DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

THEME: WHEN GOD JUDGES IDOLATRY

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 19:1-15
1. Thus says the Lord : “Go and get a potter’s
earthen flask, and take some of the elders of the
people and some of the elders of the priests.
2. And go out to the Valley of the Son of
Hinnom, which is by the entry of the Potsherd
Gate; and proclaim there the words that I will tell
you,
3. and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord , O kings
of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus
says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
“Behold, I will bring such a catastrophe on this
place, that whoever hears of it, his ears will
tingle.
4. “Because they have forsaken Me and made
this an alien place, because they have burned
incense in it to other gods whom neither they,
their fathers, nor the kings of Judah have known,
and have filled this place with the blood of the
innocents
5. (they have also built the high places of Baal,
to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to
Baal, which I did not command or speak, nor did
it come into My mind),
6. therefore behold, the days are coming,” says
the Lord , “that this place shall no more be called
Tophet or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but
the Valley of Slaughter.
7. And I will make void the counsel of Judah and
Jerusalem in this place, and I will cause them to
fall by the sword before their enemies and by
the hands of those who seek their lives; their
corpses I will give as meat for the birds of the
heaven and for the beasts of the earth.
8. I will make this city desolate and a hissing;
everyone who passes by it will be astonished
and hiss because of all its plagues.
9. And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their
sons and the flesh of their daughters, and
everyone shall eat the flesh of his friend in the
siege and in the desperation with which their
enemies and those who seek their lives shall
drive them to despair.” ’
10. “Then you shall break the flask in the sight
of the men who go with you,
11. and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of
hosts: “Even so I will break this people and this
city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which
cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury
them in Tophet till there is no place to bury.
12. Thus I will do to this place,” says the Lord ,
“and to its inhabitants, and make this city like
Tophet.
13. And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses
of the kings of Judah shall be defiled like the
place of Tophet, because of all the houses on
whose roofs they have burned incense to all the
host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings to
other gods.” ’ ”
14. Then Jeremiah came from Tophet, where the
Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in
the court of the Lord’s house and said to all the
people,
15. “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all
her towns all the doom that I have pronounced
against it, because they have stiffened their
necks that they might not hear My words.’ ”
Jeremiah 19:1-15 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
God complained through Jeremiah that the
people of Judah had abandoned Him and ran riot
in their worship of idols. They had even gone to
the extent of burning their children in the fire as
sacrifice. The people were so stubborn and
refused to turn away from their sins. God
therefore pronounced His judgment which was
irrevocable and irreversible. It was be like the
potters earthen flask which, if broken, could not
be made whole again. God declared that He
would let their enemies defeat them and kill
them in battle. He would allow birds and wild
animals to feed on their corpses. A siege would
be laid against them to the extent that they
would feed on each others flesh out of
desperation (vs. 6-9).
Proverbs 29:1 says, He who is often rebuked and
hardens his neck, will suddenly be destroyed and
that without remedy. Let our rebellion not push
God to the wall for such a decision over us. It is
a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living
God (Hebrews 10:31). Are you daring God? What
is your decision now? May you bow down your
head and cry to God for repentance.

PRAYER: Lord, give me sufficient grace and
help me to follow you fully in this life and not to
serve other gods beside you.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

THEME: THE DANGER OF BEING A FALSE
PROPHET OR PRIEST

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 20:1-6
1. Now Pashhur the son of Immer, the priest who
was also chief governor in the house of the Lord
, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.
2. Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet,
and put him in the stocks that were in the high
gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the
Lord .
3. And it happened on the next day that Pashhur
brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then
Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord has not called
your name Pashhur, but Magor-Missabib.
4. For thus says the Lord : ‘Behold, I will make
you a terror to yourself and to all your friends;
and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies,
and your eyes shall see it. I will give all Judah
into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he
shall carry them captive to Babylon and slay
them with the sword.
5. Moreover I will deliver all the wealth of this
city, all its produce, and all its precious things;
all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give
into the hand of their enemies, who will plunder
them, seize them, and carry them to Babylon.
6. And you, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your
house, shall go into captivity. You shall go to
Babylon, and there you shall die, and be buried
there, you and all your friends, to whom you have
prophesied lies.’ ”
Jeremiah 20:1-6 NKJV
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GUIDE TEXT
Yesterday, we discussed Gods reaction to a
stubborn, unrepentant heart. Today, God brings
us to the issue of His reaction to deceitful
workers (ministers, priests and pastors).
In this passage, God pronounced judgment on
Judah and on a false priest, Pashhur, for
deceiving the nation. Pashhur would be a terror
to himself and his friends; he would be taken to
Babylon in captivity and die there. The people of
Judah would also be taken captive and some
killed. Their wealth and treasures would be
plundered and taken by their captors.
We have to be careful these days of confusion
and scrambling for recognition by some of the
modern prophets and apostles who dish out
conflicting messages with questionable origins.
God warned us in 1 John 4:1 do not believe
every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are
of God; because many false prophets have gone
out into the world.
The offices of Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists,
Teachers, and Pastors are unique and the
occupiers must be careful how they handle it
and be sure they are truly called by God. If you
deceive people because they trust you, your
punishment will be like that of Pashhur. You
stand the danger of bringing calamity to yourself,
your hearers and our nation if you deceive people
in the name of God.

PRAYER: Lord, may you help me not to use
your name to deceive my hearers, Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

THEME: DOING THE WILL OF GOD IN
MINISTRY

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 20:7-18
7. O Lord , You induced me, and I was
persuaded; You are stronger than I, and have
prevailed. I am in derision daily; Everyone mocks
me.
8. For when I spoke, I cried out; I shouted,
“Violence and plunder!” Because the word of the
Lord was made to me A reproach and a derision
daily.
9. Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him,
Nor speak anymore in His name.” But His word
was in my heart like a burning fire Shut up in my
bones; I was weary of holding it back, And I
could not.
10. For I heard many mocking: “Fear on every
side!” “Report,” they say, “and we will report it!”
All my acquaintances watched for my stumbling,
saying, “Perhaps he can be induced; Then we
will prevail against him, And we will take our
revenge on him.”
11. But the Lord is with me as a mighty,
awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will
stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly
ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their
everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.
12. But, O Lord of hosts, You who test the
righteous, And see the mind and heart, Let me
see Your vengeance on them; For I have pleaded
my cause before You.
13. Sing to the Lord ! Praise the Lord ! For He
has delivered the life of the poor From the hand
of evildoers.
14. Cursed be the day in which I was born! Let
the day not be blessed in which my mother bore
me!
15. Let the man be cursed Who brought news to
my father, saying, “A male child has been born to
you!” Making him very glad.
16. And let that man be like the cities Which the
Lord overthrew, and did not relent;
Let him hear the cry in the morning And the
shouting at noon,
17. Because he did not kill me from the womb,
That my mother might have been my grave, And
her womb always enlarged with me.
18. Why did I come forth from the womb to see
labor and sorrow, That my days should be
consumed with shame?
Jeremiah 20:7-18 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Jeremiah seemed to be struggling with his call
and ministry. He was complaining to God
concerning the experiences he was going
through. It was not easy for him. Jeremiahs call
and messages were bringing mockery, reproach
and shame daily to him. His message was not
the modern popular prosperity messages.
Jeremiah was a crying prophet. He even cursed
the day of his birth. He seemed frustrated to the
extent he decided not to speak anymore in Gods
name, but His word was in my heart like a
burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of
holding it back, and I could not.
It is not easy answering Gods call or doing His
will in ministry. Sometimes, those who have left
all to follow the Master feel they had made a
mistake. Some regret ever deciding for such.
Some feel abandoned and frustrated like Elijah
who felt he was the only prophet left and even
wished to die. Sometimes, doubts would come,
like in the case of John the Baptist who sent his
disciples to find out if Jesus was actually the
expected Messiah. In such situations, we need
the rekindling fire of the Word of God to jolt us
into action. Our service has eternal values. It
outlives whatever we have abandoned and
followed Christ. We name Churches and people
today after the Apostles because they sacrificed
all to follow Christ. Dont give up.

PRAYER: Lord, help me to fulfill my ministry
no matter the unpalatable challenges I face in it.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

THEME: WHAT DO YOU WISH TO HEAR?

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 21:1-14
1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the
Lord when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur
the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of
Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
2. “Please inquire of the Lord for us, for
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war
against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us
according to all His wonderful works, that the
king may go away from us.”
3. Then Jeremiah said to them, “Thus you shall
say to Zedekiah,
4.‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Behold, I
will turn back the weapons of war that are in
your hands, with which you fight against the king
of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you
outside the walls; and I will assemble them in
the midst of this city.
5. I Myself will fight against you with an
outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in
anger and fury and great wrath.
6. I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both
man and beast; they shall die of a great
pestilence.
7. And afterward,” says the Lord , “I will deliver
Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the
people, and such as are left in this city from the
pestilence and the sword and the famine, into
the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,
into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand
of those who seek their life; and he shall strike
them with the edge of the sword. He shall not
spare them, or have pity or mercy.” ’
8. “Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says
the Lord : “Behold, I set before you the way of
life and the way of death.
9. He who remains in this city shall die by the
sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who
goes out and defects to the Chaldeans who
besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be as
a prize to him.
10. For I have set My face against this city for
adversity and not for good,” says the Lord . “It
shall be given into the hand of the king of
Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.” ’
11. “And concerning the house of the king of
Judah, say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord ,
12. O house of David! Thus says the Lord :
“Execute judgment in the morning; And deliver
him who is plundered Out of the hand of the
oppressor, Lest My fury go forth like fire And
burn so that no one can quench it, Because of
the evil of your doings.
13. “Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the
valley, And rock of the plain,” says the Lord ,
“Who say, ‘Who shall come down against us? Or
who shall enter our dwellings?’
14. But I will punish you according to the fruit of
your doings,” says the Lord ; “I will kindle a fire
in its forest, And it shall devour all things around
it.” ’ ”
Jeremiah 21:1-14 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
In this passage, King Zedekiah sent people to
ask Jeremiah to speak to the Lord for them
concerning the impending invasion by King
Nebuchadnezzar.
They hoped that the Lord would show mercy and
avert the invasion. God told them point-blank
that He would fight them Himself.
Nebuchadnezzar would deal with them decisively
and even kill their king. Only those who
surrendered to the Babylonians would survive.
The city would be destroyed. Though this
message was not palatable to the ear, Jeremiah
never coloured the message.
Is it not ironical that even the very people who
continually break Gods heart seek His blessings
daily? They wish to hear palatable messages
from God. Those they consult cash in on this to
deceive them. Even those in authority gather
pastors and prophets who will tell them what
they wish to hear; praise singing. Every bad
government at the risk of losing votes hires
sycophants who turn truth into lies for the sake
of winning election (1 Kings 22:5-7).
Any genuine minister of God will not sell his
birthright because of unjust gain. You must say
what God tells you to say, whether sweet or
hard. At this period of confusion in ministry, do
you seek for false prophesies? What message do
you receive: sound or diluted?

