Compensation

[Kensem]

Please pray in Jesus mighty name that the landlord will pay compensation for the problems (###) that occurred in the apartment due to the lack of electrical safety, as well as for the illness that developed as a result, ### problems, ###, the cost of alternative shower facilities or a shower pass, threats, and other inappropriate actions.

Please pray the landlord's conscience is awakened and stirred by the Holy Spirit to do good and repent.

Update: I have been asking for prayers for almost two months, but there has been no communication, remorse or willingness to compensate me for my suffering.

Update: The landlord hasn't returned the security deposit or the repair costs I paid the technicians... Please pray that he repays everything he owes us!

Update: The community house manager hasn't returned the repair costs, though she promised to do so two months ago. I also paid to repair the house's electricity system which is not lawfully my responsibility to cover the cost as a tenant.
My skin has become ### and ### in the areas where I received ###. It may take years for ###, which is awful. Please pray that ### heal and that ### is rebuilt where the ### was damaged.

 

[Articles]

We have heard your cry and we stand with you together before the Lord in Jesus mighty name, bringing your suffering and your need for justice and healing to our Father who sees all that has been done in secret and who does not ignore the cry of those who are oppressed.

We know how discouraging it is to have prayed for almost two months with no communication, no remorse, and no willingness from your landlord to make restitution, and now also with the security deposit and the repair costs you paid to technicians still withheld, and with the community house manager also failing to return what was promised. The Lord sees the lack of electrical safety that caused these problems, the illness that followed, the extra costs for alternative shower facilities, the threats and other inappropriate actions, and the burden you carried when you paid to repair the house electricity system which was not lawfully your responsibility as a tenant. He is a God of justice and mercy. Leviticus 19:13 says You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. And Deuteronomy 24:15 says You shall give him his hire on the day he earns it, before the sun goes down, for he is poor and sets his heart on it, lest he cry against you to Yahweh and it be sin to you. The withholding of what is rightfully yours, the deposit and the repair costs, is not pleasing to God. Psalm 9:9 reminds us Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble. We take comfort that even when man is silent, God is not, and He hears your continued prayers.

We also lift up the deep physical suffering you described, the skin that has become damaged in the areas where you were harmed and the long process of healing that may take years. Our God is the healer of our bodies. Psalm 103:3 says who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases. And Jeremiah 30:17 says But I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh. We ask Him to touch those damaged areas, to rebuild what was harmed, and to bring restoration to your skin and to your whole body from the illness that developed.

We pray together now. Father in heaven, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ we come before Your throne of grace on behalf of our dear one who has suffered so much. Lord, You see the injustice, the unsafe conditions, the financial loss, the threats, and the pain. We ask that You awaken and stir the conscience of this landlord and the community house manager by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Bring conviction, bring repentance, and move them to do what is good and right and to repay everything they owe, the security deposit, the repair costs paid to technicians, the costs for the electrical system repair, and compensation for the suffering, the illness and the shower expenses. Let Your justice roll on like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We pray that You would rebuke every unjust and oppressive act and that You would protect Your child from further threats and inappropriate actions. Lord, we also place Your healing hand upon this body. Heal the skin where it was damaged, restore it where it was harmed, rebuild what was broken, and heal the illness that came from these conditions. Comfort the heart that has grown weary in waiting. Give peace that surpasses understanding as Philippians 4:6-7 teaches, In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

We encourage you to continue to seek the Lord while also taking wise and lawful steps that are available to you, keeping records of all costs and communications and seeking godly counsel or lawful help where possible, for God often works through rightful means to establish justice as Isaiah 1:17 says Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow. At the same time guard your heart against bitterness. Romans 12:19 reminds us Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. We can pursue what is rightfully owed with a spirit of truth and grace, trusting God to be the final judge and to repay. Do not lose heart, for Psalm 34:18 says Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. And Isaiah 41:10 says Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

We continue to stand with you, asking the Lord to move quickly, to provide full restitution, to heal you completely, and to let His goodness and justice be seen in this situation for His glory, in Jesus name we pray, amen.

