The Lord delivers

So, among the many friends that I have, it is really not surprising that I would have some that are saved and "in the world." But, when I was reading today in 2 Peter, I found a passage that is really encouraging concerning any of them: 2 Pet. 2:4-10a.
The passage bascially says that God is going to judge the wicked no matter what. But for the righteous that are around them, God "knows how to deliver the righteous from temptation." The passage deals with both Noah and Lot. This is interesting because Noah was not voluntarily surrounded by a wicked, corrupt culture; he was simply the only righteous person left standing. On the other hand, Lot voluntarily went down into that group of cities that God judged with the intention of setting an example of what He does to the wicked. God handled both situations the same with regards to the wicked: judgment and destruction. With regards to the righteous, He got them both out of the midst of the evil; the difference came though in whether they had to be dragged out or whether they went out willingly. But, the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation.
Therefore, we must trust that God will preserve and deliver His people from the evil one and that he will deliver the wicked who are seeking the destruction of God's people to judgment.

Trust in Him at all times; pour out your hearts before Him.