HELMET OF SALVATION
Ephesians 6:17: “Take the helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
The Friday after Thanksgiving in the USA is called Black Friday. Many Christians mistakenly think that this term stands for mourning—that “Black Friday” refers to “Good Friday”—or when Jesus was crucified.
The truth defines Black Friday as worldly, not holy.
Black Friday stands for corporate profit. Retailers hope to rake in enough by the Friday after Thanksgiving so that the company lands in the black financially. Bank statements in the black indicate a positive balance. When projected sales fall short, corporate bank statements reflect a negative balance with numbers in the red. Profitable businesses make more money on sales than what the goods cost to market.
Friday after Thanksgiving is the cutoff for the companies to declare a yearly profit (including Christmas sales).
That’s why retailers heavily advertise Black Friday sale prices—which buyers flock to claim goods at significant savings.
I truly hope that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day of rest with family and friends. Now let’s move on and secure the helmet of salvation on top of your head. The helmet of salvation preserves wholeness, wellness, and strength. The helmet of salvation also protects the brain from evil thought invasion.
May Believers-in-Christ thrive in the advent season wearing the helmet of salvation! Navigating through worldly greed is an exercise to keep hearts focused on the coming Christ child. Eyes dart from a baby lying in a manger to signs posting tempting prices for coveted items.
Regardless of circumstances, Believers are confident, expecting good things to come our way. Biblically speaking, the helmet of salvation is not merely a “hope for salvation.” Believers are confident in salvation because we believe Biblical promises.
We believe Romans 10:9: “That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Believers know that salvation is ours—not hope that. Believers-in-Christ don’t live our whole lives with our fingers crossed, dreading judgment. Check out the lesson linked below. Death is the line everyone crosses when our eternal outcome is revealed.
Take Home Nugget
Believers are different from people of the world because we’re confident to be a child of the living God. We have a Savior watching over us—as well as more angels who’re charged with our safe-keeping than demons poised to harm us.
No one knows the future. But wearing the helmet of salvation provides confidence that whatever trial we’re growing through now won’t last. Good things are coming.
Thank You, Father, that every problem is temporary. I choose to believe in Jesus’ name that my life will end in salvation! Amen.
Adapted from “Expect Good Things to Happen to You” by Rev. Joseph Prince. November 7, 2017. www.josephprince.org.
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