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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 1ST JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY TEXT: EXODUS 12:37-51  37.  Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children. 38.  A mixed multitude went up with them also, and flocks and herds -- a great deal of livestock. 39.  And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves. 40.  Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt [was] four hundred and thirty years. 41.  And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years -- on that very same day -- it came to pass that all the armies of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. 42.  It [is] a night of solemn observance to the LORD for bringing them out of the land of Egypt

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 31ST MAY, 2022 (THE VISIT OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY)  TOPIC: TWO BLESSED WOMEN TEXT: LUKE 1:39-49  39.  Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40.  and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41.  And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42.  Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of your womb! 43.  "But why [is] this [granted] to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44.  "For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45.  "Blessed [is] she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord." 46.  And Mary said: "

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 30TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: SET THINGS IN ORDER TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 31:1-13  1. Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. 2. And he said to them: "I [am] one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also the LORD has said to me, 'You shall not cross over this Jordan.' 3. "The LORD your God Himself crosses over before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua himself crosses over before you, just as the LORD has said. 4. "And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them. 5.  "The LORD will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment which I have commanded you. 6.  "Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He [is] the One

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 29TH MAY, 2022 (SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION)  TOPIC: END TIME EVENTS TEXT: REVELATION 14:1-13  1. Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred [and] forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads. 2. And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. 3. They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred [and] forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 4. These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from [among] men, [being] firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. 5.  And in their mouth was found no deceit, for

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 28TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: CHOOSE LIFE AND LIVE TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 30 1. "Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call [them] to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God drives you, 2. "and you return to the LORD your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul, 3. "that the LORD your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the LORD your God has scattered you. 4. "If [any] of you are driven out to the farthest [parts] under heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. 5.  "Then the LORD your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shal

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 27TH MAY, 2022 (CHILDREN'S DAY)  TOPIC: ONE MORE PLAGUE TEXT: EXODUS 11: 1-10  1. And the LORD said to Moses, "I will bring yet one [more] plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets [you] go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. 2. "Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold." 3. And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses [was] very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people. 4. Then Moses said, "Thus says the LORD: 'About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; 5.  'and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 26TH MAY, 2022 (ASCENSION DAY)  TOPIC: JESUS THE HIGH PRIEST TEXT: HEBREWS 7:11- 28 11. Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need [was there] that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? 12. For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law.  13. For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar.  14. For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. 15. And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest  16. who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17. For He testif

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 25TH MAY, 2022 (ROGATION WEDNESDAY)  TOPIC: CONSEQUENCES OF DISOBEDIENCE TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 28:58- 68   58. "If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD, 59. then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues—great and prolonged plagues—and serious and prolonged sicknesses.  60. Moreover He will bring back on you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you.  61. Also every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the Lord bring upon you until you are destroyed.  62. You shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven in multitude, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God.  63. And it shall be, that just as the Lord rejoiced over you

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 24TH MAY, 2022 (ROGATION TUESDAY)  TOPIC: BLESSINGS OF OBEDIENCE TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 28:1-14  1. "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2. "And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God: 3. "Blessed [shall] you [be] in the city, and blessed [shall] you [be] in the country. 4. "Blessed [shall be] the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. 5.  "Blessed [shall be] your basket and your kneading bowl. 6.  "Blessed [shall] you [be] when you come in, and blessed [shall] you [be] when you go out. 7.  " The LORD wil

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 23RD MAY, 2022 (ROGATION MONDAY)  TOPIC: GIVE FIRSTFRUITS AND TITHES TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 26: 1-19 1. "And it shall be, when you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you [as] an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it, 2. "that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground, which you shall bring from your land that the LORD your God is giving you, and put [it] in a basket and go to the place where the LORD your God chooses to make His name abide. 3. "And you shall go to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, 'I declare today to the LORD your God that I have come to the country which the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.' 4. "Then the priest shall take the basket out of your hand and set it down before the altar of the LORD your God. 5.  "And you shall answer and say before the LORD your God: 

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 22ND MAY, 2022 (FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER/ROGATION SUNDAY)  TOPIC: THE WATER OF LIFE TEXT: EZEKIEL 47:1-12  1. Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. 2. He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east; and there was water, running out on the right side. 3. And when the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water [came up to my] ankles. 4. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water [came up to my] knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water [came up to my] wa

