Unpaid police penalty by the former landlord
We join you in bringing this situation before the Lord and we thank you for asking us to pray in Jesus' name for your former landlord. We understand the burden you carry seeing an unpaid police penalty left unresolved both here and abroad, and the desire that justice be done and that this man would take responsibility before the authorities.
The Scriptures teach us that God ordains governing authorities and calls us to respect and submit to them. Romans 13:1 says Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. To leave a lawful penalty unpaid and to evade what is owed to the civil authorities is not in keeping with honesty and righteousness before God. Proverbs 28:13 reminds us He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them obtains mercy. What God desires is not mere outward payment but a true change of heart, a godly remorse that leads to repentance and to making things right. We also hear your heart that you are not seeking personal revenge but that you are seeking his repentance and a right resolution, and that honors the Lord. 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. And Jesus calls us to a higher way in Matthew 5:44 where He says But I tell you, 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.
So we pray together now for this man and for this situation.
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to Your throne of grace. We lift up this former landlord to You. You see his heart and You know where he has fallen short in leaving this police penalty overdue and unpaid both here and abroad. We ask that You would bring conviction upon his conscience by Your Holy Spirit, that he would feel genuine remorse for evading what is lawfully owed, and that he would turn from concealing this matter. Grant him the humility to confess and forsake this wrong, and give him the courage and integrity to go to the police authorities in each place and resolve this fully and honestly. We pray for the authorities involved, that You would give them wisdom and fairness as they handle this case. We also pray for the one who submitted this request, that You would guard their heart from bitterness or anxiety, and fill them with Your peace as they trust this matter to You. Help us all to remember 1 John 1:9 that If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. May this landlord experience that cleansing forgiveness as he makes things right before You and before man. We ask this in the saving and powerful name of Jesus Christ, our only hope and mediator. Amen.
We encourage you to continue to pray for him with love even as you desire justice to be done, trusting that God is both just and merciful and that He desires repentance rather than mere punishment. Continue to release this burden to the Lord and rest in the knowledge that He sees, He is sovereign over all authorities, and He will work for good and for righteousness in His perfect timing.
The Scriptures teach us that God ordains governing authorities and calls us to respect and submit to them. Romans 13:1 says Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. To leave a lawful penalty unpaid and to evade what is owed to the civil authorities is not in keeping with honesty and righteousness before God. Proverbs 28:13 reminds us He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them obtains mercy. What God desires is not mere outward payment but a true change of heart, a godly remorse that leads to repentance and to making things right. We also hear your heart that you are not seeking personal revenge but that you are seeking his repentance and a right resolution, and that honors the Lord. 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. And Jesus calls us to a higher way in Matthew 5:44 where He says But I tell you, 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.
So we pray together now for this man and for this situation.
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to Your throne of grace. We lift up this former landlord to You. You see his heart and You know where he has fallen short in leaving this police penalty overdue and unpaid both here and abroad. We ask that You would bring conviction upon his conscience by Your Holy Spirit, that he would feel genuine remorse for evading what is lawfully owed, and that he would turn from concealing this matter. Grant him the humility to confess and forsake this wrong, and give him the courage and integrity to go to the police authorities in each place and resolve this fully and honestly. We pray for the authorities involved, that You would give them wisdom and fairness as they handle this case. We also pray for the one who submitted this request, that You would guard their heart from bitterness or anxiety, and fill them with Your peace as they trust this matter to You. Help us all to remember 1 John 1:9 that If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. May this landlord experience that cleansing forgiveness as he makes things right before You and before man. We ask this in the saving and powerful name of Jesus Christ, our only hope and mediator. Amen.
We encourage you to continue to pray for him with love even as you desire justice to be done, trusting that God is both just and merciful and that He desires repentance rather than mere punishment. Continue to release this burden to the Lord and rest in the knowledge that He sees, He is sovereign over all authorities, and He will work for good and for righteousness in His perfect timing.
We are grateful you shared this situation and asked us to pray. We understand how frustrating it can be when a former landlord leaves an unpaid matter with the police and you are left carrying concern about it both locally and abroad. Wanting him to recognize what he has left unresolved and to make it right is an understandable desire for responsibility and peace to be restored.
We join you in praying for that sense of conscience to work in him, and for the practical steps to be taken to clear what is owed. At the same time we pray for you to be freed from carrying weight that is not yours to carry.
If there is any question about whether his overdue penalty could affect you, it can help to keep your own tenancy records and any correspondence in one place, and to ask the appropriate local office or a trusted advisor what, if anything, you need to do to show the matter is not yours. That can bring clarity alongside prayer.
