Day 7 (Saturday 14 August) - Curse or Blessing?

by NECF Malaysia 40-Day Fast & Prayer

Abraham, the father of our faith, inherited blessings from God that saw the progression of generational blessing passing from one generation to the next. In Gen 27:33, Isaac said to Esau, "I blessed him (Jacob) and indeed he will be blessed!" In Gen. 48-49, Jacob gathered his sons and blessed them and their families and spoke prophetically about their destinies. The words of faith pronounced by the Old Testament patriarchs over their children had great power.

Parents ought to store up treasures of His promises in the Word to bless their children by faith! Today we need to ask ourselves, "What spiritual depth do I have to speak forth His Word in faith to our children or to the next generation that will affect their life and destiny?" Or have we spoken death? We need to sanctify our tongue today!

Reflection: Prov 18:2, James 3:3-11. Confess and repent of any spoken word that has pronounced death and curses, belittled or put down your children. Seek God to cleanse and purify your heart to speak words of life and blessing. Parents, bless your children.


Prayer Points
■ Ask God to heal all wounded and damaged child and youth who are emotionally and spiritually crippled by words spoken over them by their parents, relatives, spiritual leaders, teachers or others. Break every lie and curse upon their lives.

■ Youth and children will be deeply rooted in God's love and in the Word so that they will find their identity and security in Him and fulfil His calling and destiny.

■ Raising up prophetic generations in all age groups, who are deeply rooted in the Word of God to release His rhema Word in season to turn the tide of evil for spiritual breakthrough and transformation of the nation.

■ Positioning of godly believers in high places of authority to be His prophetic voice to influence decisions and policies in state affairs.