The helment of salvation

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 12TH JUNE, 2024

TOPIC: THE HELMET OF SALVATION

MEMORY VERSE

Accept God’s salvation as your helmet. And take the sword of the Spirit—that sword is the teaching of God. Ephesians 6:17

BIBLE TEXT

1 Thessalonians 5:1-10

[1]Now, brothers and sisters, we don’t need to write to you about times and dates.

[2]You know very well that the day when the Lord comes again will be a surprise, like a thief who comes at night.

[3]People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly, like the pains of a woman giving birth. And those people will not escape.

[4]But you, brothers and sisters, are not living in darkness. And so that day will not surprise you like a thief.

[5]You are all people who belong to the light. You belong to the day. We don’t belong to the night or to darkness.

[6]So we should not be like other people. We should not be sleeping. We should be awake and have self-control.

[7]People who sleep, sleep at night. People who drink too much, drink at night.

[8]But we belong to the day, so we should control ourselves. We should wear faith and love to protect us. And the hope of salvation should be our helmet.

[9]God did not choose us to suffer his anger. God chose us to have salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

[10]Jesus died for us so that we can live together with him. It is not important if we are alive or dead when Jesus comes.

MESSAGE

Today, I will continue my teaching on the full armour of God by discussing the helmet of salvation. A helmet is a piece of armour that covers the head. Your head is a part of your body that can be used to identify you, as evidenced by the snapshots used in identification cards. Wearing the helmet of salvation identifies you as a child of God and tells the devil to take his hands off you.

It is unfortunate, however, that many believers remove their helmet of salvation when they get to certain circles; they don’t want people there to know that they are saved. They try to conform to the world rather than being different. Romans 12 : 2 says: “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

When a Christian refuses to identify as a child of on God, that Christian is removing the protection from his or her head, and that is one delicate part of the body that will result in instant death if it is struck. Many people lose their salvation because they are trying to conform to the world. Keep your salvation intact by boldly identifying as a child of God everywhere you go.

The blood of Jesus, which was shed on the cross, is what gives us the gift of salvation. Those that are saved are of the light and not of the darkness, as seen in today’s Bible reading. Hence, you must behave as a child of light at all times. Matthew 7:16 says that you can identify those who are saved by their fruits. If you start exhibiting fruits that are not of God, your helmet of salvation is off, and that spells trouble because on the last day, when Jesus comes back to take His own to be with Him, He will only take those who still have their helmets of salvation on. This is why you must work out your salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12). Don’t assume that have your helmet of salvation on just because you have been going to church or even because you are a pastor. Check your salvation at all times to be sure that you are still standing. 1 Corinthians 10:12 says that you should take heed if you think you are standing, lest you fall.

KEY POINT

Your helmet of salvation identifies you as a child of God. Make sure you have it on at all times.

BIBLE IN A YEAR

Psalms 43-49

HYMN 14 O WHAT A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL DAY

1 O what a wonderful, wonderful day

Day I will never forget;

After I’d wandered in darkness away

Jesus my Saviour I met

O what a tender, compassionate friend

He met the need of my heart;

Shadows dispelling,