Do we have to stay the way we are?
The answer is, “No, but.” We have to start by understanding “the way we are.” Once we see that, the possibility of genuine change and real spiritual growth is open to us. Revival is not far away when we see ourselves as God sees us. It’s easy to say, “America needs to get right with God,” or “My neighbor needs changing,” or My congregation needs revival.” Those statements can become excuses for evading our own responsibility.
The call of MESSIAH is always personal. He calls us one by one to follow him. Perhaps we should repeat the prayer that goes this way: “O Lord, change the world. Begin, I pray thee, with me.”
Revival begins with the person you see when you look in the mirror. Start there, and by God’s grace, revival will begin inside your own heart.
In His service,
Pastor Bruce & Suzi Elman
L’Chaim Messianic Congregation