Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, is it well with thee? Is it well with thy husband? Is it well with the child? And she answered, it is well.” 2 Kings 4:26 (KJV) Often times, as children of God, we abort our testimonies with the wrong use of words. You must understand that your words are powerful. The Shunammite woman knew...

“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightiest war a good warfare”. 1Timothy 1:18 (KJV) Beloved, when prophesies go ahead of you concerning your life, take those words and begin to declare it to heaven. That is what it means to war a good warfare. Declare the promises that God has given...

“For we walk by faith, not by sight:” 2Corinthians 5:7 (KJV) The journey of the believer is never by sight but by faith. Why is it by faith? Because grace has already been supplied. All you need to do is to take what has already been supplied. Jesus has done the harder part. He has done the supply. Believe it and receive it. That is all the...

“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.” 2 Peter 1:2-3(KJV) Beloved, you can only escape the corruption in the world through the knowledge of the Word of God....

“For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.” Genesis 21:2 (KJV) Faith on its own cannot work alone. It requires patience to manifest. A typical example in the bible is Abraham. God made a promise to Him, but he patiently waited for 25 years to experience the manifestation of that which...

“But the angel of the Lord said unto him; fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shall call his name John”. Luke 1:13   KJV Beloved, if you look at the circumstances surrounding the birth of Christ, they are characterized by miracles. In Luke 1:5-7, the bible says, “There was in the days of Herod, the...

“Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; but I will maintain mine own ways before Him.” Job 13:15 (KJV) Job is a good example of what it means to exercise patience while trusting God. Job did not understand what was happening to him. He could not explain it, neither did he know where it was coming from. Yet he chose to trust God. In...

“And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?” Mark 4:38 (KJV) What is patience? Patience is being consistently constant. It means having joy in the midst of challenges because you know that your final expectation will happen. Patience is persistently holding onto the Word. You may...

“But he answered and said, it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 (KJV) During the earthly ministry of Jesus, the enemy came to tempt Him. Jesus responded with “it is written”. He came another way and Jesus said, “it is written”. The devil came the third time and Jesus said:...

“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession”. Psalm 2:8 (KJV) When it comes to asking and receiving from God, the Word encourages us to come boldly to the throne. Not wondering whether He will drop a hammer on your head and break your head. You know that is how some...