Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.” Luke 5:4-5 KJV Beloved, as you obey God, you can subdue situations no matter how complex...

“For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it;...

“Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: Genesis 26:12-13 (KJV) In Genesis 26, the Bible states that there was a famine in the land where Isaac was. And as any normal person would, he wanted to leave the land...

"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect; yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that cometh to naught:" 1 Corinthians 2:6 (KJV) Beloved, the best of men are still men; they have their limitations. When you depend on man's wisdom, you will go nowhere. At best, it will only limit you. The Psalmist said: "I have seen...

“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5 (NIV) It is no news that we are living in very precarious times. There are challenges everywhere you turn. This is why you need the wisdom of God. From the moment you wake up till the moment you fall...

“And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:” Exodus 14:15 (KJV) After the Israelites had left Egypt, Pharaoh and his cohorts suddenly pursued them with horses and chariots to bring them back to slavery. You can see that the devil would always fight the plans and purposes of God over your life. But...

“And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.” Isaiah 45:3 (KJV) The more you look at what is happening around you today, the more you are convinced to agree with the world and panic in search of a solution. But...

“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:17 (KJV) You cannot reign in life without Christ. You cannot experience the fullness of what God has done for you in Christ if you are still hung up on sin. Reigning in...

“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:17(KJV) If I may put the above scriptural text in my own words, it means you have received so much grace that nothing is powerful enough to pluck you out of His Hands....

“Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 2:1 (KJV) In spite of the contrary news about the economy filtering through the news and social media daily, I want to encourage you to lean on God’s abundant grace and mercy. Your real strength is that grace will work for you and not men's socio-economic postulations and theories. If...