2 Peter 2:9 The .lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.
The promise of God is that He will ”Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” We believe the promise and so we pray as Jesus taught us. This doesn’t seem to be true in our actual experience, for we daily give in to temptations and bad things continue to happen to us. But this is precisely why the Lord gives us this promise and commands us to pray this way. The promise and command is given just because even the godly will face spiritual struggles every day. He warns us that we shall be engaged in spiritual warfare as long as we live on earth.
Therefore, He does not leave us defenseless, weaponless, or powerless, but we fight from a position of strength and assured victory. We know we will overcome! We will be tempted, bad things will happen, and the possibility of deliberately rejecting salvation and falling from grace always exists. Thus the promise: “The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations.” ”God is faithful,…but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” In this way we pray, believe, and fight with confidence and assurance.
The Lord will lead us of out of the temptations that would lead us to death, separation from God. The Lord will deliver us from the evil of the bad things that happen to us. The evil being shame, despair, and separation from God. From this He does deliver us and He keeps us in the one true faith.
The negative side of the promised salvation coin is that injustice will end. The unjust, the unbelievers, are reserved for the day of judgment. Promised judgment on all sin and evil is necessary for the realization of mercy and eternal salvation. And in the End of it all, we shall be delivered!