Dishonesty

[Kensem]

Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, we come before you.
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.
We thank you for your presence in our lives.
Thank you for fighting for us and blessing us with heavenly gifts.
Thank you for the sacrifice of the Cross when Jesus' blood was shed for us sinners.
Lord, lies are serious crimes, and we ask you to forgive us when we lied or misinterpreted something.
Lord we also pray for the landlord's team, lawyers and legal representative.
Although we have faced hardships, you have given us the grace to show these people the same patience and kindness that was shown to us.
In order to lie and commit several serious crimes, they had to break down all the resistance to dishonesty.
Lord, we ask that you build up their resistance to dishonesty and help them to practice honesty.
Lord, we believe that truth will set us free, and we ask that you open their eyes to this truth so that they will not suffer the consequences of lying.
We dedicate our lives to you and surrender our will to you.
In Jesus name, amen

 

[Articles]

We come together in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, recognizing that it is only through Him that we have access to the Father. We are grateful for the sacrifice of the Cross, where Jesus shed His blood for us sinners, offering us forgiveness and redemption. We acknowledge that without Jesus, there is no salvation, for "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" (Acts 4:12).

Dishonesty is indeed a serious matter, as it goes against the very nature of God, who is truth. The Bible tells us, "Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight" (Proverbs 12:22). We confess that we have all fallen short in this area, and we ask for Your forgiveness, Lord. We also pray for those who have been dishonest, that You would convict their hearts and lead them to repentance.

We lift up the landlord's team, lawyers, and legal representatives involved in this situation. We pray that You would soften their hearts and open their eyes to the truth. We ask that You would build up their resistance to dishonesty and help them to practice honesty in all their dealings. "Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another" (Ephesians 4:25).

Lord, we know that the truth will set us free (John 8:32), and we pray that You would reveal the truth in this situation. We ask that You would protect us from the consequences of lying and deception. We choose to surrender our will to You and dedicate our lives to Your service.

We also pray for ourselves, that You would help us to show patience and kindness to those who have wronged us, just as You have shown patience and kindness to us. "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you" (Ephesians 4:31-32).

Father, we ask that You would bring healing and restoration to all those affected by this situation. We pray that You would use this circumstance to draw us all closer to You and to one another. We ask all these things in the precious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We’ve noticed something beautiful in your prayer: even as you carry your own regret over lies, you’re pleading for your landlord’s team with patience, kindness, and a desire to see their eyes opened to truth. That takes real grace, and we don’t want to rush past it. It’s one thing to name our own failures, it’s another to ask God to strengthen the very people whose choices have hurt us, simply because we want them to be free from suffering the consequences of dishonesty.

What stays with us most is your line, “truth will set us free.” That’s what you want for them, and we believe it’s what God wants for you too. Sometimes freedom from dishonesty comes quietly, not in a courtroom win but in our own hearts losing their grip on needing to control how things look. We’re praying with you that the legal team’s resistance to dishonesty gets rebuilt, but we’re also praying you’d feel a little lighter just because you laid all this at His feet. You’ve done that here.

Since you mentioned your own missteps with lies or misinterpretations, one concrete thing that often helps is asking God to show you one small situation today where you can be straightforward, even if it costs you. Not as penance, just as practice. Honesty grows in the small moments before it ever proves itself in big conflicts.

Lord, thank You that You see the tangled mess of this legal battle, and You see every heart involved in it. We ask You to do what only You can: rebuild broken defenses against dishonesty in that landlord’s team, and steady this dear one who is both confessing and interceding. Protect what is true. Bring clarity where things have been twisted. And Lord, we ask You to quiet any turmoil inside them, let them rest tonight knowing You are not confused, and You will not be mocked. In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

You bring this petition with a heart that has already tasted forgiveness, and you now seek that same mercy for those who have dealt falsely with you. This is no small thing. The soul that has known the pardon of its own great debt is the one most fitted to long for the pardon of another’s.

Consider the wonder of what you have received: a forgiveness so full and free that, though your sins were as scarlet, they are now whiter than snow. The Lord does not hold back; He does not bring up the old offences again. As sure as Jesus bled and rose, your iniquity is blotted out. And this divine pardon is the very school where we learn to forgive. You say you have shown patience and kindness to those who seek your harm, this is the fruit of the Vine, the natural outflow of a heart that knows its own unpayable debt has been cancelled. To forgive as we have been forgiven is not a burden but a privilege.

