“If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, 23 you are not to leave his corpse on the tree overnight but are to bury him that day, for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
~Deuteronomy 21:22
This Old Testament scripture is part of the reason some of the Jews could not accept Jesus as the Messiah, even after reports of His resurrection. Anyone hung on a tree was under God's curse, and they just couldn't accept the idea of the Anointed One, the Chosen Of God, The Messiah being cursed of God. Jesus was cursed of God, just not because of His own sin but because of ours. Still, Jesus was cursed with the weight of the world's sin and a death He did not deserve.
Our greatest blessing came out of a moment of darkness and curse. This is also not the exception. There are many times and situations in life when our situation and circumstances may seem like nothing but darkness and a curse upon our life, but God can and will use those very moments and experiences to bless us and draw us closer to Him if we respond by turning toward Him rather than away from Him when the pain and fear hit us.
When it feels like you've been cursed, remember that God loves you no matter what your feelings and circumstances make it feel like, run to your Heavenly Daddy who desires to be your comfort and refuge, and look for ways to be a blessing to someone else through and in the midst of your own sorrow. When we can do this, we will find ourself being used for the glory of God, blessed and full of the peace, love and joy that comes with it. This is the path to a life worth living in the midst of hell on earth. The enemy's curses will loose their power over us and nothing he can do will be able to steal our joy and peace any longer, though sorrow may come and the winds may blow.
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