Word Encounter with Dr. Abiodun

Love is, no doubt, a distinguishing character of the Christian faith. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is an expression of God's love to mankind, and walking with God, and fellowshipping with His Spirit demands walking in love. In today's Daily Devotional, this necessity for true believers in Christ to demonstrate God's love to fellow believers and to all men is emphasized. September 16, 2023.

The blood of Jesus is precious and very potent for the believer in overcoming the attacks from the devil and his agents, and it is the blood by which he lives in dominion over all these elements. In today's Daily Devotional, believers are encouraged to keep placing a demand upon this precious blood of Jesus for daily victory and dominion as it is by the blood that battles are fought and are won. S...

Christianity is acclaimed to be a lifestyle and not a religion. It is a lifestyle of living like Jesus and demonstrating all that He and His Father, God, represent. Part of being like Jesus is being guarded and discrete in the use of the tongue. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional which emphasizes the need for believers to let the Word of God dwell in them richly so that no corrupt commu...

One thing that was obvious in the life of Jesus while he was on the earth was the fullness of God that He enjoyed. He was full of God, and full of His power and glory. This, no doubt, gave Him victory and success in His mission on the earth. Today's Daily Devotional is an admonition to every believer to learn from Jesus and emulate His desire to always walk in God's fullness for a victorious life....

The midnight hour is often regarded as the darkest moment of the day, and by extension, the darkest moment in a man's life. It is a period during which everything appears bleak with no hope in sight. Today's Daily Devotional examines this darkest period in a man's life and, using Paul and Silas as examples, proffers praising God as the solution to victory at such moments. September 12, 2023.

Every Christian has been called to run in a race of which destination is heaven and eternal life. It is a race in which God has provided the believer all that is necessary not only to finish well, but also to win. Today's Daily Devotional makes it clear that running to win this race involves exercising faith in Jesus, and focusing on Him as the Forerunner and all-time winner. September 11, 2023.

Jesus came into the world to destroy all the works of the devil in the lives of men. He came establishing His authority and obtaining victory for everyone who believes in Him. In this podcast, Dr. Charles Abiodun makes it clear that part of Jesus' mission to the world was to deliver mankind from every form of barrenness, be it spiritual, physical, financial, marital, etc. He concludes by declaring...

Every believer in Christ Jesus has been called and commissioned into preaching the gospel of Jesus. This preaching of the gospel is not just in a verbal form, but also through the believer's lifestyle. Today's Daily Devotional makes it clear that the believer is the sermon being heard, and the epistle being read, by the world. He is admonished to be careful about the message he preaches to the wor...

One of Jesus' numerous insightful and thought-provoking parables is that of the Good Samaritan. Jesus used this parable to teach on good neighbourliness and love. He inferred from this parable that one's neighbour is anyone one is in a position to demonstrate love to. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional. The need to fulfill the royal law of loving others as oneself is emphasized and enco...

The Bible is full of admonitions to the believer, the Christian, to be watchful and to be prayerful. Today's Daily Devotional makes it clear that the whole essence of the Christian faith is being watchful and prayerful at all times. The Devotional makes it clear that it is in being vigilant and prayerful that the believer is able to live pleasing God, and prepared for the imminent return of Jesus...

The Word of God is known to be immutable and indestructible. The gospel of Jesus, which is the good news of God's love to mankind, cannot be exterminated. The power of God is behind His Word and the gospel, and this is the reason no power has succeeded, or will ever succeed, in doing away with them. This is the emphasis of today's Daily Devotional. The Word of God will keep prevailing, and whoever...

Jesus came into the world to set men free from the grip of the devil, who hijacked man's God-given mandate to exercise authority over the earth. Since then, men have not stopped seeking Jesus for salvation, joy, and peace that can only be obtained through Him. In today's Daily Devotional, the importance of believers being faithful witnesses for Jesus, and reliable channels of His blessings to othe...

