We are hearing regularly that a city, town or area are cursed and control by the devil and Christians must stand-up against these curses, but what does the Word of God say about this:
- The earth is cursed from the time of Adam because of his sin.
Gen 3:17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.
- God gave Adam dominium over earth and every thing on earth.
Gen 1:28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
- Adam however handed man’s dominium over to the devil when he sin in Eden and the devil became the ruler – prince of earth as we can see when the devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness.
Mat 4:8+9 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
- The devil controls the unsaved who walk on earth.
Eph 2:1+2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
- When we accepted Jesus as our Saviour, any curse on us are removed or delivered.
Gal 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE”),
- God protected us now from the devil and any curse that can be send or placed on us.
Eph 6:12+13 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
- Nobody can put a curse on us, we us children of God are protected by God.
Num 23:8 “How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how shall I denounce whom the LORD has not denounced?
- We can only expect to be persecuted for being a Christian – follower of Jesus.
Luk 21:11-13 And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake. But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.
- What did the Apostles do? They lived in a more hostile environment, but didn’t go out braking curses and fighting governments, they done what Jesus ordered them to do.
Mat 28:19+20 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” And
Mat 5:44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
What does these above tells us
- Nobody can place a curse on us when we are saved in Jesus.
- God will protect us from the evil of this world when we trust in Him alone.
- We can be persecuted because we are following Jesus.
- If we evangelise and love the people around us, we can change the world around us having peace.
- The world around us is full of evil and leaders stirring among other racial hate because of their own agendas, but we can intercede through prayer to God asking that He work in the hearts of worldly leaders that they look after the people they represent in a Godly manner and further that more Godly people be appointed to leadership. This is why it is also important for us in going to vote for the correct people when elections came to pass.