You can’t be cursed as you are blessed by God !

“But how can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those whom the LORD has not condemned?” – Numbers 23:8 

Many people are afraid of the devil and think they are under demonic attacks or influences of curse. Of course, the spiritual world is more real than you think. But in spiritual realm there are rules and laws that even the devil cannot overpass. This is the reason; we need to see what God is saying and the best way to find it it’s on His word. 

So, I want to share with you about an interesting person in the Bible who actually tried to curse God’s people. He attempted unsuccessfully to do it multiple times, which proves that the devil cannot curse what God has blessed! The example of Balaam shows that witchcraft, divination and curses simply have no impact on people who are walking with the Lord.

Balak, king of the Moabites, heard that Israel was approaching his territory. Balak feared that his kingdom would be defeated by Israel’s army. Verse 5 states that Balak “…sent messengers therefore unto Balaam….”. Balaam’s practices were diametrically opposed to the way God manifested Himself through His prophets. In fact, Deuteronomy 18:10-12 and Leviticus 19:26 enumerate God’s prohibitions regarding occult practices, such as those practiced by Balaam. According to the Bible, Balaam was a diviner who operated with powers of divination (see Numbers 22:7; 23:23). 

Other common names for “diviners” include foretellers, seers, soothsayers, consulters of familiar spirits, enchanters, necromancers, wizards, witches, voices through which the spirit realm speaks, mediums, and clairvoyants. The ancient world was full of diviners like today and God warned us and even forbid to have this practice or to have any contacts with this people representing the kingdom of darkness. 

“But how can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those whom the LORD has not condemned?”
Numbers 23:8 

Balak plead with Balaam to come and curse the people of Israel on his behalf. Verse 18 implies that Balak was willing to pay Balaam a great fortune to perform this service of cursing a nation of people. Balak told Balaam, “…For I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.” Balak was certain that Balaam would be able to curse Israel — but Balaam could not do it.

Balaam tried three times to speak a curse upon Israel, yet he did not have the power to do it. Balaam finally was forced to tell Balak, “How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? Or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?” (Numbers 23:8). It’s written that every time Balaam opened his mouth to speak a curse, a blessing came out instead (see Numbers 23:10-12). Finally, after failing repeatedly to place a curse on Israel, Balaam conceded that divination was no match for the power of God. It was at this point that he told Balak, “For there is no sorcery against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel…” (Numbers 23:23).

It was simply impossible for a curse to be pronounced where God had pronounced a blessing! It was true then, and the same is true today.

Balaam serves as a reminder of God’s divine protection. The curses were unable to penetrate God’s protective shield that held fast and secure around His people. Even today, there are some who allege that people involved in the occult have the power to curse believers. However, Scripture clearly teaches that no one has the power to curse what God has blessed. We have to remind that what God has blessed is blessed, and that fact cannot be reversed.

“Being in Christ, we are the blessed of the Lord. And what God has blessed, no one can curse.” 

Jean-Luc Trachsel

If you are in Christ and walking in obedience to God’s Word, you are safe, secure, and sealed in the protective blood of Jesus. The power of that divine protection can never be breached by someone operating under, or in cooperation with, the powers of Satan. You never have to be fearful of any curse assailed against you or your loved one, no matter how dark or “powerful” the vessel is through which the curse tries to come. The occult has never been, and will never be, a match for the power of God that is inside a believer. This is precisely why the apostle John wrote, “…Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4)!

I encourage you today to cast off fear of the devil or fear of anything that anyone has told you about the possibility of being cursed. If you are in Christ, you are the blessed of the Lord. And what God has blessed, no one can curse!