Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“Now, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;”Ephesians 2:19 KJV Many believers allow their lives to be hung up on their background.  You see, whenever you are seeing any believer succeeding, know he has taken himself from the other kingdom into the real Kingdom; the Kingdom of God.  The challenge with many believers is that at times they...

“I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.” Isaiah 45:19 KJV Christianity is not a faith without reward. In other words, we don’t belong in a group of people that come together without any benefits for our...

“And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.” 2 Chronicles 26:5 (KJV) We are told in 2 Chronicles chapter 26 that Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king in Judah, and he ruled for fifty-two years. That was unprecedented in the history of...

 “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 (KJV) Beloved, if there were ever a time that individuals, families and indeed the body of Christ needed to be relentless, it is now. The devil is loose and is fighting tooth and nail. And so, we must relentlessly stand our ground in the victory that God has given to us. These are...

“And lo a voice from heaven, saying, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17 (KJV) Before Jesus Christ went into ministry, the first thing the Father did was to establish His identity. Usually, you will commend somebody, approve of somebody or recommend somebody when he has done something good. You don't recommend somebody who has just been employed because he has not served on the job....

“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:” Colossians 1:13 KJV Jesus, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and the root of David has gone into the Valley of sin to fight for mankind. He delivered man completely from the chains and shackles of sin. He broke the power of the devil and brought us into His Kingdom.  In...

“Therefore, David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.” 1 Samuel 17:51 KJV We are all involved in the battle to defeat an enemy. But we must understand the nature of our warfare. Our warfare is a battle between...

“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6:12 KJV Until you recognize the enemy you are fighting with, you cannot effectively engage him. If you cannot recognize the enemy's modus operandi, you won't know what you're fighting. And that already spells defeat for you ever before the battle starts, but...

“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.  But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;” 2 Timothy 3:13-14 KJV Paul tells Timothy in the book of 2 Timothy 3:10-11: "But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, Persecutions, afflictions,...

“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” Romans 6:16 KJV According to Matthew 24:12: "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." (KJV). When you are deliberately living in sin, your love for God will grow cold. The problem is that people don’t understand...