One of Master Chief’s defining qualities in every chapter of the Halo game series is that he knew how to keep his helmet on… unlike a certain live-action TV show Master Chief who couldn’t ever seem to find his. While the decision to keep the Chief in his armor during the games is certainly a much more practical one (since he’s almost always in a dangerous combat situation), there is a deeper reason as well… it allowed the character of the Master Chief to transcend who John-117 once was and represent something even greater and more iconic. When an enemy sees him, they don’t see a mere human soldier… they are staring into the visor of an unstoppable Spartan warrior.

When the Apostle Paul describes the various aspects of our faith as pieces of armor, he calls our head covering the “helmet of salvation” for a reason. When we choose to place the saving work of Christ over our heads, our spiritual enemies are no longer facing a fallen, flawed, broken, wayward soul in battle. They see a forgiven and redeemed child of the Almighty God walking confidently in His authority on this planet. We are not who we once were before we put on this armor… we’re defined solely by our standing in Christ. Let’s snap our helmet on in confidence today… our enemy isn’t facing us in battle, they’re facing the undefeated, sovereign King of Kings.  

But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 1 Thessalonians 5:8-10

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. Romans 13:14

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