The perfection of the Lord.

The Lord “is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.” (Deuteronomy 32:4 NKJV)

God is perfect in His work, ways and character. Hence, He extends His perfection to His children by making their ways perfect (2 Samuel 22:33).

The Word of the Lord is perfect, which will bring revival and conversion to the soul (Psalms 19:7).

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. (Philippians 1:6 NKV)

The enduring mercies of God.

Some religious folks believe that there will be no mercy on judgment day.

But if the Lord’s mercy is everlasting it means it transcends beyond time and even to the end of the world.

Numbers 14: 18 states, “The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.“

What does it mean by the phrase “visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation”?

Does it mean that the children will pay for the sins of their parents and fore parents?

To answer this question, let us look at a similar scripture.

 ‘You shall have no other gods before Me.

‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. (Deuteronomy 5:7-10 (NKJV)

The above passage emphasizes the jealousness of God who does not want anyone or anything else to be worship or receive credit above Him even a graven image of Himself.

God created us with a choice, but He wants us to choose Him because He represent life.

The Hebrew word (pāqaḏ) meaning “visiting” means various things from “taking avenge” to simply “to go to a person” with good intentions.

Base on the verses’ emphases about the mercy of God, I prefer to apply the latter meaning that God visits each generation, not to avenge for their father’s sins, but to extend mercy to them if they seek forgiveness.

Thus, it behooves me to believe that the mercy of God surpasses His wrath.

Therefore, the mercy of God will prevail for eternity even on judgment day.

The Lord will, therefore, never forsake us regardless of ancestral sins because we are His workmanship, created in His image and likeness.

So if you have not done so as yet, seek forgiveness and choose a path aligned with God’s teachings.

How do you understand the above passage?

What do you think about generational curses?

Share your thoughts with us.