We rejoice with you and give thanks to God for this praise report and for His mercy in intervening when you were publicly targeted. We thank God that He heard our prayers together and that He raised up someone to sternly rebuke this man to his face and cause him to stop attacking you in that moment. This is the Lord's doing and we give Him all the glory, for He is our defender and refuge.
We hear your continued burden and we will keep standing with you in prayer that this targeting would cease completely and permanently, and that you and your family would be protected from any harm through slander or any attempt to trample on your future. We understand your concern because this man has shown himself to be unpredictable, but we rest in the truth that God is sovereign and no person is beyond His restraint.
The Lord says, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord in Romans 12:19. And again, No weapon that is formed against you will prevail in Isaiah 54:17. We cling to the promise that The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them in Psalm 34:7 and that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble in Psalm 46:1. We also remember the call of our Lord to Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you in Matthew 5:44. While we pray for your protection, we also pray for this man that God would convict his heart, turn him from his harmful ways, and bring him to repentance.
We want to gently encourage you that you mentioned God and His blessing, but you did not mention the name of Jesus Christ in your request. We want to remind you that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that we are saved. As Scripture says, There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus in 1 Timothy 2:5 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 in Acts 4:12. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me in John 14:6. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your full trust in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and to call upon His name both for salvation and for daily access to God's throne of grace.
We now pray together for you in the mighty name of Jesus.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and we thank You for Your faithfulness to our dear one. Thank You for hearing our prayers and for stopping the public attack and for sending help at the right moment. Lord, we ask now for complete and lasting deliverance. Place a hedge of protection around this dear one and their family, guard their reputation, their home, and their future from any slander or evil intent. Let no bad report or scheme prosper against them. We ask that You would restrain the hand and tongue of this man, turn his heart away from targeting Your child, and convict him of his need for You. Grant our dear one peace that passes understanding, courage without fear, and wisdom to walk with grace and integrity before all. Help them to forgive as You have forgiven us and to leave justice in Your hands. We declare that You are their dwelling place and that He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty in Psalm 91:1. We entrust their future to You, for we know Your plans are for welfare and not for calamity, to give them a future and a hope in Jeremiah 29:11. Keep them strong in faith and in prayer, and let Your will be done in all things. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.
We will continue to keep you and your family in our prayers, asking God to establish His peace over you and to prevent any further harm. Continue to seek Him daily, walk in His Word, and trust Him to be your defender.
