Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit”. James 5:18 (KJV)   In the book of 1 Kings 18:41, Elijah the prophet said to Ahab: “…Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.” As soon as Ahab went, Elijah went to the top of the mountain, bowed his head, and began to...

“And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.” 1 Kings 18:41 (KJV)   In the book of 1 Kings 17:1, the Bible tells us about Elijah, the servant of God, whose spirit was vexed because of the apostasy and the things he was seeing in the land. He decided, therefore, to stand in for God....

“And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob”. Exodus 2:23 (KJV)   Beloved, I come to tell you today that God does not forget His promises. It may be delayed but it cannot be denied. I have found out that the testimony is always sweetest when you have passed through hell and high waters and you have been...

“And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;” Genesis 8:1(KJV)   Noah had just been through a flood that shook the entire world. Noah was left there in the ark as though that was the end. But the Bible declares that God...

“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?” Psalm 8:4 (KJV) Human nature is such that when somebody has been in a situation for so long, it is easy to believe that there is really nothing that can be done about the condition. That is man’s belief and he doesn’t expect anything. But God doesn’t think...

“…how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.” Matthew 12:34 (NIV) Child of God, your belief goes hand in hand with what you say because what you say is an overflow of what is in your heart. God didn’t tell you to call darkness, darkness. He told you to call light out of darkness....

“Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” Isaiah 53:1 (NKJV) Today, I’ve come to ask you: Whose report do you believe? Do you believe you are who God says you are? Do you believe that His promises are yours? Do you believe what situations and challenges are saying to you? It does not require faith to believe...

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)   Satan’s assignment is to create circumstances that are not palatable. That is his job! He desires to increase the challenges around you to make you think that things can never turn out well. The more you look around you and it looks as if things can never work,...

“Jesus sat down and taught the people from the boat. When he had finished, he said to Peter, now row out to deep water to cast your nets and you will have a great catch.” Luke 5:4 (TPT)   Peter was going bankrupt and he was washing his net. As far as he was concerned that was the end of his profession. But Jesus showed up and stepped...

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)   The dynamic of God’s dealing with man is that things, more often than not, look hopeless. Sometimes, it appears that you have been serving God and you are wasting your time because suddenly there...