The Phaneroo Devotion: The Doctrine of Balaam
Apostle Grace Lubega
Revelation 2:14 (KJV): “But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.”
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In Numbers 22, the Bible tells the story of Balaam the prophet, who was hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the children of Israel. In Numbers 22:12, the Bible says, “And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.” Yet, because of the rewards of divination, Balaam agreed to go with Balak’s messengers in an attempt to do what God had already instructed him not to do.
In the church today, there are ministers following in Balaam’s footsteps by trying to curse those whom the Lord has blessed. One common way this appears is through certain teachings.
These teachings claim that the new creature can still carry a generational curse, that believers remain bound by the sins of their ancestors, and that the failures and struggles in their lives are the result of what their forefathers did.
But the position of the new covenant is clearly stated in Jeremiah 31:29–30. The Bible says, “In those days they shall say no more, the fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.”
In 2 Corinthians 5:17, the Bible reassures every believer in Christ: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
No man should persuade you that you are cursed when God has already spoken an eternal blessing over your life; a blessing that is guaranteed by what Christ accomplished at Calvary.
FURTHER STUDY: Galatians 3:13; Ephesians 1:3
GOLDEN NUGGET: No man should persuade you that you are cursed when God has already spoken an eternal blessing over your life; a blessing that is guaranteed by what Christ accomplished at Calvary.
PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank You for this word. Thank You for what Christ accomplished through His death and resurrection. I am a partaker of the divine nature, a fruit of redemption, a new creature, and one fashioned in Christ for good works. I live as one who has been blessed and set free from the past by Your power. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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