PRAYER: May you, Oh Lord, direct me to your
servants that will tell me only the truth.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
(TRINITY 15)

TOPIC: THE BRANCH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 23:1-8
1. “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and
scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord .
2. Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel
against the shepherds who feed My people: “You
have scattered My flock, driven them away, and
not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you
for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord .
3. “But I will gather the remnant of My flock out
of all countries where I have driven them, and
bring them back to their folds; and they shall be
fruitful and increase.
4. I will set up shepherds over them who will
feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be
dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the
Lord .
5. “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord ,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of
righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper,
And execute judgment and righteousness in the
earth.
6. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel
will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which
He will be called: THE LORD OUR
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
7. “Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” says
the Lord , “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the
Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel
from the land of Egypt,’
8. but, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led
the descendants of the house of Israel from the
north country and from all the countries where I
had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their
own land.'"
Jeremiah 23:1-8 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
The Lord promised to judge the shepherds
(unrighteous leaders) who destroyed and
scattered His people. God would punish them for
their actions. He also would gather His people
from the places they had been scattered. He
would raise a a Branch of righteousness; a King
for the house of David who shall reign, prosper
and execute judgment and righteousness in the
earth. This King would also be known as THE
LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
This prophecy is about Christ, the Son of David
who will come to execute judgment and rule the
world in righteousness. He will judge in
righteousness all people, including the shepherds
of the flock.
As a shepherd of the flock, how are you leading
the flock? Are you scattering or gathering with
the owner of the flock? Are you ready to give
account to this King about the flock committed
into your care when He returns? As a follower,
are you ready to give account of how you follow
the shepherd? Are you listening to direction and
instructions from the shepherd? Time will tell.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, make us ready to face
the Branch of Righteousness when He returns.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
[(St. Michael and all angels (transferred)]

THEME: CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

BIBLE TEXT: JUDE 1:8-10
8. Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh,
reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.
9. Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with
the devil, when he disputed about the body of
Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling
accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
10. But these speak evil of whatever they do not
know; and whatever they know naturally, like
brute beasts, in these things they corrupt
themselves.
Jude 1:8-10 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
The text today describes St. Michael contending
for the body of Moses from the Devil. Moses
offended God through disobedience and the Devil
felt he had a right over his body. Michael did not
insult the Devil but used the name of God to
rebuke him and to wrestle the body of Moses
from him. This is an example of contending
which is the main theme of the book.
The word contend does not call up peaceful
images but denotes several things: to be
aggressive, forceful, to strive, fight, resist, not
giving in, maintaining a stand without looking
back, standing firm, being unmovable, being
steadfast, not giving a loophole, etc. 2
Corinthians 10:3-6 explains to us that contending
is not a physical war of gun, knife and special
military weapons but spiritual; not of flesh and
blood.
To contend, we must put on the whole armour of
God in Ephesians 6:10-18 and the garments of
priesthood as in Exodus 28:1-36. In this present
world, there are many things to contend with - it
doesnt matter attitude, same-sex marriage,
homosexuality, tattooing, unclothedness, immodest
dressing, heresies, ungodliness, sodomy, sexual
immorality in high and low places, corruption,
etc. All these exist both in the Church and
secular society and they all war against our
faith. That is why we are charged to contend
earnestly for the faith. Are you contending?

PRAYER: Lord, give us the grace to contend
for the Faith in the face of all the rottenness.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019

THEME: JUDGMENT IS INEVITABLE

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 24:1-10
1. The Lord showed me, and there were two
baskets of figs set before the temple of the Lord
, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had
carried away captive Jeconiah the son of
Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of
Judah with the craftsmen and smiths, from
Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
2. One basket had very good figs, like the figs
that are first ripe; and the other basket had very
bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so
bad.
3. Then the Lord said to me, “What do you see,
Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs, the good figs, very
good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be
eaten, they are so bad.”
4. Again the word of the Lord came to me,
saying,
5. “Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel: ‘Like
these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who
are carried away captive from Judah, whom I
have sent out of this place for their own good,
into the land of the Chaldeans.
6. For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I
will bring them back to this land; I will build them
and not pull them down, and I will plant them and
not pluck them up.
7. Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that
I am the Lord ; and they shall be My people, and
I will be their God, for they shall return to Me
with their whole heart.
8. ‘And as the bad figs which cannot be eaten,
they are so bad’—surely thus says the Lord —‘so
will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his
princes, the residue of Jerusalem who remain in
this land, and those who dwell in the land of
Egypt.
9. I will deliver them to trouble into all the
kingdoms of the earth, for their harm, to be a
reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in
all places where I shall drive them.
10. And I will send the sword, the famine, and
the pestilence among them, till they are
consumed from the land that I gave to them and
their fathers.’ ”
Jeremiah 24:1-10 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Todays passage reveals that judgment came, and
was to come upon Judah as a whole; the entire
nation would feel the pain of it. Yet that did not
mean that everyone in Judah was the same in
Gods eyes. Some were like the good figs and
were essentially sent out of Judah to Babylon for
their own good. Judgment upon a nation or
community means that all suffer, even those
who may be individually innocent of the sins that
brought Gods judgment. What God said to
Jeremiah through the two baskets of figs implies
that even when all suffer under a national
judgment, God still knows the difference between
those caught up in the judgment and those who
brought down the judgment.
Just like those who remained in Jerusalem and
seemed to have been exonerated from the
national calamity would suffer precariously, so
also corrupt individuals who currently feel at
ease in Nigeria will drink their full cups of
suffering at the fullness of time. You may dodge
your responsibility but you may not dodge the
consequences of dodging your responsibility.
PRAYER: Lord, please deliver our nation from
corrupt leaders and followers.

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER
1. Thank God for His guidance these 58 years as
an independent nation.
2. Thank God for defeating your foes and giving
you victory over challenges of life.
3. Confess your sins of lack of faith and unbelief
in God.
4. Pray for the government officials at the
Federal, State and Local government. Pray for
the President, his Vice, members of Legislature
both Federal and State, members of Judiciary
both Federal and State. Pray that the Spirit of
God will direct their policies and its
implementation for the benefits of the masses.
5. Pray against Boko Haram and its sponsors.
Pray that God will frustrate their efforts and
agenda.
6. Pray for God to assist the government in
fighting corruption. Pray for all the agencies that
fight corruption. Pray that it would not be
political witch-hunt.
7. Pray for the success of DIVCCON this year.
Pray for all the resource persons and
participants.
8. Pray that God will keep them safe as they
come and go.
9. Thank God for the year ending and ask Him to
keep us safe in the coming year. Pray and
cancel every cause of leaking blessings in your
life, business and career.
10. Pray and command every spiritual hole in
your life to be closed.
11. Lord open up all the good doors of my life
that I may enter my rest.
12. Pray that every sickness in your life will
receive termination in the name of Jesus.
13. Pray that God will uproot evil things from
your life and plant good things there.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019

THEME: TO BE FOREWARNED IS TO BE
FOREARMED

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 25:1-11
1. The word that came to Jeremiah concerning
all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah
(which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon),
2. which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the
people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, saying:
3. “From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of
Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, this is the
twenty-third year in which the word of the Lord
has come to me; and I have spoken to you, rising
early and speaking, but you have not listened.
4. And the Lord has sent to you all His servants
the prophets, rising early and sending them, but
you have not listened nor inclined your ear to
hear.
5. They said, ‘Repent now everyone of his evil
way and his evil doings, and dwell in the land
that the Lord has given to you and your fathers
forever and ever.
6. Do not go after other gods to serve them and
worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger
with the works of your hands; and I will not harm
you.’
7. Yet you have not listened to Me,” says the
Lord , “that you might provoke Me to anger with
the works of your hands to your own hurt.
8. “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Because you have not heard My words,
9. behold, I will send and take all the families of
the north,’ says the Lord , ‘and Nebuchadnezzar
the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring
them against this land, against its inhabitants,
and against these nations all around, and will
utterly destroy them, and make them an
astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual
desolations.
10. Moreover I will take from them the voice of
mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the
bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound
of the millstones and the light of the lamp.
12. And this whole land shall be a desolation and
an astonishment, and these nations shall serve
the king of Babylon seventy years.
Jeremiah 25:1-11 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
When we were young, our parents had their
special ways of communicating with us. Their
communication through eye contact, for example,
could signal either their approval or otherwise of
whatever we were doing. Daddy, unlike Mummy,
could tolerate us for months and this drew us
closer to him than mummy. But once he lost his
patience, we could be sure deliverance was not
near at all.
In today's passage, God would not punish his
people because they sinned but because they
took God and his servants for granted by
rejecting all warnings and entreaties.
Certainly, when a man sins perpetually, he is
simply challenging God to the boxing ring.
Please note the instrument of Israels punishment
and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My
servant (v.9). This is similar to the method God
employed in the book of Joel where locusts are
described as Gods servants. Dear reader, do not
wait until you receive the rod of your enemy
before you repent because you may not win such
battle.

