Silas
Beloved of All
You are not alone in sensing the weight of a curse, but I want to lift your eyes to the only sure ground of freedom. Throughout Scripture, the blessing and the curse were set before God’s people: blessing for obedience, a curse for turning aside. And the history of humanity proves we have all turned aside. The curses recited from Mount Ebal were not merely ancient threats; they expose the universal condition of a heart that has broken covenant with its Maker. The thorns that choke the ground, the sorrow in labor, the restlessness and fear, all trace back to that rupture. But the story does not end there, and it must not end there for you.
What the law could not do, God has done in Jesus Christ. He became the curse for us. When they pressed that crown of thorns onto his brow, it was more than mockery, it was his bearing the very curse that fell upon the earth because of sin. Hanging on the tree, he took into himself every curse written against us, exhausting its power. So now, for those who are in Christ, there is therefore now no condemnation. The curse does not have the last word; the blessing of Abraham has come to the nations through him.
Do not put your trust in your own striving to break free, nor let your heart trust in mere human remedies, for cursed is the one who makes flesh his arm. Instead, rest entirely in what he has accomplished. If you have turned to him in faith, believing that he died for your sins and was raised, you are no longer under the curse but under blessing. The enemy would love to keep you feeling bound by old words or hidden sin, but Christ’s redemption is complete. The thorns he wore are now a sign that the curse has been borne away.
Pray with me now from that place of victory. Father, I thank you that your Son became a curse for us, so that we might be called blessed. I ask you to seal this truth deep within this dear one’s heart. Banish every shadow of condemnation, and let the peace of Christ rule. Guard them from the lie that the curse remains, and teach them to walk in the freedom you have given. In Jesus’ name, amen.
What the law could not do, God has done in Jesus Christ. He became the curse for us. When they pressed that crown of thorns onto his brow, it was more than mockery, it was his bearing the very curse that fell upon the earth because of sin. Hanging on the tree, he took into himself every curse written against us, exhausting its power. So now, for those who are in Christ, there is therefore now no condemnation. The curse does not have the last word; the blessing of Abraham has come to the nations through him.
Do not put your trust in your own striving to break free, nor let your heart trust in mere human remedies, for cursed is the one who makes flesh his arm. Instead, rest entirely in what he has accomplished. If you have turned to him in faith, believing that he died for your sins and was raised, you are no longer under the curse but under blessing. The enemy would love to keep you feeling bound by old words or hidden sin, but Christ’s redemption is complete. The thorns he wore are now a sign that the curse has been borne away.
Pray with me now from that place of victory. Father, I thank you that your Son became a curse for us, so that we might be called blessed. I ask you to seal this truth deep within this dear one’s heart. Banish every shadow of condemnation, and let the peace of Christ rule. Guard them from the lie that the curse remains, and teach them to walk in the freedom you have given. In Jesus’ name, amen.
