Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” Psalms 24:1 KJV     When you want to make requests from God, don’t ask for peanuts. He is still El-Shaddai, the God that is more than enough; the all sufficient One. The scripture says, “the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness.” Therefore, the cattle on a thousand hills, the fowls...

“And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.” 2 Samuel 6:13 KJV     David went to bring back the ark of covenant which was taken by the Philistines. The first attempt he made to bring it back, somebody died because they were bringing it back the wrong way. And so, he inquired...

“And Elijah said unto Ahab, get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.” 1 Kings 18:41 KJV     In 1 Kings 18, there was apostasy in the land and Elijah’s spirit was vexed because of what he was seeing. He decided to stand for God so he confronted King Ahab and told him that there would be no rain in...

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV     It is not acceptable for a believer to be timid. God has given us boldness to enter into the Holy of Holies. Apostle Paul was writing from the prison and he said in Philippians 1:20: “According to my earnest expectation and...

“Ah Lord God! Behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.” Jeremiah 32:17 KJV      Another reason to give God praise is the fact that He specializes in impossibilities. See the capacity of your God. He is so big that nothing is impossible for Him. If the challenge you are...

“Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!” Psalm 105:1     Today, I need you to stop and look around you and see God’s goodness. When you see the level of evil going on in the world, you would realize how God protected you by His grace.      I want to challenge you to do something unusual:  Pick your phone...

"Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV      Those two words “in Christ” are powerful. It means that for a new creation in Christ, old things are passed away and all things have become new. When you fail to see yourself in Christ, you will stay defeated....

‘’For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified...

“He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.” Ephesians 4:16 NLT     The head and the body cannot be separated. As much as you need Jesus the Head of the church, Jesus equally needs you because without you, He cannot...

“And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.” Hebrews 10:17 KJV     The law of double jeopardy will not allow God to visit you with iniquity again because the full weight of sin has been put on Jesus. He says, “I will never remember your sins anymore” and He will never leave nor forsake you. Romans 8:31-33 says: “What shall we say to these things?...