“But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and keep you from evil.”
This text is in the middle of Paul’s prayer request to the Thessalonians. His prayer request was that they would pray for him to be delivered from “unreasonable and wicked men.” (vs. 2) In our text verse, he showed them that they could depend on the Lord to answer their prayers. In this verse, Paul gives us a succinct description of the God we serve. Let’s see what the text reveals about our God. First, we see that “the Lord is faithful.” This tells us that the Lord is faithful to answer our prayers. We might think that our little “mullie grubbing” lives are beneath His notice. But that is not true. We can depend on the Lord to love us. We can depend on the Lord to forgive us. We can also depend on the Lord to discipline us to remind us to be faithful. When you pray, remember that the Lord is faithful to intervene in your life, and in the lives for those for whom you intercede. Second, we see that the Lord “will establish” us. The Greek word here can be translated as “He will strengthen you, confirm you and solidly set you in place” in His will and way. I love the KJV translation of this word as “establish.” This is reminiscent of David’s prayer in Psalm 40:1-2: “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2. He brought me up out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, set my feet upon a rock and established my goings…” We can trust the Lord give us secure footing in our walk with Him. As we pray for others, we need to pray for God to give them secure footing. The promise of this text is that we do not have to “slip and slide” in our commitment to the Lord. Third, we see that our faithful, strengthening God will “keep (us) from the evil one.” If we want to have deliverance from Satan, we need to depend on the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the only person who went through His life without sinning, and He is the One who through the Holy Spirit, will enable us to walk securely in His will. Isn’t it good to know that we are not alone in this battle of life!! Firmly plant this text in your heart and mind. Bro. Joe
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