{"id":16090,"date":"2017-05-01T07:43:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T11:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/?p=16090"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:30:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:30:50","slug":"the-blessing-curses-and-the-power-to-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/the-blessing-curses-and-the-power-to-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blessing, Curses, and the Power to Choose"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Blessings in Abundance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What does it mean \u2013 to be blessed?\u00a0 Christians use the word blessed or blessing all the time, but have you<\/strong> ever thought about its significance?<\/p>\n

To understand the blessing, we must look at the genesis of the word \u201cblessed\u201d as recorded in the Bible.\u00a0 God first used the word in Genesis 1:28: \u201cGod blessed<\/strong> them and said<\/strong> to them, \u2018Be fruitful<\/u>, multiply<\/u>, fill<\/u> the earth, and subdue<\/u> it.\u00a0 Rule<\/u> the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0I have emphasized some words in this verse that are very important. Blessing has to do with words<\/strong>.\u00a0 God blessed\u2026and said<\/strong>!\u00a0 What God SAID became the blessing.\u00a0 This one verse should rock your world, because words are powerful\u2026all words!<\/p>\n

According to Genesis 1:28, to be blessed was to be fruitful<\/em>, multiply, fill, subdue<\/em>, and rule<\/em>!\u00a0 That fires me up!\u00a0 This was God\u2019s original blessing for us!\u00a0 Our life is meant to be fruitful.\u00a0 All we have is meant to multiply and be full.\u00a0 We are destined to subdue our enemies and rule over all things.<\/p>\n

Later in Genesis God spoke<\/em> something else after Adam and Eve\u2019s disobedience to God\u2019s Word.\u00a0 That speaking<\/em> became a curse:<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>Then the<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Lord<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>God said<\/strong> to the serpent: <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause you have done this,<\/em> you are cursed more than any livestock and more than any wild animal. You will move on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.\u00a0 I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.<\/em><\/p>\n

He said <\/strong>to the woman:<\/em><\/p>\n

I will intensify your labor pains;<\/em> you will bear children in anguish. Your desire\u00a0will be for your husband, yet he will rule over you.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>And He said<\/strong> to Adam, <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause you listened to your wife\u2019s voice and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, \u2018Do not eat from it\u2019: The ground is cursed because of you.<\/em> You will eat from it by means of painful labor\u00a0<\/span><\/em>all the days of your life.<\/em> It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. You will eat bread<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>by the sweat of your brow<\/em> until you return to the ground, since you were taken from it. For you are dust, and you will return to dust.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

From God\u2019s mouth, different WORDS came forth.\u00a0 Instead of blessing, a curse was spoken, a curse BECAUSE of sin.\u00a0 God\u2019s law, His command, was ignored and the curse ensued.\u00a0 God made good on His word to Adam about not eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.\u00a0 The curse came BECAUSE Adam disobeyed God.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t God\u2019s choice, but Adam\u2019s.\u00a0 Never forget that!<\/p>\n

However, in Genesis 12 we see a man who would trust God again, who would obey His word and because of that God blessed him:<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Lord\u00a0said<\/strong> to Abram:<\/p>\n

\u201cGo out from your land,<\/em> your relatives, and your father\u2019s house to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, I will curse those who treat you with contempt, and all the people\u00a0on earth will be blessed\u00a0through you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Through Abraham the blessing was restored.\u00a0 What restored it?\u00a0 Abraham\u2019s FAITH!\u00a0 Abraham BELIEVED God and it was accounted to him as righteousness.\u00a0 Abraham\u2019s faith was confirmed by his actions.\u00a0 He obeyed God and did what God said. Through Abraham\u2019s seed, the promised blessing has reached even us<\/strong>!\u00a0 We are recipients of the same blessing through Abraham\u2019s seed, Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Through Adam we were cursed, but through Christ, Abraham\u2019s seed, we are blessed with the SAME blessing Abraham received.<\/p>\n

\u201cChrist has redeemed us from the curse of the law by BECOMING a curse for us, because it is written: Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.\u201d<\/em> (Galatians 3:13)<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if you belong to Christ, then YOU are Abraham\u2019s seed, heirs according to promise.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 (Galatians 3:29)<\/p>\n

