Walking in Blessings

April 14, 2025

Walk in unwavering faith, knowing that God's blessings are always with you, guiding and sustaining you.

Today, let's explore what it means to stand tall in our spiritual identity. When we understand who we are in Christ, we can break free from every bondage that has kept us bent down. This meditation invites you to straighten up and walk in the fullness of your inheritance as a child of God.

Breaking Free from Bondage

In Luke 13, we encounter a powerful story of transformation. A woman had been bound by Satan for eighteen long years, unable to straighten herself. She was physically bent over, a visible manifestation of spiritual bondage. For nearly two decades, she couldn't stand tall or look up, she was trapped in a posture of defeat.

This is exactly how the enemy wants to keep us: bent down, looking at our problems instead of our Provider. He doesn't want us to succeed or fulfill our God-given potential. His strategy is to keep us down, make us feel inferior, and prevent us from rising to our full stature in Christ. He wants us to be the tail, not the head—always struggling and never leading.

But Jesus saw this woman. He called her forward and declared:

"Woman, you are set free from your infirmity." - Luke 13:12

Then He laid His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. In an instant, eighteen years of bondage were broken by a word from Jesus.

Your True Identity

When Jesus healed this woman, He referred to her as a "daughter of Abraham." This was significant because it established her identity and her right to receive healing. Jesus was saying, "This woman has an inheritance that Satan has been stealing from her."

The same is true for you. You are not defined by your condition, your circumstances, or your past. You are defined by your relationship with God. You are a child of the Most High, and that identity comes with an inheritance.

Your identity in Christ is not something you earn—it's something you receive.

When you accept Jesus, you immediately receive a new identity. You become a royal priest, a chosen person, a child of the Living God. He is delighted with you, cares for you, and has chosen you. Your blessing has already begun—don't fear a thing!

Redeemed from Every Curse

"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us." - Galatians 3:13

Jesus absorbed the curse completely so that we could live in blessing.

Why did Jesus need to become a curse? So that you could be blessed! He didn't die so we could continue living under curses, He died so we could live in freedom and victory.

Christ has dissolved and uprooted every curse from your life.

In Deuteronomy 28, the first fourteen verses describe blessings, while the rest of the chapter outlines curses. Sickness and disease were part of the curse. When Jesus took away the curse, He took away every sickness, every disease, and every bondage.

There are no more family inheritance sicknesses. No more generational curses. Every single curse and brokenness is gone in Jesus' name. You don't need to be bound for eighteen years or even eighteen minutes by something Christ has already conquered.

Blessings Without Boundaries

God will take you from blessing to blessing, from strength to strength, from glory to glory, from grace to grace. His Word declares:

"Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock." - Deuteronomy 28:3-4

There is no reason for anyone to say, "I am barren." Jesus has broken that curse—you will conceive and bear fruit in every area of your life.

"Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out." - Deuteronomy 28:5-6

The Lord will cause your enemies to be defeated before you. They may come against you one way, but they will flee before you seven ways. God will command His blessing upon everything you undertake.

No matter where you live—Somalia, Africa, Australia, India—it doesn't matter. Your country is just a variable, but God's Word is fixed. His mercy and grace will follow you and overtake you wherever you go.

The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself. The people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will stand in awe. You don't need to fear tomorrow or worry about what's coming—the enemy will fear you!

God will make you abound in prosperity—in the fruit of your body, your livestock, and your ground. He will open to you His good treasury, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands.

Every seasonal blessing will be released in your life. Whatever needs to happen in its time will happen. There is nothing broken, nothing missing, nothing lacking in your life. Everything you touch will be blessed—when you cook, when you work, when you lay hands on someone to break curses.

From Borrower to Lender

The curse of poverty is broken in Jesus' name. There is no reason for you to live in poverty when God has declared that the work of your hands will be blessed and prosperous.

"You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow." - Deuteronomy 28:12

The days are coming when you will lend to many nations—not just to your neighbors or family. Your resources will overflow, and they will be used to establish God's kingdom on earth.

Head, Not Tail

The Lord will make you the head and not the tail. You shall only go up and not down. Satan wanted that woman to remain bent down for 18 years, but God is saying you will only go up.

No more bending to the enemy. No more bending to problems, anxiety, depression, worry, cancer, disease, or curses. You are going to straighten up!

"The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath." - Deuteronomy 28:13

Raise your hands and declare: "I will only go up! My family will only go up! My children will only go up! We cannot be bent by the enemy! Our names will be lifted up! Our heads will only go up! We're not going to bend down! Every curse of the enemy has been broken in Jesus' name!"

Conclusion

Today, straighten up! Just as Jesus called that woman forward and set her free, He is calling you to walk in the fullness of your inheritance. You are redeemed from every curse. You are blessed in every way. You are the head and not the tail.

You will go up to the next level at work, in your relationships, in your health, and in your spiritual life. Whatever you're doing, you're going to rise to new heights in Jesus' name.

Reflect on This

1. What areas of your life have you been "bent over" by worry, fear, or the enemy's lies? How can you straighten up today and walk in your true identity?

2. How would your daily life change if you truly believed that Christ has already broken every curse that could affect you?

   
   

Prayer

Father, I thank You for Your Word today. I thank You that You speak to me and that I exalt You through Your Word and through my faith in You. Thank You that You have blessed me with all Your joy, with all Your blessings, with all Your prosperity. Thank You that there is no sin in me because I declare I am righteous in You. Thank You that I am blessed, and because You died for me, I live.

I thank You that I am no longer in bondage, no longer sick, but I have been raised up and am no longer bending to the enemy. Thank You that I now belong to You—I am righteous and blessed. I thank You that I have faith in You and grow stronger every day. Thank You that I receive Your promises. Thank You that the Holy Spirit lives in me, and I am strong in You through the Holy Spirit that works in me. Thank You that Your mercy follows me wherever I go, wherever I am. You are always with me. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Key Takeaways

• The enemy wants to keep you bent down, but Jesus came to set you free and help you stand tall.

• Your identity as a child of God comes with an inheritance of blessing, healing, and freedom.

• Christ has redeemed you from every curse—including sickness, disease, and generational bondages.

• God's plan is for you to go from blessing to blessing and from strength to strength.

• You are called to be the head and not the tail—to go up and not down in every area of life.

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