READ: GENESIS
27:39-41
The surest
way to get rid of curses is to surrender your life totally to Christ. When you
wish the curses in your life to go, and never return, you must start a new
lifestyle. You have to start living a life of holiness and purity. When you
study the Bible in detail, you will discover that there is some curses that
vanished but re-emerged several years later. Curses are usually stubborn. For
example, if you have been studying the history of America, you would have
discovered that there were certain presidents who got killed while they were in
office. What is the way out of this terrible circle of curses? You have to make
sure that your own life does not attract curses. One of the benefits of being
born again is getting a new name. You will become a child of God. I am a child
of God. This is confirmed in 1 John 3:1, “Behold what manner of love the Father has
bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world
does not know us, because it did not know Him. ” When you get a new
name, any curse coming through the dispensation of your old name will not find
you. The curse will be seeking out the fellow with the old name. We have an
example in the story of Esau and Jacob. Jacob stole the blessing of Esau.
Anybody who steals the blessing of another person automatically qualifies for a
curse. In fact, Esau vowed to put Jacob to death. “So Esau hated Jacob because of
the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, The
days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
(Genesis 27:41). Jacob knew that he was slated for death hence he importuned
the angel he wrestled with on his way back home to bless him. Knowing that
Jacob needed a new name, the angel changed his name to Israel. When Esau saw
Jacob the next morning, instead of killing him, he embraced him. Maybe death is
waiting for you tomorrow. I have good news for you. Instead of death you shall
have life. Instead of sorrow, you shall experience joy.
MEMORIZE:
1 JOHN 3:1 –Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we
should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because
it did not know Him.
