~ Helmet of Salvation ~
“And take the helmet of salvation” (Ephesians 6:17a).
The
primary function of any helmet is to protect the head. The Christian warrior must protect his
thinking.
“Jesus
said to those Jews who believed Him, ‘If you abide in My Word, you are My
disciples indeed. And you shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you free’” (John 8:31-32). Protection of the head is not only important physically but of crucial importance
mentally.
We
are to study our model—Jesus Christ—who is “The Way, The Truth, and The Life”
(John 14:6). “For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation
on His head” (Isaiah 59:17). We are to learn Christ who is Truth and
defend and model the truth (2 Corinthians 10:5).
Our adversary, Satan, is sneaky in the area
of our thinking. He wants our thoughts
to drift just a little from the truth. Once a minor deviation occurs, the path is
downward unless we deliberately take control of our minds. That is why we are told, “Whatever things are true,
whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure,
whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any
virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things” (Philippians
4:8).
We cannot survive this war without protecting
our heads. The helmet of salvation
provides security. Salvation is a big
term which includes the past (I was saved by accepting Christ as Savior), the
present (I am being saved), and the future (I will be saved for eternity). The only way to successfully win the battles
of the present is by committing ourselves to regular time in the Word of God,
prayer, and submitting our wills to His will.
This all begins and is maintained in the head which will be protected by
the helmet of salvation if we regularly put it on.
“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world
does. The weapons we fight with are not
the weapons of the world. On the
contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension
that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every
thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5, niv).
don’t miss this ~ (1) Wars, while often thought of as physical, are usually won by superior
thinking. The greatest battle field in
Biblical times and now is in the mind. Our task is to think like Christ would
think. Ask yourself constantly, “What
would Christ think in this situation?” (2) The key purpose of a helmet is to protect
your head—your thinking. We are to
become more and more like our Savior until we think like He thinks. “Let this mind be in you which was also in
Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5).
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE
NOW
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