My Bible Verse of The Day - 4-22-25

Matthew 8:2-3 (NKJV) 2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Jesus did something very interesting in the healing of the Leper.

The verse above says, He touched the leper.

Individuals that were afflicted with Leprosy were required to isolate themselves from the community signifying their unclean condition. They were not allowed to be close to others.

The priest would be the one to examine them and pronounce them Leprous or “unclean”.

Leviticus 13:3 (NKJV) 3 The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore. Then the priest shall examine him and pronounce him unclean.

Jesus putting out His hand and touching him is critically important. This showed His authority over both disease and The Law.

He balanced out His authority over the law with His commitment to the law by telling the leper to go and take himself to the priest after Jesus healed him.

Matthew 8:4 (NKJV) 4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Jesus Christ not only demonstrated His authority over disease, but also the fact that He wants to heal our sicknesses or diseases.

It doesn’t matter what might have caused our sickness, or what kind of sickness we have. Have faith in Him today to bring healing.

He has the authority to heal every kind of sickness, and He is willing to heal those who have been stricken with such illnesses if we will just let Him touch us.

Dear Father in Heaven,

We come to You today and trust that you are able and willing to heal us from our sickness. We repent of our sins and ask You, Lord, to touch us, just like you touched the leper and removed this disease from him. We are grateful for all You do for us and we give You thanks for always being here. You never leave us nor forsake us.

In Jesus Christ of Nazareth’s name we pray. 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 - 4-21-25

1 Corinthians 8:3 (NKJV) 3 But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.

As the book of 1 Corinthians chapter 8 begins, Paul is addressing the issue of eating things (foods) that have been offered to idols.

The Christians in Corinth came from a culture that was steeped in various forms of idolatry. And many of their practices included making offerings (sacrifices) to those idols.

The overall message from Paul on this topic (see 1 Corinthians 3:8-1 is that idols are nothing. They are simply false “gods” that are meaningless and lacking power.

So, if a person (a believer) understands that these idols are false (counterfeit) and powerless, then they should feel no guilt about eating such foods because they understand the sovereignty of God and the fact that they have been set free from such things by the blood of Christ.

They are no longer subject to the powers of darkness. Hence, the fact that a food item was offered to a false god means nothing to them.

In his discourse, however, Paul teaches these believers that some, especially those who are still young and immature in their walk with Christ, may be prone to stumbling (or guilt) if they witness another believer eating food that was offered to an idol.

Knowing this, he encourages the mature believers to consider staying away from these foods so as not to cause their less mature spiritual siblings in the faith to stumble or suffer from unnecessary guilt.

What is truly intriguing in this discourse is what Paul stated in verse 3, above.

He makes a very plain statement that if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

The message that Paul is conveying here is that if a person loves God, then God is aware of that love for Him, and He knows that person, thereby eliminating any possibility of condemnation on His part.

He knows their heart!

While studying this, a few different translations were compared to get a bigger picture and a more thorough understanding for the sake of accuracy.

Although the New Living Translation (NLT) is not a translation that I recommend for pinpoint accuracy in its translation, for this verse it brought the most clarity, stating very plainly the truth of what Paul was saying.

1 Corinthians 8:3 (NLT) 3 But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.

You see, when we love God, He knows it. We are known by Him.

This echoes the words of Jesus, when He said that He knows His sheep.

John 10:27 (NKJV) 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

This should bring great comfort and security to us as His children.

He knows us. We are recognized by the Father. 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 - 4-20-25

Who Do We Rely On?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie teach about learning to rely on God in everything, even when making everyday choices and decisions.

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My Bible Verse of The Day - 4-19-25

Psalm 18:1 (NKJV) 1 I will love You, O Lord, my strength.

I may not be perfect. I may not have all the answers. I may do foolish things at times. I try my best to be a good person. And sometimes my best is not good enough.

But the one thing that I know is that I love the Lord. And by loving Him, it keeps me accountable for my actions. Because no one wants to ever hurt the one they love.

Don’t give up on God today. Maybe you love Him with all your heart, but you have made mistakes that you think caused Him to disown you.

Know that God not only cares more than we could ever understand, but He will forgive us and give us another chance to get it right if we sincerely repent for what we have done.

If we love Him, we will want to get it right. And if we love Him, we will receive correction and then get back up and fix the thing that is causing us to mess up.

We may love the Lord, but sometimes it can take us time to get things right. That doesn’t mean we should stop trying.

This is a lifetime walk of continued adjustments and changes. We may fail Him, but we should never give up on the One we love.

Let us all stand together with each other, learning, changing, and growing closer to Him.

And never, ever let embarrassment keep us from receiving His correction to help us in areas where we need help.

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 - 4-18-25

John 19:30 (NKJV) 30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Yesterday we discussed the creation, and the ensuing fall, of man.

With a single action, mankind disobeyed God, and their relationship with God was shattered.

It would appear that man was destined to be eternally separated from God, forever banished from His presence.

The future surely looked bleak.

But God had a redemption plan already in place.

Many may wonder why God allowed this to happen. Why didn’t He create man to be sinless and perfect?

But God wanted man to comprehend His great love for humanity. He needed us to see our own hearts and then see His great love through the incredible actions He took to redeem us.

Approximately 4,000 years after Adam and Eve fell, a child was born; a child from an obscure city (Nazareth), born with no fanfare and little human recognition.

But this was no ordinary infant. This baby was the Son of God; God incarnate, born of a woman.

The name of this child was Jesus (or Yeshua).

Matthew 1:21 (LS 21 And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

It is important to note that the word, “He”, in the verse above literally means, He Himself.

Jesus needed no help. He needed no one else, as we referenced in another devotional recently. He alone was enough!

And so it was that Jesus came, God in the flesh (Immanuel, God with us), lived and walked among mankind, demonstrating God’s love for us in everything He did, even unto death on a brutal cross, shedding His holy blood to atone for our sins.

God was not yet finished with humanity.

And the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ was proof of this as Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after His burial, shedding the grave clothes and walking among men for another forty days before ascending to sit at the right hand of the Father for eternity.

His resurrection destroyed the grip that death had on humanity, giving us hope for life beyond the grave.

So, despite what had transpired in the garden centuries before, with man falling to temptation, God offers redemption to man through the blood of Christ. And to those who choose to embrace this offer, He gives the right to be called a child of God.

John 1:11-12 (NKJV) 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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