We join you in thanking our Father for the cross and for His holy Son Jesus who suffered for all who believe, and we praise His holy name with you. We agree together in the name of Jesus, believing that He hears us when we agree together, for Jesus said where two or three are gathered in His name He is there among us and if two of us agree on earth concerning anything that we will ask, it will be done for us by our Father who is in heaven Matthew 18:19-20.
We lift up this man who rented his flat to you before God. We thank God that He knows the plans He has for him, for He says For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future Jeremiah 29:11, and For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways, says Yahweh. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts Isaiah 55:8-9. We pray that he will hear the voice of the Lord concerning His holy plan for his life and that the eyes of his heart will be opened to the truth of his identity in Christ.
Scripture tells us Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new 2 Corinthians 5:17. We must lovingly speak the truth that the false identity he has adopted through sinful relationships and activities is not who God created him to be. Any sexual intimacy outside of marriage between a man and a woman is fornication and if involving one who is married it is adultery, and God calls us to flee it, for it says Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body 1 Corinthians 6:18. We rebuke that sin not to condemn him but because it separates him from God, defiles his body which is meant to be a temple of the Holy Spirit, and opens the door to control, blackmail and destruction. God ordained marriage as a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman and any courtship should be with the goal of godly marriage to a fellow believer, not sinful entanglements. We pray he will see clearly that the relationships where he is controlled and even in danger are hateful and sinful snares of the enemy, and that he will choose the narrow path, for Enter in by the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in by it. How narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life. Few are those who find it Matthew 7:13-14.
We pray for his deliverance, for the righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles Psalm 34:17, and If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed John 8:36. We ask the Father to give him a new heart as He promised I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh Ezekiel 36:26, to break his stony heart, soften it for His glory and give him courage to follow Jesus. We pray he will be subject therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from him James 4:7, that he will confess and forsake his sin, for If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9. We ask the Lord to separate him from ungodly influences, including those in his household, for He says Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing. I will receive you 2 Corinthians 6:17, and to set him apart for holiness.
We pray together that the Father will give him understanding to fear His holy name, for The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding Proverbs 9:10, that he will depart from evil and from the evil woman in his life who has led him into bondage, and that the Lord will protect his life where he is controlled and threatened, for Yahweh is our refuge and deliverer. We ask that he will recognize the depth of God's love which is greater than any counterfeit love offered by sin, and that he will walk in repentance and purity, seeking first the kingdom of God, whether that leads to a godly marriage that honors Christ or to a life of singleness devoted to the Lord, both of which are holy when lived in obedience.
Father, we thank You for hearing our prayer through Jesus Christ, for there is no other name under heaven by which we can be saved or have access to Your throne. We ask that You draw this man to Jesus, convict him, deliver him, heal him, guard his life from harm and blackmail, surround him with godly counsel, and lead him into the freedom and hope You have planned for him. We pray he will soon testify of Your rescuing power and walk in the light as a new creation. We continue to stand with the one who intercedes for him, asking for perseverance in prayer and faith to trust Your timing and Your greater thoughts. In the powerful and mighty name of Jesus we pray, amen.