In the month of December 2021, I was in the hospital with a family member. I saw the White House had released an official statement on the new omicron variant. 

“We are intent on not letting omicron disrupt work and school for the vaccinated. You’ve done the right thing and we will get through this. 

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For the unvaccinated, you’re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm.” 

Wasn’t that shocking to read? The White House released a word curse over this nation, namely over the unvaccinated and their families. 

The Bible lists several different types of curses–generational, curses from disobedience, witchcraft curses. This article focuses on word curses.

A curse is as a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. It is the exact opposite of a blessing. When we pray in Jesus’ name, we invoke the name of the Lord to bless, to heal, to save an individual through the power of his Holy Spirit.

Why your words matter so much

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]. (Prv 18:21 Ampc)

The words that we speak matter. The scripture actually says that we eat the fruit of the words we speak. When we partner with and then repeat gloom and doom, slanderous, malicious, or fear-mongering words we come into agreement with the lies of the devil. Remember, he hates us and everything we stand for, because of Who we belong to.

Our words are and should be weighty. We have been given the authority and privilege to pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and share his message with the world. We are his representatives here on earth. We are also his priesthood.

In the Old Testament, priests had many roles, but one important role was to bless the people. For example, Melchizedek blessed Abraham (Gen 14:17-20). Moses, Aaron, and their sons prayed the priestly blessing over the Israelites (Num. 6:22-27). Eli the priest blessed Hannah and Elkanah (1 Sam. 1:9-11 & 1 Sam. 2:20).

In the New Testament, Jesus Christ offered Himself, the perfect sacrifice once and for all, nullifying the need for priests to offer sacrifices. Jesus ascended to the right hand of God where He is the Great High Priest/Intercessor.

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess (Heb. 4:14).

He is able to save forever those who draw near to God through him, because he always lives to make intercession for them (Heb 7:25).

Does this mean Jesus doesn’t need intercessors? Of course not. We co-labor with Jesus while we pray. Although the sacrificial role of the priesthood is over, the priestly role of intercession continues to all who will accept the call to a lifetime of prayer. 

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1 Pt. 2:9)

Derek Prince has a great resource called Blessing or Curse, You Can Choose (Call IFA if you would like a copy for a donation of any amount–1-800-USA-PRAY). He shared three steps for freedom if you have agreed with a bad confession like death, sickness, disease, poverty. Agreement with a bad confession becomes a self-imposed curse. Remember, “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us” (Gal. 3:13).

I believe this administration released that statement in hopes to use fear to manipulate the unvaccinated.  I do not believe they intentionally released a word curse, but unfortunately they did. How should we Intercessors respond to this?

1.Repent

Predicting a winter of severe illness and death for our families does not align with God’s word. Let’s come before God in prayer, acknowledging this lie and that all lies originate from the devil. (Jn. 8:44)

2.Revoke

Next we must cancel the wrong confession (words of sickness and death released over people and their families). Verbally break any agreement you may have made with this statement in fear. 

3.Replace

Lastly, replace the wrong confession with the right one. We know according to the word in John 10:10 that the thief (Satan) comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus said, “I have come that they might have abundant life.”  Intercessors often pray the opposite of what the world is doing, so this should be familiar to you.

Let’s use these three steps to pray regarding the omicron statement.

Lord, please forgive our leaders for releasing curses over Your people and this nation. These words of sickness and death do not align with your words. Our adversary is the one who steals, kills, and destroys. Jesus Christ came to give abundant life. We repent for allowing the media to manipulate and divide us using fear. Forgive us if we have partnered with fear and lies and spoken curses over ourselves. 

We break every word curse concerning the virus spoken over us and our families. We plead the blood of Jesus; in doing so we are remembering His victory over death that happened at the cross. It is written that He came and destroyed the works of the devil. We render every word curse spoken fruitless. The words that will never return void come only Your Word. We cling to Your Word with hope and expectancy. 

We reject words of sickness, death, and hospital visits over us and our families. We pray that lives and bodies would be healed from the effects of Covid. We pray for life and the abundant life You long for us to live.  We thank You that Your blood speaks a better word, under a better covenant established on better promises. (Heb. 8:6)

You said that if we stay under the shadow of the Almighty, You will be our refuge and place of safety. You said You will rescue us from every trap and deadly disease. (Ps. 91) We trust You Lord. Your words are truth and a lamp to our feet in times of darkness.

Praying Like Jesus Did

Jesus spent much time teaching his disciples about prayer. He taught his disciples to bless those who cursed and hurt them. 

Invoke blessings upon and pray for the happiness of those who curse you, implore God’s blessing (favor) upon those who abuse you [who revile, reproach, disparage, and high-handedly misuse you]. (Lk. 6:28 Ampc)

He goes on to say that when we bless those who curse and hate us, we are truly acting as children of God. (Lk. 6:35,36) The power of this blessing is greater than any curse. Paul emphasized this with the Roman church. 

Bless those who persecute you [who are cruel in their attitude toward you]; bless and do not curse them. (Rom. 12:14 Amp)

Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is honest and proper and noble [aiming to be above reproach] in the sight of everyone. (Rom. 12:17 Amp)

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God’s] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord.

But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head. Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good. (Rom. 12:19-21 Ampc)

We are called to bless those who curse us. We are called to pray for those who persecute us. We are called to love our enemies, the same way Christ loved us when we were once enemies of the cross. 

I must confess, last year was difficult. We saw so many drastic ungodly changes in this nation. Now, it’s a new year. Let’s pray for this administration once more. They don’t need curses. They don’t need memes. They need Jesus Christ, plain and simple. 

Lord, 

A whole year has gone by under this administration. Forgive me for missed opportunities to pray for them as I should have. Forgive me when I spoke unintentional curses over the leaders of this nation in frustration, anger, and despair. Even now asking You to bless this administration seems impossible, until I am reminded that you are the Lord God of all flesh and nothing is too hard for you. 

Lord, please bless the President, Vice President, and administration. You said to bless our enemies. They are not our enemies, Lord, but because we choose to stand for our freedoms and refuse to bow they consider us enemies. They choose to use fear to manipulate and divide us. They have released word curses over the people. We will not repay their evil with more evil. Instead we pray that You would bless them and their families with the greatest gift any man, woman, or child can receive. That gift is Jesus Christ. 

Give them dreams and visions of your precious son Jesus Christ that would awaken them to their need for salvation. Bless them with God-fearing counsel while they are in office. You sent Joseph into Egypt under Pharaoh to preserve Your people. You sent Daniel to Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar and three other kings. Send Esthers, Daniels, Josephs, and people that You prepared for this moment and release them into the government sphere of influence. Send Your men and women of God to bring them the word of the Lord.

Give me Your grace to bless those who curse and hurt me. Give me Your heart to love those who hate and revile me because that is Your will for my life. Thank You for even using something like this to make me more like Jesus Christ. Give me clean hands and a pure heart. In Jesus’ name, Amen. 

To conclude: you must all have the same attitude and the same feelings; love one another, and be kind and humble with one another. Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you.  As the scripture says,

“If you want to enjoy life and wish to see good times, you must keep from speaking evil  and stop telling lies. You must turn away from evil and do good; you must strive for peace with all your heart.  For the Lord watches over the righteous and listens to their prayers; but he opposes those who do evil.” (1 Pt. 3:8-12 GNT)

What were your thoughts on the White House omicron statement? Did this article speak to you? 

Author Gloria Robles is a passionate intercessor with a prophetic voice for today. For more from Gloria, go to Spotify or Anchor to listen to her podcast Something To Share. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash.