Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

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“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:” Ephesians 1:17 (KJV)   By grace, everything has been supplied to us. Irrespective of where you find yourself, everything you need in life has been provided through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. “Blessed be the God and Father...

“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” Romans 15:4 (NKJV) Whatever we see in the Old Testament is written for our learning. You can learn something from them. The stories about Kings and Queens and all the things that are documented in the scriptures are there to instruct us. Remember...

“Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.” 2Corinthians 2:14 (KJV)     Triumphing always is the heritage of every believer. Our text clearly states that God always causes us to triumph in Christ, irrespective of the circumstances and difficulties. Your victory is never dependent on the weightiness of your situation. That...

“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.”  Proverbs 22:29 (NKJV)     Today, as we celebrate Labour Day or Workers Day, depending on where you are, I feel impressed in my spirit to remind you of the value of excellence. The subject of excellence cannot be overemphasized. As a nation and a people, we are...

“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)   I don’t want to make mistakes but if I do make mistakes, Jesus will bring me out. With this kind of mindset, you are not mistake-conscious. Rather, you are conscious of doing what is...

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“Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.” Isaiah 5:13 (KJV)     One of the worst things the devil will do to any human being is to keep him ignorant. The devil doesn’t care about how much you are present in the church and how much you pray or fast. He...

“And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.” Genesis 47:12 (KJV)   What are we doing as the church? We seem to just enjoy surviving. But that is not God’s intention for us. If the reason why Jesus died is for you to just survive, to get food to eat and clothes to wear; we have failed....

”It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” John 6:63 KJV   I once read a story of a lady who, during the World War, when everywhere was being bombed in her country of residence, chose to leverage on the Word of God. Amid the chaos and uncertainty, she dared to believe...