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Your burden has been brought before the Lord and we have heard your cry for this dear one who is in much confusion and distress, and for your own heart which is sore afflicted by this separation.
There is a word upon which your faith may well fasten in such an hour, Then He is gracious unto him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the Pit, I have found a ransom. Job 33:24. Nobody would have thought of that way of deliverance from the pit if God had not thought of it, and He has not only invented the way but He has found the ransom Himself in the precious blood of His Son. This is our hope against every dark power. Deliverance from the power of darkness is as much the work of God as deliverance from the guilt of sin, and we must look to our heavenly Father altogether and alone for it. He has delivered us from the power of darkness, and He is able still to keep back the soul from the pit and to save from all the attacks of sin and Satan and evil men.
We do not doubt that there are evil powers and evil persons who would do harm, and that afflictions may come distinctly from man as the result of malice, and yet they do not spring out of the dust, but the Lord Himself sits as a Refiner at the door of the furnace. It is well to have grace enough to see that He fills the bitter cup as well as the sweet goblet, and that what He permits He will overrule for good to those who are His. The spells and manipulations of which you speak have no power against the blood of the ransom. Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. If deliverance is wrought, it must be by the hand and outstretched arm of Jehovah alone, and it is not of him that wills nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.
We will pray for her deliverance, for the healing of her mind, and for her full salvation through Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. We will pray that the Lord will guard her from the man who has stalked and harmed her, that He will frustrate every evil design, that He will bring her out of confusion and set her feet in a clear place, and that the leaves of the tree of life which are for the healing of the nations may be applied to her wounds, for even the least thing about Christ has healing virtue in it.
Concerning the bond of these years of which you speak, we must speak faithfully as before God. We feel your sorrow and your longing for restoration, yet we cannot ask the Lord to bless or to restore a union apart from His holy ordinance. Marriage is the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and living together and the privileges belonging to it are to be kept within that covenant. For this reason we cannot pray that God would simply give back what was before as it was, but we will pray that He will lead you both into that which is holy and right in His sight. If it be His will to bring you together again, may it be in a way that honours Him, in purity and in the covenant of marriage, and made better not by mere sentiment but by grace and holiness. If it be not His will, may He give you grace to walk uprightly and to find your comfort not in a restored affection but in Christ Himself.
Let us pray together.
O Lord our God, Thou art gracious and Thou hast found a ransom. Deliver this afflicted soul from going down to the pit. Deliver her, we beseech Thee, from the power of darkness and translate her into the kingdom of Thy dear Son. Wash her thoroughly from iniquity and cleanse her from sin. Take not Thy Holy Spirit from her but restore unto her the joy of Thy salvation. Clear away all confusion and fear, heal her mind, and guard her body and dwelling from the violence of evil men. Let the healing leaves of Christ fall upon her. And for our brother who cries to Thee, give him strength to trust Thee in this furnace, to walk in purity, to leave vengeance and keeping in Thy hands, and to seek first Thy kingdom and Thy righteousness. Do for you both exceeding abundantly above what you ask, but only as it accords with Thy holy will and to the praise of Thy grace. We ask all through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is our only ransom and our peace. Amen.
Take comfort that the Lord has chastened sorely but has not given over to death, and live to declare the works of the Lord. Look to Christ alone, abide in His Word, seek the counsel and protection of the godly, and where there is stalking and breaking in, seek also the lawful help that Providence has provided for your safety, while you wait upon the Lord who will in His own time make all things plain.
