6. RENOUNCE GENERATIONAL & WORD CURSES CONTINUED A curse is like a dark shadow from the past that’s affecting your daily life. 1. WHATEVER IS CURSED WILL WITHER, WHATEVER IS BLESSED WILL BE MULTIPLIED In response, Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.” And His disciples heard it. Mark 11:14 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them. Luke 16:17 2. CURSES ARE REAL TODAY There shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. Revelation 22:3 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever. Revelation 22:4-5 3. GENERATIONAL CURSES ARE THE MOST COMMON CURSES OUT THERE The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the just. Proverbs 3:33 Whatever is not transformed by God in one generation will be transferred to the next generation! Problems like chronic sicknesses that go from generation to generation, mental attacks, breakdown of the family unit, premature deaths in the family, constant poverty, repeated accidents, and barrenness. 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. Exodus 20:5 This part is not about blaming your family tree but breaking the generational curse. 21 6. PRAYERS FOR BREAKING GENERATIONAL CURSES • Heavenly Father, I come to you in the name of your Son Jesus. I come with repentance on behalf of my family tree, seeking forgiveness from all their sins committed against you. I honor my family, but I turn away from all their sins. I repent from their idolatry, their mocking of disabled people, illicit sexual relationships, stealing and bearing false witness. I repent on their behalf for rebelling against spiritual authority, practicing magic and witchcraft, antisemitism, ceremonial oaths, and promises that bind them to ungodly organizations. • I forgive all my ancestors for the effects of their sins on me and my family. • I renounce every generational curse of nervous breakdown. Every demon behind constant anxiety attacks, hopelessness, depression, inability to control my thoughts, emotions, and desires - I command you to go in Jesus’ name. • I renounce every generational curse of chronic disease. Every spirit of infirmity, deformity, pain, arthritis, allergies, fever, respiratory problems, sinus trouble, infections, cancer, tumor, ulcers, eczema, acne, warts, hernia, blindness, eye trouble, paralysis, trouble with the ears, glaucoma, cataracts, deafness, and all spirits causing back breaking and bone breaking, come out now in Jesus’ Name! • I renounce every generational curse of infertility. Every spirit behind low sperm count, barrenness, miscarriage, and uterine fibroids, be gone in Jesus’ name. • I renounce every generational curse of family breakups. Spirit of divorce, adultery, fornication, perversion, and constant fighting, be removed in Jesus’ name. • I renounce every generational curse of poverty. Any demon behind constant lack of finances, spirit of Mammon, greed, and materialism, be loosed and gone in Jesus’ name. • I renounce every generational curse of accidents. Every demon behind car accidents and constant injuries, be gone in Jesus’ name. • I renounce every generational curse of premature death. Every spirit of death, murder, epilepsy, self-mutilation, abortion, abnormal grief, mourning and sorrow, and convulsions, out in Jesus’ name. CONTINUED 22 6. RENOUNCE WORD CURSES CONTINUED A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips, he shall be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:20-21 By your words, you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. Matthew 12:37 1. SELF-IMPOSED CURSES Rebekah took a curse upon herself (Genesis 27:13). Jews pronounced a curse on themselves (Matthew 27:24-25). An inner vow made to yourself is a self-imposed curse, made with deep emotion, often in response to a negative experience or desire. Inner vows like “I will never” or “I will always”, “I will never trust anyone”, “I will never let anyone control me”, “I will never be like my father”, “I must become successful, “I will make sure people like me”, and “I will always look perfect” are a form of idolatry which keep your heart captive to the past. 2. CURSES SPOKEN BY THOSE IN AUTHORITY A father or mother (or grandparents in some societies) can pronounce a curse or a blessing over a child. Husbands can also pronounce curses over their wives. Spiritual leaders can pronounce curses over their followers. Noah cursed his son (Genesis 9:24-25). Joshua cursed Jericho (Joshua 6:26; 1 Kings 16:34). David cursed the mountains of Gilboa (2 Samuel 1:21). Elisha cursed Gehazi (2 Kings 5:27). 23 6. CONTINUED 3. CURSES RELEASED BY AGENTS OF SATAN Witches and warlocks can cast spells, utter a wish of evil against someone, call for mischief or injury to fall on a person. A curse without a cause wouldn’t stick (Proverbs 26:2). PRAYERS AGAINST SPOKEN CURSES • Lord God, your Word says not to curse but to bless others. I repent for speaking word curses over myself. I repent for all inner vows that I may have spoken and judgments that I have uttered over myself. (Name your specifics.) • I renounce all word curses, all inner vows and bitter-root judgments I have uttered over myself. • I renounce all verbal curses pronounced by my parents, their ancestors, my pastors, or anyone in authority over me. • I break all curses spoken by witch doctors, warlocks, or the devil’s agents against me, my finances, my health, my marriage, my family, my career, and my ministry. 24