Ron Sawka Ministries
February 21, 2024; Adar I 12, 5784
How to Grow in the Power and Fire of the Holy Spirit
I’ve been reading Acts, and it’s remarkable the great power released through the apostles and any other believer when they were baptized in the Holy Spirit. So I’ve been thinking, “Lord, how can we increase, because Your promise to them is the same as a promise to us. And in Acts 1:8, Jesus said, ‘You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes,’ and in Luke 24:49, He said, ‘You will be clothed with power from on high.’”
So, how do we increase in the power of the Holy Spirit and the fire of God? After all, Jesus Himself said, “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Matt. 3:11).
When I asked the Lord about this, I immediately was drawn to Deuteronomy. In Deuteronomy 9:3, God is described as a consuming fire who will go before them so they can easily destroy the enemy. In Deuteronomy 11:13–17, Moses tells them they must love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and mind. If they don’t do that, then He won’t give them rain, the crops won’t grow, and they won’t prosper. God wants it to be easy for them because of the rain.
As we know, rain is a symbol of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, and Moses clearly tells them if you love the Lord wholly, God will give you the rain. In Deuteronomy 11:22–25, Moses goes on to say the enemy can’t stand before you, and that everywhere your feet tread shall be given to you. This is because of the fire of God, but the principal is the same—love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
So how do we increase in Holy Spirit in power and fire? Simple. Set your heart on loving the Lord more and more.
Here are two simple steps. First, spend time with him. In Psalm 27:4, David says what he longs for the most is to dwell in the Lord’s presence—so spend time with Him. If you love someone, you want to be with them. Spend time in His presence.
Second, ask and inquire of Him. Again, that’s what David said in Psalm 27:4. He said he wanted to behold the beauty of the Lord and inquire of Him. Begin asking the Lord questions. Ask him about things in your life. Ask him to give you revelation and insight, and He will.
We are now in the time of great harvest, and this is very true in Japan. We need more of the Holy Spirit’s power and fire so the enemy can’t thwart us or hinder us. That everywhere our feet tread, the Lord would give to us—and that as we share the Good News, there will be many signs and wonders.
God bless you.
Ron Sawka
Speaking Truth in Your Heart
Adar 1—The Twelfth Hebrew Month of 5784
February 10–March 10, 2024
Much of what I share these days comes from what the Lord taught me while I was hospitalized. One thing He has shown me clearly is to think and speak only what lines up with Him and His word. Psalm 15:1–2 states, “Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.”
This simply means I can’t entertain thoughts that are against what He says. For example, God says, “I am with you. I will take care of this. You don’t need to worry. I hear your prayers.” Those truths are very clear—very clear. But it’s easy to wonder if God really is in charge—if He really is going to take care of me.
I must not allow those thoughts to get into my heart. I must not entertain them in my thinking. As I safeguard my thoughts, there is incredible peace and joy because I know God is in charge. Let me reiterate: whenever worry or negative thoughts come, we must take those thoughts captive because really that’s part of spiritual warfare. It’s through our thinking that the devil gains and keeps footholds in our lives. We must not allow this.
So in these two months of Adar 1 and 2, ask the Holy Spirit to continually help so that we are only thinking and speaking truth in our inward parts.
The result will be incredible fellowship with Jesus! Psalm 15:1 asks: “Who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?” And 15:2 responds: “He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.
This incredible truth fits every single blessing for the months of Adar. Don’t accept any falsehood or any lie. Believe that God is good and He has all these blessings for us.
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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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