PRAYER: Lord, please teach me consistent
obedience and may the rod of the enemy never
fall on me.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019

THEME: THE TRUE MARKS OF GENUINE
LEADERS

BIBLE TEXT: 1PETER 5:1-6
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,
I Peter 5:1-6 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Todays passage calls for the need to mirror our
leadership styles and motives in the light of the
Bible. While many of our leaders today are
money changers and merchants, who see the
ministry as a means of making money and
dominating subordinates, Peter tells us a leader
is humble and a servant of others. He accepts
the task of being ahead (leading) without the
ambition to get ahead in so doing.
We are tempted to measure leaders in terms of
their success, but the Scriptures measure them
in terms of their faithfulness in the midst of
suffering. Success is not the test of leadership;
suffering is. When we introduce a Christian
speaker, we tell the audience of their
educational achievements, their success in
ministry (usually measured in numbers), and their
acceptance by men. Peter will have none of this.
And neither should we. We must desist from
thinking of leadership as an honour rather than a
means of expressing humility. It should be seen
as an opportunity to empty ourselves in service
to others rather than a sense of being fulfilled.

PRAYER: Make me a leader after your heart,
O! Lord.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019

THEME: GOD WILL NOT BE SILENT FOREVER

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 25:12-26
12. Then it will come to pass, when seventy
years are completed, that I will punish the king
of Babylon and that nation, the land of the
Chaldeans, for their iniquity,’ says the Lord ; ‘and
I will make it a perpetual desolation.
13. So I will bring on that land all My words
which I have pronounced against it, all that is
written in this book, which Jeremiah has
prophesied concerning all the nations.
14. (For many nations and great kings shall be
served by them also; and I will repay them
according to their deeds and according to the
works of their own hands.)’ ”
15. For thus says the Lord God of Israel to me:
“Take this wine cup of fury from My hand, and
cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to
drink it.
16. And they will drink and stagger and go mad
because of the sword that I will send among
them.”
17. Then I took the cup from the Lord ’s hand,
and made all the nations drink, to whom the Lord
had sent me:
18. Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings
and its princes, to make them a desolation, an
astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this
day;
19. Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his
princes, and all his people; all the mixed
multitude, all the kings of the land of Uz,
20. all the kings of the land of the Philistines
(namely, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant
of Ashdod);
21. Edom, Moab, and the people of Ammon; all
the kings of Tyre,
22. all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the
coastlands which are across the sea;
23. Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the
farthest corners;
24. all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of
the mixed multitude who dwell in the desert;
25. all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam,
and all the kings of the Medes;
26. all the kings of the north, far and near, one
with another; and all the kingdoms of the world
which are on the face of the earth. Also the king
of Sheshach shall drink after them.
Jeremiah 25:12-26 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
When seventy years are accomplished ......
(v.12). Seventy years accounted from the time
that the Jews were carried away in the time of
Jeconiah or Jehoiachin, (2 Kings 24:15,16). This
was fulfilled by Darius, the king of Persia, (Daniel
4:31). Though God, to whom belongs all creation,
and who is the Lord of all the hosts of his
creatures, often makes use of heathens and
other wicked men to punish his own people, yet
he will at last punish these same wicked men
too; and ordinarily, when he punishes them, it is
with a more severe and grievous destruction than
that by which he punishes his people. God allows
a nation to have power until it fills up its cup of
iniquity, and when it does, the Bible says He
removes that nation from power (See Daniel
2:21; 4:17; Leviticus 18:24-28.)
God follows a consistent principle when dealing
with humanity. This is called the "full cup
principle." The full cup principle is based on the
idea that God measures the actions of mankind.
Every time we do wrong, we add a sin to our cup
of grace. When all of Gods grace has been
displaced by willful sin, our cup becomes full of
bitterness and we have to drink the
consequences of our actions. Many people
currently interpret Gods silence or passiveness
with evil to mean that He is either nonexistent or
indifferent to what we do. Others see His
permissiveness as proof that He is not interested
in each persons day-to-day activities. For this
reason, a growing number of people are
committing horrible, evil deeds and thinking that
God does not see them and will not hold them
responsible for their actions. How wrong they
are!

PRAYER: Lord keep me from willful
disobedience to your word.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2019

GODS JUDGMENT IS REAL

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 25:27-38
27. “Therefore you shall say to them, ‘Thus says
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Drink, be
drunk, and vomit! Fall and rise no more, because
of the sword which I will send among you.” ’
28. And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup
from your hand to drink, then you shall say to
them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “You shall
certainly drink!
29. For behold, I begin to bring calamity on the
city which is called by My name, and should you
be utterly unpunished? You shall not be
unpunished, for I will call for a sword on all the
inhabitants of the earth,” says the Lord of hosts.’
30. “Therefore prophesy against them all these
words, and say to them: ‘The Lord will roar from
on high, And utter His voice from His holy
habitation; He will roar mightily against His fold.
He will give a shout, as those who tread the
grapes, Against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31. A noise will come to the ends of the earth—
For the Lord has a controversy with the nations;
He will plead His case with all flesh. He will give
those who are wicked to the sword,’ says the
Lord .”
32. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold,
disaster shall go forth From nation to nation, And
a great whirlwind shall be raised up From the
farthest parts of the earth.
33. And at that day the slain of the Lord shall be
from one end of the earth even to the other end
of the earth. They shall not be lamented, or
gathered, or buried; they shall become refuse on
the ground.
34. “Wail, shepherds, and cry! Roll about in the
ashes, You leaders of the flock! For the days of
your slaughter and your dispersions are fulfilled;
You shall fall like a precious vessel.
35. And the shepherds will have no way to flee,
Nor the leaders of the flock to escape.
36. A voice of the cry of the shepherds, And a
wailing of the leaders to the flock will be heard.
For the Lord has plundered their pasture,
37. And the peaceful dwellings are cut down
Because of the fierce anger of the Lord .
38. He has left His lair like the lion; For their
land is desolate Because of the fierceness of the
Oppressor, And because of His fierce anger.”
Jeremiah 25:27-38 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
The prophecy in this passage was given prior to
the final Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem
(Jeremiah 25:1), so it is possible that verse 29
could refer to the final Babylonian invasion of
Jerusalem. However, the language in several
verses in Jeremiah 25:15-38 is reminiscent of
the language found in verses about the end
times. Indeed, several Bible prophecy passages
suggest that Jeremiah 25:29s fulfillment is likely
during the end times. If Jerusalem, Gods chosen
city was not spared, then, all the nations of the
earth should get prepared for the dreadful day of
the Lord
Some people are of the opinion that God cannot
afford to punish the multitude of sinners on the
face of the earth, perhaps for their vast number
or on account of Gods mercy. Todays passage is
teaching otherwise; God is going to judge
iniquities and not even his elects who are
involved, will be spared. Although God is
merciful, he is at the same time, terrible. Both
are his attributes. Do not ever imagine that Gods
warnings are mere intimidation. He means what
He says and says what He means. If we believe
that God is dependable, and we can believe Him
to fulfill His every good promise, then nothing
prevents us from believing that his wrath will be
released on every disobedience.

PRAYER: Lord grant me the heart that
trembles at your word.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2019

THEME: RESPONSIBILITY DEMANDS
ACCOUNTABILITY

BIBLE TEXT: MATTHEW 25:14-30
14. “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man
traveling to a far country, who called his own
servants and delivered his goods to them.
15. And to one he gave five talents, to another
two, and to another one, to each according to
his own ability; and immediately he went on a
journey.
16. Then he who had received the five talents
went and traded with them, and made another
five talents.
17. And likewise he who had received two gained
two more also.
18. But he who had received one went and dug
in the ground, and hid his Lord’s money.
19. After a long time the Lord of those servants
came and settled accounts with them.
20. “So he who had received five talents came
and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you
delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained
five more talents besides them.’
21. His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and
faithful servant; you were faithful over a few
things, I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into the joy of your Lord.’
22. He also who had received two talents came
and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents;
look, I have gained two more talents besides
them.’
23. His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and
faithful servant; you have been faithful over a
few things, I will make you ruler over many
things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’
24. “Then he who had received the one talent
came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard
man, reaping where you have not sown, and
gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25. And I was afraid, and went and hid your
talent in the ground. Look, there you have what
is yours.’
26. “But his Lord answered and said to him, ‘You
wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap
where I have not sown, and gather where I have
not scattered seed.
27. So you ought to have deposited my money
with the bankers, and at my coming I would have
received back my own with interest.
28. Therefore take the talent from him, and give
it to him who has ten talents.
29. ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given,
and he will have abundance; but from him who
does not have, even what he has will be taken
away.
30. And cast the unprofitable servant into the
outer darkness. There will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:14-30 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
This section of Scripture constitutes part of
Jesus final warnings, prophecies, and
encouragements to His people prior to His
departure. He, who is their Lord, is leaving for an
undisclosed period of time. He is delegating to
them the responsibility, as stewards, to care for
His kingdom. In Matthew 25:14-30, Jesus is
teaching lessons about what His second coming
would be like. Each of the servants in the
parable were given talents matching their
abilities and were expected to put those talents
to use for the Masters glory.
The Parable of the Talents, Matthew 25:14-30,
impresses on them the weight of that
responsibility and the serious consequences of
neglecting to understand and apply His
instructions. Be reminded that talents are gifts
and not our personal belongings, because a man
cannot receive anything except it is given to him
from above (John 3:27). Every talent is expected
to make us responsible and actively involved in
the project of Gods kingdom. And for all that,
God has committed into your hands, you are
going to give account.

