RESOLVE GENERATIONAL CURSES IN 5 MINUTES

On God's part, all generational curses has been rendered inoperative in Christ Jesus. When you repented of your sin and made Jesus Christ the Lord of your life, you automatically became a chosen generation and no longer a cursed generation. "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." 1Peter 2:9 (NKJV). Your inheritance of blessings and curses ceased to be from your parents but from Christ Jesus. "In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will." Ephesians 1:11 (NKJV).  Therefore, all your generational curses are broken in Christ. "13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"), 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV). This is the New Covenant law for Kingdom citizens.

You might ask, but why am I experiencing the same battles or challenges that my parents and grandparents experienced. If this is not generational curse, what is it? Remember that Satan is a thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy. The afflictions he placed upon your parents, he wants it to continue with you. Not because generational curses are still in force but because as a criminal, he does not respect heaven's edict that abolished generational curses until forced to do so. He is simply a rebel, practicing on you that which God has already ruled illegal. The good news is that God has given you authority and power to make him obey heaven's edict on the matter.

If you are born again, you have been made a king. The bible says concerning our Lord Jesus, “And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” Rev 1:6 (KJV). Therefore you have received the authority to exercise dominion. If you are baptized in the Holy Spirit, you have received power to enforce your authority. You are God's policeman to arrest and stop the illegal activities of that criminal called Satan. The bible says “…what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.” Mat 18:18 (GNB). The responsibility is not on God but on you to act. The Holy Spirit is in you to help you if you choose to act.  All that it takes is for you to believe and act in obedience.

You act in obedience by resisting the devil. The scripture says to resist the devil. “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Jas 4:7 (KJV). If you will not only be a hearer of the word deceiving yourself but a doer of the word then God will do the work. You become a doer of the word by obeying the command to resist the devil and God will do the work by bringing about result. Start obeying the word.

Some may ask, where and how do you see the devil to resist him? You catch the devil through his acts. Jesus was dealing with the devil when he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil. When thoughts that are contrary to scripture drop into your mind, that's the devil. Resist that thought by refusing to dwell on it. Speak out to renounce and replace it with the word of God. When a sickness comes on you, that's the devil. Refuse to accommodate the sickness in your mind, rather think on the scriptures that promise you good health. When your children are leaving the faith, that’s the devil. When you seem weak and unable to overcome sinful habits and addictions that's the devil. You resist him by standing on the promises of God, renouncing Satan's desires over your life and refusing to believe you are helpless.

If you are born again, you have both the authority and warrant to arrest that criminal called Satan. If you are baptized in the Holy Spirit, you possess the power to enforce your authority. Therefore, claim and stand on what the word of God says concerning that thing and at the same time rebuke and destroy the works of the devil in that area of your life. You can't lose if you don't give up. If you are not born again or you are not sure whether you are born again, click here for help.

Notice also that God is not the one putting generational curses on people. God said in  Jeremiah 31:29-30 (NKJV)   “29 In those days they shall say no more: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge.'  30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge." Those days have come in the New Covenant and God is not putting any curse on you. On the other hand, the devil derives pleasure from continuing bondage from generation to generation. So the devil is your enemy, he is the one you are dealing with. The bible makes it clear in 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) that we have a completely new deal in Christ.  “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."

Your future is not based on what you inherited from your parents but what you inherited from Jesus. “In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will” Eph 1:11 (KJV). You are a new man in Christ but if you don't renew your mind in the word, you aren't putting on the new man. We are charged in Ephesians 4:22-24 (NKJV)  “22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,  23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,  24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness." You have to believe it and let it renew your mind by thinking in line with it, before the new man in you can manifest.

What about going to the village to pray at the family compound, look for strange object buried in the ground, etc., in order to destroy your link to the past? If that is always necessary for our freedom, Jesus would have recommended it to at least one of the people he ministered to.  But in all cases of healings and deliverances, the people’s problems terminated with their encounter with Jesus Christ. Your generational problems too will terminate the moment you believe what Jesus did for you and act on it without retreating. The Apostles also were used of God to usher many into the freedom that Christ bought for us. They ministered in many Gentile territories that were known for worshiping plethora of gods.  Yet there is no evidence of one of them advocating for going home to do family deliverance. If there was anything Paul said about the past it is this "No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead." (Philippians 3:13).   I suggest that we should do the same thing.

Some argue that some people had results going home to do those kinds of deliverance. They may have had some relief perhaps but not freedom. You must understand that walking in freedom is not possible without operating in the truth. Results of relief is not always a validation of method or theology but God actions of love for the hurting people. This is why some will say to God on the last day, we healed and prophesied in your name and God will say to them, depart from me ye workers of iniquity. They had what appeared to be results but they were wrong in interpreting it to mean that God had accepted their lawless lifestyles. God is love and is constantly looking for how to do loving things to his people.

