Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“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. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.” Luke 5:5-7 (KJV)   Before Jesus showed up, Peter and his team were washing their nets out of frustration and defeat. Washing their...

“So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.” 1 Samuel 30:3-4 (KJV)   Without a doubt, this was a frustrating challenge. David was greatly...

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Philippians 1:6 (KJV)   You didn’t start your life. Your salvation was never your idea. And there is nothing the enemy throws against you that can stop what God has begun in you. Be confident of this very thing, that He has...

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)   You see, one of the important things you must know about your walk with God is that you are a very vital part of God’s design. You are not an appendage. You are not just hanging in...

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” 1 Peter 5:8-9 (KJV)   The devil doesn’t have the final say in your life. God is still on your side. He will never leave you...

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 (KJV)   Today, the devastating effect of the activities of the adversary is everywhere. There is no place in the world where these effects of the enemy cannot be found. The effects can be found...

“But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.” Exodus 14:9 KJV   According to the scriptures, God’s people were miraculously delivered from the bondage of the Egyptians after four hundred and thirty years. They had successfully left Egypt after four hundred and thirty years of...

“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat”. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (KJV)   Apostle Paul, in his second epistle to the church in Thessalonica, admonishes the brethren to “…withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly...

“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing,...

“The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.” Leviticus 6:13 (KJV)     According to the scriptures, the fire upon the altar shall not be put out. It shall ever be burning upon the altar. The Word of God is telling you that your fire ought not to go out. The fire should be burning. In other words, the fervency, the zeal,...