HELMET AND SWORD

^{Ephesians 6:17}Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

We might ask ourselves why salvation is portrayed here as a helmet. When God calls us to Jesus as Lord and Savior of our lives, He no longer sees us but instead sees the blood of Jesus that covers us. There are many times in the Bible where the word covering, covered or cover is used but two of the interesting ones are where Noah was told to put the cover on the ark (which we know the ark represented salvation) and in 1Corinthians the 11th chapter where it is talking about a woman covering her head and a man not, but then goes on to say that in Christ there is no separation (we are all the bride of Christ). I challenge all to do a study on the cover words and see some of the interesting things you start to perceive. Do not, however read only the verse but the chapter in context with the writing. You will, I guarantee, find some interesting things out!
Notice that the helmet does not stand alone in the sentence. The sword of the Spirit which is the word of God. As a Christian we know that the Word is God breathed, that Jesus became that Word in the flesh, and that the Holy Spirit comes to seal us and convict us of our sins by revealing Jesus through the Word of His gospel to us.
We have now gotten all of the pieces of the armor on during the last few writings, but we are not done getting ready for our day. Join me on Sunday, February 14 and find out how to finish up getting ready before you leave out for your day.