BY PASTOR EBENEZER AYESU
The creative power of the tongue. (Change your language or mind what you say.):
Pro 18:21 says:
Pro 18:21 says:
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof”.
The number one way a curse can come on your life is the word you speak to yourself and others. There is a creative force behind the spoken word. God’s desire is for us to reap blessing and prosperity and much of the power to claim it is in what we say. You can release blessings by speaking positive words. Numbers 14:27 -28 says:
The number one way a curse can come on your life is the word you speak to yourself and others. There is a creative force behind the spoken word. God’s desire is for us to reap blessing and prosperity and much of the power to claim it is in what we say. You can release blessings by speaking positive words. Numbers 14:27 -28 says:
” How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me. Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:”Out of the twelve spies only two got to the promised land because of their words. (See Num.13: 26-31). A man shall eat well by the fruit of his month. (prov 13:2-3).
It is not what goes in to the mouth of a man that defiles him but what come out of his mouth. (Matt.15:10-11).
You can defeat the enemy by the words of your testimony. Do not use your mouth to speak ill of anyone including yourself. When you speak ill, it can open door for physical disease to afflict you or your loved ones. Pro 26:2 says: "As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come." God inhabits the praises of his people while the enemy inhabits the complaints of God's people. He has no power over our lives except that which we give him. So manifest the blessing by Speaking it into your life and you will truly see it come to pass.
2. Avoid Anger: (see Gen49:7; joh5:2 ; Ecc 7:9)
Anger can keep you from the promised Land or hinder your blessings. God asked Moses to speak to the rock but he struck the rock twice in anger. (see Num20:6-12). In Exo 11:12 Moses lost his reputation among those he was called to deliver because of his anger .So God delay his deliverance for years. He had to stay in the wilderness for forty years to be trained before he could fulfill his divine assignment.
It is not what goes in to the mouth of a man that defiles him but what come out of his mouth. (Matt.15:10-11).
You can defeat the enemy by the words of your testimony. Do not use your mouth to speak ill of anyone including yourself. When you speak ill, it can open door for physical disease to afflict you or your loved ones. Pro 26:2 says: "As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come." God inhabits the praises of his people while the enemy inhabits the complaints of God's people. He has no power over our lives except that which we give him. So manifest the blessing by Speaking it into your life and you will truly see it come to pass.
2. Avoid Anger: (see Gen49:7; joh5:2 ; Ecc 7:9)
Anger can keep you from the promised Land or hinder your blessings. God asked Moses to speak to the rock but he struck the rock twice in anger. (see Num20:6-12). In Exo 11:12 Moses lost his reputation among those he was called to deliver because of his anger .So God delay his deliverance for years. He had to stay in the wilderness for forty years to be trained before he could fulfill his divine assignment.
Anger is not a sin if it is properly channeled. God built anger in us to enable us become dissatisfied with a wrong position so that we can do something about it. Your anger should therefore always be directed towards a positive end instead of a negative one. See Eph 4:26-27
Eph 4:26 - 27 says: "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil".
NOTE : Your anger should not be a nightmare to your family, your church, your marriages and your neighbours. It should always be directed towards a positive change bringing blessing, prosperity and peace at home and abroad.
Eph 4:26 - 27 says: "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil".
NOTE : Your anger should not be a nightmare to your family, your church, your marriages and your neighbours. It should always be directed towards a positive change bringing blessing, prosperity and peace at home and abroad.
Let us take a quick look at some text scriptures below in relation to the vice of anger:
Lev 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.
Lev 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Lev 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.
Lev 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Psa 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Pro 14:17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Pro 14:30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Pro 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Pro 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Pro 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Pro 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Jas 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Jas 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Jas 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Jas 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
3. Be faithful with your Tithe and Offerings: (Mal3:6-12;Luk 6:38):
Mal 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Mal 3:7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
Mal 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Mal 3:9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
Mal 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Mal 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
Mal 3:12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
Mal 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Mal 3:7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
Mal 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Mal 3:9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
Mal 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Mal 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
Mal 3:12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
If you do not tithe and give offerings, Malachi by the word of the Lord says, you are cursed with a curse. Faithfulness is what God needs from every Christian and nothing more. God wants to bless us but we have to play our part by being faithful to him in our tithes and offerings. Our tithe is what secures our finances and releases the blessing of God on us by giving us the wisdom we need to multiply and increase greatly.
God said to Adam:
"Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” Gen 3:17 -19
God’s plan for his children is to live in abundance. The garden in Eden was a blessed land but, because of Adam’s disobedience to God’s word, He drove them out of the garden and cursed the land with thorns and thistles. God hasn’t changed yet .The ten percent is still His, just like the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. God said "you can have the rest, but this one is mine.” Hallelujah!
"And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Gen2:16-17) Now, you might be saying Eben, Adam and Eve ate of it, but they did not die. It may be they did not die physically right away, but they died to God’s blessing and they were cut off from their source of eternal life and on their own. This is what happens when we rob God of His tithe. God said “All the rest is yours, but don’t eat what belongs to me .If you do, you are cursed with a curse." What does this mean to us? The world we live in is cursed. All around us are debts, poverty and lack. It seems like it is normal now and even acceptable for people to steal, lie, and cheat—it’s just survival of the fittest to the world. God says to us “Give me my tree, my tenth and I will provide for you in my garden, my kingdom. If you eat of my tree, (my tenth), you are on your own “Our tithes and offerings to God keep the curse of lack and debt that is in this world off us. Remember we are in this world, but we are not of the world. When we obey God in our tithes and offerings, the limitations of this world are removed from us and God’s supernatural provision will come upon us.
