इफिसियों 6:17 और उद्धार का टोप, Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation.
5. The Helmet of Salvation: The Protection of Thoughts (cognitive faculty)
"WHAT CONSUMES YOUR MIND CONTROLS YOUR LIFE"
Helmet becomes quite important when it comes to traffic. And mostly, Indians, make all efforts to avoid helmet unless police is around. Brain is understood to be most vulnerable and vital organ of human body. In Bible, king Abimelech lost his life because he encroached a city without helmet and a lady threw a stone in his head and his skull shattered into pieces. Judges 9: 53.
Even an improper use of helmet may be fatal. For instance Goliath gave way to the stone of David. Even in wars headshots are most rewarded and expected if you want to completely destroy your enemy. In spiritual war, this helmet of salvation is not for the protection of your head from any physical stone, bullet or accident but unseen evil thoughts. I remember playing shooting video games, which was then my favourite, headshot were given 100 points which was far more than other shots.
Satan is also interested in getting 100 points. More than your body he is interested in attacking your head, your thoughts.
Jesus said, "even if you thought sinful you have committed the sin", James 1:15, "when passion becomes pregnant gives birth to sin". This could be the thoughts of sexual perversion, discouragement, failure, inferiority, suicidal, weakness, pride and what not?
In the case Job, Satan tried physical assault but failed then he uses head shots by attacking his feelings and emotions. Job's friends and wife came to inflict pain on him psychologically. All words of discouragement. And today also he does the same. You may be looking well from outside, good job, income, family settlement but he is working inside your mind. Like a termite eating you from within. Satan sends negative thoughts, feeling of discouragements, defeat, loneliness, lostness, dejection, sexual perversion and what not? So in such context wearing the helmet of salvation means remembering that you are victorious. No matter what kind of a negative thought Satan infuses into your neurones, you always come out victorious. You don't linger in evil thoughts. Salvation is a victory given to you freely for which you have not fought but Jesus Christ has and won the battle over Satan. So now you can live victoriously by embodying helmet of salvation.
In the case of Israel again this attack could be seen. They had already been delivered, now they are far far away from the land of their enemy but Satan comes to attack with thoughts; remembering the things of the old land and they ended up loosing their salvation and miserably died. So this mental or psychological attack of Satan can get so fatal that you can't even imagine. Today, many Christians are not being physical attacked with disease or apparent demon possessions as much they are attacked in their cognition. It's hard to even recognise that Christians are attacked. In Bible there are many examples, as such David was with sinful thoughts, Elijah was attacked with the spirit of fear, Judas was attacked with suicidal spirit. All of these attacks are cognitive in their nature.
When you think about the process of salvation, it's actually cognitive in nature. It takes place in the mind, faith is in the mind, accepting Jesus is in the mind. The verb 'believe in Jesus' is actualized in the mind which results in one's salvation.
So we must protect OUR MIND with the thoughts of salvation and victory. Bible says, above all, guard you thoughts, heart and mind. Philippians 4:7, Proverbs 4:23. By setting our thoughts on the things of above. Colossians 3:1-2, Philippians 4:8.
GOD BLESS !!!
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