Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“But God–so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us” Ephesians 2:4 (AMPC)     God's love for you is intense. And He says how do I satisfy this intense love. I will reach out to them in Mercy. God's Word encourages us to come to God boldly to receive this...

 “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him” Luke 15:20 (NKJV)     The parable of the prodigal son is a very familiar story amongst believers and unbelievers alike. Today, I want to draw your attention to some truths from this passage...

“And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.” Matthew 15:22 (KJV)     This Canaanite woman was not even supposed to receive anything, but she came and leveraged on Mercy. She was not qualified, but Mercy qualified her. "...

“An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy" Psalms 33:17-18 (KJV)     The saints of old understood the power of Mercy. When you check the scriptures, you will notice that each time God’s people wanted to do something mighty,...

“And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.” 1 Chronicles 21:13 (KJV)   David was a king that enjoyed God’s Mercy tremendously. No wonder he wrote in Psalm 23:6: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the...

“And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore, I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.” Jonah 4:2. (KJV)   The Lord sent Jonah to go and preach...

“And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.” 2 Samuel 9:3 (KJV)   David became the king of Israel as God had ordained. But before then, he had cut a covenant with Jonathan. A...

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18 (KJV)   There is no fear in love! That was what caught my attention when I was studying that verse of the scriptures. That part jumped out of the pages. It jumped out at me and I was asking...

“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God.” 1 John 4:7 (KJV)   God is love! The scripture doesn't say God has love. No! God is love! That is who He is! Let it register in your spirit. God manifested His love towards us by sending His only begotten Son into the world...

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalms 91:1 (KJV)   Where is the secret place? The secret place is in the Word. By implication, therefore, when you dwell in the Word, you shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. When you hide in the Word of God, you abide under the shadow of...