Proverbs 26: 2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause shall not alight.
Proverbs 26: 2. Let’s be clear: Curses are real. They happen. People suffer under them everyday. Spiritual/ demonic affliction is real. People all around you (maybe you yourself) are really burdened by it.
But let’s also be clear on some mechanics of cursing:
When someone curses you (I’m talking about “cursing” not “cussing.”), they are invoking God (or some other spiritual agent) to do you harm.
When does that happen these days? When someone prays for the Lord to “smite thee” or when they “rebuke you in the name of Jesus” they are calling on the Lord to act against you.
Yeah. But, here’s the thing: No one can make GOD do anything!
You can spray a super-soaker filled with prayer oil mixed with holy water blessed by an apostle and a bishop, but it means nothing if God has not already decided to do something to your target.
God has a mind of His own. So no matter how saved you are (or say you are), just because YOU’RE mad at somebody doesn’t necessarily mean that JESUS is mad, too.
The disciples/apostles James & John were 2 of Jesus’ 3 best friends in the whole, wide world. In Luke 9: 51-56, they got mad at village of Samaritans who flat out rejected Jesus. James & John wanted to curse the Samaritans. Instead Jesus rebuked the 2 disciples.
Just because YOU’RE mad at somebody doesn’t necessarily mean that JESUS is mad at them, too.
How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how shall I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced? (Numbers 23: 8)
Neither those who speak against you, nor you when you speak against someone have any real power to shut-up someone’s spirit, to put bad luck on them, to cut off their blessing, blah, blah, blah.
A person can--- hit you in the head, poison your drink, & lie on you to your boss; but they can’t put a curse on you unless God has already decided to judge you for your sin.
So, don’t waste your money on angel statuettes, medallions, prayer cloths, air fresheners with the Virgin Mary painted on the label, and all the other crap that’s supposed to ward of curses.
Just live right. Establish and grow in a personal, redeemed relationship with Jesus. Live so that God has no reason to curse you.
Everyone else can kick rocks.
Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.
Proverbs 26: 2. Let’s be clear: Curses are real. They happen. People suffer under them everyday. Spiritual/ demonic affliction is real. People all around you (maybe you yourself) are really burdened by it.
But let’s also be clear on some mechanics of cursing:
When someone curses you (I’m talking about “cursing” not “cussing.”), they are invoking God (or some other spiritual agent) to do you harm.
When does that happen these days? When someone prays for the Lord to “smite thee” or when they “rebuke you in the name of Jesus” they are calling on the Lord to act against you.
Yeah. But, here’s the thing: No one can make GOD do anything!
You can spray a super-soaker filled with prayer oil mixed with holy water blessed by an apostle and a bishop, but it means nothing if God has not already decided to do something to your target.
God has a mind of His own. So no matter how saved you are (or say you are), just because YOU’RE mad at somebody doesn’t necessarily mean that JESUS is mad, too.
The disciples/apostles James & John were 2 of Jesus’ 3 best friends in the whole, wide world. In Luke 9: 51-56, they got mad at village of Samaritans who flat out rejected Jesus. James & John wanted to curse the Samaritans. Instead Jesus rebuked the 2 disciples.
Just because YOU’RE mad at somebody doesn’t necessarily mean that JESUS is mad at them, too.
How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how shall I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced? (Numbers 23: 8)
Neither those who speak against you, nor you when you speak against someone have any real power to shut-up someone’s spirit, to put bad luck on them, to cut off their blessing, blah, blah, blah.
A person can--- hit you in the head, poison your drink, & lie on you to your boss; but they can’t put a curse on you unless God has already decided to judge you for your sin.
So, don’t waste your money on angel statuettes, medallions, prayer cloths, air fresheners with the Virgin Mary painted on the label, and all the other crap that’s supposed to ward of curses.
Just live right. Establish and grow in a personal, redeemed relationship with Jesus. Live so that God has no reason to curse you.
Everyone else can kick rocks.
Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.
---Anderson T. Graves II is a writer, community organizer and
consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.
Rev. Anderson T.
Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church in Montgomery, Alabama, executive director of
the Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization (SAYNO) and director of rural leadership
development for the National Institute for Human Development (NIHD).
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