PRAYER: Father in heaven, help me to live
with the consciousness that I will give account
of my stewardship to you.
HAPPY SUNDAY

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019

THEME: SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE
FOUND

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 26:1-11
1. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the
son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came
from the Lord , saying,
2. “Thus says the Lord : ‘Stand in the court of
the Lord ’s house, and speak to all the cities of
Judah, which come to worship in the Lord ’s
house, all the words that I command you to
speak to them. Do not diminish a word.
3. Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his
evil way, that I may relent concerning the
calamity which I purpose to bring on them
because of the evil of their doings.’
4. And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord
: “If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law
which I have set before you,
5. to heed the words of My servants the
prophets whom I sent to you, both rising up early
and sending them (but you have not heeded),
6. then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will
make this city a curse to all the nations of the
earth.” ’ ”
7.So the priests and the prophets and all the
people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in
the house of the Lord .
8. Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an
end of speaking all that the Lord had
commanded him to speak to all the people, that
the priests and the prophets and all the people
seized him, saying, “You will surely die!
9. Why have you prophesied in the name of the
Lord , saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and
this city shall be desolate, without an
inhabitant’?” And all the people were gathered
against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord .
10. When the princes of Judah heard these
things, they came up from the king’s house to
the house of the Lord and sat down in the entry
of the New Gate of the Lord ’s house.
11. And the priests and the prophets spoke to
the princes and all the people, saying, “This man
deserves to die! For he has prophesied against
this city, as you have heard with your ears.”
Jeremiah 26:1-11 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Jeremiah's first major trouble during Jehoiakim's
reign came about when he was told by God to go
to the Temple and warn all who came there that
unless they lived by God's Laws, God would
cause Jerusalem to become as ravaged as the
ancient town of Shiloh, the town where the
Tabernacle was set up when Israel first came
into the land of Canaan (Joshua 18:1; Psalm
78:60; Jeremiah 26:6). Shiloh had been
destroyed by the Philistines hundreds of years
before Jeremiah's time (1Samuel 4:10-12).
Again, why would this warning be taken to the
Temple? Surely, God is no respecter of any man
and judgment must begin at the house of God:
and if first begin at us, what shall the end be of
them that obey not the gospel of God? (1Peter
4:17).Unfortunately, an opportunity to repent
came to the doorstep of Gods people and they
trivialized it as these warnings went unheeded.
What a wasted opportunity by Gods people! God
will not punish men for sinning but he will punish
them because men have opportunities to repent
but they ignored Gods word. There are always
two reactions to the word of God; you either
accept or reject it. Jesus is at the door of your
heart, do not reject him like the Jews pushed
him out of their Synagogue in his home town,
Nazareth (Luke 4:29)

PRAYER: Lord, I humbly receive your word.
Cause it to prosper in my heart.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2019

THEME: FEAR NO FEAR

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 26:1-24
1. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the
son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came
from the Lord , saying,
2. “Thus says the Lord : ‘Stand in the court of
the Lord ’s house, and speak to all the cities of
Judah, which come to worship in the Lord ’s
house, all the words that I command you to
speak to them. Do not diminish a word.
3. Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his
evil way, that I may relent concerning the
calamity which I purpose to bring on them
because of the evil of their doings.’
4. And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord
: “If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law
which I have set before you,
5. to heed the words of My servants the
prophets whom I sent to you, both rising up early
and sending them (but you have not heeded),
6. then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will
make this city a curse to all the nations of the
earth.” ’ ”
7. So the priests and the prophets and all the
people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in
the house of the Lord .
8. Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an
end of speaking all that the Lord had
commanded him to speak to all the people, that
the priests and the prophets and all the people
seized him, saying, “You will surely die!
9. Why have you prophesied in the name of the
Lord , saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and
this city shall be desolate, without an
inhabitant’?” And all the people were gathered
against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord .
10. When the princes of Judah heard these
things, they came up from the king’s house to
the house of the Lord and sat down in the entry
of the New Gate of the Lord ’s house.
11. And the priests and the prophets spoke to
the princes and all the people, saying, “This man
deserves to die! For he has prophesied against
this city, as you have heard with your ears.”
12. Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and
all the people, saying: “The Lord sent me to
prophesy against this house and against this city
with all the words that you have heard.
13. Now therefore, amend your ways and your
doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God;
then the Lord will relent concerning the doom
that He has pronounced against you.
14. As for me, here I am, in your hand; do with
me as seems good and proper to you.
15. But know for certain that if you put me to
death, you will surely bring innocent blood on
yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants;
for truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all
these words in your hearing.”
16. So the princes and all the people said to the
priests and the prophets, “This man does not
deserve to die. For he has spoken to us in the
name of the Lord our God.”
17. Then certain of the elders of the land rose
up and spoke to all the assembly of the people,
saying:
18. “Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days
of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the
people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of
hosts: “Zion shall be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, And the
mountain of the temple Like the bare hills of the
forest.”
19. ’ Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah
ever put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord
and seek the Lord ’s favor? And the Lord
relented concerning the doom which He had
pronounced against them. But we are doing
great evil against ourselves.”
20. Now there was also a man who prophesied in
the name of the Lord , Urijah the son of
Shemaiah of Kirjath Jearim, who prophesied
against this city and against this land according
to all the words of Jeremiah.
21. And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his
mighty men and all the princes, heard his words,
the king sought to put him to death; but when
Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled, and went
to Egypt.
22. Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt:
Elnathan the son of Achbor, and other men who
went with him to Egypt.
23. And they brought Urijah from Egypt and
brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed
him with the sword and cast his dead body into
the graves of the common people.
24. Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of
Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they should
not give him into the hand of the people to put
him to death.
Jeremiah 26:1-24 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the
human animal like nothing else, wrote Earnest
Becker in his book, The Denial of Death.
Thanatophobia the fear of death - can compel a
man to confess the sins he has not committed
because no one hears of his imminent death and
will not be afraid. But this was not going to be
the case with Jeremiah. He communicated the
word of God without giving consideration to any
negative reaction. Eventually, he would not die
as the Princes and all the people convinced the
people against their earlier plan (v.16).
Some among us today cannot open their mouths
to share the gospel because they are choked
with anxiety over what people might think. Many
will remain silent in a just cause while shrinking
from the repercussions of speaking out. Many
Priests have rejected their postings on account
of imaginary fear that does not exist anywhere.
And there are others who dread rejection so
much that it keeps them from living up to their
own convictions. Of all, the fear of men seems
to be the greatest fear of men of God. Fear is
the opposite of faith. But none of the two can
accommodate the other as the presence of one
signals the disappearance of the other.

PRAYER: Lord, give me faith that dispels fear.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2019

THEME: GOD RULES IN THE AFFAIRS OF
MEN

BIBLE STUDY: JEREMIAH 27:1-11
1. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the
son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to
Jeremiah from the Lord , saying,
2. “Thus says the Lord to me: ‘Make for
yourselves bonds and yokes, and put them on
your neck,
3. and send them to the king of Edom, the king
of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of
Tyre, and the king of Sidon, by the hand of the
messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah
king of Judah.
4. And command them to say to their masters,
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel—
thus you shall say to your masters:
5. ‘I have made the earth, the man and the beast
that are on the ground, by My great power and
by My outstretched arm, and have given it to
whom it seemed proper to Me.
6. And now I have given all these lands into the
hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My
servant; and the beasts of the field I have also
given him to serve him.
7. So all nations shall serve him and his son and
his son’s son, until the time of his land comes;
and then many nations and great kings shall
make him serve them.
8. And it shall be, that the nation and kingdom
which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of
Babylon, and which will not put its neck under
the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will
punish,’ says the Lord , ‘with the sword, the
famine, and the pestilence, until I have
consumed them by his hand.
9. Therefore do not listen to your prophets, your
diviners, your dreamers, your soothsayers, or
your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, “You
shall not serve the king of Babylon.”
10. For they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you
far from your land; and I will drive you out, and
you will perish.
11. But the nations that bring their necks under
the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I
will let them remain in their own land,’ says the
Lord , ‘and they shall till it and dwell in it.’ ” ’ ”

Jeremiah 27:1-11 NKJV
GUIDE TEXT
Our reading today reveals why God must be
reverred and feared. Indeed, He is an awesome
God! Jeremiah was made to wear the yoke of
wood which was a symbol of the light burden to
be received by being under the King of Babylon
to whom God had promised to hand over the
nation of Judah and her neighbours because He
owns them all (vs.1-5). We have to note however
that Nebuchadnezzar was chosen as Gods
instrument, not because he was godly, rather he
was borrowed to serve a divine purpose, until his
time is up (v.7, NLT).
As a child of God, there are times when God will
allow wicked persons to rule and mete out
discipline to His Children. He may also allow
painful and challenging situations to overwhelm
us. Trying to avoid this may complicate issues
further (v.. We must also realize that bad
leadership with the attendant policies; painful
situations and challenges are periods of
temporary trials which are bound to pass as it
was prophesied about Babylon (v.7). To a user of
this devotional today, God is asking us to submit
to His chastisement, hold the fort and we will
surely sing a new song.

