RE: 2018 Word<\/p>\n
Dear Friends and Partners in Christ Jesus!
\nMERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!<\/p>\n
I send greetings from myself and all the Point to Hope Team around the world. We are so grateful and thankful\u00a0for all your love, prayers, encouragement and support. Without it, we would not have been able to come this far. I especially thank the Lord for all of you.\u00a0 Please know that you all have a constant place on our daily prayer list.\u00a0 We love You!<\/p>\n
We are truly looking forward to another great year…To God\u2019s Glory!\u00a0 \u00a0 .<\/p>\n
Yes, we are looking at another, ever increasing, and blessed year as we continue to merge into God\u2019s eternal \u201cBlue Print\u201d of plans for 2018. Did I say \u201cever-increasing?\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s right\u2026 ever-increasing!<\/p>\n
In January of 2016, I released the prophetic word the Lord gave me (7 years to build up the Storehouse with souls). We are two years into \u201cthe 7 years of plenty.\u201d …. IS IT NOT SO? Today, I want to add this encouragement and exhortation to you. Yes, much change! (He gave, and hath taken; blessed be the name of the Lord\/Job 1:21). It has been a time of growth, a time of loss and gain. It has been the best of times, yet the hardest to times. Still, as we move and change, sometimes exponentially, God\u2019s divine plans come to fruition.<\/p>\n
For those who have embraced the \u201cStorehouse\u201d in 7 years of plenty, and having taken up God\u2019s challenge for the \u201cSeason of Evangelism,\u201d do you find yourselves\u00a0reaching out to the lost like never before? As we walk out His plan, we have the promise of abundance and favor. You and I are\u00a0being prepared for \u201csuch a time as this\u201d in 2018. Whatever opportunities we have encountered over the last two years, God has been preparing us through every \u2018yes\u2019 and every \u2018no\u2019.<\/p>\n
The theme for 2018 is \u201cRedemptive Bondage.\u201d Yet, fear not! If Jesus be for us \u2026 and He is! Yes, it is going to be a great year because out of our obedience, we will be prepared come what may! In fact, throughout 2016 and 2017, Jesus has been preparing us to a greater depth of believing, receiving and\u00a0spreading His Love. His Plan is being completed through us. Isn’t that the very meaning of 7?\u00a0 Perfect and Complete; 7 years to build up the Storehouse with souls! Within these 7 years, we have God\u2019s perfect plan!<\/p>\n
God has been directing us to live and receive His redemptive love, to discipline ourselves, and to be established in His Word (Ps.119). We are allowing the Holy Spirit to shine on our hearts to bring us to a place\u00a0of identifying, recognizing, and sincere repentance. Through it all, we are encouraged to call for HIS MEASURE OF GRACE, ENLIGHTENED BY HIS WORD; TO BE HAMMERED AND SHARPENED INTO THAT “SURE PEG, AND ANCHORED IN THE SECURE PLACE \u2026 THE CORNERSTONE OF JESUS CHRIST!<\/p>\n
Let us FORGE AHEAD! Yet, be on the guard in all things\u2026. so as not to leave a gap! At times, we need to reflect back and remember what we have been redeemed from. Yet, in doing so, being careful not to embrace the \u2018emotion\u2019 of events in life that can open a gap for the enemy to work; a gap – an opening between us and God! Let us not leave an opening and be ever looking forward, with nothing in between. Don\u2019t give a gap!<\/p>\n
This leads us to what we call revival; our hearts turned fully toward Him, enlightened, strengthened, and activated for His Kingdom.<\/p>\n
What ever we have gone through these last two years, what ever we have gained through prayer, studying, teaching, obedience, reaching out, etc., we have a better understanding of \u201cNow Faith\u201d. And this \u201cnow faith\u201d will set us apart for what is needed as we enter into 2018. Hebrew 11:1, \u201cNow, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.\u201d This is not the definition of faith, but a description of what faith does. Substance means \u201cessence\u201d or \u201creality.\u201d We have witnessed God\u2019s power, heard testimonies, started new prayer groups and new classes of evangelism, prayed and encouraged new churches to be planted, seen recommitments, healing and deliverance, and salvations; a greater passion and hunger in believers to read the word, pray, and reached out to others.\u00a0 And so, we continue with \u201cnow faith\u201d….<\/p>\n
When we activate \u201cNow, Faith\u2026\u201d, we have a surety. His way is perfect for us. His word has been proven, and it will never fail us! He will be a shield to those who trust Him (Ps.\u00a018:30),\u00a0The blood of the Lamb is perfect, proven (Rev.\u00a012:11), holding fast to \u2018to live is Christ, and to die is gain (Phil. 1:21).<\/p>\n
As we head into the new year, remember we\u2019ve had two years of training camp. \u2018Now, faith\u2019 leads us, prepares us, and armors us, into the \u201cland of bondage\u20262018. According to biblical numbers, 20 stands for \u2018redemption\u2019 (redemption by the blood of the Lamb), and the number 18 means \u2018bondage\u2019 (sin).<\/p>\n
As God\u2019s saints, by His Spirit, we are armored with\u00a0the true armor of God, facing this world\u2019s bondage. It\u2019s going to be a year of exercising the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. We will learn more about this at our \u201cHoly Spirit Encounter\u201d conferences and gatherings throughout the year.<\/p>\n
This is a year to be truly used of God, to set the captives free, and\u00a0let the prisoners loose (Is. 61).\u00a0 Let us be positioned, and readied with the power and authority of His Word, and the Power and authority of prayer, in the name of Jesus.<\/p>\n
Friends, whom I truly love, I\u2019m looking forward with great anticipation to learning and activating our Godly walk together: reaching new levels of wisdom, knowledge, understanding, counsel, strength, and fear of the Lord. We will be led by the Spirit of the Lord, to whom we all lay claim as God\u2019s sons and daughters. \u201cWhere the Spirit of the Lord is, there is FREEDOM\u201d (2 Cor.\u00a03:17).<\/p>\n
Love, blessings, and warmest regards to all,<\/p>\n
Nancy Lee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"