4. Give to the poor & needy: In Pro 28:27 the word of God says: "He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.” This is what every Christian must try to understand and do. We must give from our heart to show some love to the poor and not to neglect them. The lord did not give us wealth for our selfish ambitions but, for the benefit of these people. One thing we Christians must understand is that God loves a cheerful giver. As we learn to give always, he has promise to give back to us. This time around; not the same quantity we gave, but a multiplication. Let us look at what the word of God says in Luk 6:38:
"Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” Gen 3:17 -19
God’s plan for his children is to live in abundance. The garden in Eden was a blessed land but, because of Adam’s disobedience to God’s word, He drove them out of the garden and cursed the land with thorns and thistles. God hasn’t changed yet .The ten percent is still His, just like the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. God said "you can have the rest, but this one is mine.” Hallelujah!
"And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Gen2:16-17) Now, you might be saying Eben, Adam and Eve ate of it, but they did not die. It may be they did not die physically right away, but they died to God’s blessing and they were cut off from their source of eternal life and on their own. This is what happens when we rob God of His tithe. God said “All the rest is yours, but don’t eat what belongs to me .If you do, you are cursed with a curse." What does this mean to us? The world we live in is cursed. All around us are debts, poverty and lack. It seems like it is normal now and even acceptable for people to steal, lie, and cheat—it’s just survival of the fittest to the world. God says to us “Give me my tree, my tenth and I will provide for you in my garden, my kingdom. If you eat of my tree, (my tenth), you are on your own “Our tithes and offerings to God keep the curse of lack and debt that is in this world off us. Remember we are in this world, but we are not of the world. When we obey God in our tithes and offerings, the limitations of this world are removed from us and God’s supernatural provision will come upon us.
4. Give to the poor & needy: In Pro 28:27 the word of God says: "He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.” This is what every Christian must try to understand and do. We must give from our heart to show some love to the poor and not to neglect them. The lord did not give us wealth for our selfish ambitions but, for the benefit of these people. One thing we Christians must understand is that God loves a cheerful giver. As we learn to give always, he has promise to give back to us. This time around; not the same quantity we gave, but a multiplication. Let us look at what the word of God says in Luk 6:38:
“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."
So, you see, our responsibility is to give and His is to greatly multiply it to us. There is no way you can have a break through on your finances except you give and by the promptings of the Holy Spirit. There are people that are tied to our ministries in terms of giving of alms. We need to give to the Orphans, the widows and the poor generally. If we diligently obey and give, we lift off the curse on our land pertaining to our field and receive bountifully. The word of God says we should spread our bread upon many waters and we shall have it back one day. So continue to do good and you will reap the harvest of your seeds. Let’s examine some scripture texts below:
Deu 15:11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Psa 9:18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.
Pro 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
5. Honor your Biological & Spiritual Parents:
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise ;)
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth."
Eph 6:1-3
The first thing we need to look at is the statement made in verse one “children obey your parents in the lord.” God is saying that children are to obey their parents who lead them in God’s way. Obviously, if a parent told a child to do something illegal, God’s instruction would not apply. Moving on from the obvious, God says that we are to honor our fathers and mothers. He then says something very interesting “This is the first commandment with a promise." Then in verse three, He tells us what the promises are. First that it may be well with us. God is instructing us that if we follow his teachings here, if we obey and honor our parents our life will be good. He tells us not only will life be good, but it will also be long on earth. I don’t know about you, but that sound pretty important to me. By honoring my father and mother, I can have a long, blessed life here on earth.
5. Honor your Biological & Spiritual Parents:
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise ;)
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth."
Eph 6:1-3
The first thing we need to look at is the statement made in verse one “children obey your parents in the lord.” God is saying that children are to obey their parents who lead them in God’s way. Obviously, if a parent told a child to do something illegal, God’s instruction would not apply. Moving on from the obvious, God says that we are to honor our fathers and mothers. He then says something very interesting “This is the first commandment with a promise." Then in verse three, He tells us what the promises are. First that it may be well with us. God is instructing us that if we follow his teachings here, if we obey and honor our parents our life will be good. He tells us not only will life be good, but it will also be long on earth. I don’t know about you, but that sound pretty important to me. By honoring my father and mother, I can have a long, blessed life here on earth.
By ignoring this one commandment, we can release a curse that will block the blessing of God from our lives. Note that we are not asked to honor our biological parents only. We are also to honor Elderly people and our Spiritual parents like the Apostles, the Prophets, the Evangelists, the Pastors and the Teachers. These people are after the Lord's heart. He said “ I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding” Jer 3:15 .Spiritual blessing and long life come from honoring these people. Heb 13:17 says "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” So, when we do contrary to what the word of God says, we put a curse on our lives. These people watch over our lives and if we dishonor them, whatever pronouncement they make on our lives, will come to pass. If you break the edge the serpent will bite. In the same way, if you disobey them, your blessings will be far from you.
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