# 93 One Path Led To Blessing, the Other Led To A Curse

The Book of Genesis Day 93 Ge 9:25 Then he said: "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren." 26 And he said: "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant. 27 May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant." 28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. 29 So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died. We’ve been talking about uncovering and covering nakedness. In modern terminology, that could be anything from keeping your clothes on, to dressing modestly, and most importantly respecting those things that were designed for intimacy between man and wife alone. It covers improper viewing, improper touching, and improper flaunting. It includes any and all attempts at pornography, in short, all that concerns human sexuality should be reserved for the marriage bed. Heb 13:4 says, “ Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” We have a choice in this matter. One path leads to a curse, the other to blessing. Ham chose to violate this God-given boundary through improper viewing of his father’s nakedness. His son Canaan was cursed because of it. How often have we seen this generational sin played out today? One family member disregards the sexual boundaries set by God, and the sin manifests itself in some form of addiction in the victim’s future. It seems only supernatural intervention from God is able to break the cycle. It’s the kind of supernatural intervention by the grace of God if you will, that allowed Shem and Japheth to defeat the temptation to join in their brother’s folly and cover their father’s nakedness without taking a peek. Canaan is cursed, while Shem and Japheth are blessed. Noah in his drunkenness became naked and set a path before his children. One path led to life, the other death. Somehow, somewhere, someone will likewise err today. They will inadvertently or willfully lay that path before you or a child. Uncovered nakedness is everywhere and access is instantaneous. . The question is, which path will you choose? Which path will you teach your child to choose? Will you linger and be carried into sin as Ham was? Or will you turn your eyes from temptation and remove it from your sight? God has promised to give us grace for every moment of temptation that we face. Today, when that moment arrives, turn to Him for help in choosing the right path. Ps 101:3 says, “ I will set nothing wicked before my eyes;” May God help it be so! Pray: Father, the temptation to uncover nakedness has been around a long time and seems to be heightened in today’s society. Give us the will and self-control to resist and keep sexual purity as You intended.