Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (Luke 4:18-19 ESV)   Beloved, the gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news....

“And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled:…” – Revelations 20:1-3 (KJV)   The devil is a defeated foe! He has been cast into the bottomless pit and shut up. So why should you allow him to run roughshod over you? It is...

“Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Grace to you, young woman, for the Lord is with you and so you are anointed with great favor.” Luke 1:28 (TPT)   Favour will always locate you. Expect it! Even amid a vast crowd, in a city or a village. That was what happened to a woman by the name of Mary. Favour located her in an obscure place called...

“This is the kind of fast I have chosen: Loosen the chains of wickedness, untie the straps of the yoke, let the oppressed go free and break every yoke” Isaiah 58:6 (GW)   Our text makes it very clear that in fasting, we take our place as the righteousness of God in Christ and shut the devil up. That is why fasting is not just about abstaining...

“Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted his eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me”. John 11:41 (NKJV)   Today, I want to encourage you to come boldly to the throne of grace and obtain mercy. God is your Father and you have His approval because of Jesus. And so, you...

“I am going to do something new. It is already happening. Don’t you recognize it? I will clear a way in the desert. I will make rivers on dry land.” Isaiah 43:19 (GW)   The ancient prophet of God, Isaiah, asked a very important question which I am asking you today. Considering all that God is causing to manifest in our nation; “Don’t you recognize it?” Another...

“And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor.” Joshua 6:2. (KJV)   Whichever way you look at it, God is on your side. He will surely perfect everything that concerns you. In Joshua 6:1, the scripture says that Jericho was straightly shut. “Now Jericho was straightly shut up because of the children...

“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what the hope of his calling is, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,” Ephesians 1:18 (KJV)   All through his epistles, Paul’s prayer for the believer was for wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. When you know what belongs to you, then there would be no need to struggle or beg....

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)   I want to challenge you today to make plans for your celebration because the Word of God assures us that you will not be disappointed. No matter the challenge you are passing through in...

“And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.” Matthew 10:14 (KJV)   In this account of the scriptures, Jesus sent His disciples to the neighboring towns and villages and told them to dwell in any place that celebrated their coming or else leave the place. The analogy from this...