Ron Sawka Ministries
June 19, 2024; Sivan 13, 5784
“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” (Rom. 6:16, KJV).
“For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore, Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You” (1 Chron. 17:25, NKJV).
Yielding to Receive from God
We have just come through Pentecost, and I believe the Holy Spirit wants us to be sure to receive the three main blessings: 1) more revelation, 2) more provision, and 3) more anointing and power of the Holy Spirit. Let me share three concepts I feel the Holy Spirit showed me as I prayed:
We must declare—Last week, I had been praying those three things for all those connected/affiliated with us, as well as especially focusing on my family members. I was very intentional and specific. But then the Lord said something like, “It’s more than just a matter of praying and asking—you must declare it.” To declare something means it has already been released. It’s not a matter of “wait and see.” Rather, it’s a matter of knowing the promise has indeed been granted! So, Teddy and I together made those declarations.
Yield—But what further helped me in my understanding was the world “yield.” During a recent Zoom call, the other CTF Apostolic Ambassadors prayed for my healing. It was powerful, and then Duncan Smith said, “Ron, just yield to the Holy Spirit,” which was an extremely impact-filled statement! Naturally, I, like most of you, would never dream of resisting healing or resisting the Holy Spirit. But I quickly saw that to entertain any thought that the Lord might not be answering or moving in response right now to those prayers is actually resisting and not yielding to what God is doing. When I yield, I not only am cooperating with Him, but that yielding is also being counted to me as righteousness. It pleases God. Romans 6:16 states, “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness.” God is pleased whenever we yield to Him. That’s all we have to do. Yield to Him. He will do all the rest!
New faith in your heart—When we yield or receive/believe what God has spoken, we will find new faith, as well as new thoughts or prayers in our hearts. Through the prophet Nathan, God told young king David not to worry about building a house for Him, but to be assured, rather, that He would establish David and his lineage. David was overwhelmed. He found new faith in his heart, as well as discovered that God had placed a new prayer there. We read, “For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore, Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You” (1 Chron. 17:25). David found a faith and ability to respond to God like he probably couldn’t imagine before.
Likewise, we should be finding in our hearts a new faith and confidence about the following three things: 1) more revelation, 2) more provision, and 3) more anointing. So don’t be surprised if you find yourself this week praying with new faith and boldness. It’s just a simple sign from God that He has begun depositing more revelation and anointing in your heart.
Thanks for praying.
Ron and Teddy
Praying for One Nation Every Day (from now until Passover next year)
Recently, I shared about an amazing prayer strategy from Apostle Karen Dey (New Zealand/Sri Lanka). I wrote:
“She saw hosts of angels—some were worshiping and some blowing trumpets; others were warring angels. Then she was impressed by the Lord to ask people to get a world map and to pray each day for a different nation. From this year’s Passover until next year’s Passover—365 days of praying for the nations!”
I urge everyone to do this. Your prayers will turn desolate places into “camps of God.” Please refer to the update from May 8.
Click here to read Apostle Karen Dey’s document.
My son Pete wrote a song, “Psalm 91,” for Pentecost. It’s only available in Japanese. The video may be seen here.
Apostles and Apostolic Anointing is a book I wrote a few years ago. God wants apostles to arise and take their proper places so all believers can understand, receive, and move in this anointing. It’s available in English, Japanese, and Mandarin.
A Kindle version in English is available on Amazon.
If you would like a physical copy, please contact us at: info@rwsministries.com.
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