Proverbs 12:21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
The condition of this promise is being just (righteous, holy, saved, forgiven). “The just will live by faith.” The believer in Christ is just. The “if” condition is met. We are just, by faith; therefore, no evil will happen to us. The one who does not believe in Christ is classified with the “wicked.”. His life will be filled with mischief, and an eternal evil evil will come upon him.
When we pray, “Deliver us from evil,” we can be assured the Lord will hear our prayer. This is a controversy: this is a mystery. How can this be? We all know that bad things happen to good people. But are those “bad things” evil? Only if they lead us into unbelief and rejection of God. “Lord, deliver from the evil of the bad thing.” That He will surely do. What God considers evil and what we consider evil are two different things entirely.
God does promise afflictions, trials, troubles and tribulations, even persecution, but He also promises a way out. Furthermore, He promises that all these “bad” things will work together for good, that afflictions prepare for us an eternal weight of glory, and that we must enter the kingdom of God through much trial and tribulation.
We expect bad things to happen for we live in fallen world, but we don’t expect evil things to gain control or get the victory. Yea, in all these things we are more than overcomers through him who loved us. Eternal life is ours and we have it forever. We are delivered from spiritual and eternal evil. Jesus gives us His victorious, overcoming power.