The soul of man is very precious to God and He will go to great lengths for its salvation. Today's Daily Devotional emphasizes this truth, and makes it clear that Jesus died and resurrected for the salvation of the soul of man. It goes on to admonish all on the need to place a high premium on their souls, and not jeopardize their salvation on the altar of material gains. September 5, 2023.

The Bible always encourages believers to walk in the Spirit so that they do not fulfill the lust of the flesh. The lust of the flesh involves yielding to worldly desires and engaging in the works of darkness which are of the devil. Today's Daily Devotional makes it clear that engaging in the works of darkness, and fulfilling the lusts of the flesh, is an expensive commodity not to be undertaken as...

Thanksgiving is a sign of appreciation, and each time an individual is thankful to God, there is a demonstration of an appreciation of God's love, goodness, and blessings in his or her life. In this podcast, Dr. Charles Abiodun enumerates the things that are necessary in order to maintain a lifestyle and attitude of thanksgiving to God. These, when imbibed, make an individual open to God's unlimit...

One of God's covenant names to His people is Jehovah El-Shaddai, implying "the all sufficient God" -- the God that is more than enough. This is a name that establishes God's covenant of being more than sufficient for the needs of His people, no matter what the needs may be. Today's Daily Devotional emphasizes this truth, and that God is always available and willing to meet the needs of His people,...

There are numerous glowing attributes that God possesses, and one of them is that He cannot lie. It is impossible for God to lie, as the Bible declares, and whatever promise He makes, He fulfills unfailingly - He does not disappoint. This is the content of today's Devotional in which all are encouraged to trust in God, and let their faith be in His faithfulness at keeping His Word and promises. Se...

It is often said that God is love, and this is true. It is also true, as declared in the Bible, that God is a consuming fire. He is loving and caring, and at the same time, He can become a consuming fire when the need arises, to consume whatever needs to be done away with. Today's Devotional examines this character of God and admonishes everyone to walk right with God so as to continue to experien...

Today's Morning Devotion is an admonition to everyone who is yet to acknowledge Jesus as his personal Lord and Saviour, to do so. The dramatic and last minute grace received by the criminal crucified with Jesus on three cross, is used as an illustration of God's grace and love that is always abundantly available to the repentant sinner. August 31, 2023.

Jesus' first advent was not without a fore-telling that He would be coming. There were numerous prophecies in scriptures about the coming, and these were all fulfilled in the fullness of time. In today's Morning Devotion, a note of warning is sounded that as the prophecies concerning the first advent were fulfilled, so will the numerous prophecies concerning the second advent be fulfilled. The imm...

The story of Esther's courage and faith in the power of God to deliver from danger is a resonating one in the Bible. She took her life in her hands and entered into the king's court uninvited. This is the focus of today's Morning Devotion which strives to encourage everyone, especially believers, to always trust in God for His favour to overcome challenges and dangerous situations in life. August...

In today's Morning Devotion, the need for men to realise that the primary purpose for which God created them was for them to please God through serving Him and fellowshipping with Him. In the light of this truth, men are admonished to learn to live the way God desires that they live - serving and worshiping Him all their days. This is what pleases God, brings glory to His name, and makes His bless...

It is essential in life that a man walks in wisdom in order to be successful in the affairs of life. It is also essential that he walks in the right type of wisdom in order to achieve the much needed victory and success. In this podcast, Dr. Charles Abiodun highlights the types of wisdom that are available in life and the one that is essential for the purpose of walking in victory and having good...

God's desire is for all His children to always be in a perfect state of well-being, spirit, soul, and body. He sent Jesus into the world for this purpose, to die for the sins of the world, and thus set men permanently free from the power of the devil and sin, and to deliver man from sicknesses and affliction. In today's Morning Devotion, this truth is highlighted, and believers are made to underst...

God is everlasting and His knowledge is unsearchable. He is strong, and He always makes His strength available to those who trust in Him. He makes the weak to become strong, and to run without becoming weary, and walk without fainting. In today's Morning Devotion, all are encouraged to trust in God's strength and ability, and to run with the vision and dream that He has given with the full assuran...