Why Deliverance Should Be A Family Affair: The Curse Ends Here: How To Break Free From Family Iniquity
Introduction: The Family as God’s Design
From the beginning, the family was established by God as the cornerstone of human life and spiritual growth. The family is where faith is taught, values are instilled, and relationships with God are nurtured. However, when sin and iniquity enter a family, it disrupts this divine order, creating generational patterns of brokenness and bondage.
Deliverance, therefore, is not just an individual matter; it is a collective one. For a family to fully experience freedom, all members must be involved in the process of repentance, healing, and restoration. God’s Word reveals His desire for entire families to serve Him in unity, reflecting His glory in every generation.
“But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
(Joshua 24:15)
The Spiritual Bond of Families
The family is a spiritual entity. The decisions, actions, and sins of one generation often affect the next, as seen in the Torah’s warnings about the consequences of iniquity:
“You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love Me and keep My commandments.”
(Exodus 20:5-6)
This generational connection highlights the importance of family deliverance. When sin is left unaddressed, it creates a spiritual legacy of bondage. But when a family unites to seek deliverance, they can break these chains and establish a new legacy of blessing.
Biblical Examples of Family Deliverance
Throughout the Tanakh and the Gospels, we see examples of God working in the context of families to bring about deliverance and restoration.
- Noah’s Family
When God decided to cleanse the earth with the flood, He saved Noah and his entire household because of Noah’s righteousness.
“Then the LORD said to Noah, ‘Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.’”
(Genesis 7:1)
This act of deliverance was not just for Noah but for his family, showing that God’s salvation often comes to families, not just individuals.
- The Passover in Egypt
During the first Passover, God instructed the Israelites to place the blood of a lamb on their doorposts to protect their households from the final plague. This act of obedience brought deliverance to entire families.
“Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, ‘Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb. Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.’”
(Exodus 12:21-22)
This collective act of faith spared their families and set the foundation for their deliverance from slavery.
- Yeshua’s Ministry to Families
Yeshua’s miracles often brought healing and restoration to entire households. One example is the healing of the royal official’s son:
“So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, ‘Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.’ The father knew that was the hour when Yeshua had said to him, ‘Your son will live.’ And he himself believed, and all his household.”
(John 4:52-53)
The faith of one family member led to the blessing and deliverance of the entire household, illustrating the power of family deliverance through faith in Yeshua.
The Benefits of Family Deliverance
- Unity in the Spirit
When families unite in seeking God’s deliverance, they grow closer spiritually. This unity allows God’s Spirit to work powerfully within the family, fostering love, peace, and mutual accountability.
“How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!”
(Psalm 133:1)
- Breaking Generational Curses
Family deliverance addresses the root causes of generational sin and breaks the spiritual chains that bind future generations. When families repent together, they uproot the iniquity that has plagued their lineage.
“If My people who are called by My Name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
- Establishing a Legacy of Blessing
When families seek deliverance, they replace generational curses with blessings. A family that walks in obedience to God’s Word leaves a spiritual inheritance of righteousness for future generations.
“The righteous who walks in his integrity—blessed are his children after him!”
(Proverbs 20:7)
Practical Steps for Family Deliverance
1. Gather as a Family to Seek God
Set aside time to come together as a family for prayer, repentance, and the study of God’s Word. This intentional act creates an atmosphere for God’s presence and healing.
“Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.”
(Joel 1:14)
2. Confess Family Sins
As a family, confess the known sins and iniquities of past generations. Ask God for forgiveness and cleansing.
“And those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.”
(Nehemiah 9:2)
3. Renounce Bondages Together
Declare as a family that you will no longer walk in the sins or spiritual bondages of the past. Break ties with any occult practices, idolatry, or sinful behaviors that may have opened doors to curses.
“You shall not make for yourselves a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters under the earth.”
(Exodus 20:4)
4. Dedicate Your Family to God
Publicly declare that your family belongs to God and will serve Him wholeheartedly. This dedication is a spiritual act of aligning your household with His will and promises.
“And the people said to Joshua, ‘The LORD our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey.’”
(Joshua 24:24)
Conclusion: A Family Restored
Deliverance is not just an individual journey; it is a family calling. When families unite to seek God’s freedom and blessing, they become powerful witnesses of His redemptive work.
As Messianic Jewish believers, we have the assurance that Yeshua has already won the victory over sin and bondage. By coming together as families to seek deliverance, we align ourselves with God’s plan for restoration, healing, and blessing.
Let us commit to making deliverance a family affair, standing together in faith and declaring:
“As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
(Joshua 24:15)
With God’s help, the curse ends here, and a legacy of righteousness begins.
