From the Desk of Steve Shultz:
This is an incredible word from Dr. Marilyn Hickey...and she really needs no introduction.
I had the honor of meeting and interviewing her on an Elijah Streams episode, and it was an awesome time of gleaning her wisdom and seeing her God-given tenacity and strength that she walks in...as she has traveled all over the world.
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Sin is never fair, but it is predictable. Sins that are repeatedly committed are like weeds planted in the heart. You can mow them down, but until they are understood and dealt with, they will crop back up. Iniquities are like the seeds of weeds—they may die, as your forefathers have, but they will return. Whether the seeds are planted by you, your parents, or your forefathers, the result is a crop of inherited weaknesses or family iniquities:
"As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come." (Proverbs 26:2)
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me." (Exodus 20:5)
Remember, the law of iniquity states that the sins of the fathers will continue to the third and fourth generation for those who hate God. But what about those of us who love God? For us, God has made a provision to reverse the curse of iniquities. Just as iniquities are passed through the bloodline, your exemption from the law of iniquity is through blood, the blood sacrifice of your covenant with God. In the old covenant that sacrifice was of bulls and goats, but in the new covenant the perfect, precious Blood of Jesus cleanses you from sin and iniquity.
You no longer have to live bound by iniquities and generational curses, being defeated by sin, because Jesus became both your "sin offering" and the "scapegoat" for your iniquities. His physical body was sacrificed, and His perfect Blood was offered to God for your sins and iniquities. He took your iniquities and buried them in the sea of forgetfulness. You have something better than the "types" and "shadows" of the Old Testament; you have a better covenant in Jesus:
"In the same way, after the supper He took the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My Blood, which is poured out for you.'" (Luke 22:20)
Jesus took on Himself the curse of your iniquity. He became cursed that you could be set free and blessed:
"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)
Your Freedom
The declaration of your freedom and deliverance from generational curses and iniquities is found in Isaiah 53:5,11:
"But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed...He [God] shall see the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied: by His knowledge shall My righteous servant [Jesus] justify many; for He shall bear their iniquities."
Why was Jesus "bruised" for our iniquities? Because our iniquities, our inherent weaknesses, are like bruises. As we've already seen, natural bruises leave a discoloration. They usually hurt the most when you first get them, then they become discolored. Bruises can go very deep, even to the bone. Bruises of the heart—iniquities—can begin with a crisis such as death, abuse, or trauma that may begin a pattern of sin which is passed on to the next generation. Unlike broken bones that can be set or a wound that can be sown up, bruises can't be treated. A medical doctor will tell you to live with the bruise and it will eventually go away. What the doctor means is that your body will repair itself. Your blood provides nourishment to the body's cells and takes away the waste... (continue reading)
