Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Hope Series 18

Ephesians 6:17
"And take the helmet of salvation . . . "

 Theme: Helmet of Hope
Are you struggling with problems within yourself? What are you thinking of? Sometimes our mind are open to any thought that comes our ways unexpectedly.  Even if you may wonder, "Where did those thoughts came from?"

Paul, the epistle writer,  knows this so well which he advised us to take the helmet of salvation. The word salvation means, saving a person from danger or evil or even sins. Saving us from whom? Our fight are against the devil's tricks (Eph. 6:11). How do we do something about it?  If you know the powerful word, TAKE. It means to lay hold of. It is like 'grasp' such as 'take my hand'. Another meaning for TAKE is to capture every thought and put it under the helmet of saving us from downfall with wrong thoughts.

 So Holy Spirit is encouraging us to TAKE "the helmet of salvation”, which is “the hope of salvation” (1 Thess. 5:8). When we struggle with our thoughts, we have the power to speak God's word, "I put on the helmet which is the hope of salvation for me." It feels good to know that God's Word is there for us.

So praise the Lord, we have helmet of hope!

Dorothy

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