Eze 18:17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
Eze 18:19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
Both verses show that by being obedient and living by the Word that the death sentence brought on by the father's sin is removed. However, living right does not break the curse. Read on...
Neh 1:6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.
Nehamiah confesses the sins of his ancestors and past generations of the children of Israel. When breaking a generational curse it is important that we "confess on behalf of our ancestors" the iniquity or sin that brought a curse.
For instance, if you know that an ancestor was a shaman or a witch, or a murderer, a cheat, a thief, then you must confess on behalf of that ancestor and ask forgiveness. This act does not mean that that ancestor, if he/she died in an unforgiven state will now be considered "saved". It just means that you and your offspring will no longer be held accountable for the sins that ancestor committed.
Next, you must appropriate Christ's redemptive work of the cross in breaking this curse.
Gal 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
The very act of death by crucifixion and Christ's blood shed on the cross is the instrument for breaking your family curse.
If you have already accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior, and yet recognize a curse operating in your life, then you have every right to accept and appropriate the work of the cross in removing yourself from under that curse.
"Father, I confess the sins of my ancestors (if you know what the sin was confess it now) back to the 10th generation and ask forgiveness now. In the Name of Jesus I apply His blood and cover that sin. I think you Jesus for becoming a curse for me so that I can be forever freed from that curse. In the Name of Jesus I break the curse of ________________ and remove it forever from my life and the lives of my family. In the Name of Jesus I command any evil spirits that have come into my life by reason of this curse to also leave."
Continuing telling the spirits to go until you sense a release by the Holy Spirit that they have gone.
Then thank Him and praise Him. Also get into the Word and learn scriptures that will enable you to resist the those spirits when they attempt to come back or tempt you to sin thus opening a doorway to their return.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Generational Blessings Too
OBEDIENCE NOW BLESSES FUTURE GENERATIONS
Deu 4:40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, forever.
Deu 12:25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
Deu 12:28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee forever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
Pro 20:7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Just as a sin can result in a curse that follows subsequent generations, obedience to the Lord can result in blessings. I've known families that have descended from Godly, obedient, ancestors and that family for generations has been blessed. They don't have the sickness, poverty, tragedies that seem to cling to other families.
Likewise I've known families where generation after generation there has been sickness, illegal activity, tragic deaths, prison, and financial lack. It seemed that no matter what different members of the family did, sooner or later some event would occur that would beat them back down again. That was a curse operating.
I've also seen what happened with a member of that cursed family when he recognized the fact that a curse was operating. By breaking that curse and repenting on behalf of his ancestors, things immediately began changing in his and his family's lives.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Still Don't Believe in Generational Curses?
Still think that there is no such thing as a generational curse; that a loving God wouldn't punish one's offspring for their own sins? Think again.
Exo 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; (for idolatry)
Exo 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
Lev 20:5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. (idolatry)
Lev 26:39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.
Num 14:18 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
Num 18:1 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. (the "family" of Aaron would forever bear the "sins" of the nation as being the priests)
Num 14:33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. (because they believed the false report about the land of Canaan and wanted to go back to Egypt...)
Because the Israelites coming out of Egypt were contaminated by the idolatry and the corresponding evil spirits that are associated with worship of false gods, God had to keep them from entering into the Promiseland. Thus they were forced to wander in the wilderness for 40 years to cleanse the people of the demonic influence.
I know a woman who was sexually molested by a distant relative at the tender age of three. Even though she was raised in a Christian home she wandered far from her Godly roots, until she reached the age of 43. At that time, she received teaching on evil spirits and deliverance and basically said, "if they are in me, I want them out!"
Because of the amount of infestation and the necessity of filling the "house" after the spirits are cast out, her deliverance was spread out over a two-year period. With each deliverance she gained a greater freedom in the Lord, was able to comprehend more and more of the Word and apply it to her life, which was effectively "filling her house". After two years, she has reached a depth in her relationship with the Lord that is a fulfillment of promise. She has entered her promiseland.
While this wasn't a generational curse, this shows how exposure to idolatry and its demonic attachements can interfere with one's ability to live for the Lord and that in order to enter your promiseland the demonic forces must be dealt with. So if you are having a problem serving the Lord in a consistent manner and you constantly struggle to live a righteous life, consider that there may be a generational curse in operation.
This is often the case for people who from cultures where there is any form of idolatry. Cultures that practice ancestral worship, praying to idols, praying to 'saints', praying to the "queen of heaven", including many cults, will have a generational curse operating in their life. Recognizing and breaking that curse will usually result in a noticeable difference in their ability to live for the Lord, to understand the Word, and live victoriously in Jesus.
Exo 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; (for idolatry)
Exo 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
Lev 20:5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. (idolatry)
Lev 26:39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.
Num 14:18 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
Num 18:1 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. (the "family" of Aaron would forever bear the "sins" of the nation as being the priests)
Num 14:33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. (because they believed the false report about the land of Canaan and wanted to go back to Egypt...)
Because the Israelites coming out of Egypt were contaminated by the idolatry and the corresponding evil spirits that are associated with worship of false gods, God had to keep them from entering into the Promiseland. Thus they were forced to wander in the wilderness for 40 years to cleanse the people of the demonic influence.
I know a woman who was sexually molested by a distant relative at the tender age of three. Even though she was raised in a Christian home she wandered far from her Godly roots, until she reached the age of 43. At that time, she received teaching on evil spirits and deliverance and basically said, "if they are in me, I want them out!"
Because of the amount of infestation and the necessity of filling the "house" after the spirits are cast out, her deliverance was spread out over a two-year period. With each deliverance she gained a greater freedom in the Lord, was able to comprehend more and more of the Word and apply it to her life, which was effectively "filling her house". After two years, she has reached a depth in her relationship with the Lord that is a fulfillment of promise. She has entered her promiseland.
While this wasn't a generational curse, this shows how exposure to idolatry and its demonic attachements can interfere with one's ability to live for the Lord and that in order to enter your promiseland the demonic forces must be dealt with. So if you are having a problem serving the Lord in a consistent manner and you constantly struggle to live a righteous life, consider that there may be a generational curse in operation.
This is often the case for people who from cultures where there is any form of idolatry. Cultures that practice ancestral worship, praying to idols, praying to 'saints', praying to the "queen of heaven", including many cults, will have a generational curse operating in their life. Recognizing and breaking that curse will usually result in a noticeable difference in their ability to live for the Lord, to understand the Word, and live victoriously in Jesus.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Generational Curses: Real or Not?
1Ki 11:12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. (The punishment would fall in the generation of the son)
2Sa 3:29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. (David is speaking a curse on the house of Joab of sickness, leporsey, crippling, murder and starvation)
2Sa 12:10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. (as long as David's "house" was, there would be bloodshed)
2Ki 5:27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed forever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. (For greed ,the generations following would be punished)
Deu 23:2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD. (illegitimacy - break the curse of the bastard and see if a person who was conceived out of wedlock and who struggles in their walk with the Lord, suddenly is free from that struggle)
I have actually known those who were born out of wedlock struggle to maintain an active relationship with the Lord. While you could see that they truly wanted to serve the Lord and live a Godly life, from one day to the next they would fall back into old patterns.
When the bastard curse is broken there is a remarkable deliverance and change that takes place. Suddenly serving the Lord is easy (in comparison to what it was before) and they are able to go on and grow in the Lord.
Stick around we are going to be learning what the Word says about generational curses and how to get rid of them.
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