Yesterday, I ordered a new “Brain Bucket” to wear when I ride my motorcycle. I already have a helmet, but it’s missing some cool features that I am really looking forward to utilizing with the new one. The new helmet is red, and it will match my Honda’s paint job, but that’s just an added bonus. The features that the new helmet has include removable padding on the inside of the helmet that can be hand washed and put back in. The current helmet doesn’t have that, and let’s just say “I wish it did.” The new helmet is a “full face” helmet. That means that not only does it cover the top back and sides of your head, but it also covers the front. Before you ask, yes, you can see out of it! It has a clear shield that allows you a good range of vision. That shield will flip up, if need be, so if you got splatted by bugs, you could quickly regain your ability to see. Being a full-face helmet also means that it will keep the previously mentioned bugs from bouncing off your face! That’s a nice perk! The new helmet also has a quick release that allows you to flip the whole front of the helmet up, out of the way of your face. Besides all the other features, there is one that is my favorite. This helmet has an internal visor that’s like a pair of built in sunglasses. It’s similar to a fighter pilot’s helmet! They slide down if you want sunglasses, or up if you don’t! What a feature! I can’t wait for this helmet to be delivered!
All these improvements that have been made in helmet technology are amazing. But a helmet has ONE primary function. That is to protect your head! What do they call a motorcyclist who doesn’t wear a helmet? An Organ Donor! You can get a terrible case of “road rash” and survive. I knew a man who had what looked like a tattoo on his forehead. It was actually asphalt, imbedded in his skin from laying down a bike! He was lucky! A helmet may be hot and less than comfortable, but if you are in an accident, it can mean the difference between life and death! An injured body can heal, but a broken brain, not so much!
As Christians, we are given a helmet to wear! 1 Thessalonians 5:8–11 (NASB95) But since we are of the day, let us be sober (self-controlled), having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. Therefore, encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.
The hope of salvation is our helmet! The word “hope” has the idea in it of a confident expectation. This hope is a sure thing because we trust the One who made the promise! The word “Salvation” has the idea in it of deliverance! That doesn’t mean that we will always be delivered from earthly problems, but we KNOW that we will receive the ULTIMATE DELIVERY when this earthly life ends! This knowledge is a great protection against being intimidated by what the world throws at us! We know how the story is going to end… GOD IS GOING TO WIN!
Keeping my helmet handy, right alongside of you,
John
