Day Thirteen

But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith.               Galatians 3:13-14 NLT

What is a curse? How do you know the difference between a curse and a blessing? Derek Prince writes, “A curse could also be likened to a long, evil arm stretched out from the past. It rests upon you with a dark, oppressive force that inhibits the full expression of your personality. You never feel completely free to be yourself. You sense that you have potential within you that is never fully developed. You always expect more of yourself than you can achieve. The Bible speaks plainly about these forces. In fact, it has a great deal to say about them. It calls them respectively blessings and curses.” Where do curses find their origin? The law is the place of origin. Someone has said, “The law can show us that we are sinners, but it does have the power to change us.” How can the law change us? The law has the ability to change the heart and the soul through legalism. The law becomes a curse in our own self-righteous works rather than on the righteousness of Christ. We exchange the blessing of the righteousness of the cross for the curse of our self-righteousness. We need a rescue plan. Paul writes, “But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse of wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith.” Jesus Christ came to rescue us from the curse of our sins. We have been rescued through the cross. The cross is our blessing through the promise of the Holy Spirit through faith. It’s time to put the promise back into our prayers. The promise of His presence transforms our curses into blessings. Speak the word of Jesus over your sins. Confess your sins. Speak the word of Jesus over your trials and temptations. Repent of your sins.  Speak the word of Jesus over your life.

Receive the faith to believe. Only God can take your curses and turn them into blessings. Live out the blessing today.