Some of you are not going to like what I am about to say.

But I am going to say it anyway.

I have been asked the following question a few times now: “Can a believer have a generational curse?” Personally, I always answer ‘Yes.’ I will explain why in a moment. I have heard many use Ezekiel 18, Deut 24:16, John 9:1-3 and Gal 3:13 to say it is impossible for a believer to be cursed, generationally or otherwise. “My generation goes back one to God Himself and He has no generational curses.” Don’t get me wrong, I believe all those scriptures and I agree with the above statement too. So how can I still say believers can be under a generational curse? For the same reason that believers can still get sick. But shouldn’t, but they can.

Yes, Jesus redeemed us from the curse. He equally carried our sicknesses and diseases. Why then do we still fight sickness and disease so passionately but live in denial about curses? Why are curses apparently ‘automatically’ dealt with in our realm even to the point that some believe they don’t exist but we have to still go heal sick people? Was sickness not part of the curse? In fact, Deut 28 lists sickness and disease more than 21 times in its list of curses. Did Jesus do a better job at freeing us from curses then He did from healing us? No, He equally made provision for both. So why do some fight the one and deny even the existence of the other? Because if the enemy can get you to live in denial about one of his schemes, he can attack you with it and you won’t do anything about it.

One the same note, John 9:1-3 is not the only time Jesus had something to say about curses. Have you read Matt 5:44 and Luke 6:28? Bless those who curse you. Jesus clearly shows that the way to deal with curses is to bless. He doesn’t deny the existence of curses. He also doesn’t say just wait till I die and curses will cease to exist. Even Paul and James wrote about this in Rom 12:14 and James 3:9, after the cross. “Bless and do not curse.” Why would Paul say, ‘Do not curse’ if curses don’t even exist anymore? Why would James say people curse each other if curses don’t exist? Easy answer, those who say curses don’t exist are in denial. As long as they are in denial, they are also ineffective for the kingdom in this area.

Please don’t hear what I am not saying. I am not saying go dig into your past and try to figure out the sins of your forefathers. That’s dumb. Don’t do that. Jesus dealt with all their and your sin already. Your job is not to look for sin but to look for where the enemy is trespassing and kick him out. If he is stealing generationally, kick him out generationally. If your mom had breast cancer and now you have breast cancer, guess what? You’re being attacked generationally, whether you want to call it a curse or not. If your dad had an anger problem and now you have one, you are being attacked generationally. If your whole family suffers from depression, the attack is both generational and familial. If all the men in your family have the same problem, you are being attacked generationally. If all the women in your family have the same problem, you are being attacked generationally. The problems aren’t just physical in the form of hereditary disease, it can also be emotional as well as social and economical.

Why am I so adamant about this? Because I have seen too many curses wreak havoc in people’s lives. When they come for ministry and we address a curse, often times demons manifest kicking and screaming. I will never forget one time when all we did was speak a blessing against any curses in my one friend’s life. She immediately went down and started screaming and speaking in a different voice which said, ‘I am death, here to take her life. You can’t stop me.’ Needless to say death seemed to momentarily have forgotten who Jesus is and who He left in charge. After quickly reminding him, my friend was free again. Only after this did my friend tell us she had a couple of near cancer scares in the last year.

Don’t live in ignorance and denial about the enemy’s schemes. Learn to fight and then go do something. People are dying while we debate this stuff.

For more on this topic, read this and also read this. If you have questions about this, let me know.

In Grace,

Cornel