AND THE LORD DESCENDED IN THE CLOUD, AND STOOD WITH HIM THERE, AND PROCLAIMED THE NAME OF THE LORD. AND THE LORD PASSED BY BEFORE HIM, AND PROCLAIMED, THE LORD, THE LORD GOD, MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS, LONGSUFFERING, AND ABUNDANT IN GOODNESS AND TRUTH, KEEPING MERCY FOR THOUSANDS, FORGIVING INIQUITY AND TRANSGRESSION AND SIN, AND THAT WILL BY NO MEANS CLEAR THE GUILTY; VISITING THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN, AND UPON THE CHILDREN’S CHILDREN, UNTO THE THIRD AND TO THE FOURTH GENERATION. Exodus, Chapter 34, Verses 5-7.
Generational Curses are not new. Generational Curses have been around since sin entered into the Garden of Eden. Because of the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the proclivity to commit sin has been and will continue to be passed down from generation to generation. According to Moses, specific sins of the fathers can and will be passed down from generation to generation unto the third and fourth generations.
Although the propensity to commit the sins of our forefathers may be present in each of us, the compulsion to commit all of them may be absent. For those who are righteous and abhor those sins, the Generational Curse of sin may not affect or have power over them. Read Ezekiel, Chapter 18.
Christians are not automatically precluded from Generational Curses. Many Christians have the propensity to commit and will continue to commit the same sins as their fathers and grandfathers did. I know and can attest to this because I have counseled with many who have committed the same sins of their forefathers. In counseling with Christians I have found that in many situations they committed the same sins as their fathers and forefathers. I have also counseled with ministers who could not understand why they gave in to the same seducing spirits as their forefathers. Understanding why people fall into temptation and commit sin is the first step people need to take in order to be delivered from their shortcomings. The next step is the process of being delivered and set free from the enemy who usurps control over them.
In my own family sins were committed which mirrored the sins of one or more of our forefathers. In fact, some of the details and actions were exactly the same.
When people fail to recognize the deceptive tactics of the enemy, they are destined to fail. Many Christians do not have their senses trained to discern between good and evil (see Hebrews (ch. 5 vs. 14). People do not realize that in failing to submit to Godly authority, they are submitting themselves to the authority of Satan. Eve chose to believe the lie of the Serpent and submitted to the words he spoke. Unfortunately, Adam followed her lead. If you do not recognize the subtle attempts of Satan to draw you into sin, you can be easily deceived. Satan is as a roaring lion walking about seeking whom he may devour. Many times he appears as an “angel of light.” We must remain close to Christ if we are going to recognize Satan’s deceitful ways.
THE CHRISTIAN VAGABOND
Many Christians, if not all, can at times fall under the influence of the Vagabond Spirit. Being Born-Again does not preclude one from being tempted by Satan. If there is one thing people can count on, it is that Satan will sooner or later tempt them. All people are tempted to come under the authority of the VAGABOND spirit. No one is exempt from being TEMPTED and TRIED, not just once but over and over again. Many vulnerable people have fallen prey to seducing spirits and have been blindsided by the schemes of the Devil. Unbeknownst to them, many well-meaning Christians have been seduced, enticed and fallen prey to Doctrines of Demons.
AND AS JESUS PASSED BY, HE SAW A MAN WHICH WAS BLIND FROM HIS BIRTH. AND HIS DISCIPLES ASKED HIM, SAYING MASTER WHO DID SIN, THIS MAN, OR HIS PARENTS, THAT HE WAS BORN BLIND. John, Chapter 9, Verses1-2.
It was commonly known or thought in Ancient Israel that sickness was usually, but not always, a direct result of sin. Either the forefathers, parents or the person involved would have been suspected of sin. In this case it was neither his parents nor the fault of the man which caused him to be blind. Sin always has consequences resulting in judgment. Many of those consequences, unfortunately, come in the form of sickness and disease. Sickness, disease, poverty and death are all part of the Curse of Sin. According to Medical Science, many diseases are generationally and genetically linked. Many people are often diagnosed with and suffer from the same diseases their parents and/or relatives suffered. The phrase “It runs in the family” is a true saying.
Because there was a Generational Curse in my family from sins committed by my forefathers, a physical Generational Curse was passed down to my generation. Cancer was part of that curse. My father died of cancer at the age of forty nine. My mother was diagnosed with cancer at an early age and had a double mastectomy. She did not die of cancer. I had two older sisters who had cancer. Both of them died in their early fifties. One of them died of brain cancer, the other of another disease. I had a younger sister who also died of inoperable brain cancer. All of them were Christians who served God.
