Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.” The year 2023 is your year of exceeding great reward. God is set to do incredible things in quick succession in your life. Those things that you assume forgotten are coming into the light and God is telling you “I have not...

  “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” James 1:17 (KJV) Grace is God’s unmerited favour. It is unearned and undeserved. It is God’s disposition to show us good. God is good and does good. Grace is not about what you did right or wrong. It is...

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” Luke 2:10 (KJV)   We are in that season where we celebrate the birth of Jesus. I love the scripture for today, it says “Fear not … I bring you good tidings …” Child of God, fear not.   It is so sad that many...

  “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:31-33 (KJV)   It...

    ‘’And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.’’ Luke 10: 31-32 KJV   The man was going down from Jerusalem instead of going up. We are called to go up. Then...

  “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)   Righteousness is having right standing with God. It is being always right before God. It is standing before God as if Sin does not exist. It is standing before God without any sense of Sin, fear inferiority,...

  “Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.” John 6:27 (KJV) One important question that every believer must answer is, what is the reason why we worship God? This question is even more important in this season when things are going overboard...

  “Like a deer drinking from a stream, I reach out to you, my God.” Psalm 42:1 (ERV) When you are aligned to God, all the desires of your heart will naturally come to you without any form of struggle. People are struggling and running from one end to the other, and sweating and unable to actualize what God has purposed because of lack of alignment. The...

  “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) This message is for someone who feels overwhelmed by the challenges of life and thinks that God has turned His back on him. You may be going through all kinds of complications and contradictions...

“Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;” Ephesians 5:19 (KJV)   The challenge many believers face is that they doubt what God has spoken. And that is exactly what the devil wants. Often we fail to receive manifestations because we allow our circumstances to speak to us. We allow the pressure to speak to...