Spiritual Warfare and Reggae

There were a couple days last week where i really felt attacked spiritually. I was bombarded constantly by lies and doubts. Both days were a struggle to hold onto the truth that, at those moments, i couldn't really see. I was exhausted by the end of each day and didn't have much hope or joy left in me.

On Sunday, some friends and I went to Reality, a church in Santa Barbara, CA. The service was all about faith and how it can be hindered by fear, the flesh and the foe. There were so many good points, but the last part really stuck out to me.

Hebrews 11:29

"It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned."

If you look in Exodus you see that right before this the Israelites were freaked out as Pharaoh and his army charged towards them. Doubt and lies consumed them to the point of claiming that they would have been better off as slaves in Egypt than dealing with this. They questioned Moses' authority, and their faith in the Most High God, who, with miraculous signs and wonders, had brought them out of Egypt, was receding. Basically, they were being attacked, not just physically, but spiritually; and they didn't even realize it!

"But Moses told the people, 'don't be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. The Lord Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.'" - Exodus 14:13-14

"the Lord Himself with fight for you"! I love that! We're not just left here to struggle in the battle "against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world" all by ourselves! God is our warrior! The Lord of Heaven's Armies!! Now, don't get me wrong! We are called to fight, and God is making us into mighty warriors, but really, we are NOTHING without Him, and, ultimately, the battle and the victory are His!

"The Lord is my strength and my song; He has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise Him - my father's God and I will exalt Him! The Lord is a warrior! Yahweh is His name!" - Exodus 15:2-3

Amen!

After the service we sang songs of praise to our Lord, one of which is a reggae song by Dominic Balli, who is the worship leader at Reality. The lyrics are awesome, so i wanted to share them with you!

~Warrior~

My heart is overflowing with a good theme
I recite my composition concerning the King
My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer
(Selah)

My God when you came out before your people
Marched through the wilderness the earth shook below
The heavens stopped at your presence dropped rained
Five thousand years you're still the same

So when the enemy comes at me with tactics of fear and fate
Like the Lord cracked the sky and it gave forth rain
So my enemies will be made a footstool before of the King
One by one they'll fall as heavenly armies march and sing


Chorus:
The Lord is warrior he'll fight with all his might, the enemy's frightened as triumph cries
A shout of victory, over his enemies and he'll go forth
The Lord is like a man war, his light will shatter the darkness from night as triumph cries

The Lord is my shelter from my enemies
I will not fear what they can do to me
In the struggle I find strength for the fight
We'll raise the banner high until we break the night
Mount up with spiritual armor
For the weapons of this warfare are far from carnal
But mighty in God for tearing down strongholds

Chorus:

We marching out brandishing arms upon
The wickedness battle goes on and on
We steady combattin from dawn to dawn my king had victory all along
We focus attention from day unto day from my troubles and unto the one that can save
My brethren cryin out charging the battle line lookin unto the God worthy of praise and hey
Runnin in the race till the day breaks and I'm throwin off weight gotta make haste
Enemy can't stay gotta vacate when the great name been proclaimed thus say the Lord
And I'm gonna fight it with a mighty mighty vigor gonna side it with the undivided
Hot up in the battle in valley of the

shadow of a gallow and I'm runnin with a fella that I'm honored just to follow

here's the link so you can hear it!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU1LSVb9DTk&feature=PlayList&p=DE49A5ED2B725B99&index=0&playnext=1

Warning: if, while listening to this song, you begin to experience symptoms of uncontrollable dancing in your room when no one is around...it's perfectly normal! hehe...or at least i'm hoping so... :-P