We join you in lifting up this burden before the Lord and we thank you for your heart to see your landlord, who is also your former partner in a relationship, come to saving faith in Jesus Christ. Your prayer based on Luke 9:24 is deeply biblical and reflects God's desire for every soul to be saved. That verse says For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it. Luke 9:24
We love that you have centered this request on Jesus, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that anyone can be saved. Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 and 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. To lose our life for His sake means to surrender our own will, our pride and our sin, and to trust Him fully as Lord and Savior, believing that He died for our sins and rose again. When we do, we do not lose anything of eternal value, we gain everlasting life.
We also want to gently and lovingly speak to what you have shared about this man being your ex. If your former relationship involved intimacy outside of marriage, we encourage you to bring that before the Lord as well, for God's word calls sexual intimacy outside of marriage fornication and calls us to flee from it. 1 Corinthians 6:18. We say this not to condemn you, for there is forgiveness and cleansing through the blood of Jesus when we confess and repent, as in 1 John 1:9, but to encourage you toward wholeness and purity going forward. We believe marriage is a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman as ordained by God, and any courtship should be entered with the goal of finding a godly spouse who is a fellow believer in Christ, not simply a partner or companion. We encourage you to seek that kind of Christ centered marriage if the Lord leads you to another relationship, and to maintain clear and godly boundaries now that this man is your landlord. We also encourage you to walk in forgiveness toward him, as Christ has forgiven us, so that no bitterness remains.
We rejoice that you have declared the victory of Jesus over darkness and over this rented apartment situation. Scripture assures us that God has delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love. Colossians 1:13 and The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5. No unclean spirit or work of darkness can withstand His mighty power, and the Lord desires that none should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9
So together we pray. Father in heaven, we come before Your throne of grace in the mighty and holy name of Jesus Christ. We thank You for Your love and faithfulness that endures forever, and for Your mercy that is new every morning. Lord, we lift up this landlord to You. You know his heart, his journey, and every need he has. We ask that Your Holy Spirit would convict him of sin and draw him to Yourself. Open his eyes to see that whoever tries to save his own life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Jesus will save it. Grant him repentance and faith to surrender his life fully to our Lord Jesus, to confess Jesus as Lord and believe in his heart that You raised Him from the dead. Save him, Lord, so that he will not lose his life eternally but will receive eternal life. We ask that You expel all darkness and every unclean influence from him and from this rented apartment situation, and let Your light and peace reign there. Guide him on his life's journey with Your healing power and wisdom, and help our friend who prayed to walk in purity, forgiveness, and trust in You regarding housing and provision. Let everyone involved see Your greatness and power, knowing that no one can withstand You. We entrust this situation to Your sovereign will and thank You for hearing us. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior we pray, Amen.