40 days.

I was counting how many days I will be back in Calgary.
40 days.

Then it hit me, 40 days has a lot of significance in the Christian faith and what better way to count down my time back home than to do a 40 day prayer plan. If I can blog for 30 days about random things in my life, why can't I intentionally pray for 40 days.

When the flood came in Noah’s day, it rained for 40 days and nights. Israel wandered in the desert and ate manna for 40 years. Moses fasted and prayed God’s presence for 40 days and nights. Israel’s spies explored the promised land of Canaan for 40 days. David reigned over Israel for 40 years. Jonah gave the city of Nineveh 40 days to repent or be destroyed. Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness praying, fasting and combating Satan. Do you get the idea that the number 40 is significant? It seems the number 40 implies completeness!

DAY    TEXT            PRAYER TEXT        WHAT TO PRAY
1.    MATTHEW 1-7  GENESIS 18:16-33     PRAY FOR A LOST WORLD
2.    MATTHEW 8-12  EXODUS 32     PRAY FOR THE CONGREGATION
3.    MATTHEW 13-18    NUMBER 11:10-30        PRAY TO STAY ENCOURAGED
4.    MATTHEW 19-23    JOSHUA 7            PRAY FOR SIN TO BE REMOVED  
5.    MATTHEW 24-28     1st SAMUEL 1:10-20        PRAY FOR GOD’S PLAN IN YOU
6.    MARK 1-6        1st SAMUEL 15:10-11    PRAY FOR GOD’S LEADERS
7.    MARK 7-11         1st SAMUEL 12:19-25    DON’T SIN: PRAY FOR OTHERS
8.    MARK 12-16         1st KINGS 3:4-15        PRAY FOR WISDOM
9.    LUKE 1-4        2nd KINGS 19:14-19         PRAISE GOD FOR HIS MERCY
10.    LUKE 5-8        2nd CHRONICLES 6:12-42     DEDICATE YOURSELF AS A TEMPLE
11.    LUKE 9-12         2nd CHRONICLES 20        PRAY AGAINST SATAN’S POWERS
12.     LUKE 13-18        NEHEMIAH 2:4-6        PRAY FOR WISE SPEECH
13.    LUKE 19-21        JOB 42:1-6             REPENT FOR DOUBTING GOD
14.     LUKE 22-24        PSALM 23             THANK THE GOOD SHEPHERD
15.     JOHN 1-5        PSALM 42             PRAY TO TRUST HIM MORE
16.     JOHN 6-10         PSALM 65-66            PRAISE HIM FOR ANSWERS
17.     JOHN 11-15        PSALM 96             MAY EVERYTHING PRAISE GOD
18.     JOHN 16-21        PSALM 139            PRAY FOR HIS LEADING
19.    ACTS 1-6        ISAIAH 6            PRAY: “HERE AM I, SEND ME”
20.    ACTS 7-12        JEREMIAH 1            PRAY FOR COURAGE
21.    ACTS 13-18        LAMENTATIONS 3:39-58     CONFESS SIN AND BE CLEANSED
22.    ACTS 19-22        DANIEL 6             PRAY TO PUT GOD FIRST
23.    ACTS 23-28        JONAH 2            PRAY TO UNDERSTAND TRIALS
24.    ROMANS 1-7        HABUKKUK 3         PRAY TO UNDERSTAND JUSTICE
25.    ROMANS 8-16    MARK 1:35-39        PRAY FOR MORE PRAYER TIME
26.     1st CORINTHIANS 1-9    MATTHEW 14:22-33    PRAY FOR A CLEARER VISION
27.    1st CORINTHIANS 10-16    MARK 11:20-25    PRAY FOR MORE FAITH
28.    2nd CORINTHIANS    LUKE 11:1-13        PRAY FOR MORE PERSISTANCE
29.    GALATIANS        JOHN 17        ASK TO PRAY LIKE JESUS
30.    EPHESIANS        ACTS 12:1-19        ASK FOR POWER IN PRAYER
31.    PHILIPPIANS & COLOSSIANS      ROMANS 8:26-2    ASK FOR THE SPIRIT’S HELP
32.    1st & 2nd  THESSALONIANS    ROMANS 15:30-33    PRAY FOR POWERFUL PRAYERS
33.    1st & 2nd TIMOTHY & TITUS    2nd CORINTHIANS 12:1-11    ASK FOR TRUE STRENGTH 
34.    PHILEMON & HEBREWS 4-8    EPHESIANS 3:14-21    ASK FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH
35.    HEBREWS 9-13    EPHESIANS 6:10-20        ASK FOR THE ARMOR OF GOD
36.    JAMES & 1st PETER    PHILIPPIANS 1:9-11        ASK FOR SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
37.    2nd PETER & 1st, 2nd & 3rd JOHN    COLOSSIANS 1:9-14        ASK FOR HIS WILL
38.    JUDE & REVELATION 1-6    1st THESSALONIANS 5:16-18        ASK FOR CEASELESS PRAYER
39.    REVELATION 7-15        JAMES 4:1-10        PRAY FOR AN ASKING HEART
40.    REVELATION 16-22        REVELATION 8:1-5        ASK TO KNOW PRAYER’S POWER

*Links are from the ESV Bible

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Prayer plan came from: licoc. org