![]() Greater is God in us than Satan in the world. It’s also all-inclusive, encompassing every sin, immoral practice, false teaching or religion, and worldly enticement. In his Bible commentary, Matthew Henry describes “wiles” as a Greek term for ideas of cleverness, crafty methods, cunning, and deception. ![]() Wicked schemes spread through the sinful world system by his demon hosts. Satan disguises his schemes via the ideas of friends and family members to start disagreements and ignite chaos. Paul’s illustration of a soldier draws vivid mental images of sundry men ladened with packs, ammo, and weaponry silently moving through dense jungle into position for battle. Putting on the spiritual attire enabled the soldier to stand secure in his preparation against the devil’s wiles. You don’t put it on and take it off every now and then. A Christian’s armor should be worn their whole life and once and for all. “Put on” (Greek ingressive aorist imperative) signifies the thought of permanence. The Apostle urged all the faithful in Jesus to put on the panoply (a complete set) of armor in Ephesians 6:11. We recall the living word, the great cloud of witnesses, and all the Lord has brought us through. One of my favorite verses is Romans 8:1, “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” The helmet works as our protection and reflection. The Holy Spirit brought to remembrance scriptures from those precious moments. He prowls to steal, kill, and destroy when we least expect and will use those ill-prepared to suspect. The whole armor of God is the only way to win a war against him and our flesh. Paul longed for the Ephesians and us to understand ‘with the hearing God calls for’ (He who has ears to hear) that Satan is an enemy of God and God’s people. It reminds us of who we are and whose we are, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. What incredible joy, a surge of energy that could only come from knowing the hope of my salvation. Verse after verse of His promises welled within and gushed from my mouth. The consequence of foggy fatigue muted my thought process until I recollected the cure. I’d worked until the wee hours of the morning and crawled in bed without a nightly Bible verse ( Psalm 127:2). One morning I woke up, parched to hear from God, and fell to my knees. Endurance and crisis produce perseverance as storms rage and chaos calls. Jesus endured and persevered despite the constant assault on His identity, character, and doctrine. We’re emboldened to imitate Him in action and speech. The helmet battles negative thoughts and reverts our focus on what the Savior said, not the lies of the enemy. Salvation is the hope for our soul which yields us the power to take every thought captive and keep our thoughts on Jesus. All other armor is useless without the indwelling Holy Spirit that enters a believer the moment they receive salvation. The helmet of salvation is the most important armor for the Christian. Riding a motorcycle without a helmet often leads to injury or fatality. Helmets have evolved greatly since the Roman period, but a helmet is still vital. Without a helmet, one blow could be fatal. The helmet covered his whole head, face, and between the eyes. Paul’s reference appears in his letter to the Gentiles at Ephesus.Īgain, a soldier’s most vulnerable body part is his head. The Apostle envisioned the Roman soldiers of his day as he described how our spiritual attire should fit. Isaiah 59:17 also uses a helmet to describe salvation. Paul lists the helmet of salvation and five other armor pieces in Ephesians 6:10-17 as a metaphor to help Christians recognize and fight against spiritual battles. Where Does the Helmet of Salvation Come From? In sundry times when the adversary assaults, pull those helmet straps tight and think on whatever things are pure, trustworthy, lovely, praiseworthy, and of good report. No longer are you and I enslaved to sin but retain an impenetrable armor against whatever the enemy hurls. It blesses us to flourish and serve as children of God and heirs to His promises. The helmet is our assurance of salvation. Old methods of actions and thoughts cease. As believers of Jesus Christ, Christians understand that the gospel is God’s power for salvation. ![]() Our spiritual helmet is defensive wear for the mind against the enemy’s fiery darts and wily schemes. ![]() Merriam-Webster defines a helmet as a hard-shelled hat with inner padding to guard the head against internal damage.
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