TWENTY ONE DAYS OF PRAYER – Praying for a Million Soul Harvest

Day 1 — Calling and Vision

Scripture: Matthew 9:37–38

“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.”

Prayer Focus:

• Ask God to open the eyes of the church to see the harvest.
• Ask God for His heart for the lost.
• Ask God for workers – the willingness to be used in evangelism and mission.
• Ask God for faith to believe that a harvest is possible, the days of revival are not over.
• Ask God to thrust us out into the harvest field – to be compelled by the Spirit.

Day 2 — Seeing A World in Need

Scripture: Psalm 46:6

“Nations are in turmoil, and kingdoms topple. The earth melts at the sound of God’s voice.”

Prayer Focus:

• Jesus also spoke of the distress of nations, and times of perplexity. Pray for nations!
• We are warned of such times to give us confidence in the sovereignty of God. Rejoice, nothing takes God by surprise.
• We appear to be living in times when big chess pieces are moving on the table.
• We are also promised that ‘nations’ will be joined to the Lord.
• Pray for an international revival.

Day 3 – The Unreached

Scripture: Matthew 24:14

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for those who have never heard the gospel.
• Pray for the Muslim world, for Buddhist and Hindus, and other faiths – for God to reap a harvest among them, for open doors and eyes.
• Pray for missionaries, for nations now closed to the gospel, for those who are today risking their lives to tell someone about Jesus.
• Pray for nations where the church is persecuted, doors are closed, Bibles are banned, and there is no knowledge of a Savior or hope of a resurrection.
• Ask God what your role is in completing the great commission.

Day 4 – Prayer and Preparation

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

“If my people… humble themselves and pray…”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for humility.
• Confess pride and independence, failure to rely on God’s strength.
• Repent, personally. And corporately.
• Turn from wickedness.
• The national awakening begins with us.

Day 5 — Intercession for the Lost

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1–4

“God… desires all people to be saved.”

Prayer Focus:

• Ask: Is what God desires, your desire? The desire of the church?
• Is our desire for the salvation of others a passion?
• Pray by name for family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors.
• How are we acting out the desire of God for the salvation of friends? Pray that we would break our silence.

Day 6 – Intercession by Little Ones

Scripture: Psalm 8:2.

“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings, You have ordained strength, because of Your enemies, that You may silence the enemy and the avenger” 

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for the children of America and the world to know Christ – a generation steeped in ‘Harry Potter.’
• Pray that they might experience God’s presence.
• Pray that they might rise up and witness to the adult generation – that out of their mouths, God would ordain praise.
• Pray that God would silence the enemy by the voices of children in prayer and praise – choosing light over darkness.
• Pray, as the scriptures say, that ‘a little child would lead.’

Day 7 — Partnership and Accountability

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9–12

“Two are better than one.”

Prayer Focus:

• We are better together. Pray for unity.
• Our endurance is deepened by interdependence – pray for partnerships.
• Pray for faithfulness, in view of the faithfulness of God to us.
• Resist division and strife. Forgive.
• Remember, God blesses unity; and our God is a three-in-one God, a trinity.

Day 8 – Sons and Daughters Alive in Christ

Scripture: Acts 2:17

“In the last days, God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy…’”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for God to visit our sons and daughters with an outpouring of the Holy Spirit,
• Pray for a fresh new ‘Jesus movement.’
• Pray for an abrupt shift – a turn from current youth trends toward God, revealed in Christ.
• Pray that the youth generation will find God to be not a mere philosophy but a potent personality.
• Pray that our young people will speak the language of the kingdom, declaring God’s truth and His way to our generation.

Day 9 – The Old and the Young

Scripture: Acts 2:17

“In the last days, God says, “I will pour out my Spirit on all people… your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.’”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for an intergenerational revival – the old and the young together.
• Pray for the healing of the gap between fathers and sons, mothers and daughters.
• Pray that a disposable generation, the old, will impact godly dreams to grandchildren.
• Pray for a forward-looking, youthful generation, blessed by their forebears, ready to make a difference in their world.
• Pray for the wisdom of the older generation and the fervor of youth to be blended together.

Day 10 — Compassion and Blessing

Scripture: Luke 10:33

“When he saw him, he had compassion.”

Prayer Focus:

• Jesus sees – pray for eyes that see others in need.
• The response of Jesus was that of empathy, love. Pray for God to love others through you.
• Pray that we will ‘see’ hurting people and not look past them, or through them.
• Remember, compassion releases the life-giving force of God’s love.
• Compassion offers prayer. It blesses others.

Day 11 — Invitation and Courage

Scripture: John 1:41–42

“He brought him to Jesus.”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for the courage to invite others to trust God.
• Pray to be the in-between agent of God’s grace.
• Remember, you don’t have the solution, the answer, but you know the one who does.
• Pray that you will point someone to Christ; lead them to Him, today.