Let no one make merchandize of you in the name of breaking generational curses. Your curses were borne by Jesus on the cross on your behalf. Faith in Him makes what He did to be credited to your account. Submit to God by believing His word then resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Written by Ifiok Ukobo

If you need help in overcoming the devil, you can reach me through the email: tralright@yahoo.com

HAPPY EVER AFTER?

In the film “Die another day” James Bond met Jinx a lady secret agent from a friendly country at a South American beach. After an exchange of few pleasantries, they went ahead to have fun and make love. According to the film, they were happy ever after. To them it was nothing serious, just fun.

This is the 21^st century culture that is being offered to us in our streets, schools, work place and the media. "What's the big deal; everybody is doing it", is a familiar response from many. Waiting for sex in a marriage relationship to some has become old fashion and obsolete. To them sexual involvement before marriage is irresistible and it is impossible for anyone who is sexually healthy to practice abstinence and wait for sex in marriage. Is this the truth or have we been deceived by Satan?

How a product is supposed to function for excellent result ought to be best known by the manufacturer. This is why user’s manual written by manufacturers always accompany genuine products. You are God’s product. The bible says “…God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (Gen 1:27 KJV). God created us in His own image and He has given us a manual to help us function for excellent result. That manual is the word of God, the bible.  God designed all the organs in your body to function the way they do. He gave you ability to experience sexual pleasure. 

He knows what will either profit or destroy you and His user’s manual says “You shall not commit adultery.” (Exo 20:14 NIV). The commandment concerning adultery also covers all forms of sexual immorality. Apostle Paul echoed it in his epistle to the Thessalonian church when he wrote "It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality" (1Thess 4:3 NIV).  If you are involved in any sexual relationship outside marriage, you are breaking God’s law. You cannot break the law of God and live happy ever after in God's world? What James Bond movies teach about premarital sex is a lie.

 The bible says “Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? “Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished…But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.” (Pro 6:27-29, 32 NIV). There is no free boy or girl, woman or man. Sexual immorality always involves another person’s wife or husband in waiting. God’s promise is that adulterers and fornicators are already destroying themselves without knowing. They are like a house that is burning but the residents are yet to discover it. By the time the flames become visible, it has become too late to quench the fire. 

The bible warns, “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.” (1Co 6:18 NIV). Some people argue that they are faithful to one partner and are planning to marry him/her in future. To this the bible replies “They are simply laying a faulty foundation for their marriage. The bible warns “When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?" (Psa 11:3 NIV) When the consequences of faulty foundations begin to manifest even the prayers of the righteous will be powerless to help until the faulty foundations are corrected.

Many have not heeded this warning and have plunged themselves into avoidable calamities. Such calamities include physical consequences such as HIV/AIDS, other STDs and unwanted pregnancies. Psychological consequences include disturbed intimacy when they eventually marry and loss of self worth. Spiritual consequences include soul ties, transfer of demons and eternal separation from God. If you have been involved in this sin, God is giving you the opportunity to quench the fires in your life today through true repentance before it becomes too late.

God has a purpose for our sexuality. Our sexuality is a gift from God for sexual fulfillment within a marriage relationship. God designed it to create the right kind of oneness between a man and his wife. It is also meant for procreation. Those who have ignored God’s purpose have only succeeded in abusing themselves sexually. Abusive sexual activities include premarital sex, homosexuality, pornography, masturbation etc. The bible warns “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." (Rev 21:8 NIV).

Do not be deceived by the advertisement to protect your self by wearing a condom. Wearing condoms will not stop you from sinning against God and your body, and it will certainly not protect you against the demons waiting to devour you. Do not allow yourself to believe the lie that you cannot be self controlled and wait for sex in marriage. Animals function by instinct but you are not an animal.  You are a rational being created in the image of God. This image has been defaced by sin but when you repent of your sins and give your heart to Jesus, you receive a new life and the image of God is restored with power.   The bible says “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.” (2Co 5:17 NIV) This new life comes with a new power for self discipline. The bible says “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (2Ti 1:7 NIV)

You can receive forgiveness now. The bible says “In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.” (Act 17:30-31). God want you to repent and receive forgiveness because Jesus has already purchased it for you. True repentance involves a quality decision to stop all acts of sexual immorality, believe in Him for power of self control and make Jesus the Lord of your life.

If you chose to repent now, God will accept you, transform and make you his child. Jesus will say to you what he said to Zaccheaus (the man in the bible who repented in a similar fashion), “Today salvation has come to this house.” (Luke 19:9) If you desire to pray the prayer of repentance, your prayer to God should acknowledge

-          Tell the Lord you are sorry and are repenting of your sin.

-          Tell Him that you are making Him the Lord of your life.

-          Thank Jesus for the forgiveness he purchased for you on the cross.

Written by Ifiok J. Ukobo

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