Dear Point To Hope Friends,

What am I hearing the Lord say about 2017?  I have been asked this question much in the last several months.  Believe me, I would have loved to have given an answered much earlier.  I’ve felt like an archer with my bowstring drawn back, listening to the Lord; Waiting to release the arrow of His prophetic word for 2017.   Well, I am happy to say, He has helped me hit the mark and convey what I am hearing the Holy Spirit say about 2017.

Refresh:  Push the refresh button to review the last few years.

#20:  Redemption:  Know and remember what you were redeemed from (sin and death) and what you were redeemed for (life and power from the Holy Spirit).

2014:  Redemptive Salvation & Deliverance (#14):  Salvation, in Hebrew, the word ‘help’ means salvation.  Deliverance: being rescued …. ‘a way in or out’ where there hasn’t been a way.

2015:  Redemptive Rest (#15):  God’s Rest.  Heaven is God’s throne, and the earth is His footstool … a place for the Lord to rest.  He has made all things, but what He is looking for is a home – the heart of man to rest!  God says He needs us for a place of rest for Himself.  How can that be?  All He is asking is for those with a humble and contrite spirit and trembles at His Word  (Isaiah 66).  Then the Holy Spirit knocks on that heart and says …. “I have a need – so and so needs encouragement’ …. ‘your neighbor is in the hospital’ … ‘that elderly person is lonely’ … ‘that little child needs tender care’ … etc.  That is a place of Rest for the Lord; Redemptive Rest.

2016:  Redemptive Love (#16 God’s Love):
– 7 Years of Plenty:  Building up the Storehouse with souls
– Be established in His Word; an enlarged heart for greater mercy and compassion (Ps. 119)
– A sure peg and a small measure of revival: (Ezra 9)
– Born for such a time

2017: Redemptive Victory (#17)
As for God, His way is perfect; the Word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield for all who trust Him.” (Ps. 18:30/NKJV).
Trust – rely on, lean on, confident in
The Lord gave me 3 specific words for 2017 that align with Rev. 12:11  “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”:
1) Transformation:  “The blood” – repent and turn the other way
2) Reformation:  “Testimony” – becoming more like Him; His image (and His image is mercy and compassion as described in Exodus 34.  (2017: 2+0+1+7=10); #10 is testimony.
3) Activation: “not loving life unto death” – position yourself so that God can activate you; use you for His purposes.  Isaiah 61 – liberty to the captives (those in bondage by choice / behaviors); opening the prison to those who are bound (those who have built a wall around their heart from hurt, rejection, etc.).

The Lord said “Refresh” because we need to realize the last few years are a continuation for 2017, and beyond.  More specifically, in January of 2016, the Lord told me I had 7 years to complete the mandate He has giving me.  That mandate being to stand at the eastern gate of every nation’s capitol (parliament); pray and repent (scriptures from Matthew 23:2-33 & 2 Timothy 3:2-5).  Then, leave on the parliament grounds a little red ribbon trimmed with gold (representing blood and glory), a dime (#10 for testimony), and a little heart symbol (representing His heart).  And, as I am writing this, I see the handiwork of the Master’s hand unfold even more clearly as this prophetic act and these symbols are a reflection of Revelation 12:11: blood, testimony, not loving life unto death.

After finishing this same prayer assignment in all 50 states in America, the Lord told me when I touch the doors of each capitol building, it will be like an antibody of the Holy Spirit; Like a body with all its members connected together (the world).  Thus, when I touch the door of one capitol, it is as if I was touching all the previous ones I’ve ever been to and they too, are receiving the prayers and declarations once again.  And I must say, I can feel the anointing stronger and stronger with each new country.

As of now, there are 6 years left for this assignment to be completed.  To date, we have been to about 55 countries, not to mention, other prayer targets the Lord has been concerned with that are not necessarily countries, but nonetheless, are strategic in His purposes (like Nova Scotia, Statue of Liberty, The Vatican, etc.).

Storehouse:  The Lord gave me some meticulous details and scriptures about the Storehouse:
– Fill up the Storehouse with souls … He is all about souls!  Not one be lost (2 Peter 3:9)
– Do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry (2 Tim. 4:1-5/NKJV)
– 4 Keys that work together for evangelism: 1) Acts of Kindness breaks the fallow ground of the heart (Ro. 2:4b); 2) Seeding of the Word (Luke 8:11); 3) Watering of the seed (1 Cor. 3:6); 4) Harvest ((2 Peter 3:9; Matt. 9: 37-38).
– Regardless if you do acts of kindness, seed, water, and / or harvest, it is accredited to your account.  You get same reward whether you labor in the field in the morning or are hired for one hour at the end of the day; you get the same wage (Matt. 20).
– And when that soul does likewise, that is also accredited to your account.  How can that be?  The Lord said because it is one Storehouse.

Covenant Promise:  The Word is full of God’s promises!  Well, He has made a covenant promise to me when the mandate of the countries is fulfilled.  Last summer (June 2016), I inquired of the Lord because the last stretch of countries we went to was amazingly smooth.  He said the difference was “passion and desire”;  The intercessors have taken hold of MY mandate and are praying with passion and desire.

The Lord was also very specific in this:  He said He has a covenant promise for all who are sincere to partner in prayer and what I (meaning the Lord) am doing in these countries.   He said promises:
Favor:! Favor in your relationships, favor where doors were once shut or doors that were not able to be shut, favor with finances, favor with those who have had closed ears / hearts to My Word; favor with your health.  All you have to do is ASK; Ask for My favor in My Son’s name.

One question I was frequently asked when I started releasing the Word for 2016 was:  “What happens after the 7 years?  Is it the end?”

This is what the Lord told me:  No one knows the day nor hour of my return, but depending on what the saints do, it might be the end of life as they know it!

God is making a covenant promise with us and we have a part in it!  Yes, 2017 is Redemptive Victory but remember this:  A victory is the result of a battle!  Listen saints, now is not the time to retreat in our prayers and petitions before the Father.  We have a responsibility to press in and pray because our battle is at hand!  But remember, just ask for His Favor!

As believers, we are continually being sharpened if we are in pursuit of the way of the Lord, verses our ‘comfortable’ way.  He sharpens us like arrows and holds us close in His quiver.  In His timing, He pulls us from His quiver and and aims for the mark; that next milestone in life; that next step or season to strengthen us for His purposes; That place He calls ‘His resting place’ … that place where we are activated for His glory!

In closing, the Lord reminded me that only He can activate us, but we have to position ourselves.  Are you trusting Him (relying on, leaning on, confident in)?  Are you willing to be sharpened in all circumstances?  Do you remember what you are redeemed from and what you are redeemed for?  Are you ready and willing to build up His Storehouse with what He is concerned about?  Want His Favor?  Partner with Him and just ask for His favor, in Jesus’ name!  You were truly born for such a time!

“No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly” (NKJV).

Blessings and love to all as we walk in His Redemptive Victory; The Way of the Lord.

Nancy Haney
President of Point To Hope Ministries