God Can Reverse It! | Jentezen Franklin

Monday, May 18



It’s Never Too Late — No situation is hopeless while you still have breath. God can heal your body, reverse financial ruin, restore a marriage, or break generational sin patterns quickly.

Key Verses 

II Kings 20:1-11; II Kings 16:4-18; John 3:5; Ephesians 5:26; John 14:16; Isaiah 28:11-12; II Kings 18:4; Joel 2:25; Isaiah 38:18-19  

Puntos clave  

  • You need the altar of repentance. Nothing can replace the altar. Don’t fall for a modern-day religion that doesn’t require sacrifice at the altar. Come to the altar if you need help, healing, or forgiveness. When the Word of God is preached, and you respond, you can be washed of everything. God can alter you at the altar.  
  • You need water baptism. A sprinkle is not enough; you must be completely baptized in water. Baptism is not an optional ritual, but a command of Jesus. If Jesus was baptized, you should be too.  
  • You need the Holy Ghost. When the Holy Spirit comes into your life, He gives you rest. He is the wind and fire from God. Wind rearranges things, and fire changes things. He can rearrange and change any situation. He enables you to pray in a heavenly language, and He becomes your rest and covering. 

Introducción  

Today we’re reflecting on the message “God Can Reverse It” by Jentezen Franklin. This powerful message reminds us that no situation is too broken, too far gone, or too late for God to restore. He can reverse generational patterns, heal wounded places, redeem lost years, and bring hope where discouragement once lived. Throughout the message, we are encouraged to return to the altar, walk in obedience, and depend fully on the power of the Holy Spirit to bring transformation and renewal. 

The foundation of this study comes from the story of Hezekiah and his heartfelt prayer during a time of illness and crisis. Rather than giving in to fear, Hezekiah turned to God in faith, trusting that God both heard his prayer and cared enough to respond.  

What followed was a powerful season of restoration. Hezekiah tore down pagan altars, restored the true altar of worship, renewed the laver as a symbol of cleansing and baptism, and led the people back under the covering and power of the Holy Spirit. His story reminds us that God does more than heal individuals—He restores families, renews hearts, rebuilds what sin has torn down, and calls His people back into His presence. 

This week we will dig into: 

  • God Can Turn It Back – Reversing What Seems Irreversible 
  • Return to the Altar – The Power of Repentance, Obedience, and   Cleansing 
  • Under the Covering – The Holy Spirit, Rest, and Generational Blessing 

LET’S START THE DISCUSSION: 

  • What stood out to you in this past Sunday’s message? 
  • What element of your life, if any, would you approach God to reverse? Why? 

God Can Turn It Back – Reversing What Seems Irreversible 

2 Kings 20:1-6 & 9-11 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.” 

Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed, “Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 

Before Isaiah left the court, the word of the Lord came: “Go back and tell Hezekiah, ‘I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day you will go up to the temple of the Lord. I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city from the king of Assyria.’” 

For the sign, the Lord made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairway of Ahaz. 

About halfway through his reign, Hezekiah faced a death sentence from heaven itself. Yet where there is life, there is hope. God can still turn time back—there is no hopeless situation. 

Hezekiah simply reminded the Lord how he had lived, and God not only healed him but added fifteen years and used him mightily. God saw his tears and answered. He even reversed the sundial belonging to his wicked father Ahaz, turning an instrument of past evil into a sign of generational restoration. 

Nothing we face—financial crisis, broken families, addiction, trauma, or generational curses—is beyond God. He can take what we give Him, restore what the enemy has stolen, and use even our difficult inheritance for His glory. 

Questions:

  • What things did Hezekiah remind the Lord of how he lived?
  • What inheritance can God use in your life for His glory? 

Return to the Altar – The Power of Repentance, Obedience, and Cleansing 

Today, many people still want a “lighter” version of Christianity—one without repentance, conviction, surrender, or obedience. Yet the Gospel still calls us to come to the altar. The altar is where pride dies, chains are broken, and lives are transformed. It is where we lay down sin, shame, addiction, bitterness, and compromise before the Lord. Pastor Jentezen Franklin reminded us that nothing can replace old-fashioned repentance and genuine surrender before God. 

In the Old Testament temple, after the sacrifice was offered on the brazen altar, the priests washed at the brazen laver before entering further into God’s presence (Exodus 27–30). This laver points us to cleansing through the Word of God and through obedience in baptism. We are “washed by the water of the Word” as God cleanses our minds, hearts, and lives. The world pollutes, but the Word washes. 

Water baptism is also a vital act of obedience and identification with Christ. Jesus declared, “He who believes and is baptized will be saved” (Mark 16:16). Peter preached, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized” (Acts 2:38). Baptism by full immersion symbolizes the burial of the old life and resurrection into new life in Christ. It is more than tradition—it is a declaration that we belong to Jesus completely. 

When God’s people return to the altar, revival follows. Families are restored. Generational curses are broken. Marriages are healed. Hearts are cleansed. Nations are awakened. God still invites His people to come back to the altar—to repent, to be washed, to obey, and to begin again. The same God who restored Judah in Hezekiah’s day still restores lives today. No situation is hopeless when we humble ourselves before Him. 

