The Rhythms of Spiritual Warfare: Armor, Psalms, and the Early Dawn
### **The Rhythms of Spiritual Warfare**
Warmest Greetings Belivers! Do you ever long for God’s peace but feel caught up in chaos? Are you praising God outwardly but secretly wrestling with doubt within? We all wrestle with God. It’s called spiritual warfare, and it is a massive part of the walk.
When you are caught in that battle, read the Psalms. They are intense and immediate. David’s story of warfare is ultimately our story.
God’s love *is* His justice. He created a logical, lawful universe, and when spiritual laws are broken, there are consequences. Our primary enemy in spiritual warfare is a fallen culture trying to steer us away from God. Evil simply means operating directly against God. It didn’t work out well for Satan, and it won’t work out well for him in the end.
Psalm 139 delivers a beautiful meditation on God’s omniscience. He has microscopic knowledge of you from the moment of conception. Remembering that God sees your heart will keep you out of a lot of trouble. Do not let this culture steer you away. Put on the full armor of God, stay on the narrow road, and trust the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
### **Jezebel Is Alive And Strong At The Church Of The Early Dawn**
*Lyrics by Zeb of Virginia Beach Church*
You say you not a believer
you say that you dont believe
in the one who attacks all righteousness
in the one who will deceive
in every opportunity of
every passing day
but you ain’t been to The Church Of The Early Dawn
Or Else you could only say
**Chorus:**
Jezebel is alive and strong at Early Dawn
You may go there for Jesus
you may go to be reborn
but Jezebel is alive and strong at Early Dawn
Never let it be said that I didnt warn
ya Jezebel is alive and strong at Early Dawn
There just ain’t no explanation
above the Earth, below the sky
that helps in understanding
the things that go awry
or the seething depths of evil
that leaves the Christians ripped and torn
except that Jezebel is alive and strong at Early Dawn
**Bridge:**
When you step through the doors, in Jesus’s name you may aspire
but don’t you step uncertainly for you might stumble and fall into the lake of fire
there are things that will test you like you’ve not seen since you were born
know that Jezebel is alive and strong at The Church Of The Early Dawn
*(Repeat Chorus)*
Spiritual warfare
is waiting for you there
so go ahead to Early Dawn
go there if you dare
but put on God’s full armor
to fend off as hell does yawn
take it from one who’s been there
Jezebel is alive and strong at Early Dawn
*(Repeat Chorus)*
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**PRAYER FOR WHOMSOEVERS**
Lord, we acknowledge that we are locked in daily spiritual warfare against a culture that tries to pull us from Your presence. Thank You for Your enduring mercy that follows us into the trenches. When our hearts are heavy with unspoken burdens, help us to surrender them entirely to You. Protect us from evil, keep our feet firmly planted on the narrow road, and let us rest in the comfort that You know our hearts completely. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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### 7 Short Corroborating Scripture Quotes
* **Psalm 136:1**
*”O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”*
* **Exodus 34:14**
*”For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:”*
* **Psalm 137:1**
*”By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”*
* **Psalm 139:1–2**
*”O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.”*
* **Psalm 140:1**
*”Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;”*
* **John 14:6**
*”Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”*
* **Matthew 7:14**
*”Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”*
