Understanding Generational Curses and Blessings Part [13] 12/16/2023 (Evening thought)

Luke 3: 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Jews as well as Christians are under the same set of conditions laid forth for producing blessings and/or curses. In other words, any Jew in our day, who will accept the terms and conditions of salvation in and through Christ, will become a beneficiary of mercy promised to a thousand generations. And conversely, a Christian who claims to believe in Jesus but yet walks contrary to the terms of the new covenant will be a recipient of the natural results of their choices, including generational curses.

However, because of His promises made to parents who love and obey Him, who have done their due diligence in planting the seeds of God’s word in the children’s hearts, God extends mercy, and grace to such, so that in the fullness of time, the seed sown may spring up and bear fruit. In our day, erroneous concepts have seeped into the hearts, and minds of many persons, and distortions fostered by would be prophets stoke incorrect views and sentiments, that are given utterance by persons who may not know better.

 For instance, if a person is really blessed, and highly favored of God, as a result of God’s mercies, which are promised to the generations of the righteous, he will not generally boast of this in the public square, but would rather maintain a humble spirit, knowing that it is because of God’s mercies, why we are not consumed.

Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow for you know not what a day may bring forth. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

Understanding Generational Curses and Blessings Part [12] 12/15/2023 (Evening thought)

2nd Kings 12:19 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

God’s mercies are over the righteous, but they also are over the wicked, for if this were not the case, no one would be saved in God’s kingdom. The Hebrews struggled on this point of generational blessings and incorrectly concluded, that the favor of God would insulate and shield them from every departure from righteousness.

Furthermore, they had come to believe that those privileges, and blessings granted, and promised to Abraham would be theirs automatically, whether they did good or evil. And sadly, this thinking has seeped into the Christian psyche today, some more, some less.

Blessings and curses are generally dependent on the personal choices of the individuals in question, not merely some automatic bestowal regardless of one’s decisions and actions. This sacred truth must now be made crystal clear, since an overwhelming majority of contemporary Christians, erroneously believe that the Jews are still God’s chosen people.

John 8: 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, You shall be made free? 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, whoever commits sin is the servant of sin.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!