BLESSINGS OR CURSE: WHICH DO YOU CHOOSE?

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As Christians, let us reject the poisonous curse of anti-Semitism, stand boldly with God’s chosen people, and be among those who receive the blessing promised to Abraham.

Please pray that the Jews may come to know their Messiah and Saviour, Jesus Christ. We know that when Jesus comes all Israel will be saved but we also know that during the reign of the Antichrist two thirds of the Jews will be killed.

I choose blessing over cursing, life over death, truth over lies, and the Kingdom of God over the kingdom of darkness.  Please pray for repentance in the hearts of those who are cursing Israel.

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure.”  Psalm 122:6

blessing or cursing Israel

God’s Covenant Promise

When God called Abraham, He declared: “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”  Genesis 12:2–3

This was not merely a promise to an individual but a covenant binding God’s people Israel to His eternal purposes. To curse Abraham’s descendants is to oppose God’s chosen instrument for blessing the families of the earth (and nations) – including the very Messiah, Jesus Christ, who came through Israel.

THE WAY OF BLESSING

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Why should we speak good words to people? “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” Proverbs 18:21. Also, God tells us to “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.” Romans 12:14

From the very beginning, God blessed. In the opening verses of Genesis, we hear the voice of the Creator speaking light, life, and love into being. Then we read: ‘God blessed them…’ Genesis 1:28.

Before striving, there was blessing. Before mission, there was communion. Blessing is not an afterthought—it is the first word spoken over creation, covenant, and community.

Throughout Scripture, blessing flows not as a formula but as a way of life. Isaac blessed Jacob, Jacob blessed his sons, Moses blessed the tribes, David blessed the assembly, and Solomon blessed the nations gathered at the temple. The prophets cried out with blessing and promised more to come.

And then, one day, blessing walked among us.

Jesus… blessed children, the poor, the persecuted, the peacemakers. He blessed bread and fish. He blessed the hands of the humble. He lived as a blessing and gave Himself as the ultimate blessing – poured out at the cross, risen in glory.

And now, through His Spirit, through us, that blessing needs to continue.

DO YOU WANT GOD’S BLESSINGS OR CURSES?

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The living God says, “I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19). He offers us true life and, with it, blessing. But He warns us against sin and the curse that always comes with it. Just as He did in the Garden, God offers us the quality of life that comes from obeying Him. God says, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live” (Proverbs 4:4).

There are many reasons to obey what God commands us in Scripture. Here are five of them:

1) God, your Creator, said it.

2) God knows better than we do.

3) God is in charge, and we are not.

4) Whenever I have obeyed God, I and my family have ultimately benefited.

5) Whenever I have done it my way instead of God’s, with all my rationalizations and excuses, it hasn’t been for His glory, for my good, or the good of others. To obey God is always in our ultimate self-interest. In a universe where God sets up the rules, what is right is also smart.

Finally, we should remember that God gives us the power and strength to obey Him. Jesus made it possible for our Heavenly Father to send the third person of the Trinity to be our helper, our counsellor, our teacher, and our comforter. The Holy Spirit makes it possible for our spirit to function as the lamp of the Lord as God always intended.

“The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.” Proverbs 20:27

Scripture says we are empowered by the Holy Spirit to live in holiness.

“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age” Titus 2:12

We are fast approaching the time of Jesus second coming to Earth to fulfill the promises God made to the nation He established for His purposes, Israel.

“Thus says the Lord God: On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by. And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ Then the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the Lord; I have rebuilt the ruined places and replanted that which was desolate. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.” Ezekiel 36:33-36