We join you in thanking our Heavenly Father for the cross and for His holy Son Jesus who suffered for all who believe, and we agree together with you in the name of Jesus believing that He hears us when we agree together as you have prayed. We praise His holy name with you and we lift up this man who rented his flat to you before the throne of grace.
We hear your burden for him and we share it, for the Lord knows the plans He has for him and His thoughts are far greater than ours. As it is written in Jeremiah 29:11, 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. And in Isaiah 55:8-9, For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says Yahweh. We pray that he will hear the voice of the Shepherd, for Jesus said in John 10:27, My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
We pray for his deliverance and for his true identity to be revealed in Christ. When a person turns from the narrow path and follows his own desires into sinful relationships and activities, he embraces a false identity that can never satisfy. The Word tells us in Matthew 7:13-14, Enter in by the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it. How narrow is the gate and restricted is the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it. We must speak plainly that any sexual intimacy outside of marriage between a man and a woman is sin before God, whether it is fornication or adultery, and any homosexual identity or relationship is also forbidden and immoral before Him. Such relationships do not reflect the sanctity of marriage as God ordained it and they bring bondage, not freedom. But we also rejoice that in Christ there is new identity and freedom, for in 2 Corinthians 5:17 it is written, Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
We pray together for his heart to be softened and made new. We ask the Father to do what He promised in Ezekiel 36:26, 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. Lord break his stony heart and give him courage to follow the narrow path and to depart from evil. Give him understanding to fear Your holy name, for in Proverbs 9:10 it is written, The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. And in Proverbs 3:7, Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
We pray for his complete separation from ungodly influences, including those in his household, for we know in 1 Corinthians 15:33, Evil companionships corrupt good morals, and in Psalm 1:1, Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers. Deliver him from the evil woman and from every sinful and hateful relationship where he is controlled, blackmailed, and where his life may be in danger. Your Word warns in Proverbs 6:24 to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue, and we pray he will see clearly the destruction in such entanglements and flee from sexual immorality as we are commanded in 1 Corinthians 6:18, Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Set him free from every chain of manipulation and fear, for in John 8:36, If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed, and in Psalm 34:17-18, The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
We thank you that you prayed in the powerful name of Jesus, for it is only by that name that we have access to the Father and it is the only name by which we can be saved. As it is written in John 14:6, Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me, and in Acts 4:12, There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. We cling to that truth as we intercede for him.
So we pray, Father in heaven, we thank You for Your mercy and for the blood of Jesus shed on the cross. We lift this man to You and ask You to open his eyes to the unmistakable truth of who he is in Christ and to the false identity he has adopted. Soften his heart, give him godly sorrow that leads to repentance, and grant him repentance and faith to turn from every sinful relationship and activity. Wash him clean as You promise in 1 John 1:9, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Separate him from every ungodly influence and from the evil woman who entangles him, protect his life from all control and blackmail and danger, and surround him with godly counsel and believers who will speak truth in love. Fill him with the fear of Your holy name and with courage to walk the narrow path, to depart from evil, and to seek You with his whole heart. Make him a man who honors You and who, if he is to have a relationship, will pursue a godly marriage with a believing woman that honors You, in purity and holiness. We resist the enemy on his behalf and claim in James 4:7, Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Let Your perfect love cast out all fear and let him know the depth of Your love for him. We trust You to complete the good work You have begun in him. In the mighty and merciful name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.