Ephesians 6:17a

       “And take the helmet of salvation”. We saw last week the words “Above all” which leads us to the parts of the armor of God that have a little more protection for us. Remember that we are putting on the “Armor of God”, not the armor of man. The verse starts with “And” which attaches it to the words “Above all” and therefore of great importance in our protection. The helmet was worn to protect the head from injury or a fatal blow from the enemy with the sword. Our helmet is not for salvation but of salvation. Just as God is our shield and protects us from the fiery darts of the enemy, He is also the God of our salvation. Our enemy wants to attack us by discouraging us. Not seeing the answer to prayer for an unsaved, or sick family member. If he can discourage you, he can get you to become less interested in going to church and reading your Bible. He uses other weapons like telling you you’re not good enough, you’ll never make it, God doesn’t love you anymore, you’re a failure, and a host of other lies to drag you down. Keep up the fight “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). We bring the thoughts into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and He takes care of the rest. As we use our shield of faith along with our helmet of salvation, the enemy can’t get into our heads or our hearts and we’ll see the victory we have in Christ Jesus.