When the Bible talks about the Helmet of Salvation, it’s talking about controlling our thoughts. To win the spiritual battle that is happening in our minds, we must be thinking thoughts that have been renewed by God’s word. God wants us to dismantle every thought that goes against the rule of Christ in our lives. What God says about something must ultimately hold more weight in our minds than what the devil, our friends, our family, or anyone else says about it.
The reason the devil wants to attack your heart is because, if he can get to it, he can effect the rest of your life as well. Out of the heart flow the issues of life, and that’s why Dr. Evans reminds us to guard our hearts. The breastplate is a piece of armor that would protect a soldier’s heart in battle, and the breastplate of righteousness is critical to protecting believers’ hearts today.
Jesus said that the truth would set us free, but how can it set us free if we are not actively engaged in that truth? If we want to experience spiritual victory, we must be willing to operate based on God’s views. Discovering His absolute truth starts with a willingness to first seek Him for a revelation of that truth. Whatever is coming against you today, determine to find out what God says about the situation you are facing. When you act based on His perspective, you will start seeing the supernatural victory you’ve ...
If you use fleshly armor in a spiritual battle, you’re bound to lose the fight. The good news is that when you learn to use God’s armor in the way He intended, you get to fight in anticipation of victory.
Jesus came to earth to do the Father’s will, but He also came to represent God so that we would know what it is like to have God with us. In Colossians, we read, “He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God ….” Colossians 1:15 In Hebrews, “And He (Jesus) is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature ….” Hebrews 1:3 And in John, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God …. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us …. No ...