PRAYER: Help me Lord to accept your plans
for my life and surrender to your will in all
situations.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUUDE OF
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

THEME:HEARKEN NOT UNTO THEM

BIBLE TEXT:JEREMIAH 27:12-22
12. I also spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah
according to all these words, saying, “Bring your
necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and
serve him and his people, and live!
13. Why will you die, you and your people, by the
sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as
the Lord has spoken against the nation that will
not serve the king of Babylon?
14. Therefore do not listen to the words of the
prophets who speak to you, saying, ‘You shall
not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they prophesy
a lie to you;
15. for I have not sent them,” says the Lord ,
“yet they prophesy a lie in My name, that I may
drive you out, and that you may perish, you and
the prophets who prophesy to you.”
16. Also I spoke to the priests and to all this
people, saying, “Thus says the Lord : ‘Do not
listen to the words of your prophets who
prophesy to you, saying, “Behold, the vessels of
the Lord ’s house will now shortly be brought
back from Babylon”; for they prophesy a lie to
you.
17. Do not listen to them; serve the king of
Babylon, and live! Why should this city be laid
waste?
18. But if they are prophets, and if the word of
the Lord is with them, let them now make
intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the
vessels which are left in the house of the Lord ,
in the house of the king of Judah, and at
Jerusalem, do not go to Babylon.’
19. “For thus says the Lord of hosts concerning
the pillars, concerning the Sea, concerning the
carts, and concerning the remainder of the
vessels that remain in this city,
20. which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did
not take, when he carried away captive Jeconiah
the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from
Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of
Judah and Jerusalem—
21. yes, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the
house of the Lord , and in the house of the king
of Judah and of Jerusalem:
22. ‘They shall be carried to Babylon, and there
they shall be until the day that I visit them,’ says
the Lord . ‘Then I will bring them up and restore
them to this place.’ ”
Jeremiah 27:12-22 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
One of the problems of Christianity today is the
increasing rate of prophecies and positive
confessions that have become a habit. This
however is not a new phenomenon. It was the
same in the time of Jeremiah. Prophets were
prophesying contrary to what God told him
(Jeremiah) but he warned the people not to
hearken to them in verses 14, 16 and 17 because
I have not sent them, saith the Lord yet they
prophesy a lie in my name (v.15).
Even though a wicked man rises up and blesses
himself seven times daily, the Scripture says It
shall not be well with him (Isaiah 3:11; cf.
Ecclesiastes 8:13). Making positive confessions
or claiming promises and prophecies does not
remove the wrath of God from the life of an
unrepentant evil doer. What can make God to
change His documented judgment is total
repentance and obedience to His word.

PRAYER: Dear Father, give unto your Church
a heart that turns at your rebuke and help her
not to be deceived by false promises of peace.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019

THEME: KNOWING TRUE AND FALSE
PROPHETS/PROPHECIES

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 28:1-9
1. And it happened in the same year, at the
beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah,
in the fourth year and in the fifth month, that
Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, who was
from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the
Lord in the presence of the priests and of all the
people, saying,
2. “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel, saying: ‘I have broken the yoke of the
king of Babylon.
3. Within two full years I will bring back to this
place all the vessels of the Lord ’s house, that
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from
this place and carried to Babylon.
4. And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah
the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the
captives of Judah who went to Babylon,’ says
the Lord , ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of
Babylon.’ ”
5. Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the
prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests
and in the presence of all the people who stood
in the house of the Lord ,
6. and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! The
Lord do so; the Lord perform your words which
you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of
the Lord ’s house and all who were carried away
captive, from Babylon to this place.
7. Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak
in your hearing and in the hearing of all the
people:
8. The prophets who have been before me and
before you of old prophesied against many
countries and great kingdoms—of war and
disaster and pestilence.
9. As for the prophet who prophesies of peace,
when the word of the prophet comes to pass,
the prophet will be known as one whom the Lord
has truly sent.”
Jeremiah 28:1-9 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Our text today shows the test of a true/false
prophets and prophecies. Earlier in
Deuteronomy18:22, fulfillment of a prophecy is
enough to authenticate the prophet. In Isaiah
8:20, agreement with the word of God is seen as
the proof of a prophecy. In Jeremiah 28:8,9, the
contents of the prophecy is seen as another
proof.
While constant prophecy of doom cannot always
be taken as a message from God, we must also
realize that prophesying peace, prosperity and
well-being to an unrepentant sinner is
unscriptural and this was the issue between
Prophet Hananiah, son of Azur (Jeremiah 28:1)
and Jeremiah. While Jeremiah was warning the
people to repent and enjoy the grace, mercy and
blessings of God, Hananiah was prophesying
peace and restoration without genuine
repentance. How Scriptural is this? It is high time
we went back to the Scripture, both as
individuals and as a Church, in order to know
Gods mind so as not to be misled by the
prophets and prophecies which litter the
landscape of Christianity today.

PRAYER: Open the eyes of your Church, dear
Lord, and deliver her from the Spirit of the end
time in Jesus name.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019

THEME: A WORD OF CAUTION

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 28:10-17
10. Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off
the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and broke it.
11. And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all
the people, saying, “Thus says the Lord : ‘Even
so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon from the neck of all nations within
the space of two full years.’ ” And the prophet
Jeremiah went his way.
12. Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah,
after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke
from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
13. “Go and tell Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says the
Lord : “You have broken the yokes of wood, but
you have made in their place yokes of iron.
14. ” For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel: “I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of
all these nations, that they may serve
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall
serve him. I have given him the beasts of the
field also.” ’ ”
15. Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah
the prophet, “Hear now, Hananiah, the Lord has
not sent you, but you make this people trust in a
lie.
16. Therefore thus says the Lord : ‘Behold, I will
cast you from the face of the earth. This year
you shall die, because you have taught rebellion
against the Lord .’ ”
17. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year
in the seventh month.
Jeremiah 28:10-17 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Todays reading is both for warning and
encouragement. That some people oppose the
true preaching of the gospel is not a new
phenomenon. Jannes and Jambres withstood
Moses (2 Timothy 3:; Korahs company
(Numbers 16:1-3, 19-33); Bar-Jesus withstood
Paul (Acts 13:6-11). These all paid for opposing
Gods word and his servants. Hananiah opposed
Jeremiah, gave a false prophecy and broke the
wooden yoke on his neck. No doubt, the people
would have applauded him and possibly mocked
Jeremiah who went away without saying a word.
God however fought back in order to protect His
name and honour His word because within two
months, Hananiah died.
As a user of this devotional, is Gods message
that you are preaching being opposed like that of
Jeremiah? Remain calm and leave God to defend
His name and His word. Are you in the camp of
Hananiah? Do you never see or hear anything
good in Gods word being preached by your
Pastor or others but will always be in opposition?
Desist from it today before it is too late.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, grant, we beseech
thee, repentant hearts to all those who oppose
your word and encourage your faithful preacher
by confirming your word.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2019
(Trinity 17)

*THEME: JOY UNSPEAKABLE!*

BIBLE TEXT: 2CORINTHIANS 5:1-7
1. For we know that if our earthly house, this
tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God,
a house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens.
2. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be
clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,
3. if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be
found naked.
4. For we who are in this tent groan, being
burdened, not because we want to be unclothed,
but further clothed, that mortality may be
swallowed up by life.
5. Now He who has prepared us for this very
thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as
a guarantee.
6. So we are always confident, knowing that
while we are at home in the body we are absent
from the Lord.
7. For we walk by faith, not by sight.
II Corinthians 5:1-7 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
If there is anything that should be comforting to
believers, it is the fact that this world is not our
home. Paul, in today's reading wrote to the
Corinthian believers, that their present existence
on earth is a life of groaning. This might not be
unconnected with the fact of the painful
experiences they were daily going through.
Globally today, things have not changed although
it seems to be worse in developing countries
than among the developed societies. Unprovoked
killings, especially of believers, a business
environment that is not friendly for believers and
even the Church that is supposed to be a place
of refuge, has in fact become slaughter slab
where godliness and righteousness are
mortgaged. All these, no doubt, is enough to
weary any believer with a right standing with
God. We however have an assurance that we
have a building of God, a house not made with
hands, eternal in the heavensdesiring to be
clothed with our house which is in heaven (2
Corinthians 5:1,2). This assurance of a blissful
future is however not for all but for those who
have been redeemed by the Lord Jesus
(John1:11,12). Are you in the number? To be
part of this team, confess your sins today, repent
of them and accept Jesus as your Lord and
Saviour.
Thought: Are you in the number saved by grace?

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, please save my
soul and keep me saved till the end.
HAPPY SUNDAY

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2019

THEME: OUR BASIC CHRISTIAN DUTY

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 29:1-9
1. Now these are the words of the letter that
Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to
the remainder of the elders who were carried
away captive—to the priests, the prophets, and
all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried
away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.
2. (This happened after Jeconiah the king, the
queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah
and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths
had departed from Jerusalem.)
3. The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the
son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah,
whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon,
to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying,
4. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
to all who were carried away captive, whom I
have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem
to Babylon:
5. Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens
and eat their fruit.
6. Take wives and beget sons and daughters;
and take wives for your sons and give your
daughters to husbands, so that they may bear
sons and daughters—that you may be increased
there, and not diminished.
7. And seek the peace of the city where I have
caused you to be carried away captive, and pray
to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have
peace.
8. For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners
who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to
your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.
9. For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I
have not sent them, says the Lord .
JEREMIAH 29:1-9 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
And work for the peace and prosperity of the city
where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for
it, for its welfare will determine your welfare
(Jeremiah 29:7; NLT). This was the basic advice
of Jeremiah to the captives in Babylon. They had
been under the deceitful prophecy of the false
prophets with them in their land of captivity that
the captivity would soon be over. God moved
Jeremiah to encourage them to settle down and
be prepared for a long stay. While doing this
however, they should keep praying for the peace,
prosperity and welfare of the land where they
lived. What an irony of life!
As believers, though we are on the earth, we are
not of the earth. This however does not mean
that we should stand aloof and become
unconcerned with what goes on in our society. It
is true that our commonwealth is in heaven
(Philippians 3:20), yet we should realize that we
have an obligation to this present society. We
are expected to seek its peace, prosperity and
welfare through prayer (1 Timothy 2:4),
performance of our civic duties like paying taxes
etc., (Psalm 13:1-7), witnessing for Christ
(Matthew 28:18-20) etc. While doing all these,
we should be careful to maintain our Christian
testimonies as Daniel and the three Hebrew
children did in the land of Babylon.

