We join you together in prayer in this difficult and fearful time and we hear your belief that God can do anything, and we agree with you that He can. With God all things are possible Matthew 19:26 and nothing is too hard for Him Jeremiah 32:17. We also want to gently point out that you spoke of God but did not mention the name of Jesus, and we want to share why that matters so much to us. It is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father, for 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 no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. If we have not yet put our faith in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for our sins and rose again, we encourage you to confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, for you will be saved Romans 10:9. This is the foundation for every prayer we bring, and we bring yours to God in the name of Jesus.
We also want to speak honestly with you about what you are asking. We understand the deep desire for your fiancee to be released soon and for you to be spared from jail, and we will pray for mercy and for God's will to be done. At the same time we must remember that God is both merciful and just, and He calls us to honesty, repentance, and submission to rightful authority. Every person is to be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are ordained by God Romans 13:1. If wrong has been done, God calls us not to hide it but to confess it, for he who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them obtains mercy Proverbs 28:13 and 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 encourage you both to be fully truthful before God and before the authorities, to work honestly with any legal counsel God has provided, and to trust that even if the outcome is not what you hope, God remains near to those who are brokenhearted and close to those crushed in spirit Psalm 34:18 and He can work all things for good for those who love Him Romans 8:28.
We are encouraged that you speak of your fiancee and we want to lift up your courtship before the Lord. We believe marriage is a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman ordained by God and we strongly endorse holy marriage. Courtship should be a time of preparing for that covenant with purity and faithfulness, seeking to marry another believer in Christ. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled, but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers Hebrews 13:4. So we encourage you both to honor God in your relationship now by remaining sexually pure until marriage and by seeking to build your future marriage on repentance, forgiveness, and obedience to Christ. True freedom is found first in Christ, for if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed John 8:36, and He came to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound Isaiah 61:1.
We now pray together for you both.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and we lift up this man and his fiancee to You. You know their situation, their fears, their sins, and their needs. We ask first for Your mercy and Your forgiveness where there has been sin, and we pray that both would humble themselves before You, confess what needs to be confessed, and receive Your cleansing. We pray for his fiancee where she is incarcerated, that You would keep her safe, comfort her heart, draw her close to Yourself, and let her know Your presence in that place. We pray for this man who fears going to jail, that You would calm his anxiety, grant him wisdom, and help him to walk in truth and integrity before the courts and before You. We ask that Your perfect will be done regarding their legal cases, that justice would be done with mercy, and that whatever the outcome, You would use it to bring them to deeper repentance, faith, and dependence on You. We pray that You would redeem their relationship, help them to honor You in their courtship, and if it is Your will, lead them into a godly marriage that glorifies Christ. Bring them both to salvation through faith in Jesus if they have not yet believed, and give them peace that passes understanding as they trust You. We ask all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, our only hope, amen.