Why believers may need Family or Land liberation
Be ashamed, O Sidon, and you, O fortress of the sea, for the sea has spoken: "I have neither been in labor nor given birth; I have neither reared sons nor brought up daughters." Isa 23:4NIV
In this scripture we are presented with the declaration of a particular geographic location, and it spoke shame and emptiness. My reader, this is the kind of voice speaking into the life of some people. These spiritual generational voices argue against their citizens when such citizens aspire to move beyond what they permit. Spirits from some of these backgrounds insist on backwardness and that is why members of these families or communities who venture in to exalted political office positions are suddenly disqualified. In some cases, they hate western civilization and so when their citizen venture going to Europe or the USA they are repeatedly denied visa. In some cases they want an aspiring medical doctor to serve them in a shrine by the waterside as a witchdoctor.
My prayer is that any of such voices pulling you back will be silenced in Jesus’ name.
It was 2003 on my way to Togo that a servant of God whom I met in Lagos State, Nigeria asked me to return to my home town and deal with my roots before crossing the border. At that time I used to make mockery of believers who believe that one’s family tree can hinder one’s development in life or ministry, but then circumstances around me compelled me to give it a try
Joy was suffering from a mysterious life threatening sickness that had defied all cures
My second daughter had died only a year ago
My ministry was not finding direction
My marriage was as good as gone because my former church had convinced my wife that her sickness was the result of God punishing me because I left the church where my father had worked as a missionary. My father in the Lord was in agreement and asked me to abandon more than hundred members in Imo State to return to Onitsha, Anambra State.
Having been convinced, or rather confused, by them I returned to Owerri to pack up my things to head back to Onitsha, the Lord made me understand that He had not spoken to the prophets that advised us to go back to my mother church. He gave glaring proofs that He was with me. To be candid, that journey to Togo Republic was like running away from the crisis in my life and ministry, because Joy had taking sides with them as they told her that was the only way she could remain alive.
I obeyed the servant of God and more so because he offered me the bottle of oil free of charge. My mother who was gifted in vision was at Onitsha at the time. That night she told my sisters that I was in the village and was doing warfare prayers. She saw the demons and evil forces which I was dismantling.
This piece is not supposed to be a long write up, so I will leave the rest of the story for a bigger work.
Let me tell you some things about my background
My ancestors were warriors and warriors of those days resorted to many diabolic spiritual powers in their battles. To acquire those powers required making all manner of covenants with different spirits that gave them victory in wars.
The good news is that I led my kinsman to destroy these ancient charms and shrines in 1996 and 1999 in a community liberation exercise.
My father was among those who welcomed the gospel quite early and I saw at least two churches he planted. He was among early followers of Scripture Union Nigeria and he believed in the holiness doctrine. It is then surprising that he married four wives. The fact was that his first wife died mysterious after the birth of a son; the second wife was diabolic and for the sake of his life he sent her away but she also left a son behind; the third wife committed adultery and he had to send her away. My mother was the one that stayed with him till death.
My two stepbrothers who are late now were pushed into this kind of situation by the evil forces that affected our father. The first son married three wives in the same broken order as our father before he died leaving behind four underage children. My second stepbrother refused to send his wife away or adopt polygamy and he died leaving behind four underage children.
Joy’s sickness started after she had her first son. Even though by divine providence, unlike my father and stepbrothers, her first and second children were girls, the attack started when she had her first son.
This is to make you understand where the devil was pushing me to but I am a believer and a deliverance minister. I am the only one among my brothers who saw his grown up children and still living with my one and only wife. This is not because I am powerful but just by the grace of God.
I have another town’s man who rose to prominence in the gospel ministry but had a shameful fall. He fell into immorality, abandoned a flourishing ministry to go into politics. His ministry partners came from Canada and took him back by force. He returned after about five years and bounced back in the ministry. After a short time as a travel evangelist he went to be with the Lord. There was another one who was also heavily anointed and gifted in the knowledge of the word of God, but he too could not fly too high owing to these spiritual forces. I discovered that I was not the first to manifest the raw anointing power from my kinsmen but they often struggled and will end up woefully. Hence, I adopted some principles in my ministry to help me to prevail over such powers.
Let me stop thus far because more testimonies could hurt some people. Yet, I wish to let you know that unless you deal with your background it may force your back to the ground.
Our text speaks of the authoritative statement of THE VOICE OF THE SEA; this voice spoke shame and frustration on Tyre and Sidon and concluded to assert that
"I have neither been in labor nor given birth; I have neither reared sons nor brought up daughters." Isa 23:4NIV
I want to believe that Sidon was daring to advance to a particular higher level and the authority from his background said something like,
“Sidon, are you crazy? How can you ever imagine that you can go thus far? Have you ever heard that any of your brothers or sisters or even your ancestors ever attempted that? Sidon, your lot in life is shame and bareness”
If I were you I will cry, “God forbid!”
Owing to the fact that we still live in this world and we wear the human flesh, there are some factors that are attached to your person even after you are born again. These factors both spiritual and physical like to assert themselves on you and whatever you do. I like to let you know that it will take a process to push out of these things. Here is what the Lord Jesus Christ said to some people –
"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. Matt 12:33-36NIV
For some people it is to move from poverty to prosperity; for some, it is to move from illiterates to elites; for some it is to move from slaves to kings. The Lord Jesus Christ said that there is a making process for the family tree to shift thus.
It could also be the result of a ripened generational punishment. What I mean is that people from their background had done terrible things like bloodshed, idolatry, witchcraft, slave trade, ritual killings, etc. and the present generation happens to be the ones whose turn it is to face the cumulative punishment resulting from generations of sin and wickedness. Here is what the Lord Jesus Christ said to his audience,
Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all. Luke 11:50-51NIV
Take note of the way the Message Bible put specific clarity to it;
What it means is that every drop of righteous blood ever spilled from the time earth began until now,. from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was struck down between altar and sanctuary, is on your heads. Yes, it's on the bill of this generation and this generation will pay. Luke 11:50-51. The Message Bible
To break free or terminate this kind of situation is what we refer to as, Family or Community Liberation or Covenant Breaking.
I discussed this in a broader sense in my books,
1. Challenges Associated to the Family Tree
2. Covenants: How They Affect People
3. Naboth: Not My Portion
I have written more than 30 different titles on the subject of deliverance and spiritual warfare. These books are available as soft copy PDF on Amazon Kindle Bookstore, PNUR Bookstore and Selar Bookstore, BOOKS BY PASTOR EMMA N.J NWOSU
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