A key to Victory.....keep your head!

"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God."--- Ephesians 6:17

The helmet is another piece of weaponry that protects us in battle down here on earth. It obviously keeps safe an important part of the body....our head. I don't know about you, but for me, it's in "my head" that the real battles are fought. The helmet is part of the fortification that an indvidual gets from Christ and God by way of prayer in the Holy Spirit. The Roman soldier’s helmet was a fascinating and flamboyant piece of armor, very ornate and intricate. Highly decorated with all kinds of engravings and etchings, the helmet looked more like a beautiful piece of artwork than a simple piece of metal formed to fit the head of a soldier. Why would the Holy Spirit compare a piece of weaponry like this to salvation? Because your salvation is the most gorgeous, most intricate, most elaborate, most ornate gift God ever gave to you!” He likened salvation to these flamboyant helmets that were worn on the head where everyone would notice. By using this example, Paul is telling us something very important. When a person is confident of his salvation - and when he walks confi­dently in the powerful reality of all that salvation means for him - he is a noticeable individual !If the Roman soldier didn’t have a helmet on when he went out to fight, he could be absolutely sure that he would lose his head. Thus, the Roman helmet was not merely a beautiful piece of weaponry but a defensive weapon designed to save a man’s head. As our team travels to Uganda, pray that we will wear the helmet of salvation to ward off any attack to our minds that would inhibit our work there. In Jesus, we can find protection in every situation, physical, emotional, and spiritual. I'd ask you to pray for us, that in every and all situations, we will "keep our head" so that we can do the work that the Lord has called us to do.
Beth