The Generational Curse

 

 

Good day! I’m Duane Matz and this is Today’s Living Word:

 

Isa 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children Because of the iniquity of their fathers, Lest they rise up and possess the land, And fill the face of the world with cities." 22 "For I will rise up against them," says the LORD of hosts, "And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant, And offspring and posterity," says the LORD.

 

The pronouncement of judgment against Belshazzar continues. Not only will he face an inglorious death, not even given a sepulcher for honorable burial, but his name, his posterity will be expunged by the declaration of the Lord.

 

Oh but, “that’s so unfair,”  we say, but it’s not, for God has consistently warned His people against the consequences of worshiping something or someone rather than Him!

 

Ex 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

 

Remember what Belshazzar had done on his last night on earth? Dan 5:4 tells us: . 4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

 

Therefore, God’s judgement fell and Pr 10:7 seems fitting to mention here: The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.

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 Isa 47:9 But these two things shall come to you In a moment, in one day: The loss of children, and widowhood. They shall come upon you in their fullness Because of the multitude of your sorceries, For the great abundance of your enchantments.

 

Do you still want to dabble in the occult? Do you still desire to put other things before God? Be forewarned then, that you are inviting a multigenerational curse into your family tree.

 

Thankfully, there is a solution. God is just in wielding out His forewarned punishments, but He also is merciful. He follows up His threat of punishment in Exodus with this promise from Ex 20:6, “but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep (treasure) My commandments.”

 

And Jesus tells us what we need to do to receive the fullness of God’s mercy in  Mr 1:15, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."

The reversal of the generational curse starts with you and I as we humble ourselves before the Lord. Our prayer is that our children will follow as they “work out their salvation.” In accordance with the Word of God!

 

I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word.