Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself; God I thank there that I am not as other men are; extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.” Luke 18:11-12 (KJV)   Always come to God based on what Jesus did; not what you did. There is nothing that you do that can...

“Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him”.  Esther 6:13 (KJV)   Do you remember the story of Esther and how Haman...

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God”. Romans 8:14 (KJV)   I see a lot of deception going on today in the name of church and ministry. A lot of self-acclaimed Prophets are all over town. They will tell people what they want to hear and extort money from them. I feel for such people who are...

“Therefore thus saith the Lord God, behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation; he that believeth shall not make haste”. Isaiah 28:16 (KJV)   You cannot have God as your foundation and then fail in life. It is not possible! He is the Alpha and Omega. Some of us are fighting for what we...

“And she said, these six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, go not empty unto thy mother in law”. Ruth 3:17(KJV)   I am tired of people who go for church services and all-night prayers, then when the chips are down and the battle rages, they fall like a pack of cards. That will not be your portion. In the book of...

“Then Naomi her mother in law said to her, my daughter shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?” Ruth 3:1(KJV)   If you read the entire book of Ruth, you will discover that as long as Ruth toiled, labored, and struggled, God was just watching. She was working like an elephant and eating like an ant. The book of Ruth...

“And the LORD caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof. And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man”. Genesis 2:21-22. (KJV)   All through the scripture, God has always wanted us to rest. There would have...

“And God blessed them and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion…” Genesis 1:28 (KJV)   You cannot give birth to a child when you are not a woman. Or have you ever seen a man giving birth to a child? The fact remains that you have to have the nature of a woman to give...

“There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.” Hebrews 4:9-11 (KJV)   Our labour as God’s people is not the labour to get. If so,...

“Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.” Isaiah 28:16 (KJV)   Beloved, what God is doing in the present situation in our nation is that things are being re-arranged and you are being re-positioned. People who have never been millionaires will...