Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.” Matthew 14:30 (KJV) Today, I have come to charge you to refuse to be distracted, regardless of the form or appearance of the distractions. More especially in this day and age where so many things are happening concurrently, refusing distractions is necessary, if you will achieve anything tangible. Our...

“But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory”: 1Corinthians 2:7 (KJV) There are times that you are faced with complex issues and you need to resolve them. What this scripture is saying is that there is a wisdom that has been ordained for your glory. This wisdom will enable you to resolve that seemingly...

“For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; ….” Proverbs: 2: 6-7 (NKJV) Beloved, these are the last days and the nations and their leaders have no answers to the economic, political and social challenges they are faced with. On a daily basis, we are inundated with news of strange happenings and disasters across the world....

“Cast not away, therefore, your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.” Hebrews 10:35 (KJV) Beloved, no matter what you are passing through, God will show up for you. It doesn’t matter what the enemy brings your way, know that it is not your end. I want to encourage you from the scriptures to refuse to give up. Stand your ground until you see the salvation of the Lord...

“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,” Ephesians 1:17-18 KJV I believe the greatest need...

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 (KJV) David in 1 Samuel 30, came back from battle with his men to find out that their camps had been looted, and their wives and families carried away. David cried his eyes out, the Bible says he cried till he could...

“And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more forever.” Exodus 14:13 (KJV) When God says fear not, it is because He knows that you tend to be afraid. So He goes ahead of the...

“And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Genesis 1:2-3 (KJV) The more you look at what is happening around you today the more convinced you will be and the more you will agree with...

“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Genesis  1:3 (KJV) In the book of Genesis chapter one, the chaos did not stop God from boldly declaring His expectations and what He declared manifested. The scripture tells us that the earth was without form and void, and there was darkness everywhere. God did not bother giving credence to the darkness. He didn’t for once...

 “And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” Genesis 1:2 (KJV) Our text made it abundantly clear that the Spirit of God still moves during chaos. However, we are the ones that choose our focus. We can either decide to focus on the Spirit of...