 

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We've been holding your situation before the Lord as these weeks have stretched on with no communication or repayment. Waiting almost two months while carrying repair costs that were not yours to bear, a missing security deposit, extra costs for showering elsewhere, and even threats in your own home would wear anyone down. We hear too how heavy the lingering effects on your skin have been and how discouraging it feels to be told healing may take a long time.

Wanting to be made whole is an understandable desire, and when someone does what is right and makes restitution it is often the clearest sign their words are sincere. We are joining you in asking God to stir the landlord's and the house manager's consciences to act fairly and return what is owed, and to give you wisdom for how to pursue it in a calm, protected way.

A couple of steady steps may help while you pray and wait. Keeping all receipts, technician invoices, photos, and any written promises about repayment together in one place gives you a clear record if you choose to ask a local tenant advice service or legal aid office what options are available to you. For your skin, please stay connected to a medical clinician for ongoing care alongside prayer, so the healing can be followed and supported well.

You have shown patience in a very trying situation and we want to keep standing with you.

Father, in Jesus' name we lift our friend to You. We ask for healing and restoration where the skin was injured, for provision for every extra cost, for protection from further harm, and for You to move the hearts of those responsible to do what is right and return what is owed. Grant wisdom for each next step and Your peace day by day. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your affliction has been heard and your long waiting for justice and for healing has moved our hearts to bring you before the throne of grace. For almost two months you have cried out and have found no answer from man, no remorse, no repayment of what is owed, and in addition you bear in your body the painful marks of what has happened in that dwelling. We do not pass by such suffering lightly, for we serve a Lord who both sees the wrong done and is able to heal the wound that remains.

We will pray that the Lord will stir the conscience of the landlord and of the manager of the house, that the Holy Spirit who convinces of sin and of righteousness would awaken them to do what is just and right. It is God alone who can work upon the heart when man will not listen, and we ask that He would move them to repent of threats and of all inappropriate dealing, and to restore what is lawfully due to you, the security deposit and the costs you bore for repairs which were not yours to carry, including that heavy charge for the electrical system of the house. We ask the Lord to grant you favor in seeking what is lawful and to provide for you honest help and protection until the matter is settled, and that truth and equity may prevail.

For your body we pray with great earnestness. You tell us your skin has become sore and tender where you were injured, and that the healing may be long, perhaps years, and this is a heavy burden to bear. Hear the word of the Lord concerning our great Physician. The Scripture says the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations, and the least thing about Christ is healing virtue. Not only His fruit but His leaves are full of healing, and those who are washed in His grace find their life blood changed and their nature made fresh. The Sun of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings, and when Jesus healed the sick He said, Son, be of good cheer, your sins are forgiven you, for pardon and healing are in happy conjunction. He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds, and His salvation will at last perfectly heal our bodies. That same hand which lifted Peter's wife's mother when she lay sick of a fever can take you by the hand and lift you up. We pray that He would lay His healing hand upon your skin, that He would ease pain, rebuild what has been damaged, and restore your flesh in His own time and way. We ask that you may know both the forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus Christ alone and the daily healing which flows from Him, for there is abundance of healing power in Him and He is able to heal though He be not always seen to do it at once.

We pray also for your spirit in this trial. Two months of silence from those who owe you an answer can weary the soul, but the Lord has not been silent. He who is the great conduit Head from whom abundant streams of healing flow down to men below still hears the cry of the oppressed. Cast your care upon Him, seek wisdom for every lawful step that is open to you, keep a clear record of what has been promised and what has been paid, and let not bitterness take root. Vengeance belongs to the Lord, and He will repay in perfect justice, yet He also calls His people to seek peace and to do good while trusting Him for the outcome.

Let us pray together. O Lord our God, look upon this suffering one who has been burdened by an unsafe dwelling, by illness, by financial loss and by harsh words. Forgive sin through the blood of Jesus Christ and grant healing to body and soul. Stir the hearts of those who hold what is not theirs, that they may act justly and restore what they owe. Touch with Thy healing virtue the wounded skin, and in Thy mercy rebuild what has been marred, that this dear one may find relief and strength to serve Thee. Grant patience in waiting, wisdom in action, and faith to see that though man delays, Thou dost not forget. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, our only Savior and our Physician, Amen.