BIBLE READING: Genesis 38:24-26, Genesis 39:7-9
Genesis 38:24-26
“ And it came to pass about three months that Judah was told, saying, Tamar your daughter- in-law has played the harlot ; furthermore, she is with a child by harlotry. So Judah said, bring her out and let her be burned. When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these belong, I an with child. And she said, Please determine whose these are – the signet and cord, and staff. So Judah acknowledges them and said, she has been more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he never knew her again.”
Genesis 39:7-9
“ And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph and she said, lie with me. But he refused and said to his master’s wife, Look’ my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
You should understand that God ordained you for a purpose. It is actually not by your color, background you come from, educational background, financial background, stature, position etc. Psalm 89:20: says “ I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him. ” Verse 35 says “ Once I have sworn by My holiness, I will not lie to David”. God ordained David who was just an animal rearer in the bush for a purpose. God is faithful. Psalm 139:14 “ I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” God has said it and that is what you are. Romans 8: 29-30 says “ And as Isaiah said before: Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom , and we would have been made like Gomorrah.’ What shall we say then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained to righteousness even the righteous of faith.” Verse 5 says “ For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” God foreknows, predestined, Justified and glorified you. Romans 8:1 says “ There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit.” Do not condemn anybody because God created you for a purpose. When people condemn, you don’t have to condemn yourself. You are created for a purpose and you have a purpose to fulfill in your life, family, work place, church, community, country , everywhere you are. John 3:8 says “ The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is burn of the Spirit.” If you are born of God, you are unstoppable like wind. Death has visited some people once and have taken them away and some survived it. There is a purpose for everything that happens to you and whatever you do. When you are shot spiritually in the dream by evil people, you rose because God has been graceful to you. For you to be in America, CUMI or even some disappointments you have encountered in life, there is a purpose. The truth is that even in your disappointments , rejoice in the Lord. Once there is life, there is hope. Joseph left the prison to the palace. If you are ordained for a purpose, there is God to make it happen. With reference to Genesis 38: 24-26, Judah had three sons namely: Er, Onan and Shelah. Er married Tamar but God killed Er because he was wicked in the sight of God. Judah then gave Tamar to Onan his second son so that he will have a heir for Er. God killed Onan because of wickedness too. And Judah did not want to give Tamar to Shelah because he was too young and for the fear of not loosing him like the brothers. Judah lost his wife and later went to Timnah to shear his sheep. Tamar who felt her father-in-law did not want to give her to Shelah disguised herself as a harlot. Judah approached her and promised to give her a young goat but she made Judah to pledge with his signet, cord and staff promising Judah that the signet (ring), cord(belt) and staff will be returned to him pending the provision of the young goat. Then Judah went into his daughter-in-law and she conceived and news got to Judah that Tamar has played harlotry and has conceived. Judah ordered that she should be burnt not knowing that he was responsible. She later bore Perez and Zerah. That brought hereditary curse in the family and that hereditary curse was transferred to Joseph by the devil but he resisted it. You are being ordained by God and not those that brought you into this world. You need to put generational curse to an end. Majority of the problems you have was not caused by you. It is something you inherited. Exodus 20:5 says “ You shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me.” Then He said, “ There are some things that are tying you down which were not caused by you. Something good does not come out from anything that has to do with blood sacrifice. You have to break generation curse . Every generational curse in your life is broken and cancelled in Jesus Name. Amen. Both man and woman have to fight the curse so that it will not be transferred to your children. It is only Jesus that can deliver you from these inherited curses and they must be over in your life in Jesus Name. Amen. Some of these curses in your are:
1. ANCESTRAL ABOMINATION:
Some ancestors slept with their uncle’s wives, brother’s wives , son’s wives etc. Sleeping with your son’s wife is an abomination before God. Reuben, the first son of Jacob, was cursed by his father. Genesis 49: 3-4 says “ Reuben, you are my first born, My might and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power. Unstable as water, you shall not excel., because you went up to your father’s bed, then you defiled it. He went up to my couch.” Reuben was cursed. Verse 5 says “ Simeon and Levi are bothers; Instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling place.” In Abraham’s family, Joseph terminated the curses because he did not commit adultery with Portipha’s wife. That is why in the lineage of Abraham, the older ones serve the younger. Ishmail has no promise of God at all but Isaac was blessed. Esau was older but Jacob was favored. Reuben was the first born of Jacob but Joseph ( the 11th out of the 12 sons ) was favored. In the family of Jesse, David was the last born and favored by God. Solomon, a product of adultery between David Bathsheba, succeeded David. From the family of Abraham, bareness was inherited. Sarah was barren. It took Rachael, Jacob’s wife, a long time before she could get Joseph and eventually Benjamin. It is an abomination to sleep with your bother’s wife, uncle’s wife, friend’s wife etc. That relationship produces disaster, conviction or atrocities. When this pollution enters the family, , the entire family is polluted. If you are not faithful in your marriage, and you sleep about with women, you have established curses. Joseph says he cannot sleep with another man’s wife. It is wickedness if you do that. People have messed up themselves because if you sleep with a demonic woman, you are demonized by evil spirits. How can you get a breakthrough if you are inflicted with about 600,000 demons. If you are unfaithful to your wife, you are unfaithful to God and you should remember that he will give an account of his wife to God. You should know that your wife is the most beautiful woman in your life. Malachi 2:14-16 says “ Yet you say, For what reason?” Because the Lord has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have dealth treacherously: yet she is your companion and your wife by covenant.” Since creation, the importance of man can not be over-emphasized. When God wanted to raise people to establish his covenant, He chose the man (Adam); When He wanted to destroy the world, He revealed to a man ( Noah); When God wanted to set up 12 pillars of stones as a covenant, the twelve tribes of Israel were represented; When Jesus Christ wanted to choose His twelve disciples, He called men. If you are unfaithful to God and you are calling Him for help, God will not listen to you. Some husbands travel out for conferences with their girl friends instead of their wives. In some cases, free women are being arranged for them at their destination. While their wives will stay at home praying to God for their husband’s journey mercy. When you sleep about with women, you do not know the kind of diseases they are transmitting to you . God does not want you to compromise. Your glory will shine in Jesus Name. Amen. Every unfaithfulness haunts soul. Polygamy has destroyed so many lines. Our fathers caused it. Some people have one hundred wives. Jesus has sanctified you . You don’t have to follow the footsteps of your fathers.
2. IDOLATORY
This almost always demand for the blood of human beings. Our forefathers had buried people alive or killed strangers and used their blood to make sacrifices or to appease their gods- all aimed at protecting their children. Just because they have shed blood and have destroyed lives in order to raise their children, the resultant effect is that their children will not excel in life. These curses are hereby destroyed in Jesus Name. Amen. Joseph said he cannot sin against God. It is totally wickedness if you indulge in such a sin. God blessed him. God blessed his sons: Ephraim and Manasseh. God is ready to open Heavens and bless you. You have to destroy the generational/ hereditary bondage you inherited unknowingly.
3. BLOOD MONEY
Some rich men in Africa use blood money to send their children abroad to formally raise them academically. Eventually, the blood of these innocent souls will be crying over them. The repercussion is that some of their children were either deported, dropped out of school and some drug addicts. Some families who do not stain their hands have produced state governors, mayors , senators and some have even acquired private jets while things are not moving on well infamilies that have shed blood. Some people have killed innocent souls because they want to acquire the family land by force. All the chains, shackles, generational, and ancestral bondages are terminated in your life in Jesus Name. Amen. You shall experience tremendous supernatural transformation in Jesus name. Amen.
