“Why do you use this proverb in the land of Israel: ‘The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?“ — Ezekiel 18:2 (Segond 21)

Children thus suffer the consequences of what their parents have consumed. A father makes choices, and his children pay the price. A father forms alliances, and his child bears the consequences. Even if God’s hand is upon you, this does not necessarily nullify the effect of your parents’ blood running through you. No matter how powerful and strong you are, like Moses, there is an “I am” within you that will manifest at some point. But if your “I am” appears (since it is in your blood and, therefore, in your entire being), God can no longer shine through you. Either your own radiance or God’s radiance must take precedence.

Look at the lineage of Levi and Moses—Moses being Levi’s great-grandson. In the lives of Moses’ grandfather and father, there was nothing particularly remarkable, but Moses himself carried a special star. The devil knows how to recognize who in a lineage carries a special star. Maybe you are not the most visible in your family, but God’s hand is upon you—He has chosen you.

My biological father had three wives, and I was born from his second marriage. I did not stay long with my parents, but I still carry the image of my father speaking harshly to my mother. I remember him taking me along when visiting a woman who was not my mother. I did not realize that these images were becoming ingrained in my DNA. As a child, I told myself I would never treat my wife and children the way my father did. Eventually, my father converted to Islam and was renamed Mohamed.

My father neither drank nor smoked, and I was never drawn to these things either because they were not in his blood. However, in his blood was an attraction to women, and as I grew up, I started experiencing the same thing. I found myself maintaining multiple relationships in different places. It was as if this tendency had been imprinted on me. One of these women was Muslim, and her family adored me. They wanted me to convert to Islam, which I did not find particularly problematic.

However, the moment they asked me to take the name Mohamed, I realized I was unconsciously following in my father’s footsteps. That is when I received Jesus and separated from that woman. Yet, even as a Christian, I continued to struggle with my attraction to women in the church. It felt like an invisible law was controlling me.

Indeed, there is a saying: “Like father, like son.” I fasted and attended deliverance sessions. However, I was unaware of Matthew 12, which says that when a demon is cast out, it always returns to see if its former dwelling is still open so it can bring back seven others even more wicked.

The truth is, the anointing of power alone does not keep us. I would fall and rise repeatedly—I would have impure dreams, sometimes right after a period of fasting. This led to feelings of guilt, shame, and doubt. Yes, these are the more wicked spirits. The devil may allow you to be delivered, but he will always return. He knows that between the time an evil spirit leaves and the time it returns, most Christians do not know how to fill their house. This is why you must immerse yourself in God’s presence.

Isaiah 60:1-7 tells us that we must arise. Just like Abraham had to rise and leave his father’s house in obedience to God’s instructions so that he could be blessed. My father had shown me the wrong path, and I had started following it without realizing it. In line with His Word, I asked God to reveal the source of this bondage.

“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.“ — Jeremiah 33:3

In reality, I was suffering the consequences of family covenants. One day, I saw myself in a vision standing in a crocodile-infested swamp. I saw crocodiles that represented my father and grandfather. I knew these were realities of my life—the crocodiles of my family had followed me.

In this vision, I saw other crocodiles devouring my grandfather and my father, and they were also trying to get me. I began to take authority and fought to get out of that swamp.

Later, I faced the unclean spirits that sowed doubt in my thoughts. I had another dream where I found myself in a poultry yard filled with roosters. I saw a large rooster surrounded by many hens—it was my father. And I was one of the chicks. I had to fight not to become a collateral victim of my father’s choices.

The decision to rise up is yours, and you must take it…

This text is an excerpt from the book “The Power of a Youth Chosen and Revealed by God” written by Pastor Ghislain BIABATANTOU.

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