Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.” (Genesis 1:26 KJV) God decided to come in human flesh to show us that He is...

“And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.” (1 Samuel 18:14 KJV) An important attribute of a person who understands their position with God and that God is...

“But they said, “We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you,’” (Genesis 26:28 NKJV) The presence of God made a huge difference in the lives of the saints of old. Abimelech and Phicol said to Abraham, “God is with you in...

“But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” (Genesis 39:21 KJV) If you check through the bible, you will discover that the key to Joseph’s success is that God was with him. He ended up in prison, but God showed him mercy and favour before the officials. The keeper of the...

“And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand.” (Genesis 39:3 KJV) Oftentimes, we make excuses for everything. Whatever you are making excuses for, just look around, you will see somebody who is providing solutions to the very thing you are making excuses for. When you take advantage of what God has...

“And Pharaoh said unto his servants, can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?” (Genesis 41:38 KJV) When you talk about edge, you are talking about the thin sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon. It is an impressive position or advantage. Likewise in Christ, you have an advantage. You have an...

“And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.” (Genesis 15:12 KJV) In business, there is what is described as the sleeping partner. A sleeping partner is somebody who does not really do any work but receives benefits. That is who we are in Christ. God made Abraham a sleeping partner. God,...

“And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.” (Genesis 17:7 KJV) Once God has promised, all you need is to believe. The covenant guarantees it. Anytime doubt wants to set in, remember the covenant. When God said to Abraham, take...

“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” (Hebrews 4:15 KJV) Jesus knows what you are going through. He is your High Priest. He is the intermediary between God and you. Your part is to believe in what He has done and not...

“And it came to pass, that when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.” (Genesis 15:17 KJV) A smoking furnace, representing God, and a burning lamp, representing Jesus, walked through the sacrifice. God, understanding the fallibility and limitations of man, did not want to have any arrangement with man that would be...