Open Heavens 15 September 2017: Friday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – A Divine Curse
A DIVINE CURSE – Friday September 15th
2017
Memorise: Ye are cursed with a
curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Malachi 3:9
Read: Mark 11:12-14 (KJV)
11:12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he
was hungry:
11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if
haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing
but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Mark 11:20-21 (KJV)
11:20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig
tree dried up from the roots.
11:21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master,
behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
MESSAGE:
When
you go through the scriptures and see the effect of a divine curse on those who
were cursed, you would do just about anything to avoid a curse from God.
Although a curse from one man to another can have terrible effects, if
spiritual help is sought from someone operating at a higher level than the
source of the curse, such curses can be terminated. It’s a dilemma however, if
the source of a curse is God. There would be no one to run to in such cases.
When God cursed the ground after the fall of Adam, from that moment till now,
the earth has not been yielding produce to its full potential. Wait until you
see what this same ground can produce after the curse is lifted during the
millennial reign of Christ! Similarly, when God cursed Cain, it had a terrible
effect on him (Genesis
4:9-15). Cain was supposed to be the first born of the whole earth,
but when he was cursed, he became a vagabond. Virtually everyone he met desired
to kill him, even without him offending them. No wonder he cried to God for
clemency. Genesis
4:13-14 says,
“And Cain unto the LORD, My
punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day
from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a
fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that everyone
that findeth me shall slay me.”
Moreover,
in today’s Bible reading, Jesus cursed a fig tree which appeared to have fruit
but had only leaves. By the following morning, the tree had completely withered
from its very roots. When God places a curse, it begins to operate from the
root upwards. I once visited the capital of a state in Nigeria some years ago.
This state had a lot of mighty rivers, yet the state capital had no pipe-borne
water. Surprised, I made some inquiries on why this was so, and I was told,
“Sir, there is a tree in the centre of the capital that should not be uprooted.
They even had to build a road around it. As long as the tree remains, nothing
good happens to this town. “I said “Is that so?” Then I quietly added, “No
problem, we are here “I then cursed the tree in the Name of the Lord. that very
night, there was a storm in the town and by the following morning, the tree was
uprooted completely. Any evil tree tying down your progress is cursed today in
the Name of Jesus! I command it to dry up and be uprooted in Jesus’ Name! Are
you under a divine curse? Immediately run to the cross of Calvary in repentance
and make your ways right with God, and thereafter seek His face for mercy. May
you find favour in His sight today!
Action Point:
Examine yourself to see if you
have brought a divine curse upon yourself and your family by your actions, and
immediately return to God in repentance and restitution.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons
was 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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