A TARGET OF FORCES? – Friday September 1st
2017
Memorise: Thou art snared with
the words of thy mouth; thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Proverbs
6:2
Read: Genesis 35:16-19 (KJV)
35:16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a
little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
35:17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that
the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
35:18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for
she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
35:19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath,
which is Bethlehem.
Bible in one year: 1st
Chronicles 28-29, Ezekiel 33:30-34:10, Hymn: Sing hymn 6
MESSAGE:
Blessings
and curses are two of the most powerful forces on earth, even though they
function in opposite ways. When present in any life, either of them can
seriously affect the destiny of their recipient. Psalm 37:22 says,
“For such as be blessed of him
shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.”
What
does this mean? It means that if God blesses you, there is nothing you desire
that you cannot get. This is why I am amazed whenever I come across some of my
children and they say to me, “Daddy, please pray for me”, and when I respond
saying “God bless you”, they still ask me to further pray for them. I tell such
people that I have already prayed the greatest prayer anyone can pray for them,
because if God blesses someone, all his or her problems will be over. As a user
of this devotional, I say to you, God bless you!
Proverbs 10:22
reveals the power of the blessings that God gives; it says,
“The blessing of the LORD, it
maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”
If
you are blessed of the Lord, you will definitely inherit the earth. You will
have all you want. However, if you are cursed by God, you will find out that
when God curses a person, that fellow will sooner or later become desolate.
What is a curse? A curse is an invitation to all the forces in heaven, on earth
and underneath the earth to combine forces and resources to work against a
person, until he or she is completely destroyed. So when an individual is
cursed, demons, men, animals and even the elements will work against that
fellow. Let us consider the example of Rachael in Genesis 31:31-35. After Jacob
served Laban, he finally left to return home. Then came Laban in hot pursuit
after Jacob, and he caught up with him. Laban then said to him, “You have taken
my two daughters and my cattle, and now you have equally stolen my idols.”
Jacob denied stealing the idols and said whoever stole them should die. Unknown
to him, his beloved wife Rachel had stolen these idols and sat on them. They
checked everywhere but the idols were not found. Jacob thereafter left Laban in
annoyance. Later on, in Genesis 35:16-19, shortly after delivering her
next child, Rachel died. The curse her husband had pronounced eventually worked
against her. May you not use your own mouth to undo yourself or members of your
family in Jesus’ Name!
Key Point
A curse makes a person the
target of negative forces.
Open Heaven Daily Devotional lessonswas written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Church in the world and
also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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