GUIDELINES FOR LWUC FORTY-DAY FAST
General Insights on getting the best out of this fast.
- Meditating on the Word of God.
- Praying in the Spirit.
- Times of quietness to focus more on spiritual things.
- Investment in kingdom projects.
- Singing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.
Specific Daily activities
- 5:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.
- 5:30 a.m. to 5:45 a.m. Meditating on the scriptures (see scripture portions for the day).
- Lunch time. Meditating on the scriptures (see scripture portions for the day).
- 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Prayers in church.
Daily Scripture Portions
July 7: Morning: Matthew 4:1–4, Deuteronomy 8:3/ Lunchtime: Joshua 1:8, Psalm 1:1–3
July 8: Morning: Romans 8:2, Romans 12:1/ Lunchtime: Psalm 119:11, Jeremiah 15:16
July 9: Morning: Colossians 1:9–10, 1 peter 2:1–2/ Lunchtime: Hebrews 4:12, Psalm 111:10.
July 10: Morning: Galatians 5:22–23, Romans 8:13/ Lunchtime: Philippians 4:13, Psalm 119:18
July 11: Morning: Isaiah 61:3, Isaiah 40:29–31/ Lunchtime: 2 Timothy 3:16–17, Psalm 119:97
July 12: Morning: Ephesians 1:17–19, Luke 2:52, / Lunchtime: Psalm 42:1, Psalm 63:1
July 13: Morning: Philippians 1:9–11, 2 Peter 3:18/ Lunchtime: Proverbs 3:5–6, Acts 17:11
July 14: Morning: Psalm 138:2–3, Matthew 5:6/ Lunchtime: Proverbs 2:1–6, Psalm 119:105
July 15: Morning: Ephesians 3:14–19, 1 Corinthians 6:20/ Lunchtime: Proverbs 1:7, Psalm 36:9
July 16: Morning: Hosea 6:3, Jeremiah 29:13/ Lunchtime: Psalm 143:8, Psalm 62:1–2
July 17: Morning: 1 Peter 2:5, Romans 5:5/ Lunchtime: Psalm 31:19, Mathew 11:28
July 18: Morning: Titus 2:11–12, Ephesians 5:8–9, / Lunchtime: Psalm 19:14, 2 Thessalonians 3:5
July 19: Morning: Hebrews 5:11–14, 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12/ Lunchtime: John 7:38, Colossians 3:16
July 20: Morning: Romans 4:18–21, Luke 1:45/ Lunchtime: Ephesians 5:18 – 19, Psalm 100:2–5
July 21: Morning: Ephesians 3:20, Psalm 34:5/ Lunchtime: Matthew 11:28–30, Psalm 67:5–7
July 22: Morning: Psalm 125:1, John 15:7/ Lunchtime: Hebrews 4:12, Psalm 37:4–5.
July 23: Morning: John 15:1–2, Luke 6:44–49/ Lunchtime: Matthew 7:16–19, Psalm 139:23–24.
July 24: Morning: Proverbs 18:21, Psalm 34:12–13/ Lunchtime: James 3:6–12, Psalm 19:14
July 25: Morning: Galatians 5:16, Romans 8:6/ Lunchtime: Psalm 19:7–13, Psalm 119:9
July 26: Morning: Psalm 24:3–5, Psalm 15:1–5/ Lunchtime: Psalm 119:37, Hebrews 12:14
July 27: Morning: Psalm 51:10, Psalm 40:11/ Lunchtime: Proverbs 119:164–165, Psalm 119:19
July 28: Morning: Psalm 51:15–17, 1 peter 5:6/ Lunchtime: Philippians 1:6, Hebrews 12:1–2
July 29: Morning: Proverbs 4:1–9, 1 Timothy 4:12/ Lunchtime: Psalm 119:116
July 30: Morning: Isaiah 35:3–4, Isaiah 40:31/ Lunchtime: Psalm 28:7, Nehemiah 8:10
July 31: Morning: Isaiah 60, Isaiah 61/ Lunchtime: Isaiah 58:6–12, Zechariah 4:6–7
August 1: Morning: Isaiah 40:31, Psalm 27:14/ Lunchtime: Psalm 102:13, Psalm 5:12
August 2: Morning: Habakkuk 3:19, Psalm 18:30–36/ Lunchtime: 2 Samuel 22:33–35, Philippians 4:13
August 3: Morning: Jeremiah 29:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24/ Lunchtime: 1 Corinthians 15:58, Romans 8:37–39
August 4: Morning: 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12, Psalm 86:11/ Lunchtime: Rom. 15: 13, 1 Corinthians 1:5–8
August 5: Morning: Psalm 139:13–15, Psalm 8:1–4/ Lunchtime: Psalm 43:3, Psalm 138:8
August 6: Morning: Isaiah 55:8–12, Proverbs 16:3/ Lunchtime: Isaiah 46:9–10, Psalm 4:5–7
August 7: Morning: Jeremiah 1:5, 1 Peter 2:9/ Lunchtime: Philippians 1:6, Ephesians 2:10
August 8: Morning: Isaiah 43: 16–19, 1 Corinthians 2:9–16 / Lunchtime: Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 14:24
August 9: Morning: John 6:38, Hebrews 10:7/ Lunchtime: John 4:34, Psalm 143:10
August 10: Morning: 1 Thessalonians 5:16, Psalm 34:1–5/ Lunchtime: Psalm 27:4, Romans 15:13
August 11: Morning: Luke 10:42, Philippians 3:13–15/ Lunchtime: Psalm 16:8, Hebrews 12:1–2
August 12: Morning: Luke 4:18–19, Ephesians 6:10–18/ Lunchtime: 1 John 4:4, 1 john 5:3–4
August 13: Morning: Isaiah 5:4–5, Acts 1:8/ Lunchtime: Acts 13:52, Ephesians 5:18
August 14: Morning: Psalm 23, Psalm 1/ Lunchtime: Psalm 133, Psalm 100