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 21ST MAY, 2022  TOPIC: SING PRAISES TO OUR KING TEXT: PSALM 47  1. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! 2. For the LORD Most High [is] awesome; [He is] a great King over all the earth. 3. He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet. 4. He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah 5.  God has gone up with a shout, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet. 6.  Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! 7.  For God [is] the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding. 8.  God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. 9.  The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth [belong] to God; He is greatly exalted. MESSAGE: Th

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 20TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: LET ALL CREATION PRAISE THE LORD! TEXT: PSALM 148  1. Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2. Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! 3. Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 4. Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! 5.  Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created. 6.  He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. 7.  Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths; 8.  Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; 9.  Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars; 10.  Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl; 11.  Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; 12.  Both young men and m

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 19TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: I WILL PRAISE THE LORD TEXT: PSALM 138  1. [A Psalm] of David. I will praise You with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing praises to You. 2. I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. 3. In the day when I cried out, You answered me, [And] made me bold [with] strength in my soul. 4. All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O LORD, When they hear the words of Your mouth. 5.  Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, For great [is] the glory of the LORD. 6.  Though the LORD [is] on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar. 7.  Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. 8.  The LORD will perfect [that wh

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 18TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: REJOICE IN THE LORD! TEXT: PSALM 149:1-5  1. Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, [And] His praise in the assembly of saints. 2. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3. Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. 4. For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. 5.  Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. MESSAGE:  Today’s passage starts with an exhortation to praise the Lord. The saints are told to sing a new song and His praise in their assembly. Israel is to rejoice in their Maker while the children of Zion are to be joyful in their King. They are to praise the Lord with dance and sing His praises with musical instruments. This they should do because God takes pleasure in His peop

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 17TH MAY, 2022 TOPIC: SING TO THE LORD! TEXT: PSALM 98  1. Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory. 98:2   The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations. 98:3   He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 98:4   Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. 98:5   Sing to the Lord with the harp, With the harp and the sound of a psalm, 98:6   With trumpets and the sound of a horn; Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King. 98:7   Let the sea roar, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell in it; 98:8   Let the rivers clap their hands; Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord, 98:9   For He is com

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 16TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: BE THANKFUL TEXT: PSALM 100  1. A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands! 2. Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3. Know that the LORD, He [is] God; [It is] He [who] has made us, and not we ourselves; [We are] His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, [And] into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, [and] bless His name. 5.  For the LORD [is] good; His mercy [is] everlasting, And His truth [endures] to all generations. MESSAGE:  This is a Psalm of thanksgiving. People are told to give the Lord a joyful shout and to come before him with singing. Men should know that they were created by God and that they belong to him. We should enter His gates with thanksgiving and enter His courts with praises. We should be thankful and bless His name because He is goo

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 15TH MAY, 2022 (FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER)  TOPIC: EXPLOITS BY FAITH TEXT: HEBREWS 11:32-40; 12:1-2  32.  And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also [of] David and Samuel and the prophets: 33.  who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34.  quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35.  Women received their dead raised to life again. And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36.  Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37.  They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in she

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 14TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: I WILL PRAISE YOU, O LORD! TEXT: PSALM 57: 8–12  8.  Awake, my glory! Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn. 9.  I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations. 10.  For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds. 11.  Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] Your glory [be] above all the earth. MESSAGE:  The background to this psalm could be that reported in 1 Samuel chapter 24. King Saul had been looking for any opportunity to kill David. At one time, he assembled the best three thousand men from his army to pursue David. Meanwhile, David and his men were hiding in a cave. When Saul needed to relieve himself, he went into the particular part of the cave where David was hiding. David could have killed Saul if he wanted, but he refused to do so because Saul was “the Lord’s anointed” (1 Sam.