The altar is still open. The blood still cleanses. The Word still washes. And God is still calling His people back to repentance, obedience, and revival. 

  • Why does the Gospel still require repentance and surrender at the altar instead of a “lighter” version of Christianity? 
  • How does the brazen laver and water baptism illustrate the cleansing we need in our walk with God? 
  • In what areas of your life is God calling you back to the altar for repentance, obedience, and fresh revival? 

Under the Covering – The Holy Spirit, Rest, and Generational Blessing 

In his powerful message, "God Can Reverse It," Pastor Jentezen Franklin reminds us that the enemy loves nothing more than to tear down the spiritual covering over our lives, our homes, and our families. When the Sabbath covering—the divine rest, peace, and supernatural protection of the Holy Ghost—is stripped away, we are left vulnerable to the exhaustion of the world and the cyclical attacks of the enemy. But we serve a God of sudden reversals. What has been torn down can be completely restored through a fresh encounter with the Spirit of the Living God. 

The enemy fights your peace because he knows that a believer operating out of spiritual exhaustion is easily defeated. God’s design, however, is for you to live under a canopy of divine refreshing. As Isaiah wrote: 

"To whom He said, 'This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest,' and, 'This is the refreshing'; yet they would not hear." — Isaiah 28:12 (NKJV) 

To break generational curses and reverse the damage done by the enemy, we need more than a form of godliness—we need the fire of the Holy Ghost. Paul gave a direct command to the church regarding how we should live: 

"And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit..." — Ephesians 5:18 (NKJV) 

When you are filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, that divine fire consumes the dry wood of past mistakes, generational bondage, and lingering shame. The fullness of the Spirit acts as an impenetrable shield over your household. Where the enemy brought chaos, the Holy Spirit brings order. Where the enemy planted cycles of addiction, divorce, or poverty, the fire of God burns up the root of the curse and establishes a brand-new legacy. 

A reversed life doesn't just impact you; it alters the trajectory of your children and your children's children. When we choose the path of obedience and desperate prayer, we aren't just fighting for our own survival—we are digging family wells that will sustain the next generation.  

"I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live..." — Deuteronomy 30:19 (NKJV) 

Choosing life means choosing absolute dedication to God. It means establishing an altar of prayer in your home so that your family doesn't just inherit your material possessions, but your spiritual momentum. Your obedience today acts as the ceiling for the next generation's floor. 

1. Assessing Your Covering 

  • Are you operating out of spiritual exhaustion, or are you actively resting under the canopy of the Holy Spirit? 

Reflect on whether you have allowed the noise, stress, and demands of daily life to tear down your peace, and consider what practical steps you need to take to restore that divine covering through prayer and obedience. 

2. Evaluating the Legacy 

  • What spiritual inheritance are you currently preparing for the next generation? 

Think about the habits, altars of prayer, and choices you are making today. Are they setting a foundation of blessing that will make it easier for your children and grandchildren to serve God, or are there lingering cycles that still need to be broken by the fire of the Holy Spirit? 

3. Seeking the Reversal 

  • In what area of your life have you accepted defeat, forgetting that God has the power to completely reverse it? 

Identify the specific place—whether in your family, your mind, or your circumstances—where you need to shake off complacency, get desperate for a fresh anointing, and trust God to turn a curse into a blessing. 

  

Conclusión  

As we close this study, leave encouraged by the truth that God still specializes in reversing what seems impossible. He is the One who restores what has been broken, rebuilds the true altar of repentance and worship, and brings healing where there has been pain and loss. Through repentance, baptism, and the power of the Holy Spirit, God continues to renew lives and pour out fresh strength on His people. 

Our response to God matters. When we come before Him with humble hearts, seeking His mercy and grace, He meets us there. Miracles often begin in moments of surrender and obedience. Every step of faith we take opens the door for God to work in ways we could never accomplish on our own. 

Remember that your story is still being written by God’s hands. No circumstance is beyond His reach, and no generation is beyond His ability to restore. Whatever you may be facing today, turn to the Lord with confidence, call upon His name, and trust Him to bring healing, restoration, and renewal—not only for your life, but for the generations that follow. 

Llamada a la acción:   

  • Come to the Altar: Take time for an honest evaluation of your spiritual condition – what areas of your life do you need to ask God to reverse the direction and effects? 
  • Commit yourself to pray for the areas and dedicate yourself and your family against any generational curse that may have resulted from those areas. 
  • Spend time in your Bible each day to hear the Lord’s voice for how He will help you overcome the effects of those curses or prevent you from passing any curse on. 
  • Ask the Holy Spirit to give you a fresh anointing to guide you and to give you discernment to restore and overcome anything the enemy tries to use to trap you or your family. 
  • Journal what God is doing in your life and how you are responding to Him. 

Prayer:   

Lord, thank You for calling upon us to “…approach the Throne of Grace boldly and with confidence…”so that we can live victoriously! Give us the faith and the courage, in the face of our trials, to come to You, Oh Lord, and to remember Your promises and the faith You inspire in us to trust them. Take authority over our lives and set right the things that the enemy has used to hold us and our families hostage over the generations. We hold to this truth and promise “…In this world you will have troubles, but take heart, for I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD!” 

In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen. 

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