"Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you. May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ."
There are evil people in the world, who will thwart and opposes the gospel. We are not to fret about them nor be naïve about their existence. We're to pray, to continue to express love whenever we can, to ask for strength and deliverance, and to trust God fully. And remember this: the love and patient endurance comes from Christ, not from you. You don't have to drum it up on your own. You need to accept it from Jesus in faith. It's his patient endurance that he shares with us.
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