May 7, 2020 CAC Living Water Devotional :- THE CAUSE OF CURSE
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CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {Jan ~ June, 2020}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Thursday, May 7, 2020
TOPIC: THE CAUSE OF CURSE
Read Genesis 9:18-25
[18]And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.[19]These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.[20]And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:[21]And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.[22]And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.[23]And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.[24]And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.[25]And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
MEMORISE: Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause shall not alight (Proverbs 26:2)
EXPOSITION
No rationally inclined individual sees curse as a desirable thing. Curses are undoubtedly, products of Satan, sin and self. No curse has positive result. However, there is no curse without a cause! After the flood, only Noah and his family survived (Gen. 9:1ff). Life began afresh and everything had to start again from the scratch! Noah became a farmer; he made wine from the fruits of his farm. He drank and became drunk! Like the Bible (Prov. 20:1a) says, ‘Wine is a mocker’, Noah made mockery of himself by exposing his nakedness (v. 18-19). His younger son, Ham, may be, due to ignorance or childishness, did not cover his father’s nakedness. This of course attracted curse on him to continually be servant of servants (v. 25).
Reuben, Jacob’s first son, also became a victim of curse brought on him through incest. Racheal, Jacob’s affectionate wife died prematurely due to curse her husband railed on whoever was in custody of Laban’s idol! There are so copious other examples of people who fell victim of curses in the Holy Scriptures. Some curses are generational, of which, if the succeeding generation fails to address, may continue, and outlive such generation!
There are also national curses, which the country as a whole must repentantly address. If you continue to tread the path of the accursed, you are going to suffer same thing. So, you do yourself favour by aligning with Christ. Having done this, leave the accumulated curses to Him; He’ll deal with them, having been made a curse for us. You must thread the path of holiness and righteousness to be free from curses. This is the greatest of all. Anyone who fails to accept Jesus Christ, is already cursed – eternally condemned! May this not become our lot.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, remove every kind of curse in my life, in Jesus’ name.
2. Let the blood of Jesus erase every deposit and manifestation of curses in our lives, in Jesus’ name.
3. Pray against mistakes among our youths, most especially, towards their parents, that bring curses on them.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 2 Samuel 3 – 5 & Romans 12
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!