Word Encounter with Dr. Abiodun

The day of the Lord, in both the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible, signifies God's appointed day of judgment for the unbelieving and rebellious world. It signifies the time of reckoning for the world when Jesus, ordained as the Judge of all, will judge the world. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional which makes it clear that Jesus' coming into the world a second time wil...

One of the greatest news and blessings to mankind of our Lord Jesus Christ's first advent is not just the fellowship that He restored between man and God, but also His making man to become a partaker of God's divine nature. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional which highlights the great blessing and privilege that man receives through the redemption work accomplished by Christ by His deat...

Today's Daily Devotional addresses an age-long belief that is not only prevalent in the unbelieving world, but also among some believers. The Devotional attempts to address the false notion that piety and prosperity are mutually exclusive to each other and that it is sinful to be prosperous. The Devotional makes it clear that this is not only false but that it is completely opposed to biblical tea...

In Times Like This These are days and times the Bible describes at perilous times -- very challenging times. These are times that men are full of trepidation because of insecurity, wars, and conflicts that are globally pervasive. The general state of insecurity and the fear in the hearts of men as a result of this is the subject of today's Daily Devotional. The Devotional examines the present glob...

It is good to always appreciate God for His love and for His goodness and offer to Him thanksgiving and praise. A man who fails to offer thanksgiving to God can be considered an ingrate as such a fellow fails to realise that it is by God's mercy and goodness that he is alive on the surface of the earth. Thanking God and being appreciative of Him is therefore the subject of today's Daily Devotional...

This is the second and concluding part of the message and podcast started last week on the truth that it is God's grace and not man's goodness that obtains God's salvation and favour for man. In the preceding week's episode, some lessons in obtaining God's salvation and favour were enumerated from the parable given by Jesus that is being discussed. In this concluding second part, Dr. Charles Abiod...

The scripture is very clear on the truth that whoever will live righteously with God must be prepared to experience persecution from the world. Such individuals are however encouraged to see such persecution as trials of faith and be persevering in order to overcome them and be victorious. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional which encourages everyone, especially believers in Christ, to b...

There are moments when it looks like the wicked and arrogant are prospering and doing well despite their acts of ungodliness and sometimes blasphemous attitude towards God. At such moments, there is the temptation for the righteous to want to envy these wicked and arrogant individuals. Today's Daily Devotional strongly encourages the righteous to remain righteous, walking right with God, and not e...

It is not uncommon to see a lot of Christians very active in church activities -- regular at church programmes and worship services -- and yet remain unfruitful in the things of God. They remain barren in the fruit of the Spirit and they lack good insight in the things of the Kingdom. This is what today's Daily Devotional addresses. It draws attention to this malady among believers and strongly ad...

Today's Daily Devotional is a discourse on the importance of the family not only to God but also to the community. The Devotional makes it clear that since the family is the basic unit of any society, when the families in a community are healthy, the community becomes healthy. It goes on to draw attention to the manner by which the devil attacks families, especially godly ones, pointing out that t...

Today's Daily Devotional is a call to every individual on the surface of the earth to realise the need for guidance in life's journey in order to have a safe journey and to arrive at the designated destination. It is a call for all to realise that there is only one guide that can safely direct one's life into safety and fulfilment, and that Guide is God. All are admonished to embrace God as their...

There is nothing as detestable to God as immorality, especially sexual immorality. God always instructs His people to run away from every form of immorality, and He always makes it clear that no immoral person will have an inheritance in His Kingdom. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional which clearly states that to engage in sexual immorality is to embrace fire with its attendant unplea...

Today's Daily Devotional is a message on the need for all of mankind to realise that there is only one God that is so big that He is all that man needs. He is the all-sufficient God, the One who is able to supply all the needs of those who trust Him and call upon Him. He is Jehovah El-Shaddai, the God that is more than enough. The Devotional makes it clear that He can be trusted with the full assu...

It's Grace and Not Goodness (Part 1) The Bible is very clear on the truth that man's salvation is not by the good works that a man has done or is doing; that his salvation is not by reason of his goodness but rather by the grace of God. In this podcast, Dr. Charles Abiodun brings into limelight the place of God's grace in God's love for mankind. Dr. Abiodun points out that God's love for man compe...

The Lord God Almighty is the Creator of all things and all beings, and He remains supreme as He is eternally sovereign with no power that can challenge Him. Today's Daily Devotional eulogises this great God by whom all of the universe is created. It extols His majesty to whom all are accountable and to whom all praise and worship should be. All are encouraged and admonished to love Him and walk in...

In the world of today, there are wars and rumours of wars, and these wars and conflicts are being executed with potent and destructive weapons that are being developed regularly. It is noteworthy that despite all the powerful weapons being deployed in these battlefields, wars and conflicts are on the increase rather than being resolved. Today's Daily Devotional highlights this truth and makes it c...

There is nothing like the Word of God, in power, in cleansing, in reliability, in inerrancy, and in externality. It is clear from scripture that God's Word can be depended upon as it demonstrates God's integrity which is unquestionable. This the message of today's Daily Devotional, that God's Word is powerful, eternal, reliable, and does not fail. The Devotional admonishes all to put their trust i...

Today's Daily Devotional is specially dedicated to God's unique and unrivalled love for mankind. The love that made Him to release His begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for the redemption of the human race. The Devotional makes it clear that man became deformed when he succumbed to the devil's deceit and disobeyed God. It goes on to highlight God's special ability at reforming that which has be...

In today's Daily Devotional, the irony of life is highlighted in the observation that many people in today's world seem to be living life in its fullness when in reality they are living empty. The Devotional draws attention to life's rat race where people are in pursuit of vain things of life that add nothing to their eternal value. The Devotional warns everyone to beware of chasing the treasures...

It is always God's desire that men turn to Him in repentance for forgiveness. He delights in forgiving the repentant sinner and has no joy whatsoever in seeing the unrepentant ones go into eternal destruction. Today's Daily Devotional highlights this nature of God that is borne out of His love for mankind. The Devotional makes it clear that it is God's desire that the sinner turns a new leaf by re...

Today's Daily Devotional is unequivocal in declaring that the Bible speaks in glowing terms and words about a lot of things, but that sin is not one of them. The Devotional makes it clear that the Bible not only condemns sin and every act of ungodliness that men commit but also exhorts all to turn away from sin and all acts of ungodliness. The Devotional goes on to declare that sin, though usually...

The Evil of Corruption has been running in the past three weeks, and this is the final part and episode. In previous episodes, The Saviour, Sin, and Sinners were examined as regards corruption and various observations and inferences were made as regards our Lord Jesus Christ's disposition to corruption, the deadly effect of sin as an agent of corruption, and the eternal doom and destruction awaiti...

God is definitely the only God that is not only wise but is full of wisdom because He is an embodiment of wisdom, being wisdom personified. He created and established all of creature by His knowledge and wisdom and none can be compared with Him in wisdom. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional. The Devotional eulogises God's unrivalled and unique wisdom, and admonishes all to appreciate a...

God is oftentimes depicted in the Bible as light because He is indeed Light personified. Everything about Him is light, and His people, by association are also light just as Jesus declared that they that believe in Him are the light of the world, just as He is the light of the world. Today's Daily Devotional emphasizes this truth that God is light and that the light in which He is clothed is so br...

Jesus is coming back into this world, that is what the Bible tells us. He is returning not as a baby like He came the first time, He is coming as a triumphant Lamb of God, invested with all authority and power to take over His Kingdom. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional. The Devotional makes it clear that the King is coming to take His rightful place, and He will have as His companion...