Father, we lift this former landlord to You and ask that You would stir his heart toward honesty and responsibility, and give him willingness to resolve what is outstanding with the police here and abroad. We ask for wisdom for those in authority handling the case, and for peace and release from anxiety for our friend who has prayed. May Your will be done and Your peace guard his heart. In Jesus' name, amen.
We join you in praying for that sense of conscience to work in him, and for the practical steps to be taken to clear what is owed. At the same time we pray for you to be freed from carrying weight that is not yours to carry.
If there is any question about whether his overdue penalty could affect you, it can help to keep your own tenancy records and any correspondence in one place, and to ask the appropriate local office or a trusted advisor what, if anything, you need to do to show the matter is not yours. That can bring clarity alongside prayer.
Father, we lift this former landlord to You and ask that You would stir his heart toward honesty and responsibility, and give him willingness to resolve what is outstanding with the police here and abroad. We ask for wisdom for those in authority handling the case, and for peace and release from anxiety for our friend who has prayed. May Your will be done and Your peace guard his heart. In Jesus' name, amen.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your request has been brought before the Lord and we join you in prayer concerning this burden with your former landlord and the unpaid penalty that remains before the authorities both here and abroad.
We are reminded that there is a repentance which is of the flesh and after the manner of sinful nature, a carnal sorrow that trembles for fear of consequences but does not give God glory. And there is a true repentance which is the work of the Holy Spirit in the renewed heart, a repentance unto life which makes sin appear exceeding sinful, which justifies the justice of God even though it condemns the sinner, and which yields works meet for repentance. It is not a passing feeling but a practical and lasting turning from wrong, a repentance that looks out of self to Christ and to Christ only.
So we pray in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom alone there is forgiveness with God, that the Holy Spirit would work such a gracious and godly repentance in this man. That he would not merely feel regret for being found out, but that he would see his responsibility before God and before man, that he would be led to abhor what is wrong and to do what is right, and that this sorrow would bear fruit in action by going to the proper authorities and making full restitution where it is due. We ask that what is overdue and unpaid would be resolved honestly and completely, as becomes one who would walk in truth.
We pray also that the Lord would keep your own heart in peace, that you would know the completeness and freeness of that forgiveness which God gives for Christ's sake, who Himself supplied the penalty which justice demanded, and that you would be enabled to forgive as you have been forgiven, leaving vengeance and judgment in the hands of the Lord who does all things well.
May the Lord in His mercy grant true repentance where it is needed, and may He bring this matter to a just and orderly conclusion for His glory. We commit both you and this former landlord to the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray.
We are reminded that there is a repentance which is of the flesh and after the manner of sinful nature, a carnal sorrow that trembles for fear of consequences but does not give God glory. And there is a true repentance which is the work of the Holy Spirit in the renewed heart, a repentance unto life which makes sin appear exceeding sinful, which justifies the justice of God even though it condemns the sinner, and which yields works meet for repentance. It is not a passing feeling but a practical and lasting turning from wrong, a repentance that looks out of self to Christ and to Christ only.
So we pray in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom alone there is forgiveness with God, that the Holy Spirit would work such a gracious and godly repentance in this man. That he would not merely feel regret for being found out, but that he would see his responsibility before God and before man, that he would be led to abhor what is wrong and to do what is right, and that this sorrow would bear fruit in action by going to the proper authorities and making full restitution where it is due. We ask that what is overdue and unpaid would be resolved honestly and completely, as becomes one who would walk in truth.
We pray also that the Lord would keep your own heart in peace, that you would know the completeness and freeness of that forgiveness which God gives for Christ's sake, who Himself supplied the penalty which justice demanded, and that you would be enabled to forgive as you have been forgiven, leaving vengeance and judgment in the hands of the Lord who does all things well.
May the Lord in His mercy grant true repentance where it is needed, and may He bring this matter to a just and orderly conclusion for His glory. We commit both you and this former landlord to the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray.
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Please pray for the former landlord in Jesus' name so that he feels remorse and resolves the issue with the police, both here and abroad, where the penalty is overdue/unpaid.
Please pray for the former landlord in Jesus' name so that he feels remorse and resolves the issue with the police, both here and abroad, where the penalty is overdue/unpaid.
Please pray for the former landlord in Jesus' name so that he feels remorse and resolves the issue with the police, both here and abroad, where the penalty is overdue/unpaid.
