Prayer for My Husband to Come Home from Jail

God has joined two persons in marriage. God intended for you and your husband to be together. His plan is for you to stay together and live as one. When your separation happens because of the imprisonment of your husband, God will make a way for the communication to keep going. You can help your husband get back home by praying for him earnestly. Here is a Prayer for My Husband to Come Home from Jail

Dear Father God, You are a God of justice, but You are also a God of mercy. My husband needs Your help. Please encourage him and transform him. Let him be released from jail at Your perfect time. Make him a changed person, having a new heart and a new spirit. All these I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

How do I pray to God to favor my husband, who is in jail?

With your husband in prison, God will still bless him in many ways. Here are simple things that you can pray about for your husband to find favor in the eyes of God:

• Pray for good health 

Being away from you and your family may cause your husband to not pay attention to his health. He may lose his appetite and neglect to exercise.

God declared that he would give better health and healing [For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after. Jeremiah 30:17 (NIV) ]. Pray for your husband to maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating well and working out. Ask God to give him rest and to make him physically fit.

• Ask God for obedience

There are rules to be obeyed in prison. Some things are allowed to be done, and other things should not be done.

Paul taught the believers to submit to the authorities [ Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Romans 13:1 (NIV) ]. Pray for your husband to obey the rules. Ask God for your spouse to be submissive in prison; to do what needs to be done, and avoid doing unnecessary things.

• Beseech God for kindness

Being imprisoned may cause your husband to become selfish or self-centered. He may think only of what is good for him. He may not be sensitive to the wellness and needs of his inmates.

Jesus stated the golden rule of doing good to others [ And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Luke 6:31 (NIV) ]. Pray to God for your husband to be kind to his fellow inmates. Ask God for him to do good to them. Request God for your husband to be nice, considerate, and understanding to them.

• Pray to find favor

When Joseph was wrongfully imprisoned, he found favor with the official who oversaw him. Joseph had a good relationship with him.

Paul instructed the Christians to please others for their benefit [Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. Romans 15:2 (NIV) ]. Ask for God to bless your husband with an attitude that will find favor with those in charge. Petition God to give your husband good behavior that will make the official in charge happy.

• Ask God for good friends

While being in prison is disadvantageous to a prisoner, he can receive some benefits. Part of the benefit is for your husband to gain new friends.

Solomon said friends help each other [ For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Ecclesiastes 4:10 (NIV) ]. Pray for your husband to have good friends; friends who are true, good, dependable, helpful, and trustworthy; who would make your husband happy, positively influencing him and making him strong.

• Petition God for discipline

Living in prison is a challenging situation and requires strength. Being in prison for years calls for discipline. Not everyone is capable of enduring discipline.

Paul explained that God disciplines those He loves [ Hebrews 12:5-6 (NIV) ]. Ask God for your husband to accept discipline, as it will be good for him. Request God for your spouse to be submissive and self-controlled. Implore God for your husband to appreciate being disciplined, as it is for his benefit.

What can I pray for my husband who is in jail?

The Bible calls for Christians to pray for each other. Here are seven things you can pray for your husband who is in prison:

1. Pray for peace

One of the things that are of concern for a person who is in jail is peace. Your husband may become disturbed by troubling thoughts. He may think unrestful and negative thoughts about his situation. He may worry about you and your family.

Jesus gives peace, His peace [ John 14:27 (NIV) ]. Ask God to give your husband peace of mind. Ask for God to bless your husband with positive and restful thoughts. Pray for your husband to be calm and tranquil. Beseech God for guilt to be removed and for your husband to forgive himself.

2. Ask God for joy

The moment your husband was put in jail, his joy disappeared. Being in jail robs your husband of the joy brought about by freedom. Being imprisoned hinders one from being joyful.

Despite our challenging situations, God gives us joy [ Psalm 94:19 (NIV) ]. The possibility of your husband eventually finding joy while he is a prisoner is substantial. Pray for God to bestow happiness on your husband. Ask God to give moments for your husband to be joyful despite his situation.

3. Beseech God for hope

For some, imprisonment may mean being incarcerated for life. For others, being imprisoned is only temporary. However, some prisoners lose hope as days, months, and years pass by.

God has plans to give hope to your husband [ Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) ]. Pray for him to have hope in God. Ask God for your spouse to be hopeful, for the Lord sets people free, and He proclaimed freedom. Request God to strengthen your husband’s faith as he holds on to the promises of God.

4. Pray for encouragement

A prisoner can get discouraged from time to time. Your husband may feel the same way. He may lose sight of what God has in store for him.

Jesus said that he had victory over the world [ John 16:33 (NIV) ]. Pray to God for your husband to be encouraged and overcome like Jesus. Ask God to enlighten and inspire your husband to move on. Ask God to make your husband courageous and strong.

5. Implore God for protection

Every place is a place where the protection of God is present. Even in prison, God protects the people there. Your husband may feel unsafe being inside the prison cell, but God will protect him [ 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NIV) ]. Ask God to protect your husband always. Pray for God to protect the body of your husband as well as his emotional and mental wellness. Beseech God that your husband will feel secure and safe.

6. Pray for humility

Some prisoners may be proud and boastful. They might influence your husband to take pride in himself and in what he has done. Pride can enter the mind of your husband. 

Peter taught the Christians to be humble before God [ 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV) ]. Pray that God will shield your husband from pride. Ask God to make your husband humble before Him and before men. Request for God to bless your husband with humility that pleases God.

7. Pray for patience

In prison, your husband may get impatient because of the length of his stay there. He may be tempted to be impatient because he wants to be set free quickly so he can spend time with you and your family. 

James wrote for the believers to be patient in [ James 5:8 (NIV) ]. Ask God to increase your husband’s patience as he waits for his release. Pray to God for your husband to make effective use of his waiting time by being patient and mature.

Prayer for my husband to come home from prison

Father God,

You are merciful, and You are gracious. You want Your people to be free. Thank You for giving us freedom. Oh Lord, I come before You today to please set my husband free from jail. Let him come home soon. As You know, he has repented of his sin. He has also changed his ways. And he has learned his lesson. Please grant him freedom so he can live freely, be with us, and make us a complete family again. Bring back the joy of our family. Unite us once more. Let my husband be prepared to come home. Let him be ready in his heart and mind. Fill him with joyful anticipation and a heart full of hope. God, I rely on You. I depend on You to hold on to Your promise that You will help us; that You will help my husband and make him come home in Your perfect time. Thank You for being good to us. I entrust my husband to You in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Conclusion

Seeing your husband in prison is a sad state. While imprisonment can be disabling, God can use it to reform a person in jail. Praying for your husband is a great way to help him be changed and set free.