"Be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith" 2 Thess 3:2b
There are some problems that come to you from your own countrymen. These are people familiar to you, they could be your family, and they hinder God's work in your life. Have your spiritual eyes opened! These are not family problems but spirits operating through people, more specifically, Satan is hindering us. These are spirits who killed Jesus and the prophets, and they caused that Paul couldn't preach.
"For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans, who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are [d]contrary to all men, forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost...Therefore we wanted to come to you—even I, Paul, time and again—but Satan hindered us." 1 Thess. 2: 14b-16, 18
"Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you...But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which [a]he received from us.... For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread. But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good." 2 Thess. 3:1-4, 6, 10-13
We need deliverance from unreasonable and wicked people, these are people who look like they are Christians. Don't be deceived by people who go to church, they might not have faith and they can take advantage of you! God will give us revelation of the wicked. You need to know who is your enemy. Test every spirit. Jesus also warned us about these people: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ Matthew 7:21-23
How painful it is when a friend betrays you but don't be deceived by them! Even natural affection in our friends towards us can also be a hinderance for our walk with God. Jesus also had to rebuke Satan working through Peter when Jesus was talking to his disciples about his coming suffering, death and resurrection.
"From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” Matthew 16:21-23
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