Prayers inspired by the Holy Spirit and written down by Larry Gaithe.
kgaithe Most Precious Lord, during a very stressful time for You in the Garden while in prayer, Your apostles (in their human weakness) slept. You remained engaged in what You would face while they obliviously slept. When the throng came to arrest You, Malchus’s ear was severed during the scuffle. Even though You knew why they … Read more
Most Loving God, in trying to reach me with Your love and eliminate the barrier that my sins had created between us, You sent Your Son to earth. His surrender to Your will allowed Him to blot out the eternal damnation associated with the sins and open the doors to Heaven so that I might … Read more
Most Omnipotent Lord, by Your own words, You have told me that no one will know the timing of Your “Second Coming.” Efforts on my part to determine when that date will be seems foolish. I must be careful not to be misled by anyone who claims to know the date. You have made it … Read more
O Persevering Lord, boldness is neither reckless nor impulsive. It takes courage to press on through fears and do the right thing. How then do I become bold in sharing You with others? I know that praying for more courage and a willingness to be more vulnerable is a key. I also need to seek … Read more
Dear Lord of Creation, I believe with all of my heart that all things You created were to have an eternal existence. We were to strive and possess life to the fullest. There was nothing in Your original plan that involved destruction of anything that You created. Your intent was for Your righteous to be … Read more
My Triumphant Warrior, You’ve promised me that You would go before me and be my rear guard … and for that, I am extremely grateful. I was sold into captivity for nothing that I did, but You redeemed my life through an exchange of Your life for mine. You gave Yourself freely and, as a … Read more
Most Righteous Lord, how comforting it would be to hear “not guilty; you are free to go” if I was on trial for murder. Reality is that the whole human race is on death row for breaking Your commandments. Without You there would be no hope for my future. Thankfully, I have been declared not … Read more
O Word of Life, You proclaimed Yourself to be the “God of Light.” You are a light that is good, pure, true, holy and reliable. The darkness that Your light overcomes represents what is sinful and evil. Because You are holy and true, You alone can guide me out of the darkness of sin. Your … Read more
O Creator of All Things, the Bible begins with the story of the creation of the universe and concludes with the creation of the New Heaven and the New Earth. The creation of the New Heaven and the New Earth gives me hope and encouragement about the future. When I pledged my life to You, … Read more
Most Benevolent Lord, in the beginning You created the heavens and earth in a miraculous way that exceeds my ability to imagine all that went into it. As an example, some estimate that the number of stars in creation equal all the grains of sand in all of the beaches on the earth. To say … Read more