Ephesians 6:17
17And take the helmet of salvation…
When
the phone rings at odd times, most people think, “Oh dear, it must be
bad news.” They don’t think, “I wonder what the good news is that it
cannot wait till morning!”
When we hear, “The boss wants to see
you,” instinctively, we think, “Oh dear, this is not good.” But how do
we know that it is not going to be about a promotion?
Our minds are inclined toward the
negative. So to guard our minds against negative thoughts, we are to put
on “the helmet of salvation”, which is “the hope of salvation”. (1
Thessalonians 5:8)
If you are going through a trial
right now, putting on as a helmet the hope of salvation means that you
have a confident expectation of good coming your way. It means that you
choose to believe that this trial that you are going through is only
temporary because God will see you through it. It means that you believe
that this difficult period will end with your salvation — your
preservation, wholeness, wellness, health and prosperity!
You may not know what is going to
happen this week. But one thing you can do is to put on the helmet of
the hope of salvation and tell yourself that you are going to have a
fantastic week!
“Well, you know, Pastor Prince, you
never know what to expect. We hear so much bad news these days — another
flu outbreak, another company retrenching its workers… I really hope
that I will not be retrenched next. But I cannot be sure. I am keeping
my fingers crossed.”
No, my friend, biblical hope is not
“I hope so” but “I know so”! You can have a confident expectation of
good happening to you because you are not like the people of the world.
You are a child of the living God. You have a Savior watching over you.
There are more angels given charge over you than there are demons
against you. And greater is He that is in you than he that is in the
world. (1 John 4:4) There is every reason for you to have a confident
expectation of good happening to you!
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