My Bible Verse of The Day

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My Bible Verse of The Day - 10-16-26

Psalm 57:3 (LS 3 He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah. God will send His lovingkindness and His truth.

There are some interesting visuals in this verse if we look a bit more closely at it!

The word “reproaches” has some interesting connotations that deserve a closer look.

Across several translations, there are mentions of “reproaches” meaning He rebukes, disgraces, calls into account those who trample upon us, His children.

Exactly what does it mean by “trampling upon” us?

Snaps at, hounds, swallows us up, or hotly pursues us are all definitions of being trampled upon in these verses.

God faithfully offers protection to His children while also giving accountability to those who persecute us.

Do we always see that protection played out instantly, or in our direct view?

No. Not always.

His timing and His methods are not always in line with our desires. So, though we may wish in the flesh to see justice carried out on our behalf, God may take care of these matters in ways that we don’t recognize or in a time and place where we are unaware.

The important thing for us is to recognize His sovereignty and His protection over those He calls His own.

And that is something that we can find peace and solace in, as we trust Him to be faithful in what He has promised.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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My Bible Verse of The Day - 10-15-26

Acts 5:1-2 (NKJV) 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. 2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Now, Ananias and Sapphira could have kept all that they had when they sold their possession. That wasn’t the problem here. The problem was what they were pretending to do.

After they sold it, they gave a portion of their sale to the apostles, making it look as though they had given the whole thing.

They were being deceptive, not just to them, but to the Holy Spirit. That was the problem.

Acts 5:2 (NKJV 2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

You see, before this incident took place those who believed were of one heart and one soul.

They were sharing a deep spiritual bond driven by the Holy Spirit. They did not view their material goods as their own, but were bringing all they had to the apostles and sharing it with those in need.

Out of love for Jesus Christ, they were giving up their possessions to take care of those in desperate need, poverty, or without in their community.

Ananias and Sapphira were pretending to bring in everything they had, but keeping back a portion secretly was what cost them their lives.

Acts 5:3-5 (NKJV) 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” 5 Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.

Because of their deception and lies, they both died, bringing in a holy fear and reverence toward God among the early church.

How important it is in our walk with God to be honest with Him.

No, we may not drop to the ground and die if we are dishonest.

But we need to see the importance of God wanting us to be honest, to have heartfelt integrity, and be genuine in what we do with Him and others.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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My Bible Verse of The Day - 10-14-26

Psalm 36:5 (LS 5 Your lovingkindness, O Yahweh, is in the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

His faithfulness reaches to the skies.

What an amazing statement made here by the Psalmist!

These are words that could only have been written by someone who had walked out their life seeing God’s faithfulness on full display.

His faithfulness reaches to the skies shows an infinite level of trustworthiness on His part; a level that our human, finite minds simply can’t fully comprehend.

It is true, nonetheless. And it is part of His nature.

Our human nature has trouble comprehending the fullness of this statement because we don’t have the capacity to be like Him.

We can try. But we will fail.

And that is why it’s so important that we recognize this attribute of God, the faithful One.

He will never fail us. Ever. Because He simply can’t.

Amen 🙏🏻

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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My Bible Verse of The Day - 10-13-26

Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV) 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

The tongue is very powerful. If we understood the power that our words hold, we would be more careful in choosing them.

We would speak more slowly and take our time instead of just blurting out whatever comes to mind.

James 1:19 (NKJV) 19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

There’s a reason we must be slow to speak.

The right words at the right time can turn situations around in a heartbeat. But to have such powerful impact from our words, we must be tight in our relationship with God.

To have such powerful words that will speak life into a situation, the Holy Spirit must be guiding our lips.

And we’ve got to work that muscle, teaching it how to hold back at times, and in the right time speak out while being led by the Holy Spirit, not our emotions.

It takes laying aside our so-called need to speak our MIND and, instead, speak from our heart where the Spirit of God resides.

Ephesians 3:17 (NKJV) 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Our tongue, guided by the Holy Spirit, is a very powerful tool that God can use on a regular basis to speak life into very hard situations.

Let us abide by His leading and allow Him to be the guide that our tongue follows.

Amen.

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My Bible Verse of The Day - 10-12-26

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (LS 3 But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen and guard you from the evil one.

As I have grown older, and my walk with God has endured over the decades, there is one attribute that stands out to me above others.

His faithfulness.

This doesn’t mean that this attribute is more important than His mercy, His compassion, or His love.

But His faithfulness stands out because Pastor Ellie and I have seen it play out in our lives so many times. It has left a lasting impression on us, to say the least.

But here’s the thing about learning to trust God. It doesn’t come by walking through life with no reason to need to trust Him.

On the contrary, we learn to trust Him when life hits us so hard that it knocks us off our feet, and we don’t even know if we can stand back up again.

We often learn to trust when we have no choice but to do so.

A life free of trials and hard times does not demand that we trust God.

But when the rug gets pulled out from beneath us, we have nothing to hold onto but Him.

And as we have faced different situations throughout our lives, we have learned to trust Him in more ways than we had ever imagined.

And here is what we have learned from these difficult times; He is faithful as we obey and follow Him. He never fails.

We encourage you to trust Him with everything about your life.

There is no need to wait until a trial or difficult season comes plowing into us, knocking us off our feet.

In fact, it behooves us to learn to trust Him before those situations arise.

Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you. And in that drawing near, you will find strength and hope that will carry you through whatever you may encounter in life.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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