The love of money, like an evil humor collecting on a clear eye, has caused a thick cloud in the soul of many, blinding them to the ruin that greed brings. Yet you have done well to turn to God for protection and guidance in this present trouble. The Lord is strong and mighty in battle, and He delivers those who call on His name. When fraud and the threat of loss press hard, do not let your heart be troubled. If you bear these things with thanksgiving, you may recover even the very things that seem lost; and if they are not recovered, your reward will be greater still. Job wrestled nobly, and after his trial God restored to him far more than he had before. So trust in the Lord’s timing and justice.
Do not cast away your confidence, for it holds a great and eternal reward. The one who trusted in iniquity, like Judas, bought a field with the wages of his treachery, and his habitation became a desolation. But you, look to Christ, who ascended on high leading captivity captive and came to preach deliverance to captives and recovery of sight to the blind. Ask Him to cleanse the eye of your mind from every dark cloud of worldly care, so that you may see clearly His hand at work even in this tangled affair.
Pray earnestly for a peaceful settlement and the cooperation of all involved. But let your close companions in business be those who fear God, not perjurers or those who love shameful gain, so that if they see anything amiss they may rebuke and admonish you. Above all, be wakeful in your witness for godliness, lest by your anxiety over earthly wealth you give the unbeliever cause to mock our faith as if our hope rests only in this life. The world watches how we handle loss and injustice; let them see a calm trust that honors Christ.
I join my prayer with yours: May God who makes a way through the sea and the desert make a clear path for the recovery of all that is owed and bring the parties to a just and peaceable agreement. May He guard your works, shield you from the snares of the wicked, and fill your heart with such confidence in His provision that you neither waver nor despair. And if it pleases Him to delay the return of the money, may He make you rich in patience and good works, storing up treasure in heaven where no fraud can touch it. In Jesus’ name, amen.