God's Favor --Forever!

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Today's Passage: Genesis chapters 39- 41
Memory Verse(s): Gen. 39: 21 and 23

Lately, I've been reading about generational curses and how the enemy has the legal right to inflict them upon us unless we go through the spiritual process to break them off of our lives.  With this revelation, I can truly see how certain situations and circumstances enter our lives in spite of our relationship with God.  Remember our conversation about Jacob not too long ago?  The curses that came from his bad choices showed up at Joseph's doorstep, and except for God's mercy, he had to endure these consequences until the appointed time.

According to John Eckhardt, author of the book entitled " Prayers that Rout Demons and Break Curses", there are certain curses or afflictions from the enemy that are time-released.  What this says to me is that these curses are designed to derail our walk with the Lord and render us ineffective in certain areas of our lives.  Boy, was that true for Joseph!  Due to all the manipulation and dishonesty that his parents had walked in before he was even born, there 's no doubt that calamity was awaiting this young man even while he rested in the love and favor of his beloved father.

Even though Jacob tried to turn his back on those contracts struck with the enemy in exchange for temporary pleasures, and in spite of Joseph's devotion to God, he was plagued by persecution from others for no good reason, even people in his immediate family -- just like his father had done.  But in the midst of it all, God, too had a time-released blessing for Joseph.  Only a loving God would allow His son to go into a strange land as a slave -- only to gain favor from the King  so fast that he would be promoted to a place of authority.

Everytime the enemy thought he was unleashing his so-called "curses", God's blessing and favor steered Joseph in just the right direction of just the right people until he was positioned to bring God's chosen people back to Him.  Saints, our trials are so far removed from being about us!  May we be just as steadfast and unmovable as Joseph was IN SPITE of them, remembering that  their true purpose is to propel us into the heart of God's will for us.  We must never stop walking in our authority and flowing in the gifts the Father has given us.  It's a worthy sacrifice that He 'll be able to use to set us -- and our loved ones-- completely free.

Prayer: Father, I'm so glad that no weapon the enemy has formed against us will ever prosper.  Thank You that there is an appointed time after which every affliction sent from the devil will HAVE to cease.  I release and cut off now every curse placed upon my life by myself or any of my loved ones, and declare complete victory in my life and the lives of my children's children.  Thank You for every blessing.  In Jesus' Name, Amen