Evil piling up on you? It has already been dealt with - Galatians 1-3

Christ died to pay for our eternal punishment, but He also died to save us from this "present" evil (1:4). That thought is a blessed thing to dwell upon. We can rest assured that we never have to pay for our sins, since Christ died on the cross to make that payment. But, that is only aspect of our eternal salvation. Christ died to saves us NOW. His work on the cross saves us and is saving us from this present evil. Big Idea: The present sin and evil in my life only has power over me when I fail to submit to Christ's complete salvation. Christ has saved me completely. Rejoice today over that. Every sin that we struggle with today is a forgiven sin. It is a paid for sin. It is washed in the blood of the Lamb sin. When we dwell on sin in a way that keeps us captive, we are trying to fight that sin again and trying to conquer that sin ourselves. Read 1:4 again - Christ died that He might "rescue" us from this evil age. If you are in a burning building, screaming for help and a fire truck comes with a ladder to get you out, you don't stand there to keep screaming. You take the ladder. What Paul is telling us is that you might still smell the smoke but God put that fire out a long time ago. Claim His "TOTAL" redemption.