PRAYER: Help us, dear Lord, to discharge our
duties to our world as we witness for you
through our service to you and humanly.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019

THEME: IT HAS AN END!

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 29:10-23
10. For thus says the Lord : After seventy years
are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and
perform My good word toward you, and cause
you to return to this place.
11. For I know the thoughts that I think toward
you, says the Lord , thoughts of peace and not of
evil, to give you a future and a hope.
12. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray
to Me, and I will listen to you.
13. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you
search for Me with all your heart.
14. I will be found by you, says the Lord , and I
will bring you back from your captivity; I will
gather you from all the nations and from all the
places where I have driven you, says the Lord ,
and I will bring you to the place from which I
cause you to be carried away captive.
15. Because you have said, “The Lord has raised
up prophets for us in Babylon”—
16. therefore thus says the Lord concerning the
king who sits on the throne of David, concerning
all the people who dwell in this city, and
concerning your brethren who have not gone out
with you into captivity—
17. thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will
send on them the sword, the famine, and the
pestilence, and will make them like rotten figs
that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.
18. And I will pursue them with the sword, with
famine, and with pestilence; and I will deliver
them to trouble among all the kingdoms of the
earth—to be a curse, an astonishment, a hissing,
and a reproach among all the nations where I
have driven them,
19. because they have not heeded My words,
says the Lord , which I sent to them by My
servants the prophets, rising up early and
sending them; neither would you heed, says the
Lord .
20. Therefore hear the word of the Lord , all you
of the captivity, whom I have sent from
Jerusalem to Babylon.
21. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and
Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a
lie to you in My name: Behold, I will deliver them
into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon, and he shall slay them before your
eyes.
22. And because of them a curse shall be taken
up by all the captivity of Judah who are in
Babylon, saying, “The Lord make you like
Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon
roasted in the fire”;
23. because they have done disgraceful things in
Israel, have committed adultery with their
neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in
My name, which I have not commanded them.
Indeed I know, and am a witness, says the Lord .
Jeremiah 29:10-23 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Nothing lasts forever, except life in eternity.
Todays passage gave respite to the captives in
Babylon that their captivity was not for life. It
would only last for seventy years! Although this
seemed to be a lengthy period but it was very
certain that it would surely come to an end and
of course, it did, thanks to the intercessory
prayer of Daniel (Daniel 9:1-3) after which God
stirred up the heart of Cyrus to proclaim the
liberation of the captives (Ezra1:1-3). Without
doubt, the captivity was used by God to teach
the people of Judah a lesson (Jeremiah
29:11-14) which of course they learnt as they
never again got involved in the sins that led
them to the captivity.
God is saying to a user of this devotional today
that the challenges and captivity” you are
presently going through is not for life. It has an
end. What God is only demanding from you is
PATIENCE (James 1:2-4; Hebrew 10:35-39). God
might have allowed what you are going through
now to come your way in order to bring the best
out of you. Always remember that for gold to
become what it is, it has to go through the
furnace at a very high temperature. Look unto
God, what you are going through now will
produce in you a strong Christian character and
testimony.

PRAYER: Keep me true to you dear Lord and
see me through the present challenging
situations I am going through in Jesus Name.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019

THEME: WATCH OUT FOR FALSE PROPHETS

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 29:24-32
24. You shall also speak to Shemaiah the
Nehelamite, saying,
25. Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel, saying: You have sent letters in your
name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, to
Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to
all the priests, saying,
26. “The Lord has made you priest instead of
Jehoiada the priest, so that there should be
officers in the house of the Lord over every man
who is demented and considers himself a
prophet, that you should put him in prison and in
the stocks.
27. Now therefore, why have you not rebuked
Jeremiah of Anathoth who makes himself a
prophet to you?
28. For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying,
‘This captivity is long; build houses and dwell in
them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’ ”
29. Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter in
the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
30. Then the word of the Lord came to
Jeremiah, saying:
31. Send to all those in captivity, saying, Thus
says the Lord concerning Shemaiah the
Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied
to you, and I have not sent him, and he has
caused you to trust in a lie—
32. therefore thus says the Lord : Behold, I will
punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his family:
he shall not have anyone to dwell among this
people, nor shall he see the good that I will do
for My people, says the Lord , because he has
taught rebellion against the Lord .
Jeremiah 29:24-32 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
False prophets have always been there.
Jeremiah, a prophet of God, found himself in the
midst of false prophets, one of whom is
Shemaiah the Nehelamite (v.24). The message
of Jeremiah to the exiles in Babylon was that: It
will be a long time. Therefore build houses and
settle down; plant gardens and eat what they
produce” (v.28). Although Jeremiah spoke as
God gave him utterance, the message did not go
down well with the people because it did not
offer them hope for a quick return. This is where
false prophets like Shemaiah come in to falsely
assure the people of what they want to hear -
imminent return to Jerusalem, when the Lord had
not spoken.
A prophet of God will not tell you that you will
never encounter difficulties, but rather would let
you know that because the Lord is with you,
when you pass through the waters/rivers/fire, no
harm will befall you (cf Isaiah 43:2). This is
unlike the false prophets who will make you
believe that God does not take interest in
allowing His children go through trouble.
Beloved, we must watch out when we are faced
with lifes challenges so that we do not become
easy prey for false prophets. We can easily be
lured by them when we are looking for a quick
solution. Jesus Christ has to warn in this regard:
"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you
in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ferocious wolves” (Matthew 7:15).

PRAYER: Dear Father, help me that I may
never be a victim of false prophets in Jesus
name. Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019

THEME: DO NOT REJECT DISCIPLINE

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 30:1-11
1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the
Lord , saying,
2. “Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying:
‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I
have spoken to you.
3. For behold, the days are coming,’ says the
Lord , ‘that I will bring back from captivity My
people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord . ‘And I
will cause them to return to the land that I gave
to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”
4. Now these are the words that the Lord spoke
concerning Israel and Judah.
5. “For thus says the Lord : ‘We have heard a
voice of trembling, Of fear, and not of peace.
6. Ask now, and see, Whether a man is ever in
labor with child? So why do I see every man with
his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor, And
all faces turned pale?
7. Alas! For that day is great, So that none is like
it; And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, But he
shall be saved out of it.
8. ‘For it shall come to pass in that day,’ Says
the Lord of hosts, ‘ That I will break his yoke
from your neck, And will burst your bonds;
Foreigners shall no more enslave them.
9. But they shall serve the Lord their God, And
David their king, Whom I will raise up for them.
10. ‘Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’
says the Lord , ‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For
behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed
from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall
return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall
make him afraid.
11. For I am with you,’ says the Lord , ‘to save
you; Though I make a full end of all nations
where I have scattered you, Yet I will not make a
complete end of you. But I will correct you in
justice, And will not let you go altogether
unpunished.’
Jeremiah 30:1-11 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Our passage of today talks about restoration that
will come the way of the people of God - Israel
and Judah. God had to allow their enemies to
overpower and enslave them. This measure
which was borne out of love for His people was
taken by God to punish and correct them for
their iniquities. Amos 3:2 reads, “You only have I
known of all the families of the earth: therefore I
will punish you for all your iniquities.” Indeed,
God will never overlook our wrongs as we read
from Habakkuk 1:13 Your eyes are too pure to
look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.
A careful look at the passage reveals that the
manner God goes about punishing His children, is
quite different from the way He punishes
unbelievers. While the unbelieving nations are
completely destroyed for their sins, Gods children
are only judged and fairly disciplined (v.11).
When God disciplines His children, it is with the
hope of producing a harvest of righteousness and
peace (cf Hebrews 12:11). Since the discipline
of God is unto a good end, we are warned to
take seriously Gods discipline and not lose heart
when we are rebuked (cf Hebrews 12:5). If we
do not take to corrections, then we will be in
danger of being given over to a depraved mind to
continue to do wrong until we are destroyed (cf
Romans 1:28).

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help me surrender
to Your discipline always in Jesus Name. Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019
(St. Luke the Physician and Evangelist)

THEME: LUKE A WORTHY PHYSICIAN AND
EVANGELIST

BIBLE TEXT: LUKE 10:1-9
1. After these things the Lord appointed seventy
others also, and sent them two by two before
His face into every city and place where He
Himself was about to go.
2. Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is
great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray
the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into
His harvest.
3. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs
among wolves.
4. Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor
sandals; and greet no one along the road.
5. But whatever house you enter, first say,
‘Peace to this house.’
6. And if a son of peace is there, your peace will
rest on it; if not, it will return to you.
7. And remain in the same house, eating and
drinking such things as they give, for the laborer
is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to
house.
8. Whatever city you enter, and they receive you,
eat such things as are set before you.
9. And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The
kingdom of God has come near to you.’
Luke 10:1-9 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Today is set apart in the Lectionary to
commemorate St. Luke the Physician and
Evangelist. St. Luke is believed to be the author
of The Gospel According to Luke, and The Acts
of the Apostles. Luke was devoted to what was
good and productive. He was not a Jew but a
Gentile (Colossians 4:11; cf 4:14). Moreover, he
was not an eyewitness and minister of the Word
from the beginning (Luke 1:2). Notwithstanding
his background, the contributions he made in the
spread of the gospel surpass that which some
Jews and earlier disciples of Christ made.
Similarly, it does not matter what our background
was before coming to Christ, all that the Lord is
looking out for is for us to be willing so that He
can supply the power.
We need to note that Luke was Pauls fellow
worker’ (Philemon v.24) who remained faithful
while others deserted him (2 Timothy 4:10-11).
Let us learn from Luke that we must remain
faithful to the cause of the gospel in this
depraved world.
Luke records this command by Jesus to His
disciples: Heal the sick who are there and tell
them, The kingdom of God is near you” (Luke
10:9). Indeed, Luke the Evangelist, in obeying
this command, wrote the 2 books which bear the
good news that can heal the broken hearted and
bind up wounds” (Psalm 147:3); strengthen the
weak and make bold those who are afraid (Isaiah
35:3ff). Likewise, we must see the Gospel as
medicine that could cure souls, and join in the
spread of it to bring the perishing into the
kingdom of God.

