We all have a journey we are on with the Lord – the beauty of the eternal mind and existence of God is that he sees it all finished, but we are on a historical journey.

We know the Grace and Pece from God through Jesus v3 because v4 he gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father – to him be the glory, forever and ever – Amen

Wow! Past, Present, and Future –

Read Galatians 1:3-5

Grace and Peace – right now is because of the past work of Christ on the cross to pay for my sin that still was a future certainty, when he died. His past act for my future sin will give me present rescue from the evil attacks I face today.

It was all according to the eternity past will of God the Father. It then is all for the future glory of God – forever and ever in eternity to come.

Then if you continued reading in chapter 1 Paul asks they then they are seeking “gospel”, “good news” somewhere else? Where else are you going to get “good news” like what Jesus has provided for us Past, Present, and Future?

We all, child of God, have a Past, Present, and Future.

v13 you have heard of my former way… persecuted the church… but when God… who set me apart and called me by his grace… was pleased to reveal his Son in me, so that I could preach

I will stop right there and say again, we all have a past, present, and future.

We all have things we did that defined us. Things we were proud of and not proud of. Things were we knew and others we didn’t know better. Yet, before all of that, God’s will had made a plan, a purpose, and a provision for us.

Before our past, Jesus came, lived, and died for us. Before we received him, he called us. If you are a child of God, then in your past, you received his gift offered, because you believed you were a sinner, and that Jesus was a Savior. For me that historic moment was on a Saturday night, alone in my room, I prayed to God for forgiveness, believing in Jesus, and confessing him as risen and Lord.

When I face the evil of this present age – I must remember that Jesus gave himself

• For my sin
• to Rescue (exeletai = deliver, rescue) me from this present age

That doesn’t mean that in this age evil won’t attack, but it means that it has no power over me, that is unless I give it, and all still is under the will and power of God.

The present rescue we need over penalty of sin, (past) the power of sin, (present) and the presence of sin (future) is Jesus who gave himself for my sin (past, present, and future).

To Him be the Glory – forever and ever

Don’t turn anywhere else but to Jesus – there is no other gospel

v11 the Gospel preached by me is not of human origin

v15 but when God… was pleased to reveal his Son…

Do you have a “WHEN” if your journey? A time when you trusted Jesus and appropriated his death for your sin? If you do NOT have or can remember a “when” – then you can TODAY. Hear Jesus calling you and put your day of Salvation into the past tense.

Then, today you have rescue and power over sin and the evil of this age – so that you can join his purpose in telling the good news. You don’t have to be a preacher, missionary, or evangelist, just someone telling what Jesus did for you.

Then because we have a past moment when he became your Lord, and a present reality, then we have a settled future in his present giving him glory forever and ever.

Grace to you and Peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father. To Him be the glory, forever, and ever…Amen!