Matthew 27:25. All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”
When Adam and Eve hid among the trees after disobeying God, the Lord called out to Adam, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:8–9). God didn’t ask, “What did you do?” or “How could you do this to Me?” or even “What will you do now?” The all-knowing God wasn’t looking for Adam’s physical location—He was calling out to Adam’s spiritual condition. Adam, once clothed in God’s glory, was now completely cut off (Romans 3:23), and God’s question was one of love, not condemnation.
Since that moment, all humanity has lost its true identity and fallen under the power of sin, hell, and Satan. As a result, people have followed after the idols of this world (Ephesians 2:2), suffered from mental and emotional affliction (Matthew 11:28–30), endured physical pain and sickness (Acts 8:4–8), and, tragically, faced eternal condemnation in hell (Luke 16:19–31). But mankind’s suffering doesn’t end with the individual. Scripture clearly teaches that disasters and curses extend to future generations (Exodus 20:3–6; Matthew 27:25).
The problem of spiritual inheritance is real. When parents live under the power of the devil, their spiritual problems—no matter how hidden—are inevitably passed down to their children. Just as physical DNA is passed on, so is spiritual DNA. Despite efforts to change or improve, unresolved spiritual, mental, and physical issues will eventually resurface in the lives of their descendants. This is a terrifying and sobering truth.
Jesus spoke of this directly: “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning… a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44). Generations become trapped in Satan’s deception and confined to the frames he has established. Without the gospel, they have no choice but to carry out his will. The Bible records tragic examples of generational suffering when the covenant was lost:
From Adam to Cain (Genesis 4:1–8),
From Noah to Ham to Canaan (Genesis 9:20–25),
From Canaan to Nimrod and the Tower of Babel (Genesis 10:8–12),
From Abraham to the generation that entered slavery in Egypt (Genesis 15:13),
From David to the son born from Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:15),
From Solomon to Rehoboam (1 Kings 11:1–43),
From the kings of Israel to the generation taken into Babylonian captivity (Jeremiah 25:1–14),
From those generations to the one living under Roman rule (Luke 2:1–2),
And finally, from the Jews who rejected Jesus at His trial to their children (Matthew 27:25).
All of this serves as a sobering warning to parents: we must hold tightly to the complete covenant of God—Christ, His Kingdom, and the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:1–8).
But thanks be to God, who sent His Son, Jesus Christ, not just for us, but for our future generations! Jesus, the True King, crushed Satan’s power over our children and their children. Jesus, the True Priest, removed every curse and disaster by His blood, securing freedom for generations to come. Jesus, the True Prophet, opened the new and living way to God so that future generations would not remain in the background of hell.
Through Christ, God has turned generational curses into generational blessings. His promise is sure: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household” (Acts 16:31). The blessings that come through the gospel will extend to a thousand generations (Exodus 20:6). Through your life, God will display the incomparable riches of His grace in the coming ages (Ephesians 2:7).
So continue to instill the covenant of the “offspring of the woman” (Genesis 3:15) in your children. Build the ark for your family as Noah did (Genesis 6:18). Sprinkle the blood of the Lamb over their lives (Exodus 3:18). Teach them to enjoy the mystery of Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14) and to confess the complete covenant: “Jesus is the Christ” (Matthew 16:16).
Imprint the Word deeply into their hearts, minds, and lives (Deuteronomy 6:4–9). Let the healing power of the gospel fill every area of their being. They will rise as a thousand and a mighty nation, shining the light of Christ to all peoples (Isaiah 60:22).
Prayer. Father, I thank You for breaking the power of generational curses through Your Son, Jesus Christ. Because of the incomparable riches of Your grace, I now have hope and a future—not only for myself but for my children and the generations to come. Help me to firmly plant the complete covenant in their hearts and lead them to the life of true freedom and blessing. In Jesus’ name, Amen.