We stand with you in prayer and we have heard the weight of what you have carried for these many months, the lack of electrical safety in your apartment, the illness and skin damage that followed, the costs you bore for alternative shower facilities and for repairs that were not your responsibility, the threats and inappropriate actions, and the painful silence and lack of remorse or repayment from your landlord and the community house manager regarding your security deposit and repair costs. The Lord sees what has been done and what has been withheld, and He cares deeply about justice and about your healing.
Scripture tells us that God loves justice and does not forsake His faithful ones, for the Lord loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints Psalm 37:28. We are also taught not to oppress or withhold what is due, 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 Leviticus 19:13 and You shall not oppress a hired servant Deuteronomy 24:14. A just God calls those who hold power over others to do what is right, to Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow Isaiah 1:17 and to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God Micah 6:8. We also remember Zacchaeus who when his conscience was awakened said, If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much Luke 19:8, showing that repentance bears fruit in restitution.
We also bring your body before the Lord for healing, for He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases Psalm 103:3 and who promises, I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh Jeremiah 30:17. By His wounds we are healed Isaiah 53:5. We pray that what has been damaged in your skin would be restored and rebuilt, and that the years of recovery you fear would be shortened by His merciful hand.
We join together and pray with you in the mighty name of Jesus.
Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before Your throne of grace and we lift up our dear one to You. You have seen the unsafe conditions, the suffering, the illness, the skin affliction, the financial burden of showers and repairs, the threats, and the withholding of the security deposit and repair costs. Lord, You are our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Psalm 46:1, and we ask You to be a shield around Your child and to keep them safe from all threats and inappropriate actions. We ask You to stir and awaken the conscience of the landlord and the community house manager by Your Holy Spirit, to convict them of what is right and to lead them to repentance and to do good. Grant them a willingness to communicate, to acknowledge the harm, and to repay fully and promptly everything they owe, including the deposit, the repair costs for the electrical system, and compensation for the suffering, illness and additional expenses. Let honesty and integrity prevail and let dishonest scales be put away, for a false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight Proverbs 11:1.
Lord Jesus, we ask for Your healing touch upon the skin that has become damaged. Lay Your hand upon those areas, soothe the inflammation, restore the tissue, rebuild what was harmed, and bring complete restoration in Your time. Give wisdom to doctors and provision for care, and comfort the heart that is weary from waiting almost three months without answer. Help our dear one to cast all anxiety on You, for You care for them, and to experience the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:7.
We also pray for wisdom and perseverance to pursue what is just in a lawful and peaceful way. We encourage keeping careful records of all costs, communications and promises, and seeking godly counsel and lawful help where available, while leaving vengeance to You, for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord Romans 12:19. Help our dear one to not grow bitter but to continue to do what is right, to love even those who have caused harm as You command, love your enemies, do good to them who hate you, bless them that curse you, and pray for them that despitefully use you Luke 6:27-28, trusting that You will bring justice to light, for He will bring out your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun Psalm 37:6.
We thank You, Father, that we can come to You only through Jesus, for there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 2:5, and that in His name we have access and hope. Strengthen faith during this long wait, provide for every financial need according to Your riches in glory, and let Your will be done. We trust You to act in Your perfect timing and to bring both justice and healing. In the mighty and merciful name of Jesus we pray, amen.