Today's Devotion, Lord, protect us from curses. Even though there are many different types of curses, the most common ones are generational curses and these are passed down through family lines. There is also earned curses and this is self-inflicted.

 

It's a spiritual concept where individuals bring negative spiritual consequences or hardships upon their own lives through their actions. There is also word curses and these are spoken or written declaration intended to bring harm or misfortune to a person or their descendants. There is also self-imposed curses and this refers to negative consequences or beliefs that individuals place upon themselves, often unknowingly.

 

These curses can stem from self-criticism, negative self-talk that leads to self-sabotage and it hinders personal spiritual growth. All these curses can be removed by fasting and prayer. In Galatians 3 verse 13 to 14 it is written, Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.

 

For it is written, Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree. He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus I come before you asking for freedom, healing, and restoration.

 

Break every generational curse spoken over my life, my family, my finances, and my future. Destroy every lie, stronghold, and hidden chain with the blood of Jesus. No weapon that is formed against me shall prosper and I command every ancestral spirit that is fighting against my progress to depart.

 

I reject the spirit of hindrance and delay in my life. Lord, seal the lips of our children so that they will not repeat the negative slangs through the songs that they listen to because they are inviting self-imposed curses into their lives. I declare the blood of Jesus to cover our children so that they will walk in the light and remove them from bad company who will have a negative influence on their lives as well.

 

All these we ask in Jesus' name, Amen.