MEMORIZE:

“Abstain from all appearance of evil.” – 1Thessalonians 5:22

Read:  Genesis 4:3-16

3.  And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.

4.  Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,

5.  But He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

6.  So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?

7.  If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

8.  Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

9.  Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

10. And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

11. So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

12.  When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”

13.  And Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear!

14. Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.”

15.  And the Lord said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.

16.  Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.

MESSAGE:

A curse is a summon to spiritual forces to work against someone or a group of people, while a divine curse is a summon to all forces in heaven, on earth, and beneath the earth to do the same. No matter how strong you are, I’m sure you don’t want any spiritual force to work against you; hence, you must avoid curses.

In Judges 9:5-57, we see an example of a curse impacting an entire city. Jotham had escaped being killed by his brother, Abimelech, who had killed seventy of his brothers, and he responded by placing a curse on Abimelech and the men of Shechem who helped him. Three years later, God allowed an evil spirit to execute the curse, leading to chaos and destruction in the land and, ultimately, Abimelech’s death.

I heard a story when I was young that helped shape my actions as I grew older. It was reported that a young man who was travelling on a journey passed by an old man and laughed mockingly at him for no reason. The old man responded by saying, “I may be too weak to do anything, but the basket is never satisfied with water.” After saying this, he continued on his way. Suddenly, the young man felt an intense thirst, so he rushed to the nearest hut to drink some water before continuing his journey. Shortly after, he became thirsty again, and he stopped at another hut to drink more water. After many more similar stops, some people sensed that something was amiss. They questioned him, and he told them the old man’s statement. They shouted, “Ah! That is a curse.” They found the old man and begged him to forgive the young man. He agreed, released him from the curse, and immediately, the intense thirst stopped.

Beloved, avoid actions that can attract curses to you. Honour elders, and do not cheat or hurt other people.  If you have done nothing wrong and someone curses you, it will not come to pass because a causeless curse will never come into effect Proverbs 26:2

When you study your Bible, you will see that certain actions can attract curses from God; avoid them like a plague. If a man’s curse can be as powerful as the one in the story I shared above, how much more curses from God? I will discuss more about avoiding God’s curses tomorrow.

If there’s any curse currently operating in your life, I decree that it will be broken today, in Jesus’ name.

Key Point.

Be wise; avoid anything that can attract a curse.

PRAYER POINT.

1.   Father, thank You for the salvation of my soul through Jesus Christ

2.   Father, give me the wisdom that will keep me and my descendants away from curses

3.   Father, give me the grace to keep a pure heart before You in Jesus’ Name

4.  Father, unlike Cain, I ask for the wisdom and humility to heed Your warnings.

5.  Father,   open my heaven and keep it widely opened and cause the ground to yield its strength to me in Jesus Name

6.   Father, by Your Spirit open the eyes of all those who are under a curse to run to Jesus Christ, the Curse Breaker

7.  Father, give the above mentioned the grace never to return to their vomit again lest something worse come upon them again in Jesus Name

Thank You LORD!

Bible In One Year:

Genesis 32-35

By Pastor E A Adeboye

Thank You Jesus,

Salvation Prayers

If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, Please say this prayer:

Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from You. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

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