Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.” Matthew 16:23 (KJV) The bible says: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free". (John 8:32 KJV) With your body you contact this earth, with your soul you have...

“The heaven, even the heavens are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.” Psalm 115:16 KJV God made the heaven of heavens for himself and the earth had he given to the children of men. In other words, God says I am in charge in heaven but I am going to make a place called earth and I will give that earth to...

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” Ephesians 2:8 (KJV) Under normal circumstance, a teacher does not set an examination questions on what he has not already taught his students. God also will not demand anything from you unless He has already equipped you for it. In the book of Habakkuk 2:4 the bible declares: "...

“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous” 1 John 2:1  KJV Beloved, Jesus Christ is our advocate. He is speaking on our behalf and saying:” Father they are standing based on what I did, not what they did. Guess what? The Father cannot ignore...

“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin” 1 John 1:7 KJV Beloved, as believers, we have been called to walk in the light. Though this chapter was addressing the unbelievers, verse 7 addresses the state of believers. Hence it started with the word,...

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need”. Hebrews 4:16 (KJV) You know, the more I read the scriptures, the more I find out that we are the ones making God look difficult and complex. You go to God crying every day to be forgiven. Meanwhile, the bible says your sins and...

“To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” Ephesians 1:6 (KJV) Child of God, I want you to know for sure that you have been accepted in the beloved. Remember, you are the body of Jesus and the head and the body cannot be separated; so, wherever Jesus is so are you. As soon as Jesus heard...

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof”. Proverbs 18:21 (KJV) The bible says in the book of John 6:63: "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life" (KJV) That is why we can make declarations and it will happen because...

“But ye, beloved, building up yourself in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.” Jude 1:20 (KJV) Many believers don’t understand what it means to pray in the Holy Ghost. The bible says: "out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water (John 7:38). Paul was looking at a Roman soldier when he was writing to the Church in Ephesians 6:16.  So why is it a...

“Ye are of God little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He that is in you, than He that is in the world”. 1 John 4:4    KJV Child of God, no matter the challenge you are confronted with, be assured that you will have the last laugh. Stop bothering yourself about how the fight will end because the winner of the fight had...