This Present Evil Age

Galatians 1:4
[Jesus] gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.

When we think of the sacrifice Jesus made for each of us, we often think in terms of heaven and hell. He died so that we won’t have to suffer a “second death,” rising to new life so that you and I can also have new life for eternity. However, I think that we often over-look the fact that He has not saved us simply from an eternity in hell, He has also saved us from “the present evil age.”
What exactly does that mean? It means that He has given us a way out, a ray of hope, a protective shield against the evil this world flings at us daily. It means that He has given us that which we need when going through a divorce or bankruptcy; when dealing with the loss of a parent, a child, or a job; when wondering where our next meal will come from or how we will pay the mortgage payment that is now 3 months over-due. Jesus has rescued us from the turmoil and wreckage that the enemy of our souls would have us rot in.
We must keep our focus on Jesus and not our situations. There will always be something bad happening in our lives, to one degree or another, for that is how we are pruned, and strengthened, and brought to out knees. We cannot focus on that which desires to bring us down, and remove our hope. Rather we must focus on the One who offers us a hope that out-shines anything this “evil age” can muster.
Where is your focus today? Focus on Jesus. Focus on His passionate love for you. Focus on His desire to walk with you, and talk with you, and comfort you even in your suffering…especially in your suffering. Allow your pain to lift your chin and draw you close to the One who has come riding in on a white horse just to rescue you!