Word Encounter with Dr. Abiodun

Many in today's world will prefer to be served rather than serve others. They will prefer to be master over others rather than being servants to others. Very few will do anything for the benefit of others without first examining if they are personally benefited from such projects. This is the subject matter for today's Daily Devotional which examines men's selfishness and desire for self-gratification in all that they do. The Devotional draws attention to Jesus' manner of life while on the earth and admonishes all to emulate Him. May 17, 2026.

Marriage is about the oldest institution that God created for the man and the woman for the purpose of a lifelong companionship with each other, where there is love and unity, and both the man and the woman are able to love and serve God together faithfully. Today's Daily Devotional examines this wonderful institution God created right at the creation of man, and highlights the importance of the institution, and the unique reasons for which God created the holy and honourable institution. May 16, 2026.

Today's Daily Devotional is a strong message on the need for all to be wary of becoming compromised by the world's standard and of becoming an enemy of God. The Devotional emphasizes the need to be aligned with God and His Word rather than with the world that has nothing of eternal value to offer. The Devotional's message is a call for both believers and non-believers alike to wake up from slumber and walk right with God that they do not become an enemy of God and of His Kingdom. May 15, 2026.

Jesus' coming into the world was completely an act and a mission borne out of love for the human race by the Father and Jesus. God's love for mankind motivated Him into releasing His begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to the world for man's redemption. Also, Jesus' love for man made Him to accept coming into the world and sacrificing His life for the sins of the world. Today's Daily Devotional throws some light on this unique and unprecedented love from the Godhead to mankind, and emphasizes the unique example this has become to all. May 14, 2026.

Today's Daily Devotional takes a peep into the lives of two kings in Israel who realised that their rise to power and fame was the doing of the Lord God, and who did not fail in appreciating Him and blessing His name. The Devotional, using these two kings as great examples, admonishes all to learn to appreciate God and show Him gratitude for His acts of goodness and faithfulness. The Devotional affirms that God's blessings will always overflow in the lives of those who appreciate Him. May 13, 2026.

The devil is seen all over scripture not as a personality worthy of emulation but, on the contrary, one known to be cunning, crafty and full of subtlety and not to be emulated in any way. He is called by numerous names in scripture in accordance with his dark and evil personality and, according to today's Daily Devotional, all must be on guard and vigilant so as not to give place to him in their lives. The Devotional gives several warnings on avoiding whatever will make the devil to gain a foothold in one's life. May 12, 2026.

God is glorious and there is none who can be compared with Him in His glorious way. All the works of creation do nothing but to display and demonstrate this awesome glory that is only peculiar to God, making all to acknowledge that He is awesome and deserving of worship and praise. This is the focus of today's Daily Devotional which examines God's glory that is beyond the ordinary and human comprehension. The Devotional affirms that God's glory excels the glory of any other god or being. May 11, 2026.

Men are full of ambitions and desires in life and this is perfectly in order as a life devoid of ambitions and goals is not likely to make much progress or achieve remarkable breakthroughs. In today's Daily Devotional, the need to imbibe godly standards and principles in achieving these ambitions and goals is emphasized. The Devotional emphatically stresses the need to do nothing that will jeopardize one's standing with God in the process of pursuing life's ambitions as that will make the entire ambition worthless. May 10, 2026.

God, the Bible makes us understand, is the Lord God who created all of the heavens and the earth, and He watches over all of His creation to sustain it. It is clear from scripture that God watches over both the wicked and the righteous and repays everyone according to the works of his hands without being impartial. This is the message of today's Daily Devotional which emphasizes the need for all to walk right and faithfully before God in the realization that all are accountable to Him. May 9, 2026.

Today's Daily Devotional examines God's faithfulness as regards His response to prayers offered to Him by His people in faith. The Devotional affirms and emphasizes God's earnestness in not only hearing prayers but also in responding to them. According to the Devotional, God has promised to answer the prayers of those who trust in Him, and because He is faithful, He will always make His promise good. The Devotional concludes by admonishing all to trust God and turn to Him in prayer. May 8, 2026.

Today's Daily Devotional examines the importance of the Word of God in the lives of men, especially in those individuals who desire victory and success in life. The Devotional makes it clear that God's Word is highly essential for human living as it not only influences an individual's physical life but also the spiritual. The Word of God, according to the Devotional, is what set the path of victory and success for an individual and to ignore it is to do oneself a great disservice. May 7, 2026.

When God created the earth at the beginning, the earth was void with darkness pervading the deep with no light whatsoever until God spoke it into existence. Then darkness returned and became the mainstay when man lost his authority to the devil through rebellion to God. Today's Daily Devotional examines the means by which God restored the light that the devil made man to lose, and admonishes all on the need to align with this light and walk in it as that is the only way to be blessed of God. May 6, 2026.

There are numerous claims to man's salvation today through a plethora of religious beliefs and sects. There are as many human saviours and messiahs in today's world as there are religious groups or sects. Virtually all religions have their proclaimed saviours and the ones by which man can be saved. This is the subject of today's Daily Devotional which posits that there is only one Saviour and one Messiah by whom all men can be saved. The Devotional affirms that the scripture is clear and incontrovertible that salvation is only through Jesus Christ. May 5, 2026.

There comes a turning point in everyone's life when decisions bordering on life and death have to be taken and there is no sitting on the fence. It is highly important at such turning points to make wise decisions that will direct one's way into success and not decisions that will generate lots of regrets later in life. Today's Daily Devotional examines this need to make the right decision at the turning point of life, and emphasizes that making a right decision will always live with the individual for life, for good or for bad. May 4, 2026.

It is stating the truth by declaring that no matter how long and how comfortable one lives in this world, everything amounts to nothing if there is no heaven or eternal life to gain at the end of everything. Today's Daily Devotional stresses this important truth about life. It emphasizes the need to do whatever one can to make sure that one does not lose the eternal life that Jesus came into the world to give to all men. It emphasizes the need of not allowing anything in this world to deprive one of eternal life. May 3, 2026.

Today's Daily Devotional takes a dive into the spiritual realm of power and authority where men's affairs are determined and sealed by evil elements. The Devotional highlights the power and authority that man was created to exercise over these elements but lost to them through his rebellion to God. There is however the solace that the Devotional brings into limelight by which all men are totally and permanently delivered from the powers of these evil elements as God had always intended, and this is by way of aligning with the One who rules over principalities and powers. May 2, 2026.

Today's Daily Devotional examines God's awesomenes as manifested through His magnificence and miracle-working nature. The Devotional highlights God's greatest miracle of all times seen at the deliverance of the children of Israel from their Egyptian enemies; it also brings into limelight Jesus' coming into the world to demonstrate God's nature of doing miracles, especially for the purpose of meeting the needs of His people. The Devotional concludes by admonishing all to trust God. May 1, 2026.

The scripture is very clear about God being righteous in rewarding every man according to his works and labour. He is a God of justice and He will not compromise His just nature but will bountifully reward His children and servants who have been faithful in their devotion and service to Him. Today's Daily Devotional emphasizes this truth, admonishing everyone, especially believers in Christ, to walk in the consciousness of the truth that their labour is not in vain in Christ. April 30, 2026.

Today's Daily Devotional examines the exemplary lives of some women in the Bible who displayed an unusual level of gratitude and appreciation to the Lord Jesus for healing them of their infirmities and setting them free from demonic oppression and captivity. The Devotional points out how these women, in appreciation of what Jesus did for them, became strong supporters and partners of Jesus' ministry through giving to Him out of their substance. They became partners with Jesus in reaching others to be blessed. April 29, 2026.