It is Lent. In the coming five weeks we will prepare to
go with our Lord Jesus through His journey to
1. Wear your Helmet
When we were kids, we all
learnt how to ride a bike. We started
with tricycles and eventually ended up with bicycles. In those years, helmets were not known to us. We didn’t even think about them! Today there are bike helmets, motorcycle
helmets, football helmets, ski helmets, even Rodeo helmets. What happened? Why did helmets become so important? It is obvious that it is safety equipment to
prevent possible damage to the head in case of accidents. These days, people are more
safety-conscious. If you are prepared,
you will be protected.
When Jesus went to the
desert, filled with the Holy Spirit, he had worn his “spiritual helmet.” He went to the battlefield with a helmet
on. He went there just after being baptized. He had just heard the Father’s voice
saying: “You are my Son, whom I love;
with you I am well pleased” (Mark 1:11).
What a wonderful affirmation of Divine love!
Paul writes to the
Ephesians, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, and against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph. 6:12). Wearing “the helmet of salvation” (Eph. 6:17)
is part of the spiritual armor described by Paul. Let us not go to the battle unprepared. Our
battle is not an easy one. Jesus did not
go to the desert unprepared.
Authorities are so
concerned about the safety of our heads that they make us use helmets. The day is coming when children will wear
helmets in the car! How about the spiritual
helmets? We need to wear them if we want
to go to the battle. The Holy Spirit
prepares Jesus and sends him to the desert.
The Father equips the Son with His love: “You are my Son, whom I love.”
Jesus begins his ministry
equipped and protected with nothing less that the full love of a divine parent.¹
¹Brown,
It is Lent. In the coming five weeks we will prepare to
go with our Lord Jesus through His journey to
1. Wear your Helmet
When we were kids, we all
learnt how to ride a bike. We started
with tricycles and eventually ended up with bicycles. In those years, helmets were not known to
us. We didn’t even think about
them! Today there are bike helmets,
motorcycle helmets, football helmets, ski helmets, even Rodeo helmets. What happened? Why did helmets become so important? It is obvious that it is safety equipment to
prevent possible damage to the head in case of accidents. These days, people are more
safety-conscious. If you are prepared,
you will be protected.
When Jesus went to the
desert, filled with the Holy Spirit, he had worn his “spiritual helmet.” He went to the battlefield with a helmet
on. He went there just after being
baptized. He had just heard the Father’s
voice saying: “You are my Son, whom I
love; with you I am well pleased” (Mark 1:11).
What a wonderful affirmation of Divine love!
Paul writes to the
Ephesians, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, and against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph. 6:12). Wearing “the helmet of salvation” (Eph. 6:17)
is part of the spiritual armor described by Paul. Let us not go to the battle unprepared. Our
battle is not an easy one. Jesus did not
go to the desert unprepared.
Authorities are so concerned
about the safety of our heads that they make us use helmets. The day is coming when children will wear
helmets in the car! How about the
spiritual helmets? We need to wear them
if we want to go to the battle. The Holy
Spirit prepares Jesus and sends him to the desert. The Father equips the Son with His love: “You are my Son, whom I love.”
Jesus begins his ministry
equipped and protected with nothing less that the full love of a divine parent.¹
¹Brown,