Beware of CURSES!

Most curses come out of our mouth when we are angry. And I am not talking about using God’s name in vain, but rather I’m referring to putting a curse on someone by saying, “You’ll NEVER…” or, “You’ll ALWAYS…”

We all have some sort of authority over different people. Teachers have authority over their pupils, parents have authority over their children, and in some respect, each parent has some authority over the other. And because of frustration, pride, or anger, one can EXPLODE and in the process of doing so, it is easy to put a curse on someone.

One example of this is, “You’ll never learn to cook.”  Or, “You’ll always be fat.”  “You’ll never get off your derriere and amount to anything!” Those are actual curses, especially if the person on the receiving end, takes it to heart.

The Bible says, “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath” (Eph 4:6). But that doesn’t mean you can be angry all day long and just make sure you tone it down before you go to bed. What it actually means is that you don’t stop being angry at the devil’s works–day and night. People have justified their anger on that verse. But that’s wrong. It says in the next verse to stay on guard against the devil’s works! “And give no opportunity to the devil.”  Anger is never right when it’s directed at people.

We, as Christians, can refute curses, whether they be generational curses or whatever, because all curses have been put on Jesus for us. We now inherit His inheritance. We’re from a new bloodline. –His blood. Plus, we have the authority to cast out demons and their curses.

But we are the more responsible to never put a curse on anyone. Jesus even said about our enemies, to pray for them, and to give them an extra coat when they want to abuse us. “But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Mt 5:44).

Curses are real. Our words have power to bless or to curse. Jesus said, “You’ll have whatever you say” (Mk 11:23). And what we say comes out of the abundance of our heart (Mat 12:34). Jesus said that our words reflect who we are, much the same way we look at a tree or plant to tell if it is a “good” plant or not. “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit (Mat 7:17, 18).

Jesus says that people can be judged by what they say and do because these things reveal what is really inside the heart: “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Luke 6:45). If you want to know what is on the inside of a person, listen to what comes out of his mouth on a regular basis.

If a person is angry, rude, lewd, or immoral on a regular basis, you can be assured that this is what he is like “on the inside”. Some people might put up a façade to deceive others regarding their character, but eventually what is inside will come out. The mouth speaks out of the abundance—the overflow—of the heart. And most of the time, their demeanor ALSO reflects what’s inside. Plus, remember, your mouth is a sowing machine… you’ll harvest what your mouth sows.

Jesus also contrasts the normal, carnal default feelings of hating our enemies with loving those who hate toward us (Luke 6:27). He tells us to judge by God’s righteousness. He tells us to go beyond simply obeying the Law of Moses (an eye for an eye), and instead treat each other with true love—even doing good to those who hate us.

Jesus emphasized the importance of doing good to one’s enemy in these verses: turning the other cheek (Luke 6:29), giving to someone who steals from you (Luke 6:30), treating others the way you want to be treated (Luke 6:31), lending, expecting nothing in return (Luke 6:35), being merciful (Luke 6:36), and forgiving (Luke 6:37).

Blessing our enemies is not just to do them good, but actually to pray for their well-being.

If we are motivated by self-interest, we would never pursue the good of our enemies. But Jesus wants us to operate from truly selfless love and concern for others. When we are acting for the benefit of someone else—especially when it is undeserved—we get an incredible benefit in that we ourselves are blessed. Jesus says that the reward for such behavior is great (Luke 6:35).

Plus, if we are forgiving, we also are forgiven (Luke 6:37). If we give, it will be given to us (Luke 6:38). To bless those who curse us requires that we are motivated by a desire for their well-being. We love them because God loves them. When we treat others with that kind of love, God sees, and He rewards.

Let’s watch what we say. And never curse someone. Remember the fundamental verse on this…

“Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think [ONLY] on these things” (Phil 4:8).