PRAYER: Dear Father, grant that I may be
devoted to what is good and live a productive life
in Jesus Name. Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2019

THEME: SIN IS A DEADLY DISEASE

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 30:12-24
12. “For thus says the Lord : ‘Your affliction is
incurable, Your wound is severe.
13. There is no one to plead your cause, That
you may be bound up; You have no healing
medicines.
14. All your lovers have forgotten you; They do
not seek you; For I have wounded you with the
wound of an enemy, With the chastisement of a
cruel one, For the multitude of your iniquities,
Because your sins have increased.
15. Why do you cry about your affliction? Your
sorrow is incurable. Because of the multitude of
your iniquities, Because your sins have increased,
I have done these things to you.
16. ‘Therefore all those who devour you shall be
devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of
them, shall go into captivity; Those who plunder
you shall become plunder, And all who prey upon
you I will make a prey.
17. For I will restore health to you And heal you
of your wounds,’ says the Lord , ‘Because they
called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No
one seeks her.” ’
18. “Thus says the Lord : ‘Behold, I will bring
back the captivity of Jacob’s tents, And have
mercy on his dwelling places; The city shall be
built upon its own mound, And the palace shall
remain according to its own plan.
19. Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving
And the voice of those who make merry; I will
multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will
also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
20. Their children also shall be as before, And
their congregation shall be established before
Me; And I will punish all who oppress them.
21. Their nobles shall be from among them, And
their governor shall come from their midst; Then
I will cause him to draw near, And he shall
approach Me; For who is this who pledged his
heart to approach Me?’ says the Lord .
22. ‘You shall be My people, And I will be your
God.’
23. ” Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord Goes
forth with fury, A continuing whirlwind; It will fall
violently on the head of the wicked.
24. The fierce anger of the Lord will not return
until He has done it, And until He has performed
the intents of His heart. In the latter days you
will consider it.
JEREMIAH 30:12-24 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Verses 12 to 13 of today's passage read thus,
Your affliction is incurable...You have no healing
medicines. Verse 14 tells us sin is the cause of
the incurable affliction: For I have wounded
you...For the multitude of your iniquities,
because your sins have increased.” Indeed, sin is
a deadly disease! None of us wants to be
diagnosed of a deadly disease. Whenever we fall
sick and are not sure of the cause, we become
apprehensive while we await the medical report.
We are happy when we find out that the
sickness is curable. But when the result is the
contrary, the battle to stay alive begins that
moment. When medical treatment fails, we turn
to God for spiritual healing. In some of such
hopeless cases, divine healing takes place, as
we read of the woman with the issue of blood
(Mark 5:25-34).
Beloved, it is true that we are afraid to contract
a terminal illness because it leads to physical
death, but we should be more afraid to commit
sin because it can lead to both physical and
spiritual illness/death (Romans 6:23 cf Ezekiel
18:4; Psalm 32:1-5). Only the Lord has the cure
for all terminal illnesses, physical or spiritual
(v.17cf 1Peter 2:24). Come to Him now!

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, deliver me from
the guilt and power of sin in Jesus name. Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2019
(TRINITY 18)

THEME: DISOBEDIENCE IS DANGEROUS

BIBLE TEXT: MATTHEW 21:28-32
28. “But what do you think? A man had two sons,
and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work
today in my vineyard.’
29. He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but
afterward he regretted it and went.
30. Then he came to the second and said
likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’
but he did not go.
31. Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to Him, “The first.” Jesus said to
them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors
and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
32. For John came to you in the way of
righteousness, and you did not believe him; but
tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when
you saw it, you did not afterward relent and
believe him.
MATTHEW 21:28-32 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
No parent will be happy with a child who chooses
to be disobedient. Similarly, God our Father is
never pleased with us when we choose not to
obey Him. As we find in the passage read, the
first son who changed his mind represents those
who once were disobedient, but with time
become obedient. The Lord is pleased with such
obedient people. The other son represents
pretenders who claim to be obedient but are not.
The Lord is not pleased with such people.
We read in 1 Samuel 15:22, To obey is better
than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat
of rams.” We must understand that nothing can
take the place of obedience, be it the time,
talent and treasure we sacrifice in the course of
worshiping God. King Saul disobeyed God and
thought the sacrifice of ram would make up for
it, but got the rebuke of his life which ultimately
led to his rejection as king. No amount of
attendance at Church services, prayer meetings,
or Bible reading can compensate for the sin of
deliberate, continued disobedience.
May we also learn from Samson who as a result
of disobedience ...did not know that the LORD
had left him” (Judges 16:20).
The consequence of this was that since Samson
did not know the Lord had left him, he was not
conscious of the fact that he needed to repent
of his sins, and because he did not repent, he
was suddenly destroyed. Indeed, disobedience is
dangerous!

PRAYER: Lord God, reveal to me any areas of
my life where I have been continually
disobedient. I repent of them in Jesus Name.
Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019

THEME: BLESSED ASSURANCE

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 31:1-14
1. “At the same time,” says the Lord , “I will be
the God of all the families of Israel, and they
shall be My people.”
2. Thus says the Lord : “The people who survived
the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel,
when I went to give him rest.”
3. The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying:
“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.
4. Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned
with your tambourines, And shall go forth in the
dances of those who rejoice.
5. You shall yet plant vines on the mountains of
Samaria; The planters shall plant and eat them
as ordinary food.
6. For there shall be a day When the watchmen
will cry on Mount Ephraim, ‘Arise, and let us go
up to Zion, To the Lord our God.’ ”
7. For thus says the Lord : “Sing with gladness
for Jacob, And shout among the chief of the
nations; Proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O Lord ,
save Your people, The remnant of Israel!’
8. Behold, I will bring them from the north
country, And gather them from the ends of the
earth, Among them the blind and the lame, The
woman with child And the one who labors with
child, together; A great throng shall return there.
9. They shall come with weeping, And with
supplications I will lead them. I will cause them
to walk by the rivers of waters, In a straight way
in which they shall not stumble; For I am a
Father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.
10. “Hear the word of the Lord , O nations, And
declare it in the isles afar off, and say, ‘He who
scattered Israel will gather him, And keep him as
a shepherd does his flock.’
11. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, And
ransomed him from the hand of one stronger
than he.
12. Therefore they shall come and sing in the
height of Zion, Streaming to the goodness of the
Lord — For wheat and new wine and oil, For the
young of the flock and the herd; Their souls shall
be like a well-watered garden, And they shall
sorrow no more at all.
13. “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and the old, together; For I
will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
14. I will satiate the soul of the priests with
abundance, And My people shall be satisfied with
My goodness, says the Lord .”
JEREMIAH 31:1-14 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
The passage is full of assurances from God to
His people. Here, God assures all the families
and tribes of Israel that though their present
state was that of enslavement by foreigners,
those who put their trust in Him would be rebuilt
and dance with joy (v.4). They would again be
able to plant and enjoy the fruit of their labour
(v.5). As these blessings pour down from the
Lord, they will acknowledge God as the One who
has blessed them and go to worship Him in Zion
(v.6). It is still words of assurances we find in
verses 7-14. They would be restored from all
over the earth to their land (vs.8-11); they would
lack nothing like a well-watered garden, having
joy all the way (vs.12-14).
Beloved in Christ, God never raises our hope and
dashes it to the ground. After many years that
God gave these assurances to His children that
they would be gathered from all over the earth,
Israel became a nation on May 14, 1948. It does
not matter how long it takes, whatever God
promises will surely come to pass. Jesus says,
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words
will never pass away” (Mark 13:31). God who
made these promises to the families of Israel
and brought them to pass has not changed and
will never change (cf Hebrews 13:. Look
beyond the troubles you may be having right now
and put your trust in the Lord, holding on to the
blessed assurances in His word. He will surely
bring them to pass.

PRAYER: Dear Father, let all Your promises
concerning my life come to pass. You who raise
the hope of Your children and never dash it, raise
my hope in Jesus name!

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2019

THEME: CALL TO REPENTANCE

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 31:15-26
15. Thus says the Lord : “A voice was heard in
Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel
weeping for her children, Refusing to be
comforted for her children, Because they are no
more.”
16. Thus says the Lord : “Refrain your voice from
weeping, And your eyes from tears; For your
work shall be rewarded, says the Lord , And they
shall come back from the land of the enemy.
17. There is hope in your future, says the Lord ,
That your children shall come back to their own
border.
18. “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning
himself: ‘You have chastised me, and I was
chastised, Like an untrained bull; Restore me,
and I will return, For You are the Lord my God.
19. Surely, after my turning, I repented; And after
I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh; I
was ashamed, yes, even humiliated, Because I
bore the reproach of my youth.’
20. Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a pleasant
child? For though I spoke against him, I earnestly
remember him still; Therefore My heart yearns
for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the
Lord .
21. “Set up signposts, Make landmarks; Set your
heart toward the highway, The way in which you
went. Turn back, O virgin of Israel, Turn back to
these your cities.
22. How long will you gad about, O you
backsliding daughter? For the Lord has created a
new thing in the earth— A woman shall
encompass a man.”
23. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the
land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back
their captivity: ‘The Lord bless you, O home of
justice, and mountain of holiness!’
24. And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in
all its cities together, farmers and those going
out with flocks.
25. For I have satiated the weary soul, and I
have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
26. After this I awoke and looked around, and my
sleep was sweet to me.
JEREMIAH 31:15-26 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
The Lord passionately calls on His children
(Ephraim) to repent of their sins and return to
Him. God caused them to weep and mourn as a
result of their sins (v.15). While His children
(Ephraim) are in tears and pain, Gods
expectation of them is that they should
acknowledge that they have been like an unruly
calf for which they have been disciplined, be
ashamed and repent in tears to be restored
(vs.18-19). This is Gods expectation of us
whenever we fall into sin. We must bow our
heads in shame like the publican/tax collector
who could not look up to heaven (Luke 18:13). In
other words, we must know the sin(s) we are
repenting of, and specifically mention it (them)
to the Lord. We must not hide under the cover of
the General Confession in our divine services
without our hearts going to specific sin(s) to
confess before God.
While we remain in sin, we are in captivity and it
is Gods desire we do not stay there long but be
brought back so that we can be a blessed people
(vs.22-24). Why should we remain in captivity of
sin when the Lord wants to set us free? It is for
this reason He sent His only begotten Son into
the world (John 3:16). He assures us that when
we come to Him with our multitude of sins, He
will not drive us away (John 6:37). We are
warned to seek the LORD while he may be found,
and call upon him while he is near (Isaiah 55:6).

