No More Curse

NO LONGER WILL THERE BE ANY CURSE. THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB WILL BE IN THE CITY. Revelations 22.3,4.

It is a terrible thing to fall under the curse of man and worse still that of God Almighty! Have you heard people say, “There is a curse on that family!” or “That place is under a curse!” It is not an uncommon remark by people, “That man is under a curse. Whatever he does, does not prosper!” People fear the curses of others. I have heard parents curse children, and do it lightly! It is wrong to curse children, even if you do not mean it! It may never happen but it could affect the behaviour of children.

But when pushed to the extreme people do curse! It was what Adam and Eve did. They made their God curse them. God had created them. He put them in a beautiful garden to live and enjoy its fruits. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground” (Gen 1.28). God frequented them and they had wonderful evening strolls daily.

It was their greatest folly to have antogonised such a Maker, their Lord God and friend. He was no tyrant! There was only one thing God commanded them: “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die” (Gen 2.16,17). Satan deceived Eve and told her not to take God’s warning seriously but to go ahead and do what pleased them! They did!

Disobedience brought a curse instead of blessings from God. To Adam God said, “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return” (Gen 3.17-19).

From that fateful day, all men and women have begun to experience the effect of the curse of God – pain, toil, thorns, thistles, sweat and eventually death! All of us are smarting under the curse of God on our sins. But the Bible says, "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us" (Gal 3.13). Hence, dear believer, don't be afraid of any curses, whether God's or man's! Go to Jesus and He will remove all curses! You do not have to find another mediator!

The book of Revelations give us this wonderful news of a coming day! “No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.” Let Jesus remove your curse and set you free to serve Him in this life and reign with Him in the next.

Pray and practise with me: Dear Lord, help me to stop listening to the devil and bring God's curse and punishment on me. Help me to obey You and start experiencing Your blessings instead of the curse! Amen.