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 13TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG TEXT: PSALM 96:1-3  1. Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth. 2. Sing to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. 3. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. MESSAGE:  The Psalmist here invites each one of us to sing a new song to the Lord. The reasons for singing, the content of the song, and the manner of singing it are highlighted in the text. Verses 4-6 show about 6 reasons why we should praise God: Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised (v.4).  The Lord created the heavens, while what people call “gods” are really man-made idols (v.5). Can you itemise the others? The content of the new song to the Lord consists of words declaring who God is, what He does and His supremacy over all. These declarations are to be accompanied with offe

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 12TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: LET US GO TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD TEXT: PSALM 122:1-9  1. A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of the LORD." 2. Our feet have been standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem! 3. Jerusalem is built As a city that is compact together, 4. Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the LORD, To the Testimony of Israel, To give thanks to the name of the LORD. 5.  For thrones are set there for judgment, The thrones of the house of David. 6.  Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. 7.  Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces." 8.  For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, "Peace [be] within you." 9.  Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good. MESSAGE:   During the time of David, the major ‘House of the Lord’ was i

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 11TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: EXEMPLARY CHRISTIAN LIVING TEXT: 1 PETER 5:1–14  1. The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: 2. Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; 3. nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; 4. and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away. 5.  Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to [your] elders. Yes, all of [you] be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." 6.  Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7.  casting all you

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 10TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: PARTAKERS OF CHRIST’S SUFFERINGS & GLORY TEXT: 1 PETER 4:12 – 19  12.  Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13.  but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 14.  If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed [are you,] for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. 15.  But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people's matters. 16.  Yet if [anyone suffers] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. 17.  For the time [has come] for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if [it begins] with us first, wha

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 9TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: LIVING TO PLEASE GOD TEXT: 1 PETER 4:1-11  1. Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2. that he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 3. For we [have spent] enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles -- when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. 4. In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with [them] in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of [you.] 5.  They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6.  For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 8TH MAY, 2022 (THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER)  TOPIC: OPEN OUR EYES, O LORD! TEXT: LUKE 24:25 – 32  25.  Then He said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26.  "Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?" 27.  And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. 28.  Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. 29.  But they constrained Him, saying, "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent." And He went in to stay with them. 30.  Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke [it,] and gave it to them. 31.  Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from th

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 7TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: SANCTIFY THE LORD! TEXT: 1 PETER 3:13–22  13.  And who [is] he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? 14.  But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, [you are] blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." 15.  But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always [be] ready to [give] a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; 16.  having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. 17.  For [it is] better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 18.  For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19.  by whom also He went and pre

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 6TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: INCORRUPTIBLE BEAUTY TEXT: 1 PETER 3:1 – 12  1. Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives,  2. when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear.  3. Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— 4. rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.  5. For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands,  6. as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.  7. Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 5TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: IN HIS STEPS TEXT: 1 PETER 2:11 – 25 11.  Beloved, I beg [you] as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, 12.  having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by [your] good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. 13.  Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme, 14.  or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and [for the] praise of those who do good. 15.  For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men -- 16.  as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. 17.  Honor all [people.] Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. 18.  Servants, [be] submis

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 4TH MAY, 2022  TOPIC: A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD TEXT: 1 PETER 2:1-10 1. Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2. as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3. if indeed you have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious. 4. Coming to Him [as to] a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God [and] precious, 5.  you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6.  Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame." 7.  Therefore, to you who believe, [He is] precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cor

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 3RD MAY, 2022  TOPIC: REDEEMED WITH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST TEXT: 1 PETER 1:13-25 13.  Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest [your] hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14.  as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, [as] in your ignorance; 15.  but as He who called you [is] holy, you also be holy in all [your] conduct, 16.  because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy." 17.  And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay [here] in fear; 18.  knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, [like] silver or gold, from your aimless conduct [received] by tradition from your fathers, 19.  but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and wi

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 2ND MAY, 2022 (ST. PHILIP’S AND ST. JAMES THE APOSTLES)  TOPIC: COUNT IT ALL JOY TEXT: JAMES 1:1-12  1. James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings. 2. My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3. knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4. But let patience have [its] perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5.  If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6.  But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7.  For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8.  [he is] A double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. 9.  Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10.  b

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 1ST MAY, 2022  TOPIC: LAYING ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT TEXT: HEBREWS 11:32-40; 12:1-2 32.  And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also [of] David and Samuel and the prophets: 33.  who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34.  quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35.  Women received their dead raised to life again. And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36.  Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37.  They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins,