DEALING WITH BLOODLINE PATTERN

DEALING WITH BLOODLINE PATTERN

By Rev. Samuel Arimoro

Main Text: Ezekiel 18:1-4

Supporting Texts: Lamentations 5:7, Jeremiah 31:29–
-30, Galatians 3:13, Colossians 2:14, Numbers 14:18

INTRODUCTION:
A bloodline pattern refers to negative cycles, afflictions, behaviours, or limitations that consistently occur in families across generations. These could include patterns of poverty, untimely death, marital delay, failure at the edge of breakthrough, addiction, or recurring illnesses. Many people suffer from these ancestral yokes without knowing the spiritual root.

The Word of God in Ezekiel 18:2 reveals a popular saying in Israel: “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” This points to the reality of inherited problems—generational consequences passed down from parents to children. But God makes it clear in verses 3–4 that every soul belongs to Him and that each individual has the opportunity to break free.

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ offer us legal grounds to break bloodline patterns. Through the finished work of the cross, we can renounce, revoke, and overcome these negative cycles. This message will guide you to understand, confront, and conquer bloodline patterns through spiritual insight and warfare.

1. BLOODLINE PATTERNS ARE SPIRITUAL REALITIES
Many negative patterns do not just happen—they have spiritual roots.

a) Inherited curses affect generations (Exodus 20:5):
Unrepented sins and covenants by ancestors can open doors to demonic cycles in descendants.

b) Line patterns operate through ignorance (Hosea 4:6):
Many believers suffer because they do not discern the spiritual inheritance working against them.

c) Some battles persist because of ancestral covenants (Judges 6:25):
Gideon’s family altar to Baal affected his destiny until it was destroyed.

d) Familiar spirits monitor and enforce these patterns (Isaiah 8:19):
These spirits attach themselves to family lines, repeating evil cycles unless resisted.

Biblical Example: Abraham’s family showed a pattern of delay and deception—Abraham lied about Sarah (Genesis 20:2), Isaac did the same (Genesis 26:7), and Jacob's name meant supplanter.

2. THE BLOOD OF JESUS CANCELS EVERY EVIL INHERITANCE
The cross is the legal ground for breaking generational bondage.

a) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13):
By His death, Jesus took the curse so we could live in the blessing.

b) The handwriting of ordinances against us is blotted out (Colossians 2:14):
Every ancestral accusation and demonic claim is cancelled by Christ’s blood.

c) We are a new creation with a new lineage in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17):
Old things—including evil patterns—have passed away.

d) Deliverance begins with recognising your new identity (Romans 8:1–2):
We must not submit again to the bondage of the past; we are free through Christ.

Biblical Example: The man in Mark 5:1–20 was under the influence of a legion of demons, but one encounter with Jesus broke the pattern and restored his destiny.

3. DEALING WITH BLOODLINE PATTERNS REQUIRES SPIRITUAL WARFARE
These patterns are stubborn and must be broken by forceful prayer and revelation.

a) You must renounce evil covenants (Isaiah 28:18):
Make declarations that sever your ties with ancestral curses and agreements.

b) Engage in fasting and prayer (Matthew 17:21):
Some strongholds only respond to spiritual intensity and persistence.

c) Raise new altars to God (Genesis 35:1–7):
Altars empower patterns—raising godly altars of prayer and obedience creates new spiritual atmospheres.

d) Declare the Word of God over your life (Jeremiah 23:29):
Scripture is like a fire and hammer that shatters evil foundations.

Biblical Example: Hezekiah destroyed the bronze serpent that had become an idol over generations (2 Kings 18:4). Some things must be broken and buried.

4. THE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERS YOU FOR LASTING FREEDOM
Sustaining deliverance from bloodline patterns requires walking with the Holy Spirit daily.

a) The Holy Spirit reveals hidden roots (John 16:13):
He searches the deep things and exposes what human eyes cannot see.

b) He empowers you to live differently (Romans 8:13–14):
By yielding to the Spirit, you overcome the flesh and its ancestral tendencies.

c) The Holy Spirit breaks soul ties and emotional patterns (Isaiah 10:27):
The anointing destroys the yoke that has held your soul bound.

d) He enables you to build a new generational legacy (Acts 1:8):
You become a witness of God's power and freedom to the next generation.

Biblical Example: Timothy, though young, was able to carry a new mantle because he continued in the Spirit-filled faith passed from his mother and grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5).

CONCLUSION:
God is calling His children to rise and deal with every bloodline pattern through knowledge, prayer, and the power of the Holy Spirit. These patterns may have defined your family, but they don’t have to define you. In Christ, you have the authority to break out and begin a new generational blessing.

As you submit to God’s Word, apply the blood of Jesus, and resist the devil, you will see these patterns shattered and your life transformed. Your children will not inherit the struggles you overcame—your legacy will be one of freedom, faith, and victory.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, open my eyes to see and understand the patterns in my bloodline.
2. By the blood of Jesus, I break every generational curse working in my life.
3. I renounce and reject every evil covenant made on my behalf.
4. Every altar of affliction raised in my family line, catch fire and scatter!
5. Holy Spirit, reveal the hidden roots of inherited problems in my life.
6. I declare my freedom and the freedom of my children in Jesus’ name.
7. Every voice of accusation from my foundation, be silenced by the blood of Jesus.
8. I raise a new altar of righteousness and blessing for my generation.
9. Let the power of repeated failure in my family be broken now.
10. I receive grace to walk in the Spirit and not repeat ancestral errors.

PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS:
1. You are delivered from every inherited bondage in Jesus’ name!
2. No evil pattern shall continue in your life or family again!
3. The blood of Jesus is rewriting your family history today!
4. From today, your children shall walk in blessings, not burdens!
5. The strongman of your father’s house has lost his hold over you!
6. You are a curse breaker and a blessing bearer!
7. Every cycle of shame and stagnation is permanently broken!
8. You will live to fulfil destiny without inherited limitations!
9. New doors of honour, health, and prosperity are opened to you!
10. Your life will reflect the power of generational transformation!