For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against POWERS, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:12 King James Version (KJV)
I never stop drawing inspiration anytime I listen to "ready aim" by Mali Music. He's not only talented but full of grace to use his music to relate to life problems and remind us that GOD is always in control, irrespective of how we choose to look at it. In this song, he muses about how a child of GOD will definitely encounter "powers in the air" we can't see. Yes, they have rockets and machine guns and they are not going to make your journey on earth a pleasant one!
Now it gets interesting in the second verse. He narrates how he encounters opposition even when he tries to do good and help people. Even Jesus was opposed when he healed on a Sabbath Mark 3:1-6. Unfortunately, that's the world we live in.
So what will you do about it? Will you give in to pressure? Will you say the journey to "outer space" isn't worth the opposition you're facing?
The story in this song can be compared to what Elisha experienced when Elijah was to be taken up in 2nd Kings chapter 2. He wanted a double share of his master's spirit. He had to endure walking a very long distance, he didn't give in to the taunts and what the group of prophets said to him, and even at three instances, Elijah told him "just stay here" but he pressed on. Just like Elisha responded to the series of opposition he encountered, the song encourages us to stand firm in our faith and say "YOU CAN'T SHOOT ME DOWN!"
Shalom!
Just in case you want to sing along, I copied the lyrics from Genius
[Mali Music: Verse 1]
I’m on an airplane
And the destination of this flight is to the other side
Guess I have to go there
Guess I have to come here yeah
I know where I’m from but now
I’m headed where I’m going right
But there are powers, in the air, you can’t see them
And they have rockets and machine guns
And they’re firing on my plane
[Hook]
But I say fire, fire oh
Ready, aim, fire, you can’t shoot me down, no
Fffff fire! Fire
Ready, aim, fire, you can’t stop me now, no
[Verse 2]
Tryna make it straight cause it’s sideways
Tryna take water to a dry place
Tryna take hope where it ain’t none
Tryna take low to a high place
Wanna make the shooter put the gun down
So a mother gets to hold her son now
Wanna make the lame man run again
Make the blind man see the sun again
But all I hear is bang bang, gat, gat
I don’t think the powers really want that
Breathing down my neck always on my back
Got the guns out
[Hook]
But I say fire, fire oh
Ready, aim, fire, you can’t shoot me down, no
Fffff fire! Fire
Ready, aim, fire, you can’t stop me now, no
[Verse 3]
I’m on a rocket ship
And the destination of this rocket is to outer space
Guess I have to go there, guess I have to come here
I’m from the earth but I've been taken to another place
And there are powers, even there but you can’t see them
And they have lasers and beam guns
And they’re firing on my brain
[Outro]
But I say fire, fire, oh
Ready, aim, fire, you can’t shoot me down, no
Ready, aim, fire
