Temple of God

L'Chaim Messianic Congregation, Lake Worth Florida, Palm Beaches

When you received YESHUA as your Savior, your body became the temple of the Holy Spirit of GOD! 

We need to be loving ourselves by caring for our physical bodies, treating them well and using them for GOD’S purposes. We are not our own; we do not belong to ourselves, and that means we don’t have the right to mistreat or ignore our bodies! 

We belong to the FATHER; we are so special to Him. He purchased us with the highest possible price, the life of His Son! 

His Spirit lives within us, so our bodies should be used to glorify our King of Kings! 

GOD’S plan for us involves maintaining our spiritual, emotional and physical health. He wants us to be strong in every way!

1 Corinthians  6:19
Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from GOD, and you are not your own?

What can you do to improve your physical health or well-being? Maybe make better food choices; how about exercise? Let’s start today, taking better care of GOD’S temple. You’ll be glad you did!

 

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

Our new location:

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation meets at:
OASIS CHURCH
16401 SOUTHERN BLVD
WELLINGTON FL 33470

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Full Submission

L'Chaim Messianic Congregation, Lake Worth Florida, Palm Beaches

The Word tells us YESHUA was in “very nature GOD”! He left Heaven to become a man. While He was here on earth, He lived in full submission to His FATHER’S plans, with no restrictions or conditions. YESHUA gave GOD complete control over everything He did! He did this because He had perfect trust in the One who sent Him. 

YESHUA knew that GOD’S decisions were based on divine love, mercy and justice! He always does what’s best for us. Also YESHUA obeyed to bring glory to the FATHER’S name (John 17:4). 

We are to live the same way—-surrendering to GOD’S will! Let’s give Him the right to order our lives, including finances, family, friends, and even our fun! Give Him control over these things, and you will receive blessings from His Hand!

Philippians 2:6-7
Who, being in the form of GOD, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond servant, and coming in the likeness of men.

Full submission of our lives to the FATHER is the only way to live THE victorious life! That’s how we glorify the FATHER and grow in MESSIAH and receive His favor!

 

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

Our new location:

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation meets at:
OASIS CHURCH
16401 SOUTHERN BLVD
WELLINGTON FL 33470

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Total Surrender

L'Chaim Messianic Congregation, Lake Worth Florida, Palm Beaches

As believers following the example of YESHUA, we should persevere in adversity and have confidence in GOD’S promises (His Word) and surrender it all to Him.  If you are a take-charge kind of person, you may find it hard to submit to the LORD! This has been man’s problem since the beginning. Adam and Eve decided to ignore GOD’S warning and did it their way, and look what happened—disaster! 

Nothing has changed with us humans. We tend to ignore GOD’S wisdom and knowledge (Bible). Selfishness and pride can make us reluctant to let GOD take charge over our lives. We want to cling to our ideas and dreams, but if we yield to GOD’S control, we position ourselves to live the abundant spiritual life YESHUA died to give us! 

Here’s what YESHUA said:

Luke 11:28
But He said, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

Obedience to GOD’S will and ways always brings glory to GOD as well as blessings to us. Surrender is the way to abundance! Won’t you humble yourself before GOD today and relinquish all to Him?

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

Our new location:

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation meets at:
OASIS CHURCH
16401 SOUTHERN BLVD
WELLINGTON FL 33470

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No Condemnation

L'Chaim Messianic Congregation, Lake Worth Florida, Palm Beaches

There are many believers today who struggle with guilt and condemnation! 

Because of our love for FATHER GOD, we want to do what is right; yet there are times when we walk in the flesh instead of in the Spirit of God! Walking after the flesh is when we depend on ourselves, but walking after the Spirit is depending on Abba the Father! 

We make mistakes, sin, make wrong choices; and when this happens, we need to quickly repent (turn from our sin)! Then once we have repented and have asked GOD for forgiveness, we need to let go of any burdens of condemnation. 

YESHUA delivered us from both iniquity and guilt (by way of the cross)! After we ask GOD for that forgiveness, He not only forgives but also forgets. (Our sins are as far as the east is from the west!) 

Rom. 8:1-4 (TLV)
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Messiah Yeshua. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yeshua has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what was impossible for the Torah—since it was weakened on account of the flesh—God has done. Sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, He condemned sin in the flesh— 4 so that the requirement of the Torah might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Ruach.

When Satan comes against you with condemnation; quote Romans 8:1 right back at him! Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Messiah Yeshua. 

This Scripture is your weapon of warfare against the accuser of the brethren.

Revelation 12:10
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Anointed One, for the accuser of our brothers and sisters—the one who accuses them before our God day and night[b]—has been thrown out.

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

Our new location:

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation meets at:
OASIS CHURCH
16401 SOUTHERN BLVD
WELLINGTON FL 33470

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Wisdom—Our Friend

L'Chaim Messianic Congregation, Lake Worth Florida, Palm Beaches

Wisdom will always lead you to GOD’S best! Wisdom teaches that you will not keep friends if they try to control and dominate your life! 

Wisdom will guide you in your money matters. 

Using wisdom keeps you out of debt. Wisdom will not let you get over extended in your commitments. 

Wisdom says we need to take time and wait on GOD to give us peace about what we are to do or not to do. 

Yes, wisdom is certainly our friend; it helps us not live in regret! The saddest thing in the world would be to reach old age and look back at your life and feel nothing but regret about what you did or did not do! 

Proverbs 4:5-6
Get wisdom; develop good judgment.
Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.

Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you.
Love her, and she will guard you.

Ponder this thought for today; godly wisdom will help us make choices now that we will be happy with later.

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

Our new location:

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation meets at:
OASIS CHURCH
16401 SOUTHERN BLVD
WELLINGTON FL 33470

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Final Victory

L'Chaim Messianic Congregation, Lake Worth Florida, Palm Beaches

Today’s Scripture is from Paul’s letter to Timothy. Paul is encouraging Timothy to face difficulty as a good soldier. Telling him that implies that he is in a battle! This battle started a long time ago, even before Adam and Eve’s fall in the Garden of Eden. 

It started when Satan and the other angels (now known as demons) rebelled against almighty GOD. They established their own kingdom and waged war with GOD! And ever since Adam and Eve’s disobedience of eating the forbidden fruit (which corrupted all mankind), every human being ever born has a nature bent away from the LORD and is in great need of a Savior (our YESHUA)! 

Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this age (Ephesians 6:12), check it out! 

2 Tim. 2:3
You therefore must endure hardships as a good soldier of  MESSIAH YESHUA.

Ungodliness fills our society. Even though it seems at times Satan is winning, we who are saved have the assurance we belong to GOD, who is greater! Read the end of the book (Book of Revelation)! We have the final victory through MESSIAH YESHUA! Praise our soon coming KING OF KINGS! 

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

Our new location:

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation meets at:
OASIS CHURCH
16401 SOUTHERN BLVD
WELLINGTON FL 33470

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