5Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
9You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
romans 8:5-11
Father, we thank you for the Holy Spirit. God, we thank you for the Spirit that gives us power and authority--thank you God, that you have given us the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead. such privilege and authority, we thank you LORD.
God, we thank you for the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, that we can enjoy an intimate relationship with you, that you see us and you freely know our thoughts. let us be a people who have friendship with the Holy Spirit--that we can enjoy intimate conversation with Him. let us be a people who live in complete submission to the Spirit--that all our thoughts, actions, and desires are lead and inspired by the Spirit. let your people be ones who constantly pursue the filling of your Spirit, that it will not just be a phase of our life, a day of the week at church service, or only when we pray with you, but that our every thought throughout the day may be saturated with your Spirit. let us not settle for anything short of complete abandon and wholehearted surrender, God!
God, i'm asking for a desperation for the Holy Spirit to arise in your people. God, help us to understand our need for the Holy Spirit as much as we need air to stay alive. help us to be a people asking for more and more and more. let us not be so easily satisfied, with what you can do and what you have done. God, would you humble us, and allow us to realize that we cannot live without your Spirit. God, help us to be a people that rely on the Spirit in our existence, as well as in our ministry. help us not be a people who become distracted by our own talents or programs, our flesh-driven efforts. God, as your people depend on the Holy Spirit, i'm asking for a move of your Spirit of magnitudes so profound that it was clear that it was possible by the power of your Spirit alone. i'm asking for a move where it was clear that it only occurred because you came through. let us be a people desperate for your power to come through. let us give you our all, God, let us not hold back. we're all in, God. we give our all to you.
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