encouraged today, because God is there to help us. And with His guidance, He will bring deliverance to us.

Say no to the spirit of jealousy. Let our hearts be happy for people and their blessings!! Let us keep our heart sound.

Proverbs 14:30 (NKJV) 30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-18-21

Proverbs 14:30 (NKJV) 30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

Envy and jealousy; the two things that will keep us bitter and hard toward someone or something.

Watch out, for they can creep up on us and we won’t even see them coming in.

I (Pastor Ellie) was visiting with some people this past week, and I noticed that I sensed a distance with them toward me. It was kind of blatant and it bothered me because I didn’t know why.

They were behaving much differently than normal. They were quiet and hardly talking to me at all; kind of like I wasn’t even there.

I asked God what it was that I was sensing. He said these two words; envy and jealousy.

I asked God what I could do on my end to fix it. And He said, “not a thing in your case. There’s nothing you can fix; because you’re not the one that let it in”.

We all need to check ourselves from time to time, to make sure these 2 things don’t sneak in for any reason. Because once they do, they grow and they get stronger and stronger.

It can sneak in very subtly.

We may not even know it’s there, but it could be making us miserable and depressed at times. It could even be the reason why we think everyone is against us and nothing good happens to us.

So, let’s keep an eye on this in ourselves, because It could be the reason why we don’t have good relationships, or any relationships, for that matter.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-28-20

James 4:3 (NKJV) 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

In yesterday’s devotional, we ended by talking about the fact that the Christians being addressed by James were acting only by their carnal nature, not allowing God to speak to them, show them what their true needs were, and then let Him provide it for them simply by them asking Him to do so.

Here in verse 3, James took it a step further by speaking directly to them, as James is so good at doing.

“You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss”.

There is so much we can learn from that small piece of wisdom.

Amiss: inappropriate or out of place

These believers were, for the most part, not even asking God to supply their needs. They were simply taking matters into their own hands and obtaining it by whatever means were necessary.

Then, when they did ask, they didn’t get what they asked for.

Why?

Because their asking was inappropriate.

They were asking for what would fulfill their sinful desires, not for what would bring God’s will about in their lives.

Their asking was 100% self-motivated. They sought simply to fulfill their lusts and desires, using God as the means by which their covetousness would be satisfied.

We should expect unbelievers to seek things for their own pleasures because they are driven by their fleshly nature. After all, they live by the flesh, not by the Spirit.

Believers, on the other hand, should understand that God is our source, and it is His provision that we should be seeking.

Anytime we, as believers, attempt to facilitate our personal pleasures through prayer, we are “asking amiss”.

Jesus taught that the kingdom of God should always be our first priority in everything we seek.

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 God’s kingdom is our first priority, our asking will change. We will no longer spend our time and efforts on self-seeking requests.

Instead, our time and efforts will be focused on what pleases God, transforms us into who He wants us to be, and furthers His kingdom, both in our own lives and in the kingdom of God as a whole.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our latest teaching series.

Sincerely in 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 – 10-27-20

James 4:2 (NKJV) 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.

As we mentioned yesterday, James was directing these words at Christians, not unbelievers.

And yet he had to discourage them and try to teach them not to war (battle) with each other and stoop to physically fighting. Some were actually killing fellow believers.

Their lusts and desires were getting the best of them, causing them to lose all control in their anger, lashing out at each other in ways that were reflective of their worldly thoughts and their carnal mindset.

Their ability to reason was lost due to the evil desires at work within them. They had become so obsessed with having what others had that hate, anger and bitterness clouded their minds. Common sense completely disappeared.

Notice that word, covet, in the scripture at the top of this message?

Coveting is extremely dangerous for believers. It can be like a cancer that eats away at us if we don’t surrender that desire to God and let the Holy Spirit remove it from us.

God warned against coveting way back in Exodus, as He laid out His commandments to the Israelites.

Exodus 20:17 (NKJV) 17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

And take a look at what James told them at the end of verse 2, above.

He said that they didn’t have because they didn’t ask.

Once again, their carnal nature was ruling them, instead of letting their spirit hear God’s voice and His leading.

So, instead of seeking God and asking Him for His counsel and His provision, they simply took matters into their own hands.

And what terrible results they got from that behavior. Let us all learn a valuable lesson from this.

Tomorrow we will wrap up this series with verse 3. Stay tuned!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-26-20

James 4:1 (NKJV) 1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?

James 4:1-4 is a very interesting group of verses penned by James, the brother of Jesus.

James made some observations about the behavior of the Christians in the very early church. Those same observations, and the wisdom James shared regarding those observations, still apply today, especially in light of how far so much of the church has fallen morally.

So, let’s dig in and see what we can learn!

Verse 1 starts right off in typical James style, getting right to the heart of the matter. There is no fluff and no sugar coating. James plainly asks, “Where do wars and fights come from among you?”.

He then goes on to immediately tell them where those wars and fights come from.

Let’s take a look.

At the very heart of this warring and fighting was one thing; pride.

Pride was creating strife among them, leading to quarrels and outright fights between them.

Keep in mind that these were Christians, believers. These were not unbelievers

These believers had not yet come to understand that they needed to let God transform them, from the inside, out. They were still living and operating by their flesh and its evil, worldly desires.

Their minds needed to be renewed, so their way of thinking could be made new and acceptable in God’s sight.

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Their hearts had not been touched by the One true God in a way that would soften and shape them, helping them to lay these desires to rest, and teaching them to set aside their pride and their ego, deferring to others to prevent conflict.

This is something that can take time to develop in each of us. Some learn more quickly than others.

The important thing, though, is that we do learn it.

Tomorrow we will pick up with verse 2 and see what else James had to say.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-18-20

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings! 

We hope that you are walking closely with God and learning to trust Him more each day. 

The video for today is a bit different than some of our most recent videos. 

Today’s video, The Deadly Trio, talks about three things that affect every one of us in one way or another. And the way they affect us is never good for us. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes and give it a watch, and that it will help you recognize where these three things might be hiding in our own lives. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Be mightily blessed in Him. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-7-15

Genesis 37:5 (NKJV) 5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.

What seemed to be a good dream for Joseph brought enmity and hatred between him and his brothers. Why? Because of jealousy.

Not everyone is going to be happy for us when good things come our way. There will be times when we can share things and times when we just need to keep it close to our hearts, between us and God.

Be careful of sharing things with jealous people and don’t let jealousy or hatred have a place in our own hearts.

Be sensitive toward God’s Spirit and let Him guide us in this area. It can save us from a lot of headaches.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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