The Bishop’s Mind: Christian Wisdom, Daily Devotionals & Empowering Messages for Kingdom Living

  I AM a Wonder (Acts 2:22)    Our mantra for today is "I am a marvel, you are a marvel, and we are marvels." As you were growing up, who was your favorite superhero? Was it Superwoman, Wonder Woman, Batman, or Superman? These characters possessed superhuman abilities that surpassed human norms and exceeded earthly limitations. Each of them had a unique superpower, like Iron Man. Reflect on who your favorite superhero was and what made them so super. What made them so marvelous was their ability to surpass what was considered normal. They were supernatural, extraordinary, and not ordinary; they were marvels.   I am here to tell you that Jesus was a marvel. He performed miracles, signs, and wonders that were beyond human understanding. Wonders have to do with nature, just like the trees, birds, and water around me. Wonders have to do with your ability to navigate nature and realize the power and authority you have over it.   When Jesus spoke to the winds and the ...

 When I Feel, I Deal  With so I Can Heal, Keep It  Real and God  is  Revealed  (Matthew 15:6) The heart is the emotional center of the soul, and everything that you feel within is reflected in your life and health. The energy of your emotions will always find expression, if not dealt with, in various forms such as sickness, pain, disease, discomfort, and dysfunction. Y ou must learn to confront and heal yourself by taking ownership of how you feel. When I process how I feel, genuine healing takes place, and I connect with God's divine wisdom. Whatever is brewing in your heart finds expression in your relationships as chaos, confusion, contention, competition, and comparisons. Therefore, it is imperative to address how you feel since God is the Creator of thoughts and emotions. Purifying and clearing your heart of any negativity is crucial.   Whatever emotion you harbor shows up in your finances and prosperity. When you entertain bitterness, resentment,...

  Are You a People Pleaser (Matthew 14:6)  Who are you attempting to appease today? Some of us are people pleasers, living our entire lives pursuing the approval and validation of others, deriving pleasure from satisfying them. Alternatively, some of us live our lives aiming to satisfy only ourselves, disregarding others. As for me, I seek to please God. I strive to live my life with the ultimate goal of pleasing God. When my time on earth is done, I yearn for God to say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, and I will make you rule over many." I aim to please God to the extent that I hope God will say about me what was said about Jesus, "This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."   Perhaps you remember the story of Herodias's daughter. She danced in such a way before King Herod at a feast that he was so pleased with her that he offered, "What do you desire? I will give you anything up to half of my ...

  It’s Not Hocus Pocus. Faith Needs A Focus (Hebrews 11:1).    I have unwavering trust and confidence in it. You possess awareness of that which you seek to manifest presently in your life. You earnestly pray and believe in God to manifest it expediently. I affirm that you possess the faith required for its realization. Hebrews 11:1 states, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." I have the same faith and conviction for my desires. Faith is indispensable in pleasing God. To approach God, one must believe in His existence and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him.   The just shall live by faith. Faith is a lifestyle that I embrace wholeheartedly. In Matthew 8:17, Jesus spoke to the centurion, "Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith." The centurion believed that with Jesus' word, his servant would be healed. He had faith for it. What do you believe in God for today? What are your...

Why Settle For Less When God Promised You More (Luke 17:20-21). 19 January 2024  There will be more in 2024, different From America thanksgiving  is   in the month of November  but in Nigeria  you have  thanksgiving in  the month of December  and so December is a month  where you  thank God for all the things that God  did in 2023. How many had thanksgiving in 2023? And so December was appreciation and the month of January is a month of preparation. What we do in these ten days will determine what will happen for the rest for the year. Today is January the 21 st , this month has 31 days and what we do in these next 10 days will set the tone for the entire year. Are you ready to bless your entire year today?  Stand  upon  your  feet and  we bless  your  February, we declared divine elevation in February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. 2024 is bles...

 There is a Gospel Being Written. The Gospel According to You  (2 Corinthians 3:2).  We often focus too much on idle chatter and not enough on the gospel. The gospel represents the good news, the joyous message, the truth. Therefore, let us abandon gossip and turn to the gospel.   There are two kinds of gospel: the gospel of Jesus Christ and the gospel of the kingdom. The former takes one from the world to the church, and comprises the preexistence of Jesus, his birth, his life, his ministry, his death, his burial, his resurrection, his ascension, his intercession, and his second coming. These ten aspects make up the gospel of Jesus Christ.   The apostles preached the gospel of Jesus Christ and brought many to salvation. I, for one, am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for it has the power to save us. However, once we are saved, we need a different gospel, namely, the gospel of the kingdom. This gospel is enough to make us outgrow the church and enter t...

  God Hides Me (Psalm 27:5-6)  Have you ever been hidden? Has God ever protected you where there were things  going on all around you but you were not impacted, infected or affected by it  because you were hidden by God ? t hat is what Zephaniah means hidden by God .  God protects you,  God hides you in the secret place  his  tabernacle God .  In Israel there was devastation going on all around but Zephaniah was not devastated by the devastation because he was hidden by God. There was destruction going all around in Israel but Zephaniah was not destroyed because he was hidden by God. The name and the character of Israel were defamed but Zephaniah was not defamed because he was hidden by God.  I AM not saying t hese things are  not going on  but I AM hidden by God .  I AM  saying   I  have  dot ted   every  eye or cross ed  every t  but God’s  grace and God’s  mercy hid...