Curses on earth

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.