Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.” Isaiah 54:14 (KJV) The entire environment is presently consumed by fear of both the known and the unknown. Fear pervades all aspects of our livelihood these days and there are apparent helplessness and despair. Strange events, violence, kidnapping, and...

“O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.” Isaiah 54:11 KJV One thing that you should always know about God is that He never changes. Our circumstance can never change God. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. The book of Revelation 1:8 describes Him as, "… the Alpha and Omega,...

“And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man” 2 Samuel 24:14 (KJV) The main reason why you must rejoice despite your condition is that God has loved you with an unceasing, everlasting and unconditional love. It is this...

“Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes” Isaiah 54:2 KJV Every believer must learn to develop an audacity for asking and receiving. You don't come to God wondering whether He is going to give to you or not.  Understand that He has already paid the price and now He says...

“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.” Ephesians 5:17 KJV Knowledge without understanding will bring about frustration. In our relationship with God, we must walk in understanding. How do you interpret the knowledge you have? Your interpretation will determine your application of the knowledge you have acquired. If you interpret it wrongly and say it doesn't concern you, you can...

“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 (KJV) Notice here that the phrase: "we are healed," is used in the present tense. But when Peter was speaking about it in 1 Peter 2:24 he said: "...

“Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.”  Isaiah 54:1 (KJV) If you look at this very passage of the bible, it looks like a paradox. How do you sing when you are barren?...

“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” 
Genesis 2:24 (KJV)   We are in a time and season that abnormality is fast becoming normal. The fact that society is applauding an action does not make it right. The last time I checked, the Bible still made it clear that a man shall...

“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you when I smite the land of Egypt.” Exodus 12:13 (KJV) Moses was raised to deliver God's people. When God sent him to Pharaoh, He told him Pharaoh will not yield...

”So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.” Galatians 3:9 (KJV) Who told you that you can only be blessed when conditions are favourable? If that is the case, then why is He God? Moses was born when the condition was not favourable. But that didn't stop the manifestation of his destiny. Favourable or not, you are blessed. That should be your...