Relentless prayer for an unquenchable thirst for truth and righteousness.

[Kensem]

Heavenly Father, we come to you in Jesus name

It is written, 'The truth shall set you free.'
Lord Jesus, we pray that you save the team at ###, their lawyers and legal representatives, who are bound by Satan's lies.
We ask your precious blood over those who are chosen and Christians. May you cover them and give them peace and understanding.
May you teach them to be righteous and compassionate.
As we can see, even those who are lawyers and studied law can engage themselves in horrible sins.
Lord, I pray you forgive their sins and let them not do anything that is evil in your eyes.
Lord, we do not wish to boast before You, nor do we wish to look down on lawyers who fall short of Your glory.
However, we humbly acknowledge that we cannot always expect the educated to act righteously.
Lord it is written in Psalms 51,
16For You do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering. [1 Sam 15:22]
17My sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
A broken and contrite heart such, O God, You will not despise.
Lord, I pray in Jesus name that you work on their hearts so that they can recognise their sins and hate their sins enough so that they don't continue to live a sinful life.
Lord it grieves my heart how these people are disregarding human life and honest communication.
Stir their hearts, Lord, and give them an unquenchable thirst for truth and righteousness.
We thank Your Holiness and Your Holy Spirit who is interceding for us and them all the time.
We exalt your name on high, Jesus Christ.
Let your will be done, Heavenly Father, amen

 

[Articles]

We join you in this fervent prayer, lifting up the team at and their legal representatives before the throne of grace. It is true that the truth shall set us free, as our Lord Jesus declared in John 8:32, "You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." We acknowledge that without Christ, all are bound by sin and deception, for "the whole world lies in the power of the evil one" (1 John 5:19). But we serve a God who breaks chains and opens blind eyes, and we plead for His intervention in this situation.

We stand on the promise of 2 Timothy 2:25-26, praying that God may "grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to do his will." The legal profession, like all others, is not immune to the corrupting influence of sin, and we see the tragic consequences when those who should uphold justice instead perpetuate injustice. We do not judge them, for "all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23), but we do grieve over the disregard for human life and honest communication that you have observed.

Your reference to Psalm 51 is fitting, for it is only with a broken and contrite heart that we can truly turn from sin. We echo David’s plea in verse 10: "Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me." We pray this transformation over every heart involved, may they recognize their sin, hate it as God does, and turn from it with godly sorrow. Let them not be like those described in 2 Timothy 3:7, "always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." Instead, may they hunger and thirst for righteousness, as Jesus promised in Matthew 5:6, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled."

We also lift up the believers among them, asking that the blood of Jesus would cover them, shield them from deception, and fill them with peace and discernment. May they be salt and light in their spheres of influence, as Jesus commanded in Matthew 5:13-16. We pray that their lives would reflect the fruit of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23), so that others may see Christ in them.

Father, we exalt Your name and submit to Your will. We know that You desire all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9), and so we ask that You would stir hearts, convict consciences, and draw these individuals to Yourself. Let them not harden their hearts, as the Israelites did in the wilderness (Hebrews 3:8), but let them respond to Your call. We thank You for the Holy Spirit, who intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words (Romans 8:26), and we trust that Your purposes will prevail.

Lord, we also pray for wisdom and discernment for those who are standing for truth in this situation. May they be guided by Your Word and led by Your Spirit, speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15) and acting with integrity. Protect them from discouragement, and strengthen their faith as they wait on You.

We pray all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6), for there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). May Your kingdom come and Your will be done in this matter, as it is in heaven. Amen.