I have had to deal with a Generational Curse as well. No, I did not have cancer, but I had to make sure that Curse would not come by my dwelling. Everybody must take the initiative to break the Generational Curse in his or her own life. They can find help if they seek it, but they must take the initiative to get help. This Generational Curse had to be broken in my life. I was the only one who had the authority to break the curse. If you are under a Generational Curse you can seek help in assisting you to be free from that curse in your life. I broke this curse on my life by renouncing it and believing the Word of God which states: “THERE SHALL NO EVIL BEFALL YOU, NEITHER SHALL ANY PLAGUE COME NEAR YOUR DWELLING.” Psalms 91, Verse 10. God has been gracious to me and kept me free from this Generational Curse through my Faith in the Name and the Blood of Christ Jesus which He shed for me at Calvary. Jesus shed His Blood at Calvary so we all could be free from Generational Curses as well as all sins.
The PHYSICAL curse of the VAGABOND is passed down from generation to generation. Because the mindsets and lifestyles of each individual in a family may differ, not everyone in that family falls prey to every Generational Curse. The propensity to WANDER may be present in the life of an individual, but the VAGABOND can only infect those who are the most vulnerable. The VAGABOND can and will surface in the lives of people in many different ways and in different degrees.
The VAGABOND Spirit has the propensity to bring a CURSE upon everyone within its sphere of influence. Everyone who is not Born-Again is under the influence of and is subject to the Vagabond Spirit. Everyone who is not Born-Again is already under the curse of the LAW OF SIN AND DEATH, thus they are Spiritual VAGABONDS. The entire Book of Romans explains the Law of Sin and Death and instructs us how we can be free from the CURSE OF THE LAW.
YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN
Jesus said: “YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN.” He was not SUGGESTING that we be born again. In fact, He was telling people that SPIRITUAL REBIRTH was not an option but a requirement for anyone to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Being born again means a person has “BELIEVED ON THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,” and accepted Him as Lord and Savior. The moment a person has received and believed in Christ Jesus, he has inherited ETERNAL LIFE, and becomes a new person spiritually.
Everyone who is not born of the Spirit of God is aimlessly wandering this Earth as a spiritual VAGABOND. Like Cain they will WANDER aimlessly without any spiritual direction. They do not dwell IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD, but are under the influence of Satan. The Bible calls this tragedy “being lost.” The Spirit of man must be re-born spiritually by accepting Christ in order to possess ETERNAL LIFE.
Another characteristic of some Vagabonds is the inability to finish tasks which they start with the intention to finish. However, their minds wander and they lose interest in many of the projects they start. Consequently, they frequently leave the tasks undone or unfinished. VAGABONDS sometimes have problems prioritizing different issues they may be facing. Some things which SHOULD be important to them they do not deem important because they have little or no sense of commitment. Without strict supervision they may move from task to task, never finishing any one of them.
Constantly desiring to move and/or moving from place to place and never being settled is another characteristic of the VAGABOND. It was a big surprise when the Lord revealed to me this aspect or characteristic of the VAGABOND. I immediately realized how the VAGABOND Spirit had influenced my own life. I realized that my desire to move from place to place had come through a Generational Curse.
Moving and being unsettled was one of the things my parents passed down to my sisters and to me. Before I left home at the age of twenty my parents had moved at least thirteen times. I could never understand why they continued to move from place to place. I am still not sure why they moved so often. I do know it was not because of my Father’s work. However, it is reasonable for me to ascertain they were under the influence of one aspect of the VAGABOND.
There are legitimate reasons why people move frequently, but as far as I can remember, my family did not fit that criteria. Some people move a lot because they are in the Military, others because their jobs require them to move from place to place. Some people move to find work because good jobs are unavailable where they live. You cannot always say that frequent moving is caused by a Vagabond Spirit. Sometimes it is necessary for people to move in order to take care of their family.
I have moved more than thirty times since I left home at the age of twenty. In one year I moved eleven times. At that time I was not a Christian. However, until now my record of moving has not been that outstanding when it comes to staying settled in the same place. After receiving Christ as my Lord some of the moves I made were God ordained and some were not. All of my sisters have also moved multiple times during their life. Some of their children have also moved multiple times and continue to do so. Unfortunately, some of them became homeless and continue to remain homeless today.
I came to realize that if we are not spiritually SOBER and VIGILANT in every area of our life in one way or another, we can all be influenced by the VAGABOND. As Christians we are told to be SOBER AND VIGILANT because the Devil is walking about like a Roaring Lion seeking “whom he may devour.” We must be VIGILANT in recognizing and exposing the works of darkness and the schemes of the Devil. 1 Peter, Chapter 5, Verse 8. We must PRAY WITHOUT CEASING, AND BE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD at all times or we will fall into temptation.