The Road To Curseville
People have somehow come to believe that in order to keep us from traveling down the road to Curseville, God slaps us down with pain and punishment every time we sin. This can be evidenced by the many times we have all heard others jokingly say, “God is going to get you for that!” The truth is, God is not out to get us for our every sin. There are deadly wages for sin, but God is not the one who is doling them out.
23For the wages which sin pays is death, but the [bountiful] free gift of God is eternal life through (in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord.
You see, the Bible tells us there has been a curse in effect for thousands of years. What is more, the devil is the cause of it, not the Lord God. God gave warning of it in His Word. After describing in detail the blessings that fall upon those who followed God and the terrible suffering that would befall those who separated themselves from Him, He said the following.
19I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you that I have set before you life and death, the blessings and the curses; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live.
Think of it this way. Curseville is out there. God warned us about it and urged us not to travel the road that leads there. He has promised to give us freedom, and He will allow us to choose our own way. If we get on the road to Curseville and do not get off of it, we are going to wind up there. Is that because God sent us there? No. He instructed us not to go.
The vital thing to realize is this. At any point of the journey whether we are on the road to Curseville or living right in the middle of it, God will save us from it. He will take us out of there and deliver us. He will deliver us from diseases, addictions or anything else that has been holding us captive.
If we find ourselves on the wrong road and see destruction ahead, we need to stop, repent and get on the right road. Then we commit our way to Jesus and He will deliver us from whatever may be holding us in bondage. We can begin by praying the following.
“Lord Jesus, I have chosen the wrong road and right now I ask You to forgive me. Today I choose life by choosing Your way. Please deliver me from this bondage and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. Thank You, Lord! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
To summarize, we must always remember that regardless of what we have done, God does not want to get us for it — He wants to forgive us of it. He does not want to slap us down — He wants to save and lift us up. Therefore, we need to trust Him and let Him put us on the road to life instead of the road to Curseville.
God Bless!
“Scripture quotations taken from the Amplified Bible”
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