The helmet of salvation is necessary to counter the Devil's use of fear.
Adam and Eve lost their sense of security in God when they disobeyed him and in its place formed a deep feeling of anxiety. In fear they tried to hide from God.
The Devil exploits fear.
* He keeps us trying to hide from God and to sure up our life through pride, pleasure, possessions and the things of this world.
* Demonic possession can often be traced back to experiences of fear and trauma (like abuse.)
* Christians can be made unfruitful 'through the worries of this life.'
* We deny Christ on account of fear (think of Peter sifted by Satan in fear.)
* The Devil's accusations can lead to despair.
The Devil is a bully who works on fear and keeps his victims captive through it.
The Helmet of Salvation is our confidence and assurance that we are saved through the death of Jesus, who tasted death on our behalf (Heb.2:9.)
We are new creations in Christ and we must put on our new self that is being made to be like Jesus (was Jesus ever afraid or worried?) The Holy Spirit lives who lives in us is stronger than the one who is in the world. He is not a Spirit of timidity, but of power (2 Tim.1:7.)
We fight the good fight of faith when we take hold of the eternal life to which we have been called (1 Tim.6:12.) We do this when we fix our minds on what Jesus has done for us and live in the promises of God and refuse to be intimidated.
With Paul we say,
I am not ashamed,
because I know whom I have believed,
and am convinced that he is able to guard
what I have entrusted to him for that day.
2 Tim.1:12