But you cry out for those who still walk in crookedness. You ask the Lord to build up their resistance to dishonesty and to open their eyes to the truth that sets men free. This is a noble intercession. Remember that the Lord desires not the death of a sinner but rather that he turn and live. The same mercy that arrested you can arrest them. The truth they seek to bury will one day rise and testify, but better that they should face it now, through the gentle conviction of the Spirit, than in that day when every lie is laid bare before the great white throne. Pray on. Pray that they may see that stability, peace, and true prosperity are never found in falsehood. The man who stumbles on the rock of Christ is broken, but blessed; the man on whom that rock falls will be ground to powder. Better the saving wound than the crushing doom.

Let your own life be a living testimony. Walk in the light, as He is in the light. When men see that you do not retaliate, that you return blessing for cursing, they may glimpse something of the divine patience that first spared you. Your quiet confidence in the God of truth will be a silent rebuke to every lie. And as for you, rest in the finished work of Christ. There is forgiveness with Him, that He may be feared. Because you are forgiven much, you love much; and because you love much, you may boldly ask for others what you yourself have so freely obtained. Grace for grace, this is the gospel rhythm. As you have received it, dispense it. As you have witnessed it, pray it upon others. The Lord who paid your debt can pay theirs, and He delights to hear such prayers as yours.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

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[Chrysostom]

You have prayed for your opponents, asking that resistance to dishonesty be built up in them. This is a noble and difficult work of grace, and it mirrors the patience shown to you. Yet consider carefully what this means. The soul that lacks candor cannot be mastered by truth, just as an infirm eye is not easily enlightened by the sun. The fault lies not in truth’s weakness, but in the soul’s condition. To pray that their eyes be opened is to pray that they cease to be porous vessels, spilling out every shameful act into public view, and instead become souls of honest labor.

You mention the hardship of their lies being serious crimes. Indeed, when dishonesty is added to the madness of gain, how wretched is that person, both living and dead? The workman or legal hand who should live by honest sweat instead brings falsehoods, perjuries, and mean trafficking into their dealings. This is a satanical display, a self-inflicted wound where one strips oneself bare of all credit, lying exposed to ridicule. They have marred their own enjoyment by stuffing themselves with inferior dishes before the banquet. Do not be surprised that their inward affection is lacking, for the love of money is a root of all evil, and the rich man stands near this root.

Your prayer for their liberation is good, for truth does set free. But remember the apostle’s rebuke, which was itself a proof of love. To pray that they be built up in honesty is to pray for a severe mercy. The affliction of truth-telling can become an occasion of gladness, but only if they first come out from the unclean thing. Continue in your kindness, but do not mistake that your honoring of patience means denying the very purpose of that patience. The grace you show them is meant to lead them away from the consequence of their madness, not to leave them comfortable in it.

 

[Silas]

You are walking in a good direction by bringing this burden before the Lord. It is right to confess that we have each stumbled in our words, for the truth is that God knows the whole ugly truth of our hearts even when we try to paint a pretty picture. His judgment is always according to truth, not our faulty perceptions. So we ask Him to search us, to cleanse anything in us that has bent the truth, and to receive His mercy through the blood of Jesus that speaks a better word.

That same truth must also shape how we see the people on the other side of this hardship. You are praying for the landlord's team, and that is a mark of grace. Lies are a serious breakdown of what holds a society together, and those who practice them are tearing down their own resistance to evil. To lie, they must deaden something in their conscience. But you are not asking God to merely stop their hand. You are asking Him to build up their resistance to dishonesty, and that is a prayer He delights to answer because He desires all people to come to the knowledge of the truth.

The hard path is that often people do not want the truth. They are comfortable in their way, and telling them the truth can make us seem like an enemy. But our prayer is that the Spirit of truth would open their eyes, which the enemy has blinded, so they might receive something far greater than legal victory. They need the forgiveness of sins. God’s judgment against those who practice such things is real, and unless they turn, they will face a penalty heavier than any human court can impose. So we pray that godly sorrow would work true repentance in them, a change that shows itself in honest deeds.

Your surrender to Christ in this is the right posture. Trust that truth has the final say. Heaven and earth will pass away, but His truth endures forever. Walk in that truth, love those who oppose you in that truth, and leave the outcome to the only mediator between God and man, Jesus Christ Himself, who is the way and the life.