Day 12 – The helmet of salvation

“𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑:” 𝐸𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 6:17 𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡;” 2 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 10:5 (𝐾𝐽𝑉)

Our minds are so powerful. And the most important thing to remember about our it is that it can be changed. God gave us free will, which lives in our minds. This causes us to be able to choose what we think and choose to stop our thoughts before we can sin. Salvation protects the mind. Assurance guards your thoughts from doubt and despair.

The enemy often attacks our identity first because if he can convince you that you are not worthy of God’s love, he can pull you away from God. The helmet reminds us who we are, and whose property we are. Are your thoughts aligned with your salvation? Do you remind yourself to take your thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ, or do you let your mind be a playground for the enemy? Don’t let the enemy mess with your mind; your salvation is a helmet to protect it. And remember, God’s got your back!

Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, that I can take every thought captive and let it be in obedience to You. Thank You for providing me with the salvation to be a helmet for my mind. Amen.

Written by Michelle Horn