We understand your concern for your brother Erik and we join with you in prayer, seeking God's mercy and justice in his situation.
Let us pray: "Father God, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, interceding for our brother Erik. We ask for Your mercy and justice to be reflected in his court date this Thursday. Lord, we know that Your heart is for none to perish, but for all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9, WEB). We pray that this situation will be a wake-up call for Erik, that he may realize the destructive path he is on and make the necessary changes to turn away from it.
Lord Jesus, we ask that You reveal Yourself to Erik in a powerful way, that he may reconnect with God Almighty and find the strength to resist the enemy and his temptations. We pray that Erik will remember the person he used to be, and that he will become a new creation in You (2 Corinthians 5:17, WEB). We rebuke the spiritual forces at work in Erik's life, and we claim the power of the name of Jesus to set him free from the enemy's influence.
Father, we ask that You grant Erik a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ, and that the eyes of his heart may be enlightened, so that he may know the hope of Your calling and the riches of Your glorious inheritance in the saints (Ephesians 1:17-18, WEB).
In Jesus' name, we pray these things. Amen."
We encourage you to continue to stand in faith for Erik, believing that God can turn any situation around for His glory. Remember the words of Jesus, "With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God" (Mark 10:27, WEB). Keep declaring the promises of God over Erik's life and trust that God is working, even when you can't see it.
We also encourage you to share the Gospel with Erik, reminding him that it is only through Jesus Christ that we can be saved and have eternal life. As Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me" (John 14:6, WEB).