My Bible Verse of The Day

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My Bible Verse of The Day - 6-4-25

Luke 23:43 (NKJV) 43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

Yesterday, we ended our devotional as Jesus was about to speak some critically important words to a thief on a cross.

Those words, in the verse above, deserve our full attention because they just may change the way we think about salvation and faith in Christ.

The thief recognized who Jesus really was. He had a divine revelation while hanging on a cross; a place of certain death.

He understood that this was the Messiah hanging next to him, being unjustly punished. And he asked Jesus to remember him when He came into His kingdom.

There on the cross, this man trusted Jesus with his soul, pleading with Jesus to remember him.

And in His response, Jesus assured the man that he would be with Him in paradise that very same day.

There in those few minutes, a self-admitted criminal went from despicable in the eyes of society, to forgiven by Jesus with a single, short phrase; “remember me when You come into Your kingdom”.

If we look at this interaction, we cannot deny that this man was accepted by Jesus and assured that he would enter paradise upon his death (today you will be with Me in Paradise).

The proof of this is in the words of Jesus Himself. It is not theory. It is not an assumption. It is not a figment of someone’s imagination.

Knowing this, we must somehow reconcile this with everything we have been told or taught about becoming a Christian; a child of God through faith in Christ.

Walk an aisle during an altar call. Recite a specific prayer. Confess our faith before others, etc.

How does what took place between Jesus and the thief reconcile with what we have been told is required by so many?

Let us ponder this overnight, and we will put all the pieces together tomorrow as we bring this study to a conclusion.

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 - 6-3-25

Luke 23:42 (NKJV) 42 Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”

Yesterday, we asked a question, “what must I do to be saved”, and we began to build a foundation upon which we would find our answer.

We discussed what is not required to be saved; baptism, a public confession, reciting a specific prayer, walking an aisle, etc.

Now, some of you may already be balking at this, saying, “but what about…”

So, to peel away the many layers of half-truths or outright falsehoods, let us go directly to the source; God’s word. But more precisely, to the words of Jesus Himself.

The scripture at the beginning of this devotional shows us the words of a common criminal. He had been condemned to execution by crucifixion for crimes he had committed.

He and another criminal were crucified on either side of Jesus.

As the two criminals hung there on their crosses, one began hurling insults at Jesus, blaspheming His name.

Luke 23:39 (NKJV) 39 … “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

The other criminal immediately rebuked the first one, reminding him that they both deserved their punishment for the crimes they had committed.

He then turned to Jesus and spoke words that have lived down through the centuries, “remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”

This phrase alone is remarkable. It shows incredible faith.

But what Jesus responded with is truly ground-breaking in its scope and inference.

Let’s continue this tomorrow.

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 - 6-2-25

Acts 16:30-31 (NKJV) 30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved…

How is a person saved? What does it take for us to be redeemed from our sins? What must we do to go from death to eternal life?

There have undoubtedly been reports, books and theses written on this topic numbering in the millions over the last two thousand years. It is a topic of endless debate, largely due to human logic and overthinking.

The salvation of man is incredibly simple, yet profoundly deep beyond human understanding.

But to break it down, we must look at its most basic truth.

There are many verses throughout scripture that address what we must do to inherit eternal life and become a child of God.

The complication comes when we ask several different people, and we get a different or varied answer from each of them.

God’s word has told us plainly what we must do to be saved.

The most straight-forward answer can be found in the book of Acts; Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

That one phrase sums it up succinctly, with no fluff, no human interjection, and no debate.

But man seems to be bent on complicating it by implying some or all the following “requirements”;

You must pray “the sinner’s prayer”.

You must walk the aisle at an altar call.

You must be baptized.

You must publicly confess that you have become a Christian.

And the list goes on ad nauseum.

But not one of these things is truly required.

Let’s look more closely at this tomorrow.

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 - 6-1-25

What Must We Do to Be Saved?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie examine in detail the question, What Must We Do to Be Saved, using God’s word.

https://rumble.com/v6u38jh-wha....t-must-we-do-to-be-s

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My Bible Verse of The Day - 5-31-25

Psalm 34:17 (NKJV) 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.

Many times, helping others can be an inconvenience for us.

It can take up our time, when we could be getting other things done. It can take away from something we might rather be doing.

It can even throw us off our routine or schedule, causing us to become aggravated or frustrated throughout the day.

We all feel this at times. We are not perfect, and we probably get frustrated even with ourselves for feeling like this.

But let’s face it; we are human and sometimes we just get tired. Then we start thinking, “let so and so do it, they never help, they always get out of it.”

I remember a time when I was in “helping mode season.” I love helping, but it was starting to get to me. I was getting tired and burned out from it all. So my attitude started to change and I was overwhelmed with the amount of help I was giving out.

I prayed to God, “please bring in some help for me. I’m tired and my attitude is changing toward the person/people that I’m helping, and I don’t want to take it out on them. It’s not their fault.”

He heard my cry and delivered me from that situation.

God showed me that it was OK to rest. It was OK to trust Him to bring in the right person or people to help.

And I learned a big lesson; don’t wait until you get to the point of feeling burned out.

Ask Him for help, and He will provide.

He is faithful!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

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