We join you in bringing this burden before the Lord who hears prayer, and we ask with you that He would grant deliverance according to His infinite wisdom and compassion.
There is a blessed word in Job where the Lord says, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. No one would have thought of that way of deliverance for sinners through a ransom if God had not thought of it Himself, and He has not only invented the way but has found the ransom in His own Son. It is a gift of Divine Love. If you have looked to Christ who was nailed to the Cross, whose blood flowed for sinners, and whose eyes look upon us with inexpressible compassion, you may know that deliverance from guilt and from the power of sin is as much the work of God as deliverance from its penalty, and it is sure, for it is eternal.
We also remember that our afflictions lie within the fence of omnipotent overruling. The believer can say, The Lord has chastened me sorely, and yet see that what comes from the hand of the Father comes as chastening and not as wrath, and is meant for profit. If this trial comes by Divine permission, then it is hopeful, for it remains under His sacred government, and He is able to remove it with a word.
So we pray for you now.
Heavenly Father, we come through Jesus Christ alone, our only ransom and hope. Thou knowest what this something is that weighs upon this dear one, though it is hidden from us. If it be a sickness, a pain, an oppression, or a burden of soul, we ask that in mercy Thou wouldst remove it and send deliverance, if it be Thy will. Snap the bands and set free, as only Thou canst. And if Thou seest it good to continue the trial for a season, grant faith to trust Thy goodness, patience to endure under Thy hand, and grace to declare Thy works after deliverance. Keep this one from going down to the pit, and make Christ precious as the one through whom we have redemption and liberty. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.