Day 12 – Revival in the Marketplace

Scripture: Matthew 9:35

“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching … preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing…”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for the marketplace, for the city, for those who are hurting and not connected to a church.
• Visualize Jesus in the streets of your city – and ask God, to use you there.
• Become a marketplace Christian, carrying God’s grace to work with you every day, giving, when possible, the gift of prayer.
• Pray that Monday will become as important to us in the practice of our faith as Sunday.
• Pray that the gospel, the good news of God’s reign, will get out into the streets of your city, that Jesus would become the talk of your town.

Day 13 — Resurrection Power

Scripture: Romans 1:16

“The gospel… is the power of God for salvation.”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for a fresh perspective on how unusual, how good the good news really is.
• Pray that you never allow the gospel to become common, ordinary, that you never lose the sense of its magnanimity and grace.
• Pray that as your confidence in the good news grows, you will share it more freely.
• Pray, that you will always understand that the power is not in your persuasiveness, but in the gospel story itself.
• Pray that, as you share the good news, Christ, by the Holy Spirit, will become real to your friend.

Day 14 — Persevering Prayer

Scripture: Colossians 4:2–4

“Devote yourselves to prayer.”

Prayer Focus:

• It all begins and is sustained by prayerful dependence on God.
• You do not have to pray – you get to pray, to join God in conference, to be a partner in His activities.
• Faithfulness in daily prayer opens opportunities for service.
• Devotion is a worship word – it is about values. It prioritizes time with God because nothing is more important, and out of such devotional times, God catches us up into His work.

Day 15 — Listening and Relationship

Scripture: James 1:19

“Quick to listen, slow to speak.”

Prayer Focus:

• The most important thing in prayer is not what we say to God, but what God might say to us.
• The most important first step in evangelism is not talking but listening.
• Our inability of listen to others is an indication of shallow discipline in our lives – the ability to control the tongue, silence, is a sign of maturity.
• Pray for grace to listen well and love people genuinely.

Day 16 — Witness and Testimony

Scripture: Psalm 107:2

“Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story.”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for Boldness always tethered to grace and gentleness.
• Pray for a bubbly heart that longs to tell the story of Jesus.
• Pray for the inner felt impact of redemption – the glorious gift of freedom to overflow in your life.
• Reflect on your life before Christ, what life would have been like without Christ, and what it is now – and share that story.
• Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit in order to share your testimony at the right time.

Day 17 — Harvest and Expectation

Scripture: John 4:35

“The fields are white for harvest.”

Prayer Focus:

• Remember, God has seasons – discern the season.
• There is a time for planting, and a time for reaping.
• Around us, it appears to be harvest time.
• Pray for the lives of your family and friends to readily respond to Christ.
• Pray for a city-wide harvest.

Day 18 — Celebration and Sending

Scripture: Acts 1:8

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray – you can’t do what God has called you to do alone.
• Wait – on the Lord, for a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit.
• God’s power is real – you are transformed by His enabling presence.
• The anointing is God’s presence, given as power, to help us do God’s work.

Day 19 – Celebration and Homecoming

Scripture: Luke 15:20

“He returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for lost sons and daughters to come home, drawn by the Holy Spirit.
• Pray a watching church, like the Father, who is preoccupied with the lostness of sons and daughters.
• Pray for a longing in our hearts to see the reconciliation of families, of generations.
• Pray that we will not give up hope on the harvest, on those who have left the church and have not yet returned.
• Pray for the grace to receive those we love who have sinned egregiously – and not demand penance of them in the place of mercy and grace.

Day 20 – Accepting and Forgiving Hearts

Scripture: Luke 15:25-28

“The older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing. So, he called one of the servants and asked what was going on. ‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’ The older son became angry and refused to go in.”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray that when the harvest comes in – including those we know that we will embrace them.
• Pray that our own faithfulness will not blind us to our need to be forgiving toward those who have not been faithful.
• Pray for a house big enough for all the Father’s children to come home.
• Pray that we will not function with a sense of entitlement that shuts our mission and the embrace of sinners.
• Pray for reconciliation of saints and sinners; and of sinners in the house, who do not know they need to be reconciled to the Father.

Day 21 – The Coming Revival

Scripture: Habakuk 2:14

“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.”

Prayer Focus:

• Pray for the faith to believe that God longs to manifest His glory in the whole earth in a manner never seen before.
• Pray for clarity about the last days, and God’s desire of a world to know Him and the reality of His presence, and the sacrifice of His son.
• Pray for the nations closed to the gospel, those in darkness who have never seen the glory of God.
• Pray for the knowledge of God’s glory, of Christ, of the salvation message, to be globally known, to cover the earth, like the oceans.
• Pray for a final outpouring of the Holy Spirit that brings in a global harvest.

Day 22 – The Final Day

Scripture: Numbers 6:24-26

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

Prayer Focus:

• It is God’s desire to bless you – to empower you.
• It is God’s desire to keep or guard or protect you.
• When God sees you – He smiles. His face shines. He loves you.
• God’s disposition is not anger, but grace, with the end goal of peace.
• God is not ignoring you. He turns His face to see you.
• The blessing that He desires for you is not to you, as much as it is meant to go through you.
• Blessed, you are now called to bless others. The smile at them. To speak gracious words to them. To give them attention – all to the end of their knowing the peace of God.