For Warriors in an Unforgotten World...

You Devil!!!...

You major in the art of heart-destruction; sly and vile

Evil master-pretender you ‘befriend’ as you beguile

Unholy and deceitful, you entice the likes of man

Your goal, to snare the souls of any-everyone you can

You are the enemy of Hope; you thrive on futile ploys

And decorate death’s filthy lucre with life’s loud, proud noise

Your aim and game, distraction, where the poison of your kiss

Tastes sweet at first and makes your curse feel like nothing’s amiss

You do not care; you flatter, dare, and hate is your grand boast

You slip a dagger into every weakness left exposed

For without the armour of God, none can withstand your wiles

And what seems harmless at first bite, corrupts us and defiles

You stalk your prey and lure us with the pith of painted dust

Instead of love you substitute idolatry and lust

For you are driven by your utter enmity with God

You know he knows your numbered days; you know you are a fraud

The evil-doer is your hero; you debilitate

Until thought is the worshiper of what we ought to hate

And those who do not stand on guard soon will not recognize

The danger of a downward spiral we ought to despise

You never sleep and in the dark you make your greatest plays

A marksman without mercy; you twist truth into a maze

You laugh at the confusion that Ignorance commandeers

And turn the fear of God into a fear of people’s jeers

Your pathway to destruction is so subtle in its dip

If we do not pay close attention our feet will slip

The Author of salvation is a kind and faithful friend

His cross, stained with redemption’s seal saves from hell’s endless end

You Lord!!! 

Your love is mankind’s comfort; it befits us for each task

A Father rich in mercy, You forgive if we but ask

Therefore, where before we abhorred accountability

You, who bore our chastisement pardons us and sets us free

Then the ‘freedom’ we thought we had exposes satan’s vice

'Obedience to God is better than vain sacrifice'

Your peace that passes understanding; few, few seem to find

For first we must leave the Deceiver’s carnival behind

…and trust the Words of You who never leads any astray

Who never veers from promises no matter what ‘they’ say

The Way, The Truth, The Life; ah, who on earth can offer this?

Or usher us, at that last breath from Hell’s awful abyss

You, both Giver and Taker; Maker of  all we proclaim

Even the demons tremble at the mention of Your name

Your power, glory, Resurrection no one can exceed

Or fault You, Father of Compassion in hope’s time of need

Ah, You, whose healing hem we grasp; who can instruct or Charge

You hold the frailest prayer-ling fast and universe at large

Sight blinds, but faith binds true believers to Your promises

For someday 'every knee will bow and every tongue confess’

You grant to Your followers, courage in the face of fear

The Unknown sets no stepping-stone beyond Your eye or ear

Your Word is steadfast in a world that offers no sure Thing

And helps all who believe endure life’s pain and suffering

You do not leave us Comfortless; Your Spirit none can see

Yet You help us through all You grant to test humility

And prove authority and Deity and perfect love

When we are weak then You are strong; Your grace always enough

Oh Lord, pray we hunger and thirst after Your righteousness

Lest, we are cursed by this world’s wealth acquired through greediness

And should the Tempter try to lead us where Want will betray

Be Thou our kind Deliverer from evil, Lord we pray

Amen

© Janet Martin