February 15 2026

Sunday February 15

How Do You Put on the Helmet of Salvation?

Ephesians 6:17

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”

Today we're continuing to talk about Ephesians 6:17 where the Apostle Paul tells us to take up this piece of the armor which is the helmet of salvation. Put on the helmet of salvation. It's very important that we understand that without salvation, man cannot reach correct conclusions about spiritual truth. Sin always blinds and damages our thinking. That's why Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 4:4, "The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who believe not." So salvation is not only forgiveness. It is illumination. It is God opening the mind. It is God renewing the mind. It is God teaching the believer how to think truthfully. That's why the mind can be controlled by God after salvation or it should be.

Matter of fact, we can put it very plainly this way. The Christian who does not feed his mind on scripture is a Christian who will be vulnerable to deception. But a Christian who is grounded in the Word of God will not easily be led astray. Also remember putting on the helmet of salvation is not something that's passive. It's active. Be aware of that “let go and let God” thinking mindset. In other words, the idea that spiritual victory comes through passivity. It does not. Paul never said, "Sit back and watch God fight." No, Paul says in these scriptures, "Be strong, put on, stand, take up, resist, take the helmet." These are action words. Action words. The Christian life is not a couch. It's a battlefield.

Wearing the helmet means I actively remind myself of what God has promised. I actively reject the lies of the devil. I actively preach truth to my own soul. I actively renew my mind day by day through the Word of God. I couldn't wait to get to this point today as I've been thinking about it all day yesterday after that devotional. That is, “how do you put on the helmet of salvation”? How do you actually put it on day by day to be able to make sure your mind is filled with the thoughts of God? In other words, you first remind yourself what salvation has done for you. You're justified. You're being sanctified. You will be glorified.

Secondly, you put it on by resisting discouragement. When Satan says, "Look at your failures," you answer, "Yes, but Christ paid for my sin." Third, you put it on by rejecting doubt. When Satan says, "God won't keep you," you answer. Jesus said, "No one can snatch you out of My hand." Then fourth, you put it on by renewing your mind day by day. You don't renew your mind by scrolling endlessly on social media. You renew your mind by scripture, by prayer, and by worship.

Here is one of the practical ways that I have found to put on the helmet of salvation every day. I did it this morning. I always, before I get out of bed, either while I'm lying there or my feet are about to touch the floor, I go through this little chorus I learned as a child. “Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul. Thank you, Lord, for making me whole. Thank you, Lord, for giving me thy salvation so rich and free”. Oh, that's one way I do it. Then I also always quote the Lord's prayer. I won't go through it all, but every morning without fail, as I’m waking and getting up, I pray: “Oh Lord, how awesome is Your name. This day, give me my daily bread that I need to live for you. Keep me from temptation….” I go through the entire Lord's prayer. I encourage you to do the same.

Then lastly, we realize putting on the helmet of salvation keeps us always looking forward. It gives us that future hope, “the hope of our salvation”. Because if you lose hope of what's ahead, you lose strength for what's in the present. So I would encourage you to look in Romans 8:1-10, where we find that the carnal mind is enmity against God. But the spiritual mind can stand with God's truth against those fiery darts. We put on that helmet by putting on a mind that stayed on God. Isaiah 26:3 says: “You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.”

Today, what has the devil been using to discourage you? Has it been discouragement? Has it been through doubt? Has it been through a constant voice of condemnation? Then please remember: “That there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. For the law of the spirit of life, has made me free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:1-2). That's the helmet of salvation. Put it on every day.

God bless you, and may you have a wonderful, wonderful day.