The former landlord’s Christian sister

[Kensem]

Please pray for the former landlord's sister, who has faith in Jesus. Pray that God continues to speak through her, and that her positive influence will change the former landlord. Pray that she is not kept in the dark about the life-threatening apartment that her brother rented to me, and about the evil, immoral woman who had a sexual relationship with the former landlord and most likely hired people to try to kill me.

Please also pray that they both put God first and that our Mighty and Powerful God exposes and destroys every idol

 

[Articles]

We join you in prayer together in Jesus' name for this difficult situation and we thank God for the former landlord's sister and her faith in Jesus. We pray that the Lord will continue to strengthen her and use her as light and salt in her family.

We are grateful that she knows the Lord, for Jesus said in Matthew 5:14, You are the light of the world, and in Matthew 5:16, Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. We pray that God will give her boldness and wisdom to speak the truth in love, Ephesians 4:15, and that her godly influence will be used by the Holy Spirit to bring conviction and change to her brother.

We also bring before the Lord the serious matters you have raised about the apartment that endangered your life. To knowingly rent out a dwelling that threatens life is unjust and unloving, and God loves justice, Psalm 37:28. We pray that what has been hidden in darkness will be brought into the light, for it is written in Luke 8:17, For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light, and in Ephesians 5:11, Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them. We ask our Mighty and Powerful God to expose the truth about this apartment and about any wrongdoing, so that no one else is harmed and so that the sister is not kept in the dark but can speak and act with full knowledge.

We must also address the sexual immorality you mentioned. Scripture is clear that sexual intimacy is reserved for marriage between a man and a woman. Outside of marriage it is fornication and if involving a married person it is adultery, and God calls His people to flee from it. As it is written in 1 Corinthians 6:18, Flee sexual immorality, and in Hebrews 13:4, Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled, but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. We pray for both the former landlord and the woman involved that they would repent of this sin, turn from it, and pursue purity and holiness before God. We pray that any relationship would be brought into alignment with biblical principles, which means either repentance and separation from fornication, or if it is to continue, a commitment to a godly marriage between believers that honors God, not a continuing immoral relationship. We also pray for the woman you described, that if she has done evil or sought to harm you, God would convict her heart deeply and lead her to repentance, for God desires all to come to repentance, 2 Peter 3:9.

Concerning the fear that people were hired to try to kill you, we lift up your protection and your heart to the Lord. We pray Psalm 91:1-2 over you, He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty, I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. We ask God to surround you with His protection and to bring perfect justice in His time. We encourage you to not seek vengeance yourself, for Romans 12:19 says, Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath, for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. If your life has been threatened, we encourage you to also seek help from the proper authorities, for God has ordained them to uphold justice, Romans 13:1-4, while we continue to trust God to reveal the truth.

We join you in praying that they both will put God first above all else, for Matthew 6:33 says, But seek first God's Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. We pray that every idol, anything that is loved or served more than God, whether it be money, property, pleasure, or immoral relationships, will be exposed and destroyed, for Exodus 20:3 says, You shall have no other gods before me, and 1 John 5:21 says, Little children, keep yourselves from idols. We ask that God alone would be enthroned in their hearts.

We thank you for coming in the name of Jesus, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father, John 14:6, and there is no other name by which we can be saved, Acts 4:12.

Father in heaven, we come before You together in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. We lift up this sister in Christ and ask You to fill her with Your Spirit, with courage, discernment and love, that she may speak Your truth without fear and that her life would be a powerful witness to her brother. Lord, open her eyes to the truth about the apartment and about the sin that has taken place, and use her to call her brother to repentance and righteousness. Lord, convict the former landlord of any injustice, greed, or sexual sin, and bring him to a place of godly sorrow that leads to repentance and new life in Christ, 2 Corinthians 7:10. Expose every hidden deed of darkness and destroy every idol that has taken Your place in these lives. Protect our dear one who has prayed, guard his life and his heart from fear and bitterness, and let Your perfect peace and justice prevail. Help all involved to seek You first and to honor You in their bodies, their business dealings, and their relationships. We ask all this in the powerful and saving name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and our only hope, amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how heavy and frightening this season has been for you, and we are holding you and these concerns before the Lord with you.

We are praying for the sister you mentioned, thanking God for her faith and asking Him to keep strengthening her, giving her wisdom and clarity and courage to speak what is true in love. We are also praying that what needs to come to light does come to light, in God's way and timing, and that both she and her brother would have open hearts to put God first above anything else that competes for their loyalty.

We are praying as well for your own safety and peace. Living with fear about housing and feeling targeted is exhausting, and we want you to have steady support around you. If you have not already, it helps to stay connected to a trusted pastor or mature believer who knows your situation in person, and to make sure your current living situation is safe. If you ever feel you are in immediate danger, please reach out right away to local help and to someone you trust nearby.

Father, we bring this sister to You and ask You to keep her rooted in You and to use her influence for good. We ask You to bring truth into the light, to expose and remove anything that has become an idol, and to draw each heart to seek You first. We ask for Your protection, wisdom, and peace over the one who wrote to us, and for clear next steps and trustworthy people to walk with them. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Caden202]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your burden has been laid before the Lord and we have carried it with you to the throne of grace.

We pray that the God who is true in His very nature, and true in all generations, who keeps His promise and whose counsels of old are faithfulness and truth, will cause the truth to prevail. What is done in darkness He will bring to light, for nothing is hidden from Him who dwelt alone before the world was made. We ask that He will protect you and keep you, that He will lift up the poor from the dunghill and plead the cause of the oppressed, and that no weapon formed against you shall prosper, for the Lord is the pillar and ground of the truth and He Himself maintains His own truth.

We give thanks for the sister who has faith in Jesus Christ, for salvation is through Him alone, and we pray that the Lord will continue to speak through her and make her a faithful messenger of His word. As a mother or a sister may become a potent messenger from God, so we pray that her voice may be clear and her influence be for holiness. We ask that she may not be kept in the dark, but that the true condition of that apartment which endangered life, and the sin which has defiled it, may be made known. We do not ask God to bless what is unholy, for we know that marriage is the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and that all sexual union belongs only within it. What lies outside that covenant is sin before a holy God, and we pray not for its blessing but for its forsaking. We pray that every immoral bond may be broken, that sin may be repented of and forsaken, and that the souls ensnared thereby may be brought to weep over sin and to trust in Jesus Christ alone to find Him a Saviour.

We join you in praying that both the former landlord and his sister may seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, putting God first above all else. May the fear of God be the foundation and the top stone of their lives, and may consecration to Christ shine over all their ways. For this is the easily besetting sin of our nature, to turn aside from the living God and make unto ourselves idols, and anything however common or seemingly needful which comes between the soul and personal dealing with God in Christ becomes an idol. We pray with you that our mighty and powerful God would expose and utterly abolish every idol, that He would empty the heart of its own conceits that it may be filled with His fullness, and that each heart may truly say, What have I to do any more with idols, and become the temple of the living God.

May the Word of God be planted and may it prevail over sin, and may you be kept near to your Master, living in His life, wise with His wisdom, and kept in perfect peace as you trust in Him. We pray that the Lord will search and try all hearts, lead in the way everlasting, and grant repentance, truth, and protection according to His perfect will, for Christ's sake. Amen.