Cosmic Powers

There's a war going on outside no man is safe from
 You can run but you can't hide forever
 And most people don't even know they're in danger
 They've been around a long time, they know human nature
 Cosmic powers over this present darkness
 Heartless with smartness, targeting the narcissists
 Their leader is Satan- the fowler with the snare
 The Bible calls him the prince of the power of the air
 The lower case god of this world- a reign of terror
 Tempting people to make one of two major errors
 One is saying that he's not responsible for anything
 The other is saying that he's responsible for everything
 So one part of the church, all they do is speak on him
 The other part is just as bad because they sleep on him
 So in light of 2 Corinthians 2: 11
 I wrote this song and I'm addressing it to the brethren
 The Devil's lurking and he's prowling in the night
 Seeking whom he may devour on sight
 He's subtle and he's clever, full of malice and spite
 He might even come as an angel of light
 So how you gonna stand, bro? How you gonna fight?
 Be strong in the Lord and the power of His might
 How you gonna stand sis? How you gonna fight?
 Be strong in the Lord and the power of His might
 This invisible war has a lot of effects
 And Jude said show these dudes their proper respect
 They operate powerfully, it's deep fam, you gotta see
 The world, flesh and devil form the three-man camaraderie
 Satan uses the world to tempt the sinful nature
 The power of suggestion, that's how they infiltrate ya
 There's no new magic- the tricks of our nemesis
 Old school tactics depicted in Genesis
 I guess if it ain't broke, then why try to fix it?
 If the song is a hit, you ain't gotta remix it
 He makes the bait seem sweet but always hides the hook
 And His top priority is that we deny The Book
 Tactic One: The Bible- keep you from reading it
 And if you're reading it, he'll try to keep you from believing it
 If you're believing it, he'll try to keep you from obedience
 Or speaking it, he's got temptations for every season kid
 Satan is the Tempter- he wants to abuse ya
 After you sin, the Tempter becomes your Accuser
 And Christians in the public eye- here's an important principle
 You become more vulnerable the more you're visible
 I mean come on, if Peter and David can fall
 Doesn't that need to be a wake up call for us all?
 These powers are lethal, we're feeble, not equal
 So Jesus said pray that God would deliver us from evil
 Man I really need longer than three s
 The serpent's chief purpose must be to deceive churches
 He wants to keep the Christians joy and peace at a minimum
 He's always standing on one side, ready to swing the pendulum
 For those who minimize truth, he'll burden them with heresies
 For those who emphasize truth, he'll turn them into Pharisees
 One generation, he'll tempt them to be legalists
 The next generation, he'll tempt them to be hedonists
 One clear evidence the devil has done his business
 Is when a church walks in bitterness & unforgiveness
 For those who pridefully act hard and tough
 Satan will call your bluff- you'll end up with scars and scuffs
 So now that we've been convinced, how can we resist?
 The key to this is found in Ephesians 6
 14-18, it mentions seven keys
 Heavenly necessities, precious remedies
 It must first be said- that on the cross as Jesus hurt and bled
 He was really crushing the serpent's head
 Through faith His perfection's ours, His resurrection power
 Will keep us from being devoured in the deadly hour
 Jesus modeled for us how we should do war
 With the true sword (the Word), You can find it in Luke 4
 So let us frequently seek the Savior in secret prayer