Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

"Since children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death — that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death." Hebrew 2:14 (NIV)   Before Christ came, the devil had the power of death. And when we talk about...

"And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus". Matthew 14:29 (KJV)   The first key to stepping into the water or breaking barriers is to recognize what God has put inside you.  The second key to stepping into the water, as demonstrated by Peter in Mathew Chapter 14, is that you must...

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ". Ephesians 1:3 (KJV)   Beloved, today, I dare to tell you that if you have made Jesus the Lord and Saviour of your life, inside you lie all the resources you will ever need to live a victorious life. From the above text,...

"So Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil." 2 Kings 4:2 (NKJV)   Beloved, all that pertains to life and godliness has been given to you (2 Peter 1:3). It is inside you! All that God had to do was...

"And God said; Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...

"For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." 2 Corinthians 1:20 (KJV)   Irrespective of what you are facing, each time you declare the promise of God over your life, you are taking your position. Declare: No weapon formed against me shall prosper. Every tongue that shall rise in judgment against me is condemned. I...

"And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:" Ephesians 2:6 (KJV)   As a believer, you have been raised to sit in heavenly places. That is your position! That is where God has put you because of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord, and Saviour. Not only that, the book of Romans 8:16-17 says: "The...

"In Christ, God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 (MSG)   Right now, wherever you are, if you have received Christ as your Lord and Saviour; you are the righteousness of God in Christ. It means you have a right standing with God. It means that every time of your life, you...

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead," 1 Peter 1:3 (KJV)   Today’s scriptural text is telling us what we have received in Christ. It says God is dealing with you in the arena of mercy. Mercy means God not...

"To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved." Ephesians 1:6 (KJV)   As a believer that has received Jesus as Lord and Saviour, you are now in Christ. Not only are you in Christ, but you have also been accepted in the beloved. When you are accepted by the beloved, it means that you have entered the...