Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“Before I formed thee in belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”. Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)   Enough of murmuring, enough of crying and cowing under the seat.  None of us is a product of biological accidents. Everyone born into this world is born with something that gives him an edge....

“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us” Hebrews 9:12 (KJV)   Whenever a sacrifice is on the altar, the devil is in trouble.  Whenever a sacrifice is on the altar there is nothing the enemy can do about it. By the reason of the perfect sacrifice of...

“But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him.” Judges 6:34 (KJV)   Child of God your walk with God is from glory to glory. It starts in glory, it progresses in glory and it will end in glory. It is already settled. God has already established you. Your story can never end in reproach. Your...

“Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy”.  Psalms 107:2 (KJV)   As the redeemed of the Lord, you are expected to make your declarations known to the enemies. Declare that you will no longer be stagnated.  Declare that you will no longer suffer delay. You are moving to the next level. You are shifting levels. You...

“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 (KJV)   As believers, we have a responsibility not only to be rooted and built up in Christ. To be rooted in Christ is to be rooted in the truth. To be...

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;” Ephesians 2:19 (KJV)   Before Christ’s perfect sacrifice, you had no access to God. Don’t forget that you were not born as a Jews and were uncircumcised. You had none of the Jewish covenants and laws. You were a foreigner to Israel’s incredible heritage. You were...

“Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; everyone was fulfilled.” Joshua 21:45 (NIV)   The mentality you should develop within you is that of a winner all the time. Now that you are a member of God’s family, the whole of heavenly resources belongs to you. God will always deploy all the Angels if need be to ensure that you are protected. Let this...

“For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. Psalm 109:2 (KJV)   The devil is whispering in your ears saying: “Do you believe that God loves you? If He loves you, why is your miracle still tarrying? With all you are doing in the church, you are giving, you are...

“And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:  But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God” Hebrews 10:11-12 (KJV)   Jesus Christ rose from the grave and said: “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, all power is given unto me in heaven and...

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” 1 John 5:4 (KJV)   Jesus Christ is not going to go to the cross again. He has done it once and for all. Sin which is the mortal problem of man has been dealt with eternally. The devil has been defeated and victory is now...