Ron Sawka Ministries
November 8, 2023; Cheshvan 24, 5784
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“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:37–38).
“Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim” (Ezek. 47:5).
“And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes” (Ezek. 47:9).
God Has Released a New Depth of His River
Greetings from CTF Toronto!
The Lord really blessed during the few days I was here. First was a gathering of prophets on Thursday, November 2, and the Lord led in powerful ways. Friday evening was the beginning of a large two-day conference of some 600 attendees. What was most significant, I think, was that God released a new depth of His river. I prophesied about this, and then several of the others on the prophetic team spoke into it as well.
As time for the evening meeting drew near, the Lord had begun reminding me of the truth that whenever we come to Jesus and drink (fellowship with Him), that rivers of living water will flow out of us (John 7:37–39). Later when a group of us leaders met to discuss/pray for the opening meeting, the Lord impressed that upon me again.
But it was after the meeting and praise actually started that the Lord gave me a deeper understanding or revelation. As the praise flowed and the worship got deeper and stronger, I suddenly saw as if the Lord was releasing a new river to affect and bless all of us. But the more I pondered it, the more I saw that He was actually taking us into a new depth of His river. It was a depth that we had never been in before.
I believe this river is the one that Ezekiel saw flowing out from the temple of God (see Ezek. 47:1–12). The further out this river flowed, the deeper it got. Ezekiel describes it first as ankle deep, then knee deep, then up to the waist, and then so deep you have to swim in it. As it progressed, this river was so strong, mighty, and deep that everything it touched got healed, including trees (which stands for nations).
The word of the Lord which I prophesied that night was about this river. God was taking us to a much greater depth. I saw that Catch The Fire was really a great multitude of people who had been hungering and thirsting for God. They had all experienced refreshing and great renewal in the earlier depth of this river. And, because of this refreshing and renewal, they had even more hunger and thirst for the Lord.
This hunger and thirst has continued for a long time with great intensity. It has neither wavered nor waned. And now—yes, now—the Lord is releasing a new depth of this river. We are finding ourselves in a flow and depth of river we haven’t seen before.
We’ll see and experience healing and miracles. We’ll see signs and wonders, but we won’t be spectators. We’ll find these things happening through us. We’ll find ourselves being carried by this river, and will see great harvest before our eyes. New ministries will open. God will take us to places and use us in places we never dreamed of.
We must see that God has released a new stage or new depth of His river. I think we could correctly say that that which began in 1995 was a river of refreshing and renewal. It was so powerful and so mighty, and the miracles were so numerous. But now is the new depth and power that God’s people have been seeking Him and hungering for. It’s the same river as was released in 1995, but we are at a new stage. It is a river for healing and harvest. Note the details of Ezekiel 47:9.
“And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go, will live.” It will primarily be a river of healing and miracles.
“There will be a very great multitude of fish.” There will be great harvest. Fish refers to harvest.
“And everything will live wherever the river goes.” We will see healing of regions and nations.
I know this is a very simple explanation, but I truly believe that which so many have for so long awaited is now here—the river of the Lord’s healing and harvest.
Thanks for praying,
Ron and Teddy
Pray for Israel
The Lord is raising up intercessors worldwide to pray for Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East. The devil wants to war—to kill, steal, and destroy. God wants peace and harvest and blessing. Last week I took part in the daily fifteen-minute prayer session led by Patricia Bootsma (CTF), which I highly recommend. You can join via Zoom: http://prayer.jhisrael.com/pray; password: pray.
Daily 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time
Cheshvan: The Eighth Hebrew Month
The number 8 always signifies new beginnings, and that is exactly what we are entering into. Tishrei, the seventh month, was about completion. We have come full cycle and are renewed in that most basic of truths—God is our source. We rely on Him and Him alone. Also, from Tishrei we were to learn that God always wants us to expect harvest. Furthermore, it was also about the water of the Holy Spirit. The more we are conscious of abiding/dwelling in Him and He in us, the more the river of life of the Holy Spirit will flow forth from us (see John 7:37–39) and we will become “harvesters.” So, let this be a beginning of harvest! The complete article may be found here.
Travel/Ministry Schedule
Nov. 17–19, The Resting Place (CTF), Locust Grove, VA
MPP (Mondays–Fridays, 6:00–6:45 a.m.)
The next scheduled off days are as follows:
Thursday, November 23
Monday, November 27–Friday, December 1
Monday, December 25–Friday, January 5
Weekly Broadcast Schedule (Times are listed in Japan Time, UTC+9:00.)
Apostolic for Russia—Fridays, twice monthly: November 10, 24, 7:00–8:00 p.m. Join us on Zoom (Meeting ID: 840 2016 0640, Code: 219951), or watch on YouTube.
Apostolic for Chinese: Harvesting in the End-Time Harvest—Saturday, Nov. 25, 8:00–9:30 p.m. Join us on Zoom (ID: 823 7276 5237, Code: 878174)
Apostolic Center Training—Tuesdays, 8:30–10:00 p.m., English/Chinese, registration required. Please contact chinese@rwsministries.com.
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Resources
Ron’s new book, How to Activate Prophecy and Revelation Gifts, the first title in our new “Apostolic Center Training Series,” is intended as a tool for training others in prophetic activation. It is now available for Kindle. Print copies can also be obtained from our office in Sano. Contact info@rwsministries.com for information about ordering copies, or to obtain any of the four books from the “Building Apostolic-Prophetic Foundations” series, which are also available on Kindle:
• Judah Goes First: The Power of Apostolic-Prophetic Praise
• Activated to Prophesy: The Essential Experience for This New Church Era
• Apostles and Apostolic Anointing: Raising Up the End-Times Believers
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