So, what is the blessing of Abraham?\u00a0 The blessing of Abraham is the promised Spirit that we receive through faith in Jesus. \u00a0The Spirit is eternal and unites us with the very blessing that Abraham enjoyed, which is outlined in Deuteronomy 28:3-14.\u00a0 This blessing states, in a nutshell, that we will be blessed wherever we go and whatever we do. \u00a0Everything we have will be blessed.\u00a0 Everything our hand touches will be blessed. Our enemies may come against us, but will scatter and flee in multiple directions.\u00a0 We will be established as God\u2019s people and those who look at us will stand in awe of us. \u00a0This blessing includes multiplication and abundance.\u00a0 It includes health and states that we will ONLY move upward and never downward. The eternal Spirit brings this blessing to us as we live here on earth in the physical realm.\u00a0 In the Spirit, time and space mean nothing.\u00a0 Time and space collapse into the NOW.\u00a0 There are no limits.\u00a0 The only limit is our unbelief!\u00a0 If we are experiencing anything other than the blessing, we have a problem!\u00a0 What are you agreeing with?\u00a0 What are YOU speaking?\u00a0 Is your speaking in agreement with His blessing?<\/p>\n

The blessing or curse all have to do with SPEAKING.\u00a0 The Bible says that \u201cLife (blessing) and death (the curse) are in the power of the tongue. (Proverbs 18:21).\u00a0 Because we were made in God\u2019s image and likeness, we have the same abilities He has when it comes to words.\u00a0 Our speaking does what His does.\u00a0 Our speaking brings life or death, the blessing or the curse.\u00a0 We must be careful about what we say.\u00a0 Look at your life.\u00a0 Is it blessed or cursed?\u00a0 Your life manifests what you have been believing and saying.<\/p>\n

The Bible says that God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3)\u00a0 The Greek word for blessing is eulogtos<\/em>, where we get our word eulogy from.\u00a0 Eulogy means, \u201cwell speaking.\u201d\u00a0 Eulogies are often spoken at funerals.\u00a0 However, why only speak well of the dead and not the living?\u00a0 We must learn to speak well of ourselves and others, based on what God has said.\u00a0 When we do, we enjoy the blessing!\u00a0 When we speak stupid stuff that is not in agreement with God\u2019s word we live a cursed life.\u00a0 A cursed life is one of sickness, disease, lack, poverty, depression, pressure, fear, anxiety, you name it!\u00a0 The blessing or curse boil down to who you believe: God or Satan.<\/p>\n

Satan is the deceiver who wants to steal your blessing, kill, and destroy you.\u00a0 He does this by taking your attention away from God\u2019s Word and causing your five senses to take over.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t this what he did in the garden?\u00a0 He attracted Eve through her five senses and then deceived her with cunning words.\u00a0 She forgot God\u2019s Word and focused on what she was feeling and hearing from her contact with the enemy.\u00a0 The devil\u2019s tactics have not changed!<\/p>\n

What must you do?\u00a0 You must say this: \u201cCurse of the law, I am not longer under you.\u00a0 In the name of Jesus, you must go NOW!\u00a0 I am freed from you in Jesus!\u00a0 I am blessed of the Lord.\u00a0 I am blessed and highly favored.\u00a0 I am blessed with believing Abraham. That is God\u2019s Word and I am in agreement with Him!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Stop cursing your life and that of others with your words.\u00a0 After declaring the above, start speaking the blessing.\u00a0 Go to Deuteronomy chapters 8 and 28 and decree the Abrahamic blessing they reveal over your life.\u00a0 Go to Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians and decree what God revealed about you through the Apostle Paul.\u00a0 There are literally thousands of verses in the Bible that reveal the blessing of Abraham to us.\u00a0 There is picture after picture of what the blessing looks like in the lives of those who BELIEVED.\u00a0 Remember, Abraham was blessed and made righteous because of his faith. The same applies to you.\u00a0 Don\u2019t remain under the curse, any curse, because you do not have to.\u00a0 You are <\/em>blessed through Christ with the blessing of Abraham! Amen!<\/p>\n

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Eulogies are often spoken at funerals. However, why only speak well of the dead and not the living? We must learn to speak well of ourselves and others, based on what God has said. When we do, we enjoy the blessing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,202],"tags":[462,467,466,463,206,464,465],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16090"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}