Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.” Isaiah 60:3 (KJV)     Welcome to our leadership month in the world of TREM. For everyone reading, irrespective of your status, you are a leader. You may say you are new, or you are not leading any group, subgroup, ministering arm or cell; yes, that is true but let me say...

“Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.” Romans 5:2 (NLT)     In Christ, you have been raised! You are not beneath any longer! We are seated together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. We are now heirs of all that God has. That is a...

 “And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:” Luke 15:29 (KJV)          As long as you approach God with a works (performance) mentality you will always find it difficult to get anything from God....

"For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.” Romans 14:17-18 (KJV)     When God endorses you men will automatically fall in line. When God endorses you, wise men will come to you. Favour is divine acceptance! Favour is divine...

"But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than all the other apostles, yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace". 1 Corinthians 15:10 (NLT)     Many believers are not maximizing what God had put in them. Why? They do not understand that...

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” Hosea 4:6. (KJV)     What power can stop you? What authority can stop you? There is none! In Christ, you are unstoppable! You must constantly affirm...

“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)     God wants you to reign in life. It is the favor that God bestowed upon you that will cause you to reign in life. In Christ, you have received the abundance...

“For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.” Psalms 5:12 (KJV)     The word 'compass' means that you will be crowned with favor. Anywhere you go, you have a crown of favour upon you. Therefore, you should always expect favour to operate on your behalf. Expect favor to open doors when doors are shut. Expect favour to cause you...

“For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favor upon favor and gift [heaped] upon gift.” John 1:16 (AMPC)     Favour means unfairly preferential treatment. And God does not take permission from anyone to favor you. The good news is that God has...

“Therefore, having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ; by whom we have also access by faith into this favor in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5: 1-2 (KJV)     Your heritage is favour. That is where you belong. It is your birthright. It is your benefit. It...