{"id":13499,"date":"2021-07-08T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=13499"},"modified":"2021-06-22T16:29:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T20:29:18","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-7-8-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-7-8-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 7-8-21"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n

Romans 1:16-17 (NKJV) 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, \u201cThe just shall live by faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

As we wrap up this discussion, let\u2019s focus on those last 6 words, above; the just shall live by faith.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Much of what we\u2019ve talked about the last two days can seem pretty intimidating, especially to our minds. Some might even say it\u2019s downright scary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

But we need to put it all into perspective. So, how do we do that?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

We\u00a0recognize\u00a0and acknowledge God\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

You see, we don\u2019t live by what we see. We live by faith.\u00a0And\u00a0what is faith?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

It is living by and trusting in what we don\u2019t see!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

So, even though we see lots of scary stuff happening around us, we can\u2019t live our lives in fear because of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Instead, we turn our eyes and our focus to Christ, the author and finisher of our faith. And we let God hold us up and strengthen us in these troubled times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Hebrews 12:3 (NKJV) 3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

We know that what we see with our natural eyes is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. And we also know that spiritual battles are nothing new. They have been happening since the enemy became prideful and was thrown out of heaven by God Himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

This is why it\u2019s so important that we stay spiritually strong. It\u2019s also why it\u2019s important for us to mature and grow as believers, learning how to stand on our own two feet in our walk with God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

This will give us all we need to fight these battles.<\/p>\n

It will help us walk by faith and not stumble, cower or run away when things get tough. In fact, as we become strong in our faith, and our trust in God becomes stronger, not only will be more willing to face<\/em> our battles, we may even run<\/em> toward them, knowing that God is by our side, fighting with us and for us, and that facing them will bring victory more quickly than running away from them.<\/p>\n

And finally, let\u2019s make sure that we\u2019re clear on the fact that being followers of Christ doesn\u2019t mean that we sit back and stay silent. There may be times when we\u00a0are\u00a0silent, as we seek God and His direction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Sometimes God tells us to hold our tongue, saying nothing at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

And then there are times when He tells us to speak up, boldly proclaiming truth in His name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

It\u2019s up to us to discern those times and then to take the steps we need to take,\u00a0trusting\u00a0God in it all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

In the words of Jesus, let\u2019s be wise as serpents, but gentle as doves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Seven Seas Ministries
\nP.O. Box 272
\nBradford, RI 02808<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

401-315-0902<\/p>\n

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please\u00a0Click Here<\/a>\u00a0and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Please consider making a\u00a0Donation.<\/a><\/p>\n

Get our mobile app here:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Android:\u00a0http:\/\/goo.gl\/oQ6qa7<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple:\u00a0http:\/\/apple.co\/2lZdgYy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Romans 1:16-17 (NKJV) 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, \u201cThe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3564],"tags":[5013,3154,5014,3565],"class_list":["post-13499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-end-times","tag-bible-verses-about-depravity","tag-bible-verses-about-end-times","tag-what-the-bible-says-about-depravity","tag-what-the-bible-says-about-end-times"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13499"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13501,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13499\/revisions\/13501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}