Good Morning Peeps! How are you doing this Tuesday morning, good I hope? How is your work week going so far, good I hope? Have a good and very Blessed day today and week too! - May God Bless You and Yours In 2018 and Beyond!!! - “Are YOU 100% sure, that you are Saved and headed to Heaven when you die? Are you sure YOUR name IS written in the Heavenly “Book of Life?” Is there absolutely not a shadow of a doubt in your mind, that your Salvation is already secured and you’re just waiting on the good Lord to call you home to be with Him? If the answer is “No, Not Sure, I Think So, Maybe, or Probably, then you need to get busy right now working on fixing that. You need to be totally sure where your Soul will spend eternity!” And AMEN goes right here….
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The Third Eye Perspective:
By Carlos C. Brown
Thought For Today – “Generational Curses, Real or Fiction?”
If you were to read the book of Exodus (34:7 verse) you would find the following Bible words written, “God visits the iniquity (sins) of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and fourth generations.” In analyzing this particular Biblical verse, it would lead you to believe that your family’s past sins, will trickle down to their third and fourth generations to have to suffer for them wouldn’t it? It falls kinda along the lines of the “sowing and reaping” verses. I listened to a pastor speaking about it being real, and that the sins that momma, grandmamma, daddy, and grandpaw and nem committed, could also be seen in the generations to follow after them. At first it got me to thinking about it so much, that I had actually convinced myself that it was undoubtedly true in my life! In my mind, I listed out example after example of things I knew of, that the predecessors in my family had done that I saw in my own behavior to an extent. I had all but convinced myself that it was so real and true, that I started to feel I was doomed to ever accomplish anything worthwhile or great. It is with this train of thought, or line of thinking, that it was placed on my heart this morning to talk about “Generational Curses, Real or Fiction?” And AMEN goes right here! Now, if we were to read about some well-known people in the Bible, like David and his son Solomon, who actually did appear to suffer some of the same downfalls or “sins” in different time frames back in they’re day. First we have David, who was the son of Jesse, a farmer and a sheep breeder in Bethlehem, who was responsible for watching over the family’s sheep herd. He became famous after he slew Goliath, the Philistine Giant that came up against the army of the Israelites. David was just a young teenager when he accomplished this great feat and the result of that one moment in time, catapulted him into great notoriety. King Saul even sent for David to come live in his house and was made a leader in King Saul’s army. He was later even anointed King over Judah, after Saul and Jonathan and Saul’s son Ish-Bosheth were all killed in battle. David goes down in Biblical history as one of the greatest kings of Israel.
King David was regarded as a model king who reigned for over 40 years, and it is said that those were some of the most prosperous times for Israel. However, king David is also known for something else, committing adultery with one of his army general’s wives “Bathsheba,” after seeing her from the roof of his castle bathing nude. The Bible says that he inquired about her, then sent for her to come to see him. She did, and he slept with her and she became pregnant. King David then did the unthinkable, he hatched a plan to have her husband Uriah killed in battle so that he could take her as his wife. One could easily interject here that the “Generational Curse” for David was true when one of his sons, that was the result of his adulterous relationship with Bathsheba died in infancy. Solomon, David’s son then comes into the picture. Solomon is said to have asked God to help him be a good king. He then was blessed by God with great wisdom beyond his years. He also made a name for himself during his tenure as one of the wisest, wealthiest, and most powerful men in the Biblical times. Even more wealthy and powerful than any of the previous kings of the country. And just like his father before him David, Solomon too committed some serious sins consisting of Idolatry, marrying foreign women, and ultimately turning away from God. This is said to have led to the kingdom being torn in two during the reign of his son Rehoboam. One very obvious bad trait that Solomon shared with his father David, was that they both loved women. I can’t remember where I read it, but I read somewhere, that at the downfall of Solomon’s life, he had over 700 wives and about 300 concubines. If you google this instance, you’ll learn that the wives were described as foreign princesses, even including Pharaoh’s daughter and women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and of the Hittites. I also read somewhere that at the height of his downfall, he was almost out of his mind. I’m thinking, trying to deal with over a 1000 women like he was, would drive any man insane LOL! Oh, and “AMEN” goes right there! LOL!
Okay, now I’m going throw you my famous curve ball. In this case, the New Testament Mentality towards this subject. The above mentioned curse happened in the Old Testament era. In the New Testament era, especially after the Crucifixion of Christ, things like “curses” were broken by the covering of His blood over our lives. Also, the Bible states that after Christ’s death and resurrection, we would only be responsible for “our” sins. If my memory is correct, somewhere around Ezekiel 18:20 it reads “The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity (sin) of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.” Isn’t that refreshing to know that we will not be held accountable for our parents and grandparents sins? More importantly, I know it is very pleasing to learn that my son Dawson will not have to suffer for my sins, but instead will only be responsible for his sins! (read Galatians 6:5) “For every man shall bear his own burden.” There are so many things that I am not proud of that I’ve done in my past, I can handle being responsible for them. I would hate for Dawson to have to suffer for any of those mistakes. I would also hate to have to suffer for any mistakes my parents and grandparents might have committed. If you have read the Old Testament, then you know that before Christ came and died on the Cross for our sins, past, present, and even future ones, that we can be forgiven for them if we just are willing to repent and ask for forgiveness, God dealt with the guilty very harshly. Think about what He did to Pharaoh when he would not free the Israelites, aka “God Chosen People” from slavery? Think about the plagues that God sent to Egypt just to prove to Pharaoh that he would end up obeying Him whether he liked it or not. “Generational Curses” did happen in the pre Cruxification of Christ days. We should all be very thankful that God loved us enough to give us the opportunity to enter into a new Covenant with Him to have that particular burden lifted off of us. Now all we have to worry about is the sins, trespasses, and Commandments that WE are guilty of, not someone else. Can I leave you with a question to ponder today?
“How well are you doing in keeping the new Covenant known as the 10 Commandments?” Can I get an AMEN?
“Today, choose to “Ride or Die” with Jesus Christ! Afterall, isn’t that exactly what He did for us on the Cross?”
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