A 31- (OR 7-) DAY GUIDE FOR PRAYING FOR YOURSELF, OTHERS & WORLD MISSIONS IN 2018
This guide lists 31 Scriptural prayers, one for each day of the month. It is also divided into 7 topics so that the requests can be used for each day of the week.
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SUNDAY: Pray for the glory of God
Pray for:
1. God’s name to be honored (Matt 6:9)
Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, your name be honored as holy. (Matt. 6:9 CSB)
2. God’s kingdom to come (Matt 6:10)
may your kingdom come, (Matt. 6:10 NET)
3. God’s will to be done on earth (Matt 6:10)
may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Matt. 6:10 NET)
MONDAY: Pray for the holiness of God’s people
Pray for God's people:
4. To not fall into sin (Matt 6:13; Luke 22:46; 2 Cor 13:7)
And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Matt. 6:13 HCSB)
Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation!" (Lk. 22:46 NET)
Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong (2 Cor. 13:7 HCSB)
5. To be made mature (2 Cor 13:9)
We pray that you will become mature. (2 Cor. 13:9 NLT)
6. To approve what is excellent (Phil 1:10)
so that you can approve the things that are superior (Phil. 1:10 HCSB)
7. To be sincere, blameless and filled with righteousness (Phil 1:11)
so that you … can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ (Phil. 1:11 NIV)
8. To attain steadfastness and patience (Col 1:11)
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, (Col. 1:11 NIV)
9. To be joyful and thankful (Col 1:11-12)
and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. (Col. 1:12 NIV)
10. To be made worthy of God’s calling (2 Thess 1:11)
we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling (2 Thess. 1:11 NET)
TUESDAY: Pray for fruit in the lives of God’s people
Pray for God's people:
11. To live in a manner worthy of the Lord (Col 1:10)
so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord (Col. 1:10 NIV)
12. To please God in all respects (Col 1:10)
so that you may … please him in every way (Col. 1:10 NIV)
13. To bear fruit in every good work (Col 1:10)
that you may be fruitful in every good work (Col. 1:10 Norlie)
14. To accomplish every desire for goodness and work of faith (2 Thess 1:11)
fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith, (2 Thess. 1:11 NET)
WEDNESDAY: Pray for spiritual understanding for God’s people
Pray for God's people:
15. To know the hope of God’s calling (Eph 1:18)
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, (Eph. 1:18 NIV)
16. To know the riches of his inheritance (Eph 1:18)
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know … the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, (Eph. 1:18 NIV)
17. To know the greatness of his power (Eph 1:19)
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know … his incomparably great power for us who believe. (Eph. 1:19 NIV)
18. That their love will abound in knowledge and discernment (Phil 1:9)
And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, (Phil. 1:9 HCSB)
19. To be filled with the knowledge of God’s will (Col 1:9)
asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, (Col. 1:9 ESV)
20. To increase in the knowledge of God (Col 1:10)
increasing in the knowledge of God (Col. 1:10 ESV)
21. That God would give them the spirit of wisdom and revelation (Eph 1:20)
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. (Eph. 1:17 NASB)
22. To have knowledge of every good thing in the believer (Philemon 6)
I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. (Phlm. 1:6 NIV)
THURSDAY: Pray for the spread of the Gospel
Pray:
23. For more workers for God’s harvest fields (Matt 9:38)
pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. (Matt. 9:38 ESV)
24. For the words to speak and boldness to proclaim the Gospel (Eph 6:19)
Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, (Eph. 6:19 NIV)
25. For God’s Word to spread rapidly and be honored (2 Thess 3:1)
In addition, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you, (2 Thess. 3:1 CSB)
26. For rescue from opposition to the Gospel (2 Thess 3:2; Rom 15:31)
Pray that we may be kept free from the snares of perverse and wicked men, for not all men are of the faith. (2 Thess. 3:2 Norlie)
Pray that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, that the gift I am bringing to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, (Rom. 15:31 CSB)
27. For open doors for the Gospel message (Col 4:3)
pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains, (Col. 4:3 CSB)
FRIDAY: Pray for physical needs
Pray:
28. For God to meet our daily needs (Matt 6:11)
Give us this day our daily bread. (Matt. 6:11 NASB)
29. For healing for the sick and suffering (Jas 5:13-16)
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. … Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him … pray for one another, so that you may be healed. (Jas. 5:13-16 NASB)
SATURDAY: Pray for those in authority and for enemies
Pray:
30. For people in authority so we can live peaceful lives (1 Tim 2:1-2)
make petitions, prayers, intercessions, and prayers of thanks for all people, 2 for rulers, and for everyone who has authority over us. Pray for these people so that we can have a quiet and peaceful life always lived in a godly and reverent way. (1 Tim. 2:1-2 God’s Word for the Nations)
31. For enemies, persecutors and those who have wronged you (Matt 5:44; 6:12)
pray for those who persecute you, (Matt. 5:44 ESV)
and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. (Matt. 6:12 NLT)
