Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.” Ruth 4:13-14 (KJV)   The Lord gave Ruth conception. Oh yes! Ruth will...

“And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but...

“So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.” Ruth 1:19-20 (KJV)   Naomi is the type that is not ready....

“And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.” Ruth 1:14 (KJV)   There are Orpah types of Christians and leaders; they like the spotlight and the commendation. They love the front seat. They love to be recognized and complimented every minute. There are such people in the church. They are supposedly following, but in reality, they...

“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”  Luke 9:23 (KJV)   Jesus is already leaving in our future because He is the future. That means if our commitment is total and we truly follow Him the way we should, then it is easy for us to actualize what...

“For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:17 (NKJV)   The Jews, according to Paul were very zealous but had no revelation of the righteousness of God. Consequently, they went about trying to establish their righteousness. But the...

“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” John 19:30 (KJV)   The devil specializes in flinging the law before you and yet the law has been fulfilled. So, you have no business looking at the law. It has been fulfilled. Jesus did away with it. Let’s us look at the scriptures: “Think...

“Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for...

“And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;” 2 Corinthians 3:4-5 (KJV)   As a result of the fall, man has always had that instinct in him to do something to please God. So, man wants to earn the goodness of God. Man wants to earn...

“And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” John 1:16-17 (KJV)   Moses was a servant; Jesus is the Son. The Son is superior to the servant. That means grace is superior to the law. Is the law evil? No! The law is not evil. As a matter...