From the desk of Steve Shultz:
My friend John Belt always has fresh manna to share with the Body of Christ. I've ministered with John and have seen him worship as he takes us all into heavenly places.
As you read through John's word for 2018, you will be encouraged and renewed as God prepares us for the new year.
As John shares:
This new year of 2018 is going to be a year of Genesis, of new creation—even new beginnings, signified by the number 8. 2017 was a year of completion and bringing things to a close—things that needed resolution for many years. 2018 will also be a year of fulfillment of promises and expansion with an emphasis on Kingdom advancement. Be encouraged as this new year approaches. God wants to put you right where you belong so that you can have an impact in your God-appointed place.
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"2018: A Genesis Year of New Beginnings!"
John Belt, Cincinnati, OH
"In the beginning God created..." (Genesis 1:1)
This new year of 2018 is going to be a year of Genesis, of new creation—even new beginnings, signified by the number 8. 2017 was a year of completion and bringing things to a close—things that needed resolution for many years. 2018 will also be a year of fulfillment of promises and expansion with an emphasis on Kingdom advancement. Be encouraged as this new year approaches. God wants to put you right where you belong so that you can have an impact in your God-appointed place.
1. Kingdom Advance Overnighted!
"...the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits." (Daniel 11:32)
| "Make a commitment to get your fresh bread daily by spending time in His presence." |
2018 will be a year where "the Kingdom" will become a continued emphasis as God wants to empower the Body of Christ to affect the mountain of influence to which they are called. God works with us in stages. He'll bring you to the next stage as the light comes on in your heart to see more of His Kingdom manifested.
It's time to discover the arena that you are called to and pursue God in such way so you can get positioned in that sphere to influence it with His glory. As you pursue the Lord, He will move you to the next stage for your life. Our pursuit expedites His plans for our lives. You can be content to have things sent for your life at a snail's pace or your can get them overnighted! Make 2018 a year for expedited delivery in your own life!
2. Renewal Over Rigidity & Religious Ritual
"Now the Lord is the Spirit. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, seeing the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, as in a mirror, are being transformed (transfigured/metamorphoō) into the same image (eikōn) from glory to glory by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Corinthians 3:17-18 emphasis mine)
Renewal begins with the Holy Spirit. Renewal continues with the Holy Spirit. There cannot be renewal without the Holy Spirit. In 2018, engage with the Spirit in such a way that you are receiving of the river of His presence. Freely you have "received" so freely give. If we have received nothing, then there is nothing to give and it begins with His Spirit in our lives.
Jesus told His disciples to go and wait in Jerusalem until they were clothed with power from on high. We have to position ourselves to receive from God so that we have something to pour out on others. Communion with the Holy Spirit is the way we get renewed or made new in His presence. He, the person of the Spirit, makes... (continue reading)
