Prayers inspired by the Holy Spirit and written down by Larry Gaithe.
kgaithe My Dependable Lord, life without You is senseless. All of life’s work – acquiring and maintaining a home, developing a career, and raising a family – must have You as its foundation. You said it very well in the Psalms when You said “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain.” A … Read more
King and Master of the Universe, I acknowledge that from the beginning of time You were both with God and You are God. You were with the Father and the Holy Spirit from the beginning and have been the Father’s liaison with man. As revealed by the Holy Spirit, You made all things and without … Read more
My Precious Redeemer, fill me with a knowledge of Your will for me through spiritual wisdom and an understanding of Your words. My natural mind cannot always grasp Your message but, through the working of the Holy Spirit, Your perfect will can become clear to me. I want to grow in spiritual understanding, my ability … Read more
My Faithful Redeemer, I rejoice in the fact that You have turned back my enemies and given me a clear path to an eternity with You. You resist those who try to harm me and always stand by my side. I am thankful that You are my Advocate before the Father. You have rebuked my … Read more
My Glorious Defender, each day that an unbeliever lives is filled with darkness and Your light does not penetrate their lives. Clouds cover them, but the rain of Your goodness never refreshes them. Life is barren and produces no fruit. Joy has no place in their lives and hopelessness is a constant companion. An unbeliever … Read more
Most Precious Lord, as a human You have given me the freedom to choose between You and other gods, good or evil, self or selflessness. I am glad that You gave me this gift of choice but, like with any other gift, it should be appreciated and used appropriately. Joshua spoke to the children of … Read more
My Righteous Lord, You love those who are pure of heart and have committed themselves to You. What I do not understand is why the arrogant and wicked seem to prosper. They appear on the outside to have no struggles … are healthy … and are influential. They seem to be free from the burdens … Read more
Most Loving Savior, in the Gospel of Luke Your visit to the village of Martha and Mary is recorded. They opened their home to You and Martha took on doing house chores while Mary sat at Your feet. Martha complained to You that Mary had left all the work to her to do. Your answer … Read more
My Loving Lord, in the beginning, when You created man, You gave him the freedom to make his own decisions. As a man, I have been given the ability to choose to obey You or act according to my own reasoning. You set before me good and evil and let me choose between them. You … Read more
My Heavenly King, through Your servant Joshua who told Your people “Decide today who you will serve” and truly that question is one that I all must answer. Joshua was afraid that God’s chosen people would depart from their God because of the pagan environment they were going into, and the uncertainty associated with establishing … Read more