Bright Future

L'Chaim Messianic Congregation Lake Worth Florida. Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman

People who have a sad past need to be able to believe in a bright future! It’s all about vision. Let’s ask ourselves today, “Do I have vision?”

Vision is something we see in our minds (a mental sight). It may be something GOD plants in us supernaturally (through the Holy Spirit) or something we see on purpose. It involves the way we think about our past, future and ourselves.     

Don’t be afraid of believing because you don’t want to be disappointed; it doesn’t cost us anything to believe!

Ask GOD for a vision to pursue, and believe that something good is going to happen. Remember whatever we want to do, we can accomplish through MESSIAH YESHUA. 

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Messiah who strengthens me.

Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision (no redemptive revelation of God), the people perish; but he who keeps the law, blessed is he.

Today, let’s allow GOD’S redemptive revelation lead us away from the dead ends of life and give us a vision for a bright future.

With lots of prayers & love,

Shalom!

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation
2116 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FL 33462

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Take Time to Listen

L'Chaim Messianic Congregation Lake Worth Florida. Pastor Bruce and Suzi Elman

If you have never experienced the presence of GOD, you may wonder how He reveals Himself to believers.

He has many different ways of reaching out to His children (followers of  YESHUA).

First, GOD can speak to you. I have not often heard the LORD’S audible voice, but I have experienced Him loud and clear speaking to my heart. It was unmistakable through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives inside!

Second, GOD makes His presence known through His Word. When you take time to meditate and study the Bible, His Word will speak specifically to your heart! And when this happens, you will know you are in His presence!

Psalm 16:7 & 8
I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night’s seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved!

Our Heavenly FATHER is real and present in this world, and HE wants to share Himself with you to bring you contentment and joy!

Are you willing to take time to listen to what He is saying to you?

With lots of prayers & love,

Shalom!

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation
2116 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FL 33462

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Anything Is Possible

Encouraging Words with Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

Continuing on with our battle over the flesh, we absolutely need to be feeding our spirits every single day, which means spending time in prayer and in the Word of GOD. As a result, we will learn to think like GOD thinks and say what GOD says!

Instead of thinking and talking about how bad things have been and are presently, we need to be imitating GOD.                       

For instance, if you have a loved one who’s never come to YESHUA, to accept Him as Savior, don’t declare, “They will never come to YESHUA. They are a lost cause!” 

Instead, declare, “LORD, I know it’s YOUR will my loved one get saved, so I claim their soul for your kingdom. What seems impossible to me, is possible with you (Matt.9:26)! 

Let’s not be negative, let’s line our thinking up with GOD’S Word!

Romans 4:17B
God gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.

Get into the Word and write down Scripture that cancels out the negative things you are experiencing. Begin to memorize the promises of GOD and speak them out loud when you feel overwhelmed! Pray and say what GOD’S Word says.

With lots of prayers & love,

Shalom!

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation
2116 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FL 33462

Lingering Anger

Encouraging Words with Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

There is always a price to be paid for holding onto bitterness! Most people think that if their grudge is justified, they have the right to nurture it.

Sometimes life can hurt and anger does sprung up, but that resentment can take a horrible toll on one’s life, in relationships, health and even  our fellowship with our heavenly FATHER!           

Lingering bitterness will always bring destruction and harm to those around us.It breaks our fellowship with GOD and robs us of His precious peace! 

If left unattended, it can bring total fatigue and depression! But worst of all it grieves GOD. He cannot pour His blessings on an angry person! 

As a child of the most high GOD, we have kingdom work to do, and anger will hinder that work.

Ephesians 4:26-27
And don’t sin by letting anger control you. Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

One thing is certain; letting go of anger will keep us from self-destruction! 

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you rid yourself of anger so not to grieve the One who loves you, your Abba FATHER GOD!

With lots of prayers & love,

Shalom!

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation
2116 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FL 33462

Walking in Darkness

Encouraging Words with Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

Our verse for today, written by John, was to BELIEVERS who already had a relationship with Abba FATHER GOD (born-again believers) but needed a reminder of how to remain in fellowship with Him.

Although believers have been made new in MESSIAH (2 Corn. 5:17), we are not yet perfect and still can fall into sin. We are still human beings living in our fleshly bodies and can fall into temptations to appease the flesh, which invites darkness into our lives!

When this happens, it’s important to understand that we have not lost our salvation but that we have choices to get out of GOD’S will and veer off to a place of darkness. But confessing that sin and turning from it lifts the darkness and restores our peace with our heavenly FATHER!                          

1 John 1:16
So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth.

Darkness and light cannot exist together; so when we fall into sin, let us be quick to repent and turn from the darkness! Being in right fellowship with ABBA always radiates the light of HIS SHALOM  and JOY for the world around us to see! Let your light so shine!

With lots of prayers & love,

Shalom!

Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman

L’Chaim Messianic Congregation
2116 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FL 33462