MEMORISE: And
the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me
in the eyes of the children of Israel
READ: 2
KINGS 5:25-27
25 But he
went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest
thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. 26 And he said unto
him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot
to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and
oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and
maidservants? 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and
unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as
snow.
MESSAGE
The sin of
one man can sometimes lead to national disasters and tragedy (Joshua 7:1-5).
One person's sin can also bring trouble to generations unborn. The story of how
Gehazi became leprous in our Bible reading buttresses this fact. With the
recent innovation in science, scientists believe that problems in the genes of
a great grandfather can be seen in the genes of his offspring. The Good news is
that once you give your life to Christ, you automatically become a member of
God's family. A curse is like a river that flows downstream. It begins from its
source and is passed down to the other people. I decree in the Name of Jesus
and through the authority vested in me as the minister of the gospel, that
every generational curse still operating in your life be broken now. The
idolatry of Ahab and his family brought untold hardship and agony to a lot of
people for three and half years (1 Kings 18:17-18). This is why you must learn
to accept your faults anytime you are rebuked for your sins, because the eyes
of the Lord are too holy to behold iniquity. A foolish person thinks that he or
she is always right. One of the first things a mathematician learns is that it
is possible for you to be wrong. I know that I can be wrong. When anything goes
wrong. I quickly check myself. Because a fool thinks that he is always right,
he hates correction and instruction. A refusal to readily accept and admit your
faults might lead to untold anguish and agony at the end.
At a point
in time, King David sinned against the Lord because he conducted a census
without God's permission (1 Chronicles 21). God was unhappy with this, and when
the punishment came, thousand of people died. What a national tragedy! This is
why we must always pray for the people in power, because whatever decision they
take have far-reaching effects on the entire citizenry. The consequence of a
generational curse is terrible. A curse normally begins to destroy from the
root, and a lot of damage is done before it is noticeable. Barrenness in
business can be as a result of curse. Joblessness and lack of progress could be
due to a curse. When someone is always almost succeeding but never succeeds, it
is the sign of a curse. Some people repeatedly gather money to build a house or
start a project, but as soon as they begin executing their plans, a problem
comes up that takes all the gathered money away. This also is indicative of a
curse. As a mouthpiece of the most High, I decree blessings to replace every
curse in your life in Jesus' Name.
KEY POINT: Obedience
brings the blessings of the Lord.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: MALACHI 1-4 and MATHEW 16:13-28
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