Author: Pastor Bailey

“Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on.” (Philippians 3:13-14) The greater the offence, the harder it is to forgive — but you must. Because whatever you refuse to forgive and let go of, you carry with you. And it will be like an albatross around your neck. Has someone…

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8) In a sense there were two prodigal sons, and both grew up in a religious culture that praised rule keepers and punished rule breakers. Notice how this chapter begins: “All…

“They were told to wait a little longer …” (Revelation 6:11) Prayer is the Holy Spirit’s gift to help us hold on to God and not let go when we are hurting. We cry out to God because we know our help “comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1-2). If…

“If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God.” (Deuteronomy 28:1-2) Many of God’s blessings…

“Righteousness … shall be imputed to us.” (Romans 4:22-24) To understand the word “imputed”, picture funds being transferred from one account to another. Banks do it every day. Imagine yourself totally destitute and unable to pay your debts. Then in an astounding act of grace someone assumes all your debts, and at the same time…

“The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.” (Proverbs 11:3) After leading the Nation of Israel for forty years, the prophet Samuel didn’t get a retirement party and a gold watch. He got something much better in the form of this commendation: “You have not cheated or oppressed…

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalms 46:10) Let’s take a look at this Scripture. “Be still”. Activity born out of anxiety actually prevents God from showing Himself strong on your behalf. That doesn’t mean you can be passive…

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” (Matthew 26:41) Why did Jesus tell His disciples, “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”? Because He knows that without the indwelling power of…

“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” (Psalms 27:14) David had reached his breaking point. “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living” (Psalm 27:13). Can you identify? Have you reached your…