Word Encounter with Dr. Abiodun

It is quite interesting that life is not always as smooth sailing as one expects. At those rough moments, when there are crises and challenges that appear insurmountable, men always run to where they believe they can find help or solace. Today's Daily Devotional describes such places that people run to in the time of crisis as the place they consider their lifeline. The Devotional admonishes that...

God is good and He is always loving and caring to those who love Him and are unflinchingly devoted to Him. He can go to great lengths to favour those who love Him, and do the impossible to honour those who honour Him through godly living. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional which, using David's life as an illustration, brings into limelight God's commitment to those who are committed t...

In life, offences and hurts are bound to occur and many times, when they do, the natural tendency is to seek vengeance, thereby repaying evil with evil. In most instances, this only aggravates the discord rather than ameliorate it. The need to always endeavour to conquer evil with good is what today's Daily Devotional examines. The Devotional emphasizes the need to always depend on God rather than...

Today's Daily Devotional is a message of encouragement and exhortation for all, especially believers, to cultivate the habit of praising God at all times. The Devotional uses David as a case study of an individual greatly beloved of God as a result of his deep love for God, and his commitment to praising and worshipping God. The message is clear, from the Devotional, that all should learn to appre...

Jesus' coming into the world was for the purpose of redeeming mankind from destruction, for the purpose of reconciling mankind with God, his Creator, and restoring his fellowship with God. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional which examines the circumstances surrounding Christ's crucifixion, condemning the miscarriage of justice that took place, and how Jesus was harassed and humiliated b...

Longevity is the desire of everyone as everyone desires a long life and none desires a short life or premature death. This makes longevity a topic of important discussion and one that is not easily ignored or waived aside. This is the subject of today's Daily Devotional which makes it clear that as much as everyone desires a long life, none has a direct control on how long he or she lives as only...

Prayer is the communication line between man and God, the source of power for those who believe in Jesus and acknowledge Him as their personal Lord and Saviour. Prayer, like any other means of communication, can however become ineffective for one reason or the other. Today's Daily Devotional examines factors that may make prayer, this wonderful communication line between God and man, to become ine...

Today's Daily Devotional is a reminder to all believers in Christ that Jesus, shortly before going to be with the Father, has given them the mandate of preaching the gospel to the entire world. The Devotional makes it clear that, according to Jesus, the harvest is full and labourers are needed, and all believers have been called into the harvest and are expected to serve faithfully and joyfully in...

Jesus' coming into the world was for the purpose of reconciling man to God and restoring his fellowship with God. Jesus left to be with the Father giving His disciples the mandate of preaching the gospel to the world. This is the thrust of today's Daily Devotional. The Devotional is emphatic on the need for believers to preach the gospel as God will hold them accountable for lost souls that they f...

God's love for man is unique, unprecedented, and unrivalled. No other love is like His love for man whom He created in His own image and gave authority and dominion over His works and creation. This unique love that God has for man is what today's Daily Devotional examines and highlights God's desire for man's salvation rather than his destruction. The Devotional points out that even when the devi...

There are strategies for winning in various endeavours of life, and it takes an understanding and deployment of these strategies in winning or succeeding at such endeavours. Today's Daily Devotional draws a parallel between this natural or secular process and the spiritual one. The Devotional makes it clear that there are also strategies and processes to be followed in the spirit realm in order to...

Everyone desires success in life and none desires to be called a failure. As much as success is desirable and good, there is a price to pay; there are conditions to be fulfilled in order to obtain success and victory. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional which examines men's desire and quest for success and the manner by which they seek for it. The Devotional concludes by affirming that g...

In today's Daily Devotional, the sovereignty of God is established and God's power and authority over all is emphasized. The Devotional stresses the truth that all of creation works, and will continue to work, according to God's will and purpose as He is a purposeful God who has made all things for His purpose. The Devotional concludes by admonishing all to keep walking in God's counsel as He will...

God is glorious and there is none that can be compared with Him in glory and awesomeness. God's glory is unique in that it is associated with justice, goodness, and righteousness, and He will always do good and show compassion to all. Today's Daily Devotional highlights the truth that God the Son and God the Holy Spirit also share in the glory of God the Father as they are one. The Devotional poin...

A lot of people today, including some believers, sometimes wonder when the promise of Christ's return will be fulfilled. They are eagerly expectant of Jesus, especially with the unfolding of the events in the world today. Today's Daily Devotional highlights the feeling of insecurity that is in the world today, and how believers are eagerly expectant of Christ's return for their salvation and deliv...

God is just and fair to all and will never show partiality or favouritism to any. He is a righteous God in whom there is no iniquity and He is too holy to look on or engage in sin. The just and righteous nature of God is what today's Daily Devotional examines, pointing out that God will always be just to men, especially His people, and He will not engage in deceit or acts of unfairness through fav...

There are mentors in this world who mentored men who later became great and prominent even beyond the mentors. Such mentors, humble and unassuming, usually remain in the shadows while their mentees are projected into limelight. Today's Daily Devotional takes a look at such a mentor in the Bible, whom God used in bringing into limelight a vessel that He had prepared for a great ministerial assignme...

Good health is essential in life, and it is the desire of every mortal. It is of common knowledge that life cannot be meaningful or enjoyed in its fullness with compromised health as good desires and ambitions become difficult, if not impossible, to fulfil. God's willingness and ability to heal those who believe in Him and desire His healing virtue or miracle is therefore the focus of today's Dail...

One of the unique things about serving God or being devoted to Him is that there is no age limitation in His service. Serving God is a lifelong engagement which is very much unlike what obtains in the secular world where there are age limitations placed on active service. Today's Daily Devotional examines this lifelong engagement in God's service, and concludes that there is no retirement but only...

Today's Daily Devotional is a reminder to all believers in Christ, all Christians, that they have been given the mandate by God to preach the gospel of Jesus, the gospel of salvation, to the entire world for the purpose of the salvation of men. The Devotional emphasizes that God does not desire the death or destruction of man but takes great delight in his salvation, hence the need for the preachi...

It is becoming evident everyday, with the unfolding of events in the world today, that the rapture may be imminent. It is becoming pertinent to take the present global events seriously as they are unfolding. Today's Daily Devotional takes a look at this imminent end times event, and admonishes all, especially believers in Christ, to be prepared so that they are not caught unawares at the sudden ap...

Today's Daily Devotional draws attention to the great mission that Jesus came to accomplish with His first advent. The Devotional makes it clear that Jesus came for the redemption of mankind from the power and grip of the devil, from sin, and from death. It goes on to affirm that beyond this work of redemption that Jesus accomplished for mankind, He also came into the world to reveal the Father, a...

It is sad to see people with great destinies and potential in life becoming nonentities as a result of their inability to exercise self-control over their desires and lustful cravings. Such individuals end up allowing the devil to truncate their beautiful destiny on the altar of immorality. Today's Daily Devotional examines this tragic abortion of destiny occurring on the altar of immorality. The...

Life is about success and victory as no one desires failure or defeat. There are moments however when there can be challenges that may be so overwhelming as to make an individual become disillusioned believing that failure or defeat is inevitable. Today's Daily Devotional is an admonition to all to believe and trust God at such moments of overwhelming challenges with the realisation that God alone...

God's Kingdom principles are unique and always at play in the lives of not just God's children but the entire human race. One of such principles is that of sowing and reaping which does not fail. This is the principle that today's Daily Devotional focuses its searchlight on, highlighting the importance of God's people especially, and the generality of men, developing the habit of giving. The Devot...