{"id":6600,"date":"2016-12-14T01:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=6600"},"modified":"2016-12-13T11:24:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T16:24:07","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-12-14-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-12-14-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day &#8211; 12-14-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">1 John 2:1 (NKJV) 2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Sometimes, even though we know what the right thing is to do,\u00a0we choose to do wrong because of our weakness, our stubbornness, our lust, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The flesh will voice its opinion when\u00a0choices need to be made. It&#8217;s up to us to keep it accountable.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">We&#8217;re responsible to hold our flesh accountable to the things God tells us in the scriptures. We\u00a0cannot\u00a0let our flesh just run rampant or it will get us into a heap of trouble.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">John knew that we all\u00a0slip up at times. Thank God we have an\u00a0Advocate with the Father; Jesus Christ!\u00a0\u00a0He will be there\u00a0to help us make things right. He will never leave us nor forsake us to handle\u00a0any situation on our own. Don&#8217;t run away from it. Face it. You can get through this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Hebrews 13:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, \u201cI will never leave you nor forsake you.\u201d 6 So we may boldly say: \u201cThe Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">If we\u00a0have sinned and feel\u00a0like it&#8217;s over and there is no way out, remember that Jesus is here to help us\u00a0get out of the mess. The first step is asking for His help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">He is\u00a0our friend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Pastor Curt &amp; Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Seven Seas Ministries<br \/>\nP.O. Box 272<br \/>\nBradford, RI 02808<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">401-315-0902<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">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<p>To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\" data-slimstat-async=\"true\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-type=\"0\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\">Click Here<\/a> and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>Please consider making a\u00a0<a class=\"validating\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.org\/donate.php\" data-slimstat-callback=\"true\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-type=\"0\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.org\/donate.php\">Donation.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 John 2:1 (NKJV) 2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 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