God Finishes What He Starts

Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman L'Chaim Messianic Congregation Wellington FL

Death will not have the final word. 

Will God take care of his children? Yes He will.

Will He keep his promises? Yes He will.

Will He one day make us fully into the image of MESSIAH? Yes He will.

These words are not idle speculation. He gave us the RUAH HAKODESH  to guarantee the complete fulfillment of every part of every promise.

The Holy Spirit is the “first installment” of our salvation. His presence in our lives guarantees that the blessings we receive today are but a foretaste of what God will one day reveal to us. Though we may often doubt it, God always finishes what He starts. He will complete the work of redemption.

Hold on to that thought, DEAR ONES. God finishes what He starts. You can count on that.

PRAYER:
Almighty God, in a world filled with broken promises, it’s good to know that You are a God who finishes what You start. Thank you for the Holy Spirit, Who is the deposit guaranteeing what is to COME.

Without YESHUA’S power—well, it is a real struggle just to keep on the right “roads” and to stop when you need to.  If that describes you, then you need to know that YESHUA wants to come into your life. Won’t you invite Him in? And if you’ve already asked HIM in, are you letting Him lead?  Are you giving Him control of all of your life?  Is there some fear or temptation you’re dealing with on your own? 

Right now would be a great time to correct those things. PRAY PRAY PRAY  — give it ALL over to YESHUA. Give Him the driver’s seat. Commit to let God lead and control.

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman

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

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Never Forget

Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman L'Chaim Messianic Congregation Wellington FL

Here’s a little reminder to be grateful today to the Lord for all the milestones in your journey of faith! Let’s be thankful for God’s faithfulness. Through every trial, He has remained steady. When we felt uncertain, He was sure. When we were weary, He carried us. His promises have never failed, and His mercy meets us each morning. He is faithful!

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Blessings,

Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman

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

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Jonah

Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman L'Chaim Messianic Congregation Wellington FL

1. Every step out of the will of God is a downward step.

No one ever disobeyed God and went up. You only go down.

“Down” to Joppa.
“Down” into the ship.
“Down” into the sea.
“Down” in the belly of the great fish.

 

2. We get away quickly, we recover slowly.

It’s easy to go down, easy to get off the right path, easy to fall into sin. But the road back is difficult and often very painful.

3. Satan can work through circumstances just like God can.

Satan has his ships, and he always has room on his ships. His ships always go where we want to go when we’re running from God. He can make disobedience look good by means of favorable circumstances.

As he gets ready to take a nap, Jonah may have thought, “Things are going so well for me. This must be God’s will.” But if he thought that, he was wrong. The Lord had already made his will clear. No set of favorable circumstances can override what God has clearly said. Down deep he knew God’s will. He just didn’t want to do it.

No set of favorable circumstances can override what God has clearly said.

You may wonder, “Where is the grace of God in this story?” The answer is simple. He let Jonah disobey. He didn’t kill him on the spot. He gave him the freedom to mess up his own life. That didn’t seem like grace at the time, but it was. God works even in the midst of our disobedience to bring us to himself. Sometimes God lets us go way off course so that when we finally see our sin for what it is, we are ready to return to the Lord.

Meanwhile Jonah’s disobedience looks pretty good so far. “Happy sailing, Jonah. Watch out for that big fish.”

This is how life really works. Sin looks good for awhile. Jonah experienced the “pleasures of sin for a season.” If sin always brought immediate misery, it would be a lot less attractive to us. Stolen water may be sweet, but it leads you to the gates of hell.

The bitterness comes later.
The sadness comes later.

Sin is fun for a while. Be not deceived. God is not mocked. Jonah is about to find that out the hard way.

Stay tuned for the rest of the story.

Father, we’re glad that your grace is greater than our sin. Some of us have loved ones who seem to be living the high life on the ship to Tarshish. Some people seem to have gotten away with disobedience. Lord, we wonder where you are.

Maybe some of us right now are looking to take a ride on a ship heading for Tarshish. Speak to us. Wake us up. Help us to believe more deeply in your outrageous grace.

In YESHUA’ name, amen.

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman

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

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What Will You Do With Yeshua?

Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman L'Chaim Messianic Congregation Wellington FL

Yeshua was truly the misunderstood Messiah. Most of His own people misread Him completely. They had Him in a box labeled “Insignificant Rabbi from Nazareth.”

The more He proved He didn’t belong in that box, the more they hated Him, counted Him a nobody, and ultimately despised Him. No wonder they were so desirous to kill Him in the end.

He is still misunderstood today.

The greatest mistake is to ignore Him as if He doesn’t matter or to think that you can postpone a decision. You can’t wait until His return to casually ask Him, “Sir, have you been here before?” We already know the answer to that question. He came to this earth 2000 years ago as the promised Messiah who is the Son of God and the Savior of the world, in fulfillment of all of the Old Covenant Messianic prophecies.

Don’t put Yeshua in a man-made box.

Do not make the same mistake the Jewish leaders made so long ago.

Do not put Yeshua in a man-made box.

Do not demand that He meet your expectations.

MESSIAH has come!

God has revealed His mighty arm of salvation.

Will you believe the report?

MESSIAH has come!

Do not despise Him.

Do not say, “He doesn’t matter.”

MESSIAH has come!

Will you bow before Him?

Will you open your heart?

MESSIAH has come!

To those who receive Him He gives the right to become the children of God.

What will you do with Yeshua?

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman

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

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In His Hands

In His Hands

In His Hands

“Hezekiah was sick and near death. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and wept and prayed to the LORD and said, ‘Remember now O LORD I pray, how I have walked before you in truth and with a loyal heart and done what is good in your sight.’ And Hezekiah wept bitterly. And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, Thus says the LORD the God of David your father, ‘I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Surely I will add to your days fifteen years.’” Is. 38:1-5.

God is gracious and compassionate. Let’s trust that what God did for Hezekiah, He will do for us.

Blessings,

Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman

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

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