Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.” Deuteronomy 2:24 (KJV)     When God said to the children of Israel that He had given them Canaan, He did not drive away the giants from that land. That...

“So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees…” 1 Kings 18:42 KJV     Beloved, if anyone is to quit in life, it is not you. Your eyes must be focused on where you are going. You are a new creation and If...

‘’And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.’’ Luke 2:10-11 KJV     Grace has supplied everything, but faith takes. Faith takes because it is already available. Don't try to use your faith...

“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....