Open Heaven Daily Devotional 10 Jan 2025
TOPIC: You Must Avoid Curses
MEMORISE: Abstain from all appearance of evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 32-35
Open Heaven Daily Devotional 10 Jan 2025 Message
A curse is a summon to spiritual forces to work against someone or a group of people, while a divine curse is a summon to all forces in heaven, on earth, and beneath the earth to do the same.
No matter how strong you are, I’m sure you don’t want any spiritual force to work against you; hence, you must avoid curses.
In Judges 9:5-57, we see an example of a curse impacting an entire city. Jotham had escaped being killed by his brother, Abimelech, who had killed seventy of his brothers, and he responded by placing a curse on Abimelech and the men of Shechem who helped him.
I heard a story when I was young that helped shape my actions as I grew older. It was reported that a young man who was travelling on a journey passed by an old man and laughed mockingly at him for no reason.
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The old man responded by saying, “I may be too weak to do anything, but the basket is never satisfied with water.” After saying this, he continued on his way. Suddenly, the young man felt an intense thirst, so he rushed to the nearest hut to drink some water before continuing his journey.
Shortly after, he became thirsty again, and he stopped at another hut to drink more water. After many more similar stops. some people sensed that something was amiss.
He agreed, released him from the curse, and immediately, the intense thirst stopped.
Beloved, avoid actions that can attract curses to you. Honour elders, and do not cheat or hurt other people.
If you have done nothing wrong and someone curses you, it will not come to pass because a causeless curse will never come into effect (Proverbs 26:2).
When you study your Bible, you will see that certain actions can attract curses from God; avoid them like a plague.
If a man’s curse can be as powerful as the one in the story I shared above, how much more curses from God? I will discuss more about avoiding God’s curses tomorrow.
Key Point
Be wise; avoid anything that can attract a curse.
HYMN Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
1 Guide me, O my great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but you are mighty;
hold me with your powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore,
feed me now and evermore.
2 Open now the crystal fountain,
where the healing waters flow.
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
ever be my strength and shield,
ever be my strength and shield.
3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside.
Death of death, and hell’s Destruction,
land me safe on Canaan’s side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever sing to you,
I will ever sing to you.
