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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 4TH AUGUST, 2023  TOPIC:GOD WORKS HIS PURPOSE OUT TEXT: PROVERBS 21:1-17 1. The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [Like] the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. 2. Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts. 3. To do righteousness and justice [Is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 4. A haughty look, a proud heart, [And] the plowing of the wicked [are] sin. 5.  The plans of the diligent [lead] surely to plenty, But [those of] everyone [who is] hasty, surely to poverty. 6.  Getting treasures by a lying tongue [Is] the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death. 7.  The violence of the wicked will destroy them, Because they refuse to do justice. 8.  The way of a guilty man [is] perverse; But [as for] the pure, his work [is] right. 9.  Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious wo

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 3RD AUGUST, 2023  TOPIC: A GOOD LIVING REQUIRES CHARITY AND WISDOM TEXT: PROVERBS 20:1-23 1. Wine [is] a mocker, Strong drink [is] a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise. 2. The wrath of a king [is] like the roaring of a lion; [Whoever] provokes him to anger sins [against] his own life. 3. [It is] honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. 4. The lazy [man] will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and [have] nothing. 5.  Counsel in the heart of man [is like] deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out. 6.  Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man? 7.  The righteous [man] walks in his integrity; His children [are] blessed after him. 8.  A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes. 9.  Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am pure f

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 2ND AUGUST, 2023  TOPIC: KEEPING HIS PRINCIPLES TEXT: PROVERBS 19:13-29 13.  A foolish son [is] the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dripping. 14.  Houses and riches [are] an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife [is] from the LORD. 15.  Laziness casts [one] into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger. 16.  He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, [But] he who is careless of his ways will die. 17.  He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given. 18.  Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction. 19.  [A man of] great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue [him,] you will have to do it again. 20.  Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. 21.  There are many plans in a man's heart, Nevertheless

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 1ST AUGUST, 2023  TOPIC: THE SAFEST PLACE OF SECURITY TEXT: PROVERBS 18:10-24 10.  The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. 11.  The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. 12.  Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor [is] humility. 13.  He who answers a matter before he hears [it,] It [is] folly and shame to him. 14.  The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, But who can bear a broken spirit? 15.  The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. 16.  A man's gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. 17.  The first [one] to plead his cause [seems] right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him. 18.  Casting lots causes contentions to cease, And keeps the mighty apart. 19.  A brother offended [is harder to win]

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 31ST JULY, 2023  TOPIC: CONTENTMENT, BASIS FOR A PEACEFUL FAMILY LIFE  TEXT: PROVERBS 16:31-17:8 31  The silver-haired head [is] a crown of glory, [If] it is found in the way of righteousness. 32  [He who is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. 33  The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision [is] from the LORD. 17:1 Better [is] a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting [with] strife. 2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers. 3 The refining pot [is] for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests the hearts. 4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue. 5  He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 6  Children's children [are] the crown

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 30TH JULY, 2023 (EIGHT SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY) TOPIC: SANCTIFICATION THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD TEXT: JOHN 17:11-19 11.  "Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We [are.] 12.  "While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13.  "But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14.  "I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15.  "I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16.  "They a

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 29TH JULY, 2023  TOPIC: COME TO JESUS BY FAITH; HE WILL HANDLE YOUR CASE TEXT: MARK 5:21-44 21.  Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. 22.  And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet 23.  and begged Him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live." 24.  So [Jesus] went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him. 25.  Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26.  and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27.  When she heard about Jesus, she came behind [Him] in the crowd and touched His garment. 28.  For she said,