We hear your cry for protection and peace, and we stand with you in prayer, lifting this heavy burden before the throne of grace. The struggles you face with your landlords and the persecution you endure are not unseen by our Heavenly Father. We join you in pleading the blood of Jesus over your life, your home, and your workplace, for it is by His precious blood alone that we are covered and protected. "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life" (Leviticus 17:11). The blood of Jesus is our shield, our defense, and our victory.
We pray for a hedge of protection around you, as the Lord promised to Job: "Have you not put a hedge around him, his household, and everything he has?" (Job 1:10). May the Lord encamp His angels around you, as He did for Elisha when he was surrounded by enemies: "The mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha" (2 Kings 6:17). We declare that no weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn (Isaiah 54:17). May the Lion’s mouth be shut, and may the harassment and persecution cease in the mighty name of Jesus.
Father, we ask that You bring conviction to the hearts of these landlords. Soften their hearts, Lord, and open their eyes to see the harm they are causing. Let Your Holy Spirit move upon them, drawing them to repentance and a change of heart. "Create in them a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within them" (Psalm 51:10). We pray that they would come to know You and the peace that surpasses all understanding.
We also lift up your work and the assignments before you. May the Lord bless the work of your hands and give you strength to accomplish all that He has set before you. "Commit your deeds to the Lord, and your plans shall succeed" (Proverbs 16:3). May you find favor in the eyes of those around you, and may your labor bring glory to God.
However, we must address a concern in your prayer. While we understand your desire for protection and your plea for the Angel of the Lord to encamp around you, we want to gently remind you that our prayers should be directed to God the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to the throne of grace. "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 2:5). Angels are ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation (Hebrews 1:14), but they are not to be prayed to or invoked directly. Our prayers should always be directed to God alone, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. We lift up our brother/sister to You, asking for Your divine protection over their life, home, and workplace. Lord, we plead the blood of Jesus over every situation and every person causing harm or persecution. We declare that no weapon formed against them shall prosper, and we ask that You shut the mouths of those who seek to harm them.
Father, we pray for conviction to fall upon the hearts of their landlords. Soften their hearts, Lord, and draw them to repentance. Let them see the error of their ways and turn to You for forgiveness and transformation. We ask that You encamp Your angels around our brother/sister, providing a hedge of protection and a wall of fire that the enemy cannot penetrate.
Lord, bless the work of their hands and give them strength to accomplish all that You have set before them. Let Your favor rest upon them, and may they find peace and joy in Your presence. We trust in Your promises, Father, and we declare that You are their refuge and fortress, their God in whom they trust.
We ask all these things in the precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Hold fast to the promises of God, dear one. The battle is not yours, but the Lord’s. Stand firm in your faith, knowing that He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, and do not grow weary in doing good, for in due season you will reap if you do not give up (Galatians 6:9). May the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).
