Generational Curses
Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of their parents, to the third and fourth generation of those who reject me.
As we explain about generational curses, the meaning of the above verse will become clear.
Have you ever seen an alcoholic, and someone said, he is just like his father? Or how about, his whole family is a bunch of worthless, lazy people. As you probably noticed by now, there are dozens of examples you could come up with.
Ezekiel 18:20, The person who sins shall die. A child shall not suffer for the iniquity of a parent, nor a parent suffer for the iniquity of a child; the righteousness of the righteous shall be his own, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be his own.
In ancient times it was common for three or four generations to live in the same house. As this verse explains, the one who commits iniquity will be punished, not someone else. So how does all this square up with the third and fourth generation?
When a person commits a sin, he is doing so because satan made the sin look attractive in some way. If the sinner is an authority figure, he has a certain amount of influence over younger, inexperienced members of the family living with him. They probably reason that if Dad, for instance, does it, it must be okay.
At this point satan steps into the picture in order to influence the weaker members. Many times this sets off a chain reaction of sinning that can go on for many generations. If you find yourself in this type of situation, don't despair. You can break the curse, and stop it from continuing in someone else's life.
The first thing to do is go to Jesus. Repent of all your sins and ask Him to come into your heart as your personal savior. If you are sincere, you will be saved, and you will receive the Holy Spirit in your heart.
Ephesians 2: 8 - 9, For by Grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God - not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
Your spirit, working with the Holy Spirit, can curse the curse as it were. Just as Jesus cursed the fig tree, all you have to do is pronounce the curse ended forever in Jesus name. Believe it and it is. Praise God that you are free at that point.
Mark 11: 12 - 14, on the following day, when they came from Bethany, He was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see whether perhaps He would find anything on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. He said to it, may no one ever eat food from you again. And His disciples heard it.
If you read further in the Bible you will find that the next day when they came back past the tree it withered all the way to the root. The same thing can happen to any so-called generational curse. Jesus cursed the tree. And in the name of Jesus you can curse the root of any generational problem.
Obviously this is just a quick example of a generational curse. It is by no means the whole story. it will take some work on your part to investigate further, so look at this as something to point you in the right direction, and show you nothing is hopeless in Jesus name. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!
Remember Jesus loves you.
Prayer of Salvation.
Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve Only You
Praise the Lord!
Amen
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