Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“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...

“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19 (KJV)   We are the expression of Jesus on earth just as Jesus is the express image of God. Since we are now His expression on earth, God will honor us the way He honors Jesus and...

“For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:17 (KJV)   This passage of the scripture is explicitly clear. Grace is what we receive not what we work for or labour for. Grace is given to you not because you did anything...

“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”  2Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)   The book of Psalm 24:3-5 declares: “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto...