Deuteronomy 11:26-28 - "See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse - the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known."

Generational curses are judgments that are passed on to individuals because of sins perpetuated in a family in a number of generations.  Generational curses are similar to original sin curses because they can be passed down generationally.  They differ in that generational curses do not impose eternal judgment.  They bring judgment or bondage during an individual's life, until that individual addresses the sin issues that put the curses into place.

Moses addressed this issue when the Israelites were preparing to enter the promised land.  He told the new generation that was preparing to enter in that they would not enter unless the dealt with their own personal sins and also the sins of their fathers. The account can be found in Leviticus 26:39-42

"Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their fathers' sin they will waste away.  But if they will confess their sins and the sins of their fathers - their treachery against me and their hostility toward me, which made me hostile toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies - then when their uncircumcised hearts are humbled and they pay for their sin, I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land."

As I have said in other writings, curses take away the quality of life.  They can bring failure, shame, sickness and even physical death.  They are temporal in nature, causing much grief.  They are administered to get our attention and encourage us to turn back to God.  Those who are humbled by them, repent and find restoration and renewed freedom from the Lord.   Those who become angry, self-righteous and rebel against what God has permitted go deeper into bondage and darkness.

The Scriptures reveal a two prong approach for dealing with generational bondage. We have to address (1) Personal sins and also (2) Generational sins (in the family).

At this point, I know that many Christians will reason, "I thought that all the past is under the blood when I received Jesus as my Savior!" As far as your salvation and eternal destiny is concerned, that is true.   But our enemy loves to cause us grief when there is sin connected to our lives (personally or generationally) that has not been addressed through repentance and confession. Do you remember that time when you received Jesus into your life?  You acknowledged your sin in a general way and asked Him to be your Savior and forgive you and cleanse you.  The Lord was very gracious with your general confession, but later on the Holy Spirit began to convict you of sins in your past.  You were led to repent of them and confess them specifically to the Lord.  Why did the Spirit do that? He wanted you to be free of any legal claims of the enemy upon your life.  It had nothing to do with your salvation, but the quality and freedom of your new life in Christ.

Why does God permit the enemy to do be such a hindrance?  Because the Lord, in His sovereignty, can use even the enemy's activities to accomplish something good in our lives.  Some of the effects include chastisement, testing of faith, a guard against complacency,  humility, and the motivation to pursue a sanctified life.

How do we begin to address the problem of generational curses and bondages?  First, you must develop two sin lists - one personal and one for your family (including parents and the members of each of their families).  You must be specific and thorough.  Take your time.  Go before the Lord and ask Him to help you prepare those lists.

Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I come before you and humble myself to confess the sin of ________________, I ask forgivness of this sin for myself and any of my family members on both sides of my blood line going back 4 generations. I loose the precious blood of Jesus on this sin and it will be washed from me. Please forgive me Father so I may be loosed from the bondages of Satan that have been placed upon me from this sin. I ask this in the name of Jesus.

The following  is a list of sin categories to help you prepare your lists.  Check the following:

"Father, I now cover myself and my family with the precious blood of Jesus, I ask you first to forgive me for my sins and cleanse me from any area where I have allowed satan and evil spirits into my life. I renounce any involvement with the works of darkness. In the name of Jesus Christ Of Nazareth, I now cancel every curse and demons that have been assigned to destroy me, and Father, I ask you to forgive the people who have spoken them against me. I thank you that those curses will no longer operate against me. In Jesus' name, they are broken right now!, by the power of Almighty Living God of Heaven. I cancel every evil that was spoken against me and ask you to cover me and my family with your protection according to your Word in Psalm 91."

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