Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you;
      1. What the good is which we may expect from the grace of God-establishment, and preservation from evil; and the best Christians stand in need of these benefits. (1.) That God would establish them. This the apostle had prayed for on their behalf ( 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 2 Thessalonians 2:17), and now he encourages them to expect this favour. We stand no longer than God holds us up; unless he hold up our goings in his paths, our feet will slide, and we shall fall. (2.) That God will keep them from evil. We have as much need of the grace of God for our perseverance to the end as for the beginning of the good work. The evil of sin is the greatest evil, but there are other evils which God will also preserve his saints from--the evil that is in the world, yea, from all evil, to his heavenly kingdom.