Word Encounter with Dr. Abiodun

The Bible is unequivocal on the truth that God rewards faithfulness and loyalty. Every page of scripture projects God as not just a faithful God but also as One who rewards faithfulness. He blesses and makes His favour available to everyone who loves Him and walks faithfully with Him. This is the truth that today's Daily Devotional throws light on, encouraging all, especially God's people, to be d...

There are gifts and there are gifts. God's gift to mankind, which we celebrate every Christmas, is the greatest gift of all times and seasons. The gift of the Lord Jesus Christ, by which salvation becomes available to mankind, is the greatest gift that is beyond any other gift that men can ever receive. In this podcast, Dr. Charles Abiodun affirms this truth, and points out that God's gift to man,...

Today's Daily Devotional draws attention to a truth that all mortals, all of mankind, must acknowledge and embrace and allow to form the foundation of their day-to-day living. It is a truth that everyone should be conscious of and live by. The Devotional brings into everyone's realisation that this world is not our home, and that we all are sojourners and pilgrims who will return home one day. It...

It is God's desire that men live without any form of condemnation but enjoy the freedom that He has made available in Christ Jesus. God desires that His people in particular live with the assurance that they have been vindicated and delivered from the power of sin and the devil through Christ. Today's Daily Devotional brings this into limelight and goes on to affirm that believers are not just to...

God is no doubt a supernatural Being who is known for His wonders and the miraculous acts that He does. His ways are extraordinary and are unsearchable by mortals. Today's Daily Devotional examines this supernatural nature of God and affirms that He has called His children into walking with Him in this realm of the supernatural having been born of His Spirit. The Devotional concludes that as many...

In today's Daily Devotional, attention is drawn to the truth that God identifies with His own, and constantly looks out for them. The Devotional makes it clear that it is obvious from scripture that God's eyes are on both the righteous and the ungodly, and that He gives each the reward he or she deserves. He blesses the righteous bountifully and sanctions the ungodly and makes them to perish by th...

It is clear from scripture that the joy of the Lord is the strength of God's people. With the joy of the Lord comes an infusion of God's strength into the believer, and with such strength, he or she is able to keep doing exploits for God. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional. The Devotional makes it clear that it is important for every believer not to allow the devil to steal his or her j...

God is good and is always looking out for His people -- to bless them and to make them to excel in life. The Bible says He takes pleasure in the prosperity of His people, and this is because He is always very caring and loving towards them. In today's Daily Devotional, the fallacy of the notion that piety is synonymous with poverty or walking the path of righteousness is walking in the path of lac...

God has a great and eternal promise of an eternal home with him for His children and it is His desire that they enjoy the promise. This beautiful and eternal promise is made available through the work of redemption that Jesus accomplished on the cross with His death and resurrection. Today's Daily Devotional elaborates on this great privilege that God's people have in Christ Jesus, and admonishes...

It is always God's desire for His people to shine, to excel, and to have the best of life. God has called everyone who has aligned with Him through making Jesus Christ his or her personal Lord and Saviour to arise and to shine. Those who trust God, and embrace Him as their Lord, have been called into being God's glory carrier. This is the focus of this podcast in which Dr. Charles Abiodun brings i...

God has blessed His church with various ministerial gifts for the purpose of building the church and equipping His saints. These ministerial gifts, which are five in number, are distributed to God's ministers and saints at the discretion of the Holy Spirit. One of these ministerial gifts is that of the Teacher which is the focus of today's Daily Devotional. The Devotional highlights the importance...

Anyone who desires or delights in walking with God must come to terms with walking in the Spirit of God and not in the flesh. He must come to the realisation that it is the Spirit of God that gives life, and that the flesh has nothing to offer other than sin and death. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional which emphasizes the need to walk closely with God, letting His Spirit be in contr...

By the virtue of God's character, He hates and does not condone lying or deceit. The Bible is makes it very clear that God cannot tolerate the liar or deceitful person on His presence, but will always delight in the truthful person. Today's Daily Devotional emphasizes this truth and encourages everyone to always desire and delight in being truthful, always walking in the truth of God's Word and no...

A good study of scriptures makes it clear that God does not encourage the believer in Christ, the Christian, to retreat from the Christian race or from the spiritual battle that he or she is constantly engaged in with the devil as the enemy. Today's Daily Devotional makes it clear that because God does not expect the believer to retreat in battle, the armour for battle that God provides does not o...

One of the things that the Bible makes very clear is that God hates oppression and will not condone it. The Bible is clear that God hates any act of oppression from an individual to his fellow men, and that He will always fight for the oppressed. Today's Daily Devotional examines this terrible act of oppression that is common among men, condemns it as God does, and admonishes all to steer clear of...

Jesus has always been a friend of all, especially the poor and the needy. Throughout His ministry days on the earth, He was always looking out for the needy, the oppressed, and the poor. He never turned back the needy or oppressed, but always reached out to them, meeting their needs. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional which makes it clear that Jesus is still a friend of the needy as H...

Today's Daily Devotional examines one of God's wonderful names by which believers are to fellowship with Him and draw upon one of His characters. The Devotional introduces one of God's reassuring names, Jehovah Shalam, and calls on all believers in Christ to draw nearer to God by making use of this name in communing with Him. According to the Devotional Jehovah Shalam means the Lord the Restorer;...

Man is certainly always in need of help and support in navigating the challenges of life, in journeying through life successfully and victoriously. Dr. Charles Abiodun, in this podcast, sets out to make it clear to all, especially to believers in Christ, that it is only the help or support that emanates from God, the omnipotent One, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, that can bring victory...

Idolatry is one of the sins that is terribly detested by God. It is a terrible thing to abandon the living God and worship idols that are the works of men. It is greatly loathsome to God, and He goes to great lengths to prove to individuals who engage in such their stupidity and foolishness. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional which examines the danger and the destruction that usually ac...

Today's Daily Devotional takes a look at the beauty of the cloud of glory that heralds the presence of God. The devotional emphasizes the need for everyone, especially believers in Christ, to always desire to be in the presence of God, in the place where the cloud of His glory is evident, and His power is on display. It concludes by asserting that the sure and certain way of regularly experiencing...

Today's Daily Devotional examines who the sons or the children of God are and the benefits that they enjoy through Christ's redemption work. It highlights the truth that the children of God enjoy the peace of God, and are expected by God to let this peace extend to others as they interact with the world. The Devotional makes it clear that the only means of becoming the son of God is in having a pe...

The Bible is full of admonitions for believers to be watchful and not to be complacent or carefree while awaiting the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus warns, "Watch and pray!" It is this warning that today's Daily Devotional focuses on, and admonishes all to be prepared for the coming of the Lord which is imminent and which will be sudden. All are admonished to be watchful in prayer so that...

One of the areas that Jesus was emphatic in His teaching while on the earth was about His disciples not just being hearers of His Word, but also doers of the Word. He declared categorically that only those who continue in obeying His word are His real disciples. Today's Daily Devotional emphasizes this truth and admonishes all, especially believers in Christ, to always walk in the Word of God and...

No one is as caring as God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and none is as loving as He is. His love and care transcend all human comprehension as He does not only love as a Being but He is love personified. He is an embodiment of love. Today's Daily Devotional draws attention to this caring and loving nature of God, and admonishes all to draw upon this beautiful and wonderful nature of...

There are some attributes and characters that God does not share with anyone or any being as He is unique and incomparable to any other. One of such attributes or character is that He is just. He is a holy, righteous, and just God in whom there is no iniquity or injustice. He is great and awesome as a just God and can always be depended on to do good and justice to those who trust Him and embrace...