PRAYER: Dear Father, grant that I will ever
take Your call to repentance seriously in Jesus
Name. Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019

THEME: ST. JAMES THE BROTHER OF JESUS

BIBLE TEXT: MATTHEW 13:53-58
53. Now it came to pass, when Jesus had
finished these parables, that He departed from
there.
54. When He had come to His own country, He
taught them in their synagogue, so that they
were astonished and said, “Where did this Man
get this wisdom and these mighty works?
55. Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His
mother called Mary? And His brothers James,
Joses, Simon, and Judas?
56. And His sisters, are they not all with us?
Where then did this Man get all these things?”
57. So they were offended at Him. But Jesus
said to them, “A prophet is not without honor
except in his own country and in his own house.”
58. Now He did not do many mighty works there
because of their unbelief.
MATTHEW 13:53-58 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Most people are used to the expression,
familiarity breeds contempt. We read from the
Gospel accounts that Jesus preached and taught
and did many wonders throughout Judea and
beyond and His fame resounded everywhere as
many sought to hear him, see him, and
experience him. But back in his hometown,
Nazareth, it was a different story. He had been
brought up there and many knew his humble
family and social background. There was nothing
excellent or extraordinary about his family and
upbringing. But when he spoke, there was
something superior about him the power, the
wisdom and the grace. Unfortunately, this virtue
in him elicited nothing but scorn and hatred from
his people. They had become so familiar with
him that they had no respect and appreciation
for him and his ministry. But they were the
losers because the word they heard and the
miracles he did, did not meet with faith in their
hearts.
Today, so many people who have been raised in
the Christian environment: Church-goers,
theologians, and so on, have become so familiar
with the Bible and its stories that its meanings
and power have been lost to them. They claim to
be born again, but the word of God has not been
allowed to change their lives. They have heard a
good number of sermons preached about Jesus
power to save, heal and deliver, yet, a lot of
contending interests have not allowed them to
come to Jesus and be saved. It is interesting
that James, the brother of Jesus (whom we
celebrate today) did not allow his familiarity with
the Master to prevent him from knowing his
Brother Jesus as his Saviour and Lord. Dear
reader, what about you?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, grant that my familiarity
with your word and your name will be an added
factor that draws me ever closer to you, Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019

THEME: RECALLED AND RESTORED

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 31:27-34
27. “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord ,
that I will sow the house of Israel and the house
of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of
beast.
28. And it shall come to pass, that as I have
watched over them to pluck up, to break down,
to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will
watch over them to build and to plant, says the
Lord .
29. In those days they shall say no more: ‘The
fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the
children’s teeth are set on edge.’
30. But every one shall die for his own iniquity;
every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth
shall be set on edge.
31. “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord ,
when I will make a new covenant with the house
of Israel and with the house of Judah—
32. not according to the covenant that I made
with their fathers in the day that I took them by
the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt,
My covenant which they broke, though I was a
husband to them, says the Lord .
33. But this is the covenant that I will make with
the house of Israel after those days, says the
Lord : I will put My law in their minds, and write
it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and
they shall be My people.
34. No more shall every man teach his neighbor,
and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the
Lord ,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least
of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord .
For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will
remember no more.”
JEREMIAH 31:27-34 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
God had spoken to the Prophet Jeremiah and
had revealed to him what was going to be the
restored fortune of apostate Israel. Israel had
gone into exile as a punishment for forsaking the
worship of the One True God, Jehovah, in
preference for the pagan gods. But the Lord,
seeing their afflictions in foreign lands, would
have pity on them. And even though they had
broken the covenant by which they had been
made His chosen people, God would see to it
that they were restored to Him, this time, under a
new and better covenant agreement which would
guarantee a personal relationship with, and
accountability to, God.
Under this new covenant: The people of God
who would come to Him would experience true
prosperity. This is because many from other
nations would see how good their God would be
to them, and they too would come to Him. This
new covenant is by far superior to the old, and
mirrors much more the heavenly and the
spiritual. The Lord would give them pardon and
peace; and a new enablement to know and love
Him. This is the hearts circumcision. They would
receive the grace to live for Him. This truth,
however, is for the future Gospel Church when
the new covenant grace would be consummated.
Gods people would know Him and by their
personal relationship with Him, He will reveal
Himself to them.
Gods promise to you is that no matter how far
you have gone away from Him, He loves you and
will bring you back to Himself. Will you now turn
away from every sin or habit that creates a
barrier between you and Him? He will take you
in.

PRAYER: Dear loving Father, I come to you
from the wilderness of sin. Receive me by your
mercy, in Jesus name, Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2019

GODS WORD IS IRREVOCABLE!

BIBLE TEXT: JEREMIAH 31:35-40
35. Thus says the Lord , Who gives the sun for a
light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the
stars for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea,
And its waves roar (The Lord of hosts is His
name):
36. “If those ordinances depart From before Me,
says the Lord , Then the seed of Israel shall also
cease From being a nation before Me forever.”
37. Thus says the Lord : “If heaven above can be
measured, And the foundations of the earth
searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the
seed of Israel For all that they have done, says
the Lord .
38. “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord ,
that the city shall be built for the Lord from the
Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
39. The surveyor’s line shall again extend
straight forward over the hill Gareb; then it shall
turn toward Goath.
40. And the whole valley of the dead bodies and
of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the
Brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate
toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord . It
shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore
forever.”
Jeremiah 31:35-40 NKJV
GUIDE TEXT
God is not a man that He should lieif He said it,
He will do it (Numbers 23:19).
The New Covenant is symbolized by the creation
of a New heart in man on which Gods law shall
be written indelibly - not on a stone which is
insensitive to the weaknesses of man and
therefore cannot save him. All that the old
covenant (The law) could do was to constantly
remind man of the power of sin.
Jesus Christ is the initiator of the New covenant
which is borne out of His love. All those who
come to Him by faith in His precious blood,
come under the canopy of His love, and nothing
shall ever snatch them away from His hands -
eternal security in Christ Jesus. Could there ever
be a greater blessing? The Church, the product
of Jesus Christs redemptive sacrifice on the
cross, is the Temple which is sure to abide,
whatever the circumstances of life may be. And
those who run into it will abide in eternal
security (Proverbs 18:10; Matthew 16:18).
Dear reader, are you securely established in this
Temple? If you are, you can be sure that no
power of hell can snatch you away. If not, you
have a chance right now to make your life right

with God through Jesus Christ.
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I make] my
Saviour and Lord now. As I run into You today,
may I dwell in the peace and rest of your
everlasting Kingdom. Amen.

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DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019
(TRINITY 19)

JESUS CHRIST, THE RESURRECTION AND
THE LIFE

BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 11:17-27
17. So when Jesus came, He found that he had
already been in the tomb four days.
18. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two
miles away.
19. And many of the Jews had joined the women
around Martha and Mary, to comfort them
concerning their brother.
20. Now Martha, as soon as she heard that
Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary
was sitting in the house.
21. Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had
been here, my brother would not have died.
22. But even now I know that whatever You ask
of God, God will give You.”
23. Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise
again.”
24. Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise
again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and
the life. He who believes in Me, though he may
die, he shall live.
26. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall
never die. Do you believe this?”
27. She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that
You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to
come into the world.”
JOHN 11:17-27 NKJV

GUIDE TEXT
Faithful Christians who trust in the Lord often
find that they pass through some difficult
experiences in life which may look like a
contradiction of what they know of the
compassionate character of Jesus Christ. The
centurion in Matthew 8:5-13 made a simple
request of Jesus who simply spoke the word
from afar and the soldiers servant was healed at
that instant. The Syro-Phoenician woman
(Matthew 9:20-22) simply touched the hem of
Jesus garment and her blood-flow stopped
immediately. But when Lazarus, Jesus own
friend was sick and a message was sent to the
Master, He deliberately delayed until Lazarus had
been dead for 4 days. This He did to reveal to
Mary and Martha that He is the Resurrection and
the Life.
The Jews had known Jesus Christ as the man
who opened the eyes of the blind and healed the
sick - keeping them from dying. Mary and her
sister knew the resurrection at the last day
(v.24). Lazarus was raised from the dead,
Halleluiah! But it took this event for the two
sisters to know that the resurrection was not
just a future event. The Man that they had
played host to, the Teacher, was actually the
Resurrection personified.
Beloved, some of the ardent prayers you have
made that seem not to have received any
answers, may be the Lords own way of revealing
something new about Himself to you as
Comforter, the Companion of the lonely, etc. So,
whatever you are passing through, prayerfully
look through the veil of tears and you will see
the message, in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, when things go wrong
and seem to make me think that you are far
away, help me to remember that you love me so
much as not to abandon me. Amen.
HAPPY SUNDAY


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