Proverbs 26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Picture the small birds flitting about – up and down, back and forth, quickly darting from one direction to the next. So is the curse sent out without valid cause. It does not harm the intended victim. Thus, we should not superstitiously fear the curse of anyone sent our way. In particular we are not to fear the curse of Satan who certainly does desire our damnation. Remember who is your Advocate, Christ Jesus himself. Remember in whose hands you belong – God the Father. Remember who inhabits you – the Holy Spirit.
Nor then are we to blame our troubles on the curse of another. The troubles we face in life are mostly of our own making. We need to own up to that. Much of the troubles we face are those common to everyone else. We have not been singled out. The one curse that we can say with certainty has hit us directly is the curse of the Fall, making us sinners and the victims of sin. We don’t need “special curses” to make life troubled. This one curse is enough to do the job.
Be thankful today and filled with awe, meditating upon our Lord who deserved no curse, yet took the Curse of the Fall upon himself, experiencing its full condemnation. Curses aimed at us may dart about missing us because he took the direct hit.
Psalm 126
When the Lord restored the fortunes of[a] Zion,
we were like those who dreamed.[b]
2 Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.4 Restore our fortunes,[c] Lord,
like streams in the Negev.
5 Those who sow with tears
will reap with songs of joy.
6 Those who go out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with them.