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
