Word Encounter with Dr. Abiodun

The adherents of the Christian faith have always been targets of persecution over the ages, right from after the crucifixion she death of Jesus. The persecution has persisted to the present day, varying from one country to the other in the world in terms of intensity of severity. Today's Daily Devotional examines this age-long challenge of persecution of the church and highlights the significance...

There are so many beings and deities in the world today that claim to be God and demand to be worshipped. Many of these supposed gods often win the hearts of some people who become loyal to them and worship them. In today's Daily Devotional, the need to recognise, acknowledge, and embrace the true God is emphasized. The Devotional highlights the privilege of those who embrace the true God, and adm...

One of the the distinctive characteristics of the Christian faith is love, God's type of love, and God demands that it be evident in the lives of His people every moment of their lives. Today's Daily Devotional examines this special and unique love and highlights its strength and desirability for mankind. The Devotional encourages all to embrace this love, let it rule their hearts, and let it over...

Man is created for nothing other than to appreciate and worship God, his maker all his lifetime. God created man to have an intimate fellowship with him, and to always remain devoted to Him as the Source of his life. Today's Daily Devotional emphasizes this truth and makes it clear that man has no other responsibility than to continually worship God, appreciating Him as his God and Creator, and wa...

There are various forms of kisses in scriptures and these are often of love. They are for the demonstration of affection and fondness between individuals and they are spread all over the pages of scripture. Today's Daily Devotional takes a look at these various forms of kisses in the scripture and declares that while many of them are kisses of love, some are of hatred and betrayal with unfavourabl...

The scripture is clear on God's character as being good, loving, and just. God is compassionate and, because He is just, He does not condone or tolerate any act of injustice or oppression, especially of the defenceless or less-privileged. Today's Daily Devotional examines this peculiar and unique aspect of God's nature and character and brings into limelight God's uncompromising opposition to man'...

There is no one in life that is immune to life's challenges and trials. This is because, as it is often said, life is not always a bed of roses. It is a known truth that a man's success or failure in life is tied to his ability at handling the challenges or trials that come his way. This is the discourse of today's Daily Devotional, which examines the difference between success and failure, betwee...

Man was created in the image of God and had no sin in him until he fell to the deceit of the devil and disobeyed God's instructions. He became a rebel to God and a slave to the devil from that moment on, and sin became his second nature. Today's Daily Devotional focuses on the dominion that sin exerts on man as a result of the fall and examines man's escape route from this captivity the devil has...

The truth is often seen by many, especially the philosophers of this world, as not a reality but an abstract; it is seen as an ideal and not necessarily a reality. Today's Daily Devotional takes a biblical look at what the truth is and highlights the need to be wary of the world's view of what the truth is as it is diametrically opposed to what the Bible teaches and is to be accepted and believed....

Today's Daily Devotional is a discourse on the significance of the human conscience in fulfilling God's purpose or otherwise. The Devotional highlights God's intention in creating the human conscience and makes it clear that this intention becomes a reality when man cooperation with God's eternal purpose, otherwise the conscience becomes unprofitable to the individual and at loggerheads with God....

The fall of man in the Garden of Eden initiated a heart transplant that turned the heart of man into that of stone. The tender heart that God created man with became a rebellious and disobedient one as man fell to the deceit of the devil. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional which brings into limelight God's unlimited love for man that made Him to send Jesus for man's redemption. This ini...

There is often the notion that some sins are greater than others and are therefore to be avoided, while there are smaller ones that can be overlooked. Today's Daily Devotional throws light on this notion by debunking it and affirming that there is no sin that is greater than the other to God. The Devotional emphasizes that the sins of anxiety and worry are as of great magnitude as those of murder,...

God is Lord and King over all as the Creator of heaven and earth, the possessor of the universe. Today's Daily Devotional makes it clear that God, in His sovereignty, created man to be accountable to Him for the benefit of man. The Devotional goes on to make it clear that God, on account of His unfathomable wisdom, knowledge, and understanding is accountable to none. It goes on to declare that He...

Many in today's world are sold out to the worship of all manners of idols and deities in the name of modernization or civilization. Nations and individuals abandon the true and living God for idols and fake gods under the pretext of freedom of religion. Men may be hiding under their right to freedom of religion in today's democratic world in engaging in idolatry, today's Daily Devotional makes it...

Jesus came into the world for the purpose of redeeming mankind from the bondage of sin and affliction. He came for the purpose of setting men free from perpetual bondage to the devil with no place for joy or celebration as the devil keeps him in a state of sorrow and sadness. Today's Daily Devotional explains that God has fully delivered mankind from sorrow and sadness by virtue of the price that...

Victory At Last There is no gainsaying that the present world is full of challenges and trials, and that oftentimes these can become so overwhelming that many wonder if there will ever be a relief. In the light of these challenges and trials, today's Daily Devotional is a message of hope and assurance. The Devotional makes it clear that those who believe in Jesus, and make Him their Lord and Savio...

Today's Daily Devotional is an admonition to all not to go back from following in the footsteps of Jesus. It is an admonition to resist the temptation to go back into the world after knowing God, after experiencing the power of His deliverance and salvation, and after tasting His love and goodness. The Devotional makes it clear that it is not only unwise to do so, but that it is dangerous as it le...

God is good, and as His creation, all humans are expected to be like Him and be good. The scripture is clear about the necessity for all who desire fellowship with God, who desire His favour, to be like Him in being good and loving. Today's Daily Devotional emphasizes this and makes it clear that not to do good is not to be like God, and is not to desire or attract God's goodness into one's life....

There are many dangerous situations in life that many individuals feel helpless and do not know what to do to arrest the situation and, out of frustration and desperation, go into panic mode. They become scared and dangerously afraid to the point that they panic. Today's Daily Devotional examines this dangerous phenomenon and draws a conclusion that the only way out of such dangerous situations is...

The law of sowing and reaping is an age-long law that has been validated over time and proven to be absolutely true. It is a law that has its root in scripture which clearly makes it clear that whatever a man sows he will reap. Today's Daily Devotional examines this great spiritual law and highlights its universality and the danger of waving it aside or ignoring it. The Devotional admonishes all t...

Today's Daily Devotional examines the challenges and trials that often occur in the lives of men and the way they ought to respond to such challenges in order to overcome and not become overwhelmed or frustrated. The Devotional is emphatic on the need for all who find themselves in the web of life's challenges and trials to endeavour to seek help at the appropriate quarters and not where there is...

It will always be obvious to anyone who takes time to study the scripture that God's loves for man is great and very unique. It is this love that made God to send Jesus Christ, His begotten Son, into the world for man's redemption from death, and restoration of fellowship with Him. It is this great love that God has for man that today's Daily Devotional examines. The Devotional highlights God's un...

God's kind of love is unique to the Christian faith as it is not found in any other form of religion. It is the type of love that is very unlike that of man. It is not selfish, self-exalting, or proud. It loves in spite of and not because of, and delights in giving rather than receiving. Today's Devotional examines this unique and unrivalled love that emanates from God, and goes on to admonish all...

The marriage institution is the oldest institution in man's history, having been put in place by God at his creation. It is an institution that God loves and holds in very high esteem and demands that all do the same. Today's Daily Devotional examines the honour that God associates with the marriage institution and admonishes all to always hold their marriage in honour and not defile it through un...

Living to please God is supposed to be the whole essence of man's living. Living to fulfil God's counsel and purpose should be the primary desire and focus of every person living on the surface of the earth. Today's Daily Devotional affirms this truth and insists that man was created by God to fulfil His joy through godly living and fellowship with Him, seeking Him at all times for the purpose of...