Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: But the just shall come out of trouble.” Proverbs 12:13 (KJV)   As long as you are in the will of God; serving God diligently and you are doing all you know to do, you are a prime target of the devil. The scripture says in Psalm 34:19 “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the...

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Philippians 1:6 (KJV)   One of the things you must establish in your spirit is that life is never a straight line. Live is filled with oxymorons, paradoxes, detours, digressions and at times roadblocks and bumps. You must settle that. It is...

“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, so shall thy seed be.” Romans 4:18 (KJV)   Child of God, the worst thing that can happen to you is for you to lose hope. One major reason people lose hope is that they have consistently listened to the lies of the devil. The devil’s...

“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.” Romans 8:19 (KJV)   Beloved, the challenges the enemy brings your way on daily basis are actually part of God's plan to bring out the best in you. In fact, it is an indicator of the magnitude of blessing coming your way! Just imagine how Jesus would have reacted when confronted...

"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power". Colossians 2:9-10 (KJV)   While it is true that the devil wants you to feel humiliated, frustrated, and discouraged, there is good news for you. When Jesus paid the price for you on the cross through His death, burial, and resurrection,...

 “Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 (KJV)   One of the most difficult things for believers is to live by faith. Man naturally defers to the five senses and therefore makes decisions and reacts to situations based on what he can see, hear, feel, touch or smell. But it is time...

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." 1 John 3:2 (KJV)   If you can catch a revelation of who God is, then you can also see yourself in Him and then function like Him....

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18 (KJV)   Beloved, I have come to encourage you today not to be moved by your current situation. Learn to see yourself in God. You are loaded inside! The...

"And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight." Numbers 13:33 (KJV)   A lot of times, when things are not looking right, people write themselves off. A classic example of this is when the children of Israel went to spy out the land. They...

"Jesus answered, The work you can do for God starts with believing in the One he has sent" John 6:29 (TPT)   Since the fall in Eden, Man has been hung up on works. Unfortunately, no matter how hard man tries, it is absolutely impossible to please God by his works. For it is written: “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one...