For many years, some have labeled nations like Zimbabwe as “cursed,” pointing to economic struggles, political unrest, or even agricultural decline as evidence. Yet when you study the history of Zimbabwe and the words that have been pronounced over the nation, you realize that proclaiming Zimbabwe as cursed is contrary to the prophetic declarations spoken over it. Zimbabwe is a blessed nation
When Balaam was hired to curse Israel, the Bible says: “How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy whom the LORD hath not defied?” (Numbers 23:8). Balaam could not curse the people of Israel because the blessing of God was upon them. What he could do, however, was suggest a strategy: entice them into sin, and in their sin, they would provoke God’s anger and open the door to affliction.
This reveals an important truth: a nation blessed by God cannot be cursed from outside. Yet, when the people within that nation turn away from God, they may experience difficulties that look like a curse but are in fact the results of misalignment with His will. David testified, “Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word” (Psalm 119:67). His affliction was not evidence of a curse, but of having walked outside God’s path.
Zimbabwe, like Israel, is a blessed nation. The prophecies declared over this land are overwhelmingly positive. However, at times the people stray, and the fruit of the land reflects the missteps of its citizens, not the absence of God’s blessing. It is not the land that is cursed, but the positioning of the people that determines whether they walk in prosperity or in affliction.
Scripture reminds us: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). The healing of a nation begins not in the soil, nor in politics, but in the hearts of its people.
Every individual has a divine purpose. Jeremiah 1:5 declares: “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee.” When individuals discover their God-given identity and walk in obedience, they become the carriers of blessing their nation needs.
Zimbabwe’s restoration lies in its people. As citizens rediscover God’s purpose for their lives and realign with His will, the true beauty and prosperity of this nation will manifest. The question is not whether Zimbabwe is cursed—because it is not—but whether we, as her people, will return to the path that ensures her blessing.
Zimbabwe is blessed. Let us, her people, walk in our God-given purpose, humble ourselves before Him, and call on His name—for then, truly, He will heal our land.
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