Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.” (Psalms 40:17 KJV) God is your Father. He is committed to keeping you, protecting you, meeting your every need, and securing your future. God will never forget you. It is vitally important that you don’t only see Him as God, but...

“My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.” (Psalms 62:5 KJV) Child of God, I challenge you today, to live every day of your life with confident expectation, knowing that you serve a God that can do all things. In times like this, you should live with great expectations because this is your finest hour. No matter how tough the...

“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” (John 5:30 KJV) Jesus, our perfect example, related intimately with God. He never called Him God but Father until He got on the cross. Jesus had an intimate relationship with...

“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted." (Isaiah 53:4 KJV) Our text makes it very clear that Jesus, by Himself carried our sorrows. And if He carried it, then you don't have it. It has been carried and it is no longer on you. According to the scriptures, “…The punishment [required] for...

“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted." (Isaiah 53:4 KJV) You must understand that the enemy is not authorized to hold you bound in any area where he MAY be holding you bound. He is only a usurper of authority and has no legal right to accuse you, condemn you or hold...

“And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:” Exodus 14:19 (KJV) The children of Israel had just left Egypt when suddenly Pharaoh decided to pursue them and bring them back to bondage and slavery. You can see that the devil will never...

“This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt. They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’ But the only swiftness you are...

“Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30 NLT) Beloved,...

“And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.” (Numbers 13:30 KJV) Beloved, never in the history of mankind, have men been as stressed, perturbed, anxious, worrisome, restless, empty, frustrated, and depressed as we have in the world today. With the advancements in technology and the notion that technology...

HAPPY NEW YEAR WELCOME TO YOUR YEAR OF REST   “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own work, as God did from his.” (Hebrews 4:9-10 KJV)   Beloved I want to welcome you to the year 2025, our year of Rest. What a great joy it is to witness the beginning of...