The Curse That Isn’t There

Opening Verse

“The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.”
— Ezekiel 18:20 (KJV)

Introduction

There’s a growing teaching that believers must go through “deliverance ministry” to break free from generational curses. But the Bible teaches something different—truth that brings real freedom. You are not cursed because of your family line. You are accountable for your own walk with God. What Christ did on the Cross is enough.

Devotional Story

A young woman named Elise lived under the weight of fear. Her grandfather had been abusive, her mother wrestled with addiction, and people told her these were signs of a generational curse. One day, a well-meaning friend even said, “You need deliverance. You need to go through a session to break that curse off your life.”

That shook Elise. She was a believer, yet felt like she was being told Jesus wasn’t enough. That He had saved her, but somehow left her bound.

So she went to the Bible. And there it was—in Ezekiel 18:20. “The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father.” Clear. Final. Truth.

Then she read Galatians 3:13. “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse.” Not partly. Not maybe. Fully.

That day, Elise rejected the lie. She didn’t need deliverance—she needed discernment. She didn’t need a man to cast something out of her—she needed to stand in the finished work of Jesus Christ. And when she did, she found peace.

What This Means

Deliverance ministries that claim you need to be freed from your ancestors’ sins are not teaching the gospel. The Bible never commands Christians to go through sessions to break curses. Jesus already did that at the Cross. The only deliverance we need is from sin through repentance and faith.

You don’t need to trace your family tree—you need to cling to the tree where Jesus died. If you are born again, you are not cursed. You are free.

Think About This

• Are you trusting in Christ alone, or in religious rituals to make you clean?

• Have you allowed false teaching to plant fear instead of faith?

• Are you walking in freedom, or still waiting for someone else to deliver what Jesus already paid for?

Prayer

Father, I repent for believing lies that You never spoke. I reject the false teaching that I am cursed or in need of deliverance beyond what Christ already finished. Thank You, Lord, that I am redeemed, washed, and made new by the blood of Jesus. Help me walk in truth and call others out of deception. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Closing Verse

“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”
— Galatians 3:13 (KJV)