“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree’” - Galatians 3:13 (ESV)

“We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.”- Romans 6:6-7 (ESV)

We often talk about “generational curses” - cycles of addiction, abuse, dysfunction, fear, or brokenness that seem to pass down from one generation to the next like an unwanted inheritance. But Scripture is clear: in Christ, the curse is broken. However, that does not mean that we stop fighting against cycles of sin once we come to Jesus. Rather, the fight against sin really begins the moment you come to Jesus, because the last time I checked, dead things can’t fight and slaves can’t fight - they just serve and do what they are told. The Scriptures are clear - before coming to Christ, we were all dead in our sin and enslaved to our sin.

Bondage is the cost of slavery, but battle is the privilege of the free. That in Christ, we are not free from the fight, we are actually free to fight! But we are fighting from victory, not for victory.

That on the cross, Jesus bore every curse that came with the fall - every generational stronghold, every repeated pattern, every spiritual bondage. When Jesus said, “It is finished,” He didn’t mean “It has started.” He meant “It’s already done.”

You are no longer cursed. You are free.
Romans 6 reminds us that our old self - with all its generational baggage - was crucified with Christ. That means those patterns don't have bondage over you anymore. That means you’re not destined to repeat your family’s history. That means you don’t have to live in the shadow of your parents’ or grandparents’ sin. That means your identity is no longer defined by your earthly lineage, but by your heavenly adoption.

But that freedom you have in Christ has to be walked in. You can be out of the prison and still act like you're locked up. You can be legally free and still mentally bound. But Galatians 3:13 says Jesus redeemed us from the curse. That means He paid the full price to buy you out. You are no longer under it. It’s time to step into the freedom that’s already yours.

Here are 10 Weapons to Break Generational Curses:
1. Receive Jesus as your Lord, King and Savior
2. Repent of your sin regularly
3. Live in total forgiveness
4. Renounce the patterns of sin you’ve experienced
5. Supplant bad patterns with new patterns.
6. Rebuke the lies of the evil one
7. Be aware of your vulnerable spots
8. Resist temptation
9. Get up and keep fighting
10. Start with Jesus. Continue with Jesus. End with Jesus.
The curse may have run in your family until it ran into Jesus. And when it did — it died. Now, you get to start a new legacy. One of blessing. One of freedom. One of faith. Step into it. You’re not a prisoner. You belong to Jesus now.

Reflection Questions:
Are there patterns in your family you feel powerless to break?
Have you truly believed that Christ has already broken that curse on your behalf?
What would it look like to walk in freedom today - in your thoughts, your parenting, your marriage, your identity?