Exodus 34: 6- 7 tells us that God is a compassionate, gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, but
that He also punishes the children and their children for the sin of their fathers to the third and fourth generations. That means that my kids, kids, kids and maybe their kids could be punished for my stupidity! Not good.
It also tells us in Deuteronomy 23:2 that the only sin punishable to the tenth generation is that of illegitimacy; fatherlessness is the only sin that carries down all the way to the 10th generation! This can tell you a lot about America and our Church’s right now.
And then we get to jump to Galatians 3:13 and thank God for His son… 13.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone that is hung on a tree.” This means Jesus took the curse from us by dieing on the cross, we are free from every generational curse if we choose to be.
We can choose to walk in the sins of our fathers, or we can walk away from them as Jesus took care of it for us, the same is true for the blessing.
Our natural fathers and/or our spiritual fathers can command a blessing on us if we are in covenant with them. In honoring our fathers and asking them to bless us, we get to walk into something very supernatural and can accomplish great and mighty works for the Lord!
Find a “master” your real dad if he is around or a “spiritual father” and ask for their blessing, your life will never be the same.
If you are not walking in the “Supernatural” you are walking in the “Superficial” Command a blessing today.
I also like to come into confession concerning the family iniquity, by calling it sin before Him.(1 John 1:7-9) Then be open in my heart to ask if there is any way I have come into the agreement with this in my thought patterns, attitudes or ways, (since it was the “stew” I was raised in, therefore seems a ‘natural’ thing to me)to show me my ways, that I may renounce hidden things of darkness and come into agreement with the Light. As He impresses things into my heart and thoughts,I hold each up to Him,recognizing and repenting anything contrary to His Word and law of Love in me, that I co-operate with in ignorance or defeating patterns. Herein I come to see specific sin and hate sins defeating ways and can know His Victory in my Salvation. It is an operation of putting off the old man and putting on the new. For surely He has made all things new in us and for us, let us walk in them. On the power of the Blood and New Covenant of our God and Lord Jesus Christ!
I was so honored and touched to be with you the night this picture was taken. I cried through the whole darn thing….(big surprise, huh?!?!)
You are blessed Gary Black!!
generational curses scare me the most i want an easy life for my kids… i hope i never bring anything upon them. JUst loads of blessing.
wow dad that is good… i believe in that 100% i love you eternally,
Emily