40 DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING GUIDE

Fasting is truly a way to focus on God – body, soul, and spirit.

FASTING SCHEDULE MONDAY MARCH 31ST - SATURDAY MAY 10TH, 2025

Please begin fasting Monday, March 31, 2025, at 6 PM and continue through Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 6 PM. Pray and meditate on the scriptures listed below daily. Try to engage and be on the Watchmen on the Wall Platform as much as possible to ensure you are filled up with the word and prayers as we humble ourselves before the Lord.

During this fast it is recommended that you abstain from all foods during the fasting period 6 PM to 6 PM that is evening to evening. However, you can eat a meal of your choice at 6 PM after you have prayed and take communion. Then resume fasting until the following evening.

Many will engage in a total fast, that is no food only water for the 40 days. Staying hydrated is very important, so drink lots of water.

IF YOU ARE ON MEDICATIONS THAT REQUIRE YOU TO EAT, PLEASE EAT AND TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS AS DIRECTED BY YOUR PHYSICIAN.

If you are on medication, you can do a partial fast, that is to break your fast at 2 PM daily. God will honor your sacrifice.

May God grant all of you the grace to complete these 40 days of victory. Please remember that during these 40 days of fasting, CONSECRATION (the act of making or declaring something sacred), is as important as giving up food. For example, while fasting, turn off electronic devices such as phones, TV, computers, games, etc.

“Fasting is not so much about food as it is about focus. It’s not so much about saying no to the body as it is about saying yes to God.” – Lance Witt

The Bible is clear that there is power in our prayers when they are coupled with fasting. Throughout history, God’s people united in prayer and fasting to seek God’s favor, deliverance, direction, or provision:

Moses fasted before he received the Ten Commandments (Exodus 34:28).
God’s people fasted when they were under attack from their enemies (2 Chronicles 20:3).
David fasted in mourning and repentance (2 Samuel 12:16).
Ezra led the nation in prayer and fasting for protection and success in building the temple (Ezra 8:21).
God’s people fasted when Esther went before the king to win their deliverance (Esther 4:16).
Daniel fasted and prayed for God’s mercy on the nation (Daniel 9:3).
Nehemiah fasted before beginning the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 1:4).
Jesus fasted during his victory over temptation (Matthew 4:2).
The early church fasted to receive direction in their decisions (Acts 13:2-3).
The apostle Paul fasted when appointing leaders for the church (Acts 14:23).

Jesus practiced fasting, and he also taught us to fast. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said this: “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” MATTHEW 6:16-18 (NIV)

A biblical fast means to reduce or eliminate food intake for a specific period of time for the purpose of seeking God. The proper way to fast is to use the time you would have spent preparing, eating, and sharing a meal to feast on the Word and talk to the Lord.

40 DAYS OF PRAYER & FASTING & TRANSFORMATION

WEEK 1

Day 1: April 1, Tuesday

Day 2: April 2, Wednesday

Day 3: April 3, Thursday

Day 4: April 4, Friday

Day 5: April 5, Saturday

Day 6: April 6, Sunday

Day 7: April 7, Monday

WEEK 2

Day 8 April 8, Tuesday

Focus: Thank God for being a caring Father. Meditate on how you can be confident that God Our Father (Abba, Papa) is concerned about all the details of your life.

Scripture Meditation: Isaiah 49:15 – “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!

Romans 8:38-39 – “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

I Peter 5:7 - “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

Day 9 April 9, Wednesday

Day 10 April 10, Thursday

Day 11 April 11, Friday

Day 12 April 12, Saturday

Day 13 April 13, Sunday

Day 14 April 14, Monday

Week 3

Day 15 April 15, Tuesday

Focus: Thank God for His pattern for prayer. Remember, prayer is God’s idea, not man’s idea.

Scripture Meditation: Matthew 6:9-13 – “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.”

Day 16 April 16, Wednesday

Day 17 April 17, Thursday

Day 18 April 18, Friday

Day 19 April 19, Saturday

Day 20 April 20, Sunday

Day 21 April 21, Monday

Week 4

Day 22 April 22, Tuesday

Focus: Pray the prayer of cleansing. Ask God to search your heart and reveal all sin to you. Wait on God and accept what He reveals to you.

Scripture Meditation: Psalm 51:10 – Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”

Day 23 April 23, Wednesday

Day 24 April 24, Thursday

Day 25 April 25, Friday

Day 26 April 26, Saturday

Day 27 April 27, Sunday

Day 28 April 28, Monday

Week 5

Day 29 April 29, Tuesday

Focus: Pray for a breakthrough. Allow God to speak to you from His word before you speak to Him. Listen to God by reading His Word. Be persistent!

Scripture Meditation: Daniel 9:2, 3 (NLT) – “During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the LORD, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years. So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes.”

Day 30 April 30, Wednesday

Day 31 May 1, Thursday

Day 32 May 2, Friday

Day 33 May 3, Saturday

Day 34 May 4, Sunday

Day 35 May 5, Monday

Week 6

Day 36 May 6, Tuesday

Focus: Pray for increased hunger to spend more time in prayer, worship and God’s Word. Meditate on how to become more like HIM.

Scripture Meditation: Psalm 51:10-12 (NIV) – “Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and make me willing to obey you.”

Matthew 5:6 (NIV) – “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

I Peter 2:2 (NLT) – “Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment.”

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