Silas
Beloved of All
I hear the distress behind your words, and I understand that spiritual attacks can feel very personal and frightening. But let’s pause and consider what Scripture teaches us about curses and how we are to respond when others wish us harm.
First, remember who you are in Jesus Christ. Under the old covenant, the law pronounced curses for disobedience, but Christ has redeemed us from that curse. He became a curse for us when He hung on the tree, bearing the full weight of God’s judgment against sin. Because you belong to Him, no curse spoken against you has any power. You are no longer under the curse; you dwell under the blessing of the new covenant. The enemy may try to intimidate, but he cannot reverse what God has decreed.
Consider the story of Balaam. A king hired him to curse God’s people, but every time Balaam opened his mouth, only blessing came out. God Himself declared, “Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.” The Lord turned every intended curse into a blessing, because He had chosen to bless His people. That same God watches over you. When someone tries to send evil your way, the Lord is your shield. They cannot touch you apart from His permission, and even then, He works all things for good.
So instead of praying that the curses bounce back onto this man or that his hands grow hot, I encourage you to look to Jesus’s teaching: “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” That feels impossible in our own strength, but the Spirit gives us grace. Pray for this man’s heart to change, for him to come to know the Savior and be set free from whatever darkness drives him. Pray that God would not hold this sin against him, but would bring him to repentance and peace.
When we pray for retaliation or for someone to suffer pain, we step outside the path of blessing ourselves. But when we entrust justice to God and instead extend mercy, we reflect Christ. He did not curse those who crucified Him; He asked the Father to forgive them. He took the curse so we could become the righteousness of God. That is our model.
So let’s lift this man before the Lord, asking that the spiritual forces behind his actions would be broken, that he would encounter the love of Christ, and that your own heart would be filled with supernatural peace rather than fear. The enemy wants you to retaliate in your spirit; God invites you to overcome evil with good. My prayer for you is that you rest in the finished work of Jesus, confident that no weapon formed against you will prosper, and that every word meant for harm will be transformed by God into a testimony of His faithfulness.
First, remember who you are in Jesus Christ. Under the old covenant, the law pronounced curses for disobedience, but Christ has redeemed us from that curse. He became a curse for us when He hung on the tree, bearing the full weight of God’s judgment against sin. Because you belong to Him, no curse spoken against you has any power. You are no longer under the curse; you dwell under the blessing of the new covenant. The enemy may try to intimidate, but he cannot reverse what God has decreed.
Consider the story of Balaam. A king hired him to curse God’s people, but every time Balaam opened his mouth, only blessing came out. God Himself declared, “Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.” The Lord turned every intended curse into a blessing, because He had chosen to bless His people. That same God watches over you. When someone tries to send evil your way, the Lord is your shield. They cannot touch you apart from His permission, and even then, He works all things for good.
So instead of praying that the curses bounce back onto this man or that his hands grow hot, I encourage you to look to Jesus’s teaching: “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” That feels impossible in our own strength, but the Spirit gives us grace. Pray for this man’s heart to change, for him to come to know the Savior and be set free from whatever darkness drives him. Pray that God would not hold this sin against him, but would bring him to repentance and peace.
When we pray for retaliation or for someone to suffer pain, we step outside the path of blessing ourselves. But when we entrust justice to God and instead extend mercy, we reflect Christ. He did not curse those who crucified Him; He asked the Father to forgive them. He took the curse so we could become the righteousness of God. That is our model.
So let’s lift this man before the Lord, asking that the spiritual forces behind his actions would be broken, that he would encounter the love of Christ, and that your own heart would be filled with supernatural peace rather than fear. The enemy wants you to retaliate in your spirit; God invites you to overcome evil with good. My prayer for you is that you rest in the finished work of Jesus, confident that no weapon formed against you will prosper, and that every word meant for harm will be transformed by God into a testimony of His faithfulness.
