Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.” Mark 6:45-46 (KJV)   The Bible gave the account in Mark 6 :45-56 of how Jesus instructed His disciples to get into the ship and go...

“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians chapter 4:16 (KJV)   Stop looking at what you are seeing and begin to see as God sees. The scripture says in 2 Corinthians 4:16-17: “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal...

“Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:” Exodus 6:1-2 (KJV)                   When Pharaoh resisted, God’s...

“Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.” Joshua 21:45 (NKJV)   God has a great plan for your future! Therefore, never give up on your dreams. Every promise of God to you is not a revelation of what God wants to do but a revelation of what He has perfected in eternity....

“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.” Philippians 3:7-8 (KJV)   Apostle Paul had been taken to the third heaven....

“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” Luke 15:20 (KJV)   In the scriptures, we are told about how the prodigal son demanded his portion of the father’s wealth and went into a far country where he squandered everything. According...

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 (KJV)   In his epistle to the church in Corinth, apostle Paul declares: “And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ...

“Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” (Matthew 19:16-17 NKJV)   God is a good God. He wants us blessed. That...

“And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.” Matthew 23:12 (KJV)   God wants self to end. He wants self-exaltation, self-achievement, and self-aggrandizement to be dead. Every one that exalts himself shall be abased and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.   That is the way it works in God’s Kingdom.    The end of self is the beginning of God....

“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” Luke 18:14 (KJV)   The entitlement mentality is one of the major issues that garage the believer “I am entitled because of my qualifications or because of what I have done”. Who told you that?...