Open Heavens 16 April 2026 Thursday – Reversing Curses – Open Heaven For Today, RCCG Devotional
Open Heavens 16 April 2026 Thursday – Reversing Curses
MEMORISE: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: Galatians 3:13
READ: 2 Kings 2:19-22 Open Heavens 16 April 2026
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
Open Heavens 16 April 2026
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Kings 19-20
MESSAGE: – Open Heavens 16 April 2026 Thursday Daily Devotional
In today’s Bible reading, the men of Jericho approached Elisha to tell him about the problems in their city. The city had problems because it had been placed under a curse by Joshua (Joshua 6:26), who had long been dead. After his death, the curse continued in full force until Elisha arrived on the scene and dealt with it from its roots. Regardless of how powerful a curse is, God has the power to reverse it and change it into blessings.
In Genesis 49:5-7, Jacob was on his deathbed when he cursed Simeon and Levi. He said that they would be scattered in Israel. However, in Numbers 3:11-13, the Almighty God said to Moses, “I have decided in my sovereignty to make Levi my firstborn.” In His sovereignty, God reversed Jacob’s curse on Levi and turned it into honor.
When a fellow is cursed, he or she often begins to experience hardship, suffering, pain, sickness, poverty etc. The devil operates freely in the life of anyone who is under a curse. This is why, if you notice that a curse is at work in your life or family, don’t keep quiet about it.
Rather, cry unto the Lord and trust in His power to deliver you completely. He longs to deliver you from anything that might have kept you from operating in the fullness of His plans and purposes for your life. Jesus Christ has delivered you from the curse of the law, as you see in today’s memory verse. He can overrule any curse that might have been placed on you by anyone and reverse generational curses, turning them into generational blessings.
In 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, the Bible says that Jabez was an honorable man. However, because of his mother’s negative pronouncement over him, he was labelled as someone who causes sorrow. Her words were a limitation over his life, and this must have eventually driven him to cry to the Lord, saying, “Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me!” God granted him his request and reversed the curse that was on him.
Beloved, if you are under any generational or parental curse like Jabez, I want you to cry to God to deliver you today. He is the only One who can reverse the irreversible. unto Him today, and you will experience total deliverance.
Key Point – Open Heavens 16 April 2026
God can remove any curse that might exist in your life and replace it with His abundant blessings.
Open Heavens 16 April 2026 Thursday Hymn
Hymn 13: Jesus Loves Me This I Know
1 Jesus loves me, this I know,
for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong;
they are weak, but he is strong.
Refrain:
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
2 Jesus loves me he who died
heaven’s gate to open wide.
He will wash away my sin,
let his little child come in.
3 Jesus loves me, this I know,
as he loved so long ago,
taking children on his knee,
saying, “Let them come to me.”
Prayer Points for Open Heavens 16 April 2026 – REVERSING CURSES
1. Father, I thank You for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, which redeemed me from the curse of the law. Thank You for turning curses into blessings for those who trust in You, in Jesus’ name.
2. Lord, I ask for mercy for every sin in my life and in my lineage that has opened the door to curses, limitations, and negative pronouncements, in Jesus’ name.
3. Father, just as Elisha healed the cursed waters of Jericho by casting salt into the spring, I ask You to go to the very root of every curse operating in my family and heal it permanently, in Jesus’ name.
4. Lord, You reversed Jacob’s curse on Levi and turned it into honor and priesthood. By Your sovereignty, reverse every curse spoken over my life—whether by parents, ancestors, enemies, or circumstances—and turn them into blessings, in Jesus’ name.
5. Father, I pray for everyone under a curse of poverty, barrenness, sickness, failure, or untimely death. Let the blood of Jesus speak better things over us and cancel every evil decree, in Jesus’ name.
6. Lord, like Jabez, I cry out to You: Bless me indeed, enlarge my coast, let Your hand be with me, and keep me from evil that it may not grieve me. Grant me my request and reverse every negative label attached to my name, in Jesus’ name.
7. Father, expose and destroy every curse that has been operating secretly in my life, causing hardship, suffering, and stagnation. Let the fire of the Holy Spirit consume every satanic verdict, in Jesus’ name.
8. Lord, I declare that no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against me in judgment, I condemn. The curse causeless shall not come, but by Your power, I am free, in Jesus’ name.
9. Father, for every generational curse in my bloodline—whether of alcoholism, mental illness, marital failure, or poverty—I break it now by the blood of Jesus and declare generational blessings in its place, in Jesus’ name.
10. My personal prayer point: (Mention specific curses, negative patterns, or family struggles you believe God needs to reverse).
11. Thank You, Father, for the promise that Christ has redeemed me from every curse. I walk in freedom, blessing, and victory, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
