Word Encounter with Dr. Abiodun

God is known to be faithful and trustworthy, and exercising faith in Him is always the greatest and wise thing to do. Over the ages, He has been tested, tried, and found to be true. Various people have put their faith in Him without regretting it and without being disappointed. Today's Daily Devotional draws attention to this unique nature of God as the faithful, reliable, dependable, and true God...

The singular purpose of Jesus coming into the world was to establish peace between mankind and God. Jesus came into the world to destroy all the works of the devil in the lives of men, to set them free from the bondage of sin and of the devil, and to make available to them God's eternal life. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional, that man needs peace with God after the fall, and that ma...

There are so many vices and sin that the Bible condemns because they are loathsome to God as He cannot condone them nor tolerate them. These vices are ungodly and do not glorify God in any way and are not to be found among the people of God. Today's Daily Devotional focuses on one of these sinful and ungodly vices that is not to me mentioned among believers, among God's people -- envy. Envy is evi...

One of the very powerful themes that run through the entire Bible is that God is dependable. The Bible is clear that God can be trusted and relied upon, and exercising faith in Him is not a misplaced faith. In this podcast, Dr. Charles Abiodun elaborates on this truth that God is eternally reliable and can be trusted with the challenges of life. Dr. Abiodun emphasizes the need for all, especially...

Today's Daily Devotional is a call to all, especially believers, to appreciate God and praise His holy name. It is an admonition to always meditate on His love, goodness, and favour and take time to bless Him and worship Him. The devotional makes it clear that God not only demands the worship of man, but that He deserves it as the Creator of all, and the One who made man in His own image for the p...

God is unique and unmatched in attributes and character. He is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. He is immortal, invisible, and invincible. No God or being is like Him or can be compared with Him; He creates all and He sustains all. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional which highlights God's awesomeness and amazing nature as the invisible God who is also invincible. The devotiona...

Today's Daily Devotional is a message on the restraint that believers are to possess in their daily conduct as a result of their love for the Lord Jesus Christ, and their desire to always please Him and walk in His favour. The Devotional makes it clear that it is God's desire for His people to be guided by their love for Him and His Kingdom, and their hope of an eternal home with Him, in their dai...

God was intentional when He created man in His image. He did not create man like He created the animals and the plants; He created man in His image and this was for a purpose. He created man in His image for the purpose of having him worshipping Him and being in intimate fellowship with Him. Today's Daily Devotional draws attention to this unique privilege that man enjoys and points out that God d...

Today's Daily Devotional addresses the need for believers in Christ to be careful how they live as God has planted them on the earth as His salt for the purpose of letting the world experience His flavour. The Devotional emphasizes Jesus' statement that believers are the salt of the earth and that they must walk well and right with God, always guided by the Holy Spirit and obedient to Him, so that...

God's desire is for all men to be saved and have an eternal habitation with Him and not with the devil in the lake of fire. He sent His begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, into the world for this purpose. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional, that Jesus came into the world for the purpose that men would acknowledge and embrace the work of redemption that He accomplished by His death an...

One of the things that God demands from those who desire to walk with Him is holiness. He is holy and He demands that those who desire to fellowship with Him must as a matter of necessity shun sin and not give it a place in their lives. In today's Daily Devotional, the need for everyone who desires a close walk and fellowship with God to learn to subdue sin and not allow it to have dominion over t...

There are quite some things that do not agree with God's nature, and one of such is idolatry. The Bible is clear on the truth that God abhors idolatry and sternly warms His people never to engage in it. Idolatry is one of those sins that will not only make one to lose favour with God, but will also make one to incur His wrath. This is the message of this podcast in which Dr. Charles Abiodun draws...

Today's Daily Devotional, using John the Baptist as a case study, draws attention to John's ministry that was devoid of self-glorification but devoted to honouring and celebrating Jesus. The Devotional makes it clear that believers and ministers of God are to learn from John the Baptist on the need to always project and promote Jesus alone and not themselves or any other personality. It concludes...

In modern day civilization it is becoming a criminal offence to spank a child for the purpose of correction or discipline. This is often regarded as child abuse or battering and this act of civilization is not helping the nations where this is common as these children are becoming lawless and lacking in discipline. Today's Daily Devotional addresses this issue by making it clear that the Bible tea...

The present global events point to the end-time events described in the Bible. They point to the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ to the earth, and the harvesting of souls that is to herald the wrapping up of God's calendar of events. Today's Daily Devotional examines this harvesting of souls, and draws the attention of believers to it, making it clear that God is depending on them for thi...

Today's Daily Devotional is a message reminding everyone, the believers in particular, of the imminent return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is a reminder and a warning on the danger of being careless and unprepared for the coming of the Lord. Believers are admonished to hold firm to the Lord, be watchful and prayerful, and those who are yet to embrace Jesus as their Lord and Saviour are...

There is only one master, one Lord, and one mentor that the believer has and honours. He is the only one deserving of the believer's attention and emulation; all are expected to walk in His footsteps alone. This person is none other than our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world. Today's Daily Devotional gives attention to this wonderful Son of God and the Saviour of the world who demonstrat...

A good study of the Bible reveals a particular pattern that the devil employs in attacking the human race, especially in attempting to make believers in Christ to fall out of favour with God. The devil specializes in tempting men, especially believers, into sinning against God through the lust of the eyes, through the things they see or take pleasure in looking at. This is the focus of today's Dai...

It is a known fact that everyone desires safety, security, and protection in this world of so much insecurity. It is also a known fact that people go to great lengths in their quest to have this safety and protection. Today's Daily Devotional is a reminder that, as much as it is good and appropriate to seek human protection, the ultimate protection resides in God. The Devotional emphasizes that it...

The human race is always confronted with trials and challenges in navigating the affairs of life and, because these challenges are often unexpected and sometimes uncomfortable, men often take to worrying and being anxious as a way of confronting these life's challenges. In this podcast, Dr. Charles Abiodun points out that worrying and being anxious are unacceptable to God as they demonstrate unbel...

Today's Daily Devotional is a message on the need for every believer in Christ Jesus to quit worrying and being anxious about the affairs of life. The Devotional makes it clear that God is fully committed to taking care of His people, and that because He is faithful and does not fail, they can be rest assured that their needs will be well taken care of by Him. They are encouraged to trust God and...

Today's Daily Devotional is one of encouragement to all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a message of good news that God wants them, as His children, to have the best that is possible in terms of good living with fulfilment. He wants all His children to go through the year rejoicing and appreciating Him for His joy, peace, and love that He makes available for them in the new year and be...

Jesus came into the world to deliver mankind from the grip of the devil and from the power of sin. He came destroying the works of the devil in the lives of men, and He left, returning to the Father, handing over to man the victory that He had obtained over the devil. Today's Daily Devotional emphasizes this truth and affirms that Jesus has given His disciples the mandate to go into the world decl...

Today's Daily Devotional is a message on the virtue of humility or meekness. It examines and refutes the general notion that meekness is synonymous to weakness. It emphasizes the need to always walk in humility so that God's blessing is not hindered in the life of the individual in any way. The call goes out to everyone to learn to walk in humility like Jesus did, so that they will not only be lik...

When God created Adam in the Garden of Eden, and later gave him Eve as a companion and mate, He established the marriage institution. His desire at the institution of this marital union between Adam and Eve was for the purpose of making His love, joy, and peace to reign in the home. Today's Daily Devotional makes it clear that the devil truncated God's plan for the home by making the couple to dis...