Yeshua’s Way

Encouraging Words with Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

As GOD’S adopted children, we have been given a new purpose – glorifying Him through righteous living. This means changing our plans to adjust to His will and purpose for our lives.             

One very important change is with our belief system; as BELIEVERS our thinking should match YESHUA’S way of thinking!

The influence of the world we live in is strong! The world tells us to push ahead of others, take all the credit for our accomplishments and keep material possessions for our own use.

But, the Word tells us the last shall be first (Mark 9:35). GOD is the One who desires our praise (Psalm 96:4) and we are to be generous people. In all our desires and what others may want us to do, the LORD should always take precedence!

{Matthew 16:24… Then YESHUA said to His disciples, if anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me… }               

Let’s take inventory, making sure our heavenly FATHER is taking first place in all we do. He wants and desires our full devotion!

Love & Blessings,

Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

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Approval of Others

Encouraging Words with Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

In YESHUA’s day, many leaders who were believers in YESHUA would not confess their faith to others. They were hindered from a relationship with YESHUA because they cared too much about other people’s approval.

In our verse today we see Joshua was bold about his belief in FATHER GOD! Whether other people agreed or not; serving and following GOD is the only way to live a fulfilling and victorious MESSIANIC JEWISH life.

We need to realize that not everyone is going to like us and if we live our lives worrying about what other people think, we will never take risks and stretch our faith into new realms, beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes and dreams!

Joshua 24:15A Choose for yourself this day whom you will serve, but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 

Don’t let anyone steal from you what YESHUA died to give you—the freedom to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit for you as an individual! As you follow the RUACH HAKODESH leading, I guarantee that He will lead you into a rewarding life!

 

Love & Blessings,

Bruce and Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

Living in the Power of Praise

Encouraging Words with Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

As we move into a life of praise, we soon discover that praise builds on itself! The more we praise GOD, the more desire we have to praise Him even more.

With praise,  we develop a growing awareness of GOD’S nature, power & majesty! When we intentionally let praise come from our lips, we cannot help but become awestruck by GOD’S sovereignty, holiness and power. The more we praise Him, the greater our desire becomes. As we praise Him, we encounter His providence, grace, glory and want to continue.

Praising GOD:

  • changes our lives.
  • increases our faith.
  • opens our eyes to His awesome nature and work upon this earth.
  • supplies power to resist the attacks of our enemy.
  • changes adverse circumstances.    

Psalm 150:6 Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord. Praise the Lord!

As we draw to the end of our time of embarking on the power of praise, let me encourage you to let praise become part of who you are—you’ll never be the same again and you’ll never want to stop!

 

Love & Blessings,

Bruce and Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

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Hope of Glory

Encouraging Words with Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

As we go through difficult times—like a ship in a storm—we need help to remain steady, just as our scripture for today that says “…the anchor of our soul is hope…”

Hebrews 6:19 “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil…”

When we base our hope firmly on GOD and His Word, we may feel the wind and waves, but in the end we will not be moved. During the storms of life, hope gives us the ability to look at things as they are and still be confident that something better is coming! That makes hope a very powerful and important quality for you and me to have—especially in times of troubles!

May hope, the foundation that our faith is built upon, be your anchor today through MESSIAH YESHUA, who is our “Hope of Glory.”

Colossians 1:27 “To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory.”

 

Love & Blessings,

Bruce and Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation

God’s Appointment Time

Encouraging Words with Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

Our mind plans based on what we know and think, but GOD often leads us in an entirely different direction. We only know a little and we base our plans on what we know, but GOD knows everything; He is sovereign, all powerful and all knowing. He knows the end from the beginning; He is the Alpha and the Omega! He will always direct our steps in what will ultimately work out for our best if we will cooperate with Him, walking in trust!

GOD’s ways may not always be quick or according to our desires, but He does have an appointed time and it will always be the right time (Proverbs 16:25).

In other words, GOD has an appointment with your circumstances, with your breakthrough and your answers  to your prayers!

Proverbs 16:9 A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.

Only GOD knows the opportune time for everything and if we truly believe He loves us then why can’t we trust Him with His timing? Let’s appreciate our lives and wait peacefully on the LORD!

 

Love & Blessings,

Bruce and Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation