Ron Sawka Ministries
July 3, 2024; Sivan 27, 5784
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit” (Eph. 6:18).
“I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day” (Rev. 1:10).
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:12).
Seeing and Impacting the Spiritual Realm
The Lord wants us to be people who make strong impact in the spiritual world. While we do live in this physical world in which our five senses operate, we also know there is a spiritual world that is every bit as real. Furthermore, it’s in this spiritual realm that Satan and his vast network of demonic beings operate as they seek to influence individuals, cultures, and nations against the realities of God, His goodness, and His love. It’s also clear from their various titles (i.e., “principalities … powers … rulers of the darkness” [Eph. 6:12]) that many of Satan’s minions have great intelligence, ability, and power. Yet, it is against these kinds of powerful, high-level beings that God wants us to make huge impact.
In order for us to do so, there are probably two keys to know. Both are equally important! One is to understand/know/perceive the reality of this spiritual kingdom. The second is to know the complete authority we have through Jesus. For now, let’s focus on the first one—this unseen spiritual world—because the more we see and know it, the more likely we will be to use that power and authority.
The reason I’m writing about this is because I was suddenly reminded of a long-ago experience of “stepping through the door” from the physical into the spiritual world. I had met someone for regularly scheduled prayer. But this time as we began to pray, my prayer partner suddenly exploded in anger and rage. I was shocked. I stopped, and he quickly calmed down. But as soon as I resumed praying, he exploded again. I quickly realized it was a demon in him, and ended up ministering deliverance and he was set free. But what struck me was the sudden and simple shift from the ordinary physical realm into the spiritual realm, and it all occurred simply by going to prayer.
The truth is, that every time we do something “spiritual” (e.g., pray, praise, share testimonies, minister, or share about the Lord), we immediately step into the spiritual realm and our words and actions powerfully impact it. Demons shudder, cower, and back off. The angels, however, rejoice and spring into action in relation to what we are speaking. The key, of course, is that we do this in faith. The demons know that our words spoken in prayer, praise, and declaration are devastating to the kingdom of darkness, so they do everything they can to blind us to this reality. The more we think we are nothing and our words have no impact, the less we will pray, praise, and declare. Many Christians are thus basically neutralized.
So, we must choose to operate in faith. The very first scripture the Lord gave to me at the beginning of my nearly 100-day hospital stay was “praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit” (Eph. 6:18, emphasis added). I knew immediately I must never allow myself to pray with anything less than total commitment of faith. It’s a definite choice. I knew I also always had to choose to “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might” (Eph. 6:10). When we choose these two things—faith, and being strong in the Lord—we will find that our words will largely be words that are “the sword of the Spirit” (Eph. 6:17), and that they wreak havoc on principalities and powers of darkness and their kingdom. This is the whole point of Paul’s teaching on spiritual warfare in Ephesians 6:10–18.
However there is more. Not only will there be great power and effect through our prayers/praise/acts, but doors of revelation of the spiritual world will also begin to open. In Revelation 1:10, John writes, “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day.” This wasn’t some difficult and unusual thing that just randomly happened to John. No. John had made a choice. He had chosen to be “in the Spirit” by choosing to be in faith and strong in the Lord. It was while John was in the Spirit that the Lord began to speak to him—he saw the vision of lampstands in Revelation 1–3. John also saw the Lord in a way he had never seen before (see John 1:10–17). I believe parallel things will happen for us. We will begin to hear things from the Lord and see things in the spiritual realm. We will also begin to see Him in ways we have never seen before.
God wants all of us to be in the Spirit and impact the spiritual realm. It’s our choice, and is something we can and should walk in (see Rom. 8:4; Gal. 5:16). The more we do so, the more we will have impact against the kingdom of darkness, and the more we will see that indeed the kingdom of God is at hand.
Thanks for praying.
Ron and Teddy
Tammuz—The Fourth Month of the Hebrew Year 5784: July 7–August 4, 2024
Three Strategies for Going Through Difficult Times!
We know this fourth month is a time to be watchful. This month also teaches us how to shine as we go through difficult times.
Since the main purpose of teaching on the Hebrew months is to help us have and hold Biblical mindsets, here are three strategies or mindsets that will help us:
1. Joy—“Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You” (Ps. 40:16, 70:4).
2. Keep talking and speaking—even if only to yourself—about how good God is—Those same verses go on to say, “Let such as love Your salvation say continually, ‘The Lord be magnified!’”
3. Hope in God and His mercy (continually expect something good from God)—“Hope” is a very misunderstood word, and its power often grossly ignored. Psalm 33:22 clearly shows that God will pour out His mercy and help on those who are expecting (hoping for) it. It states, “Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, just as we hope in You.” In other words, if there is no expectation or hope from us, then probably not so much mercy/help will be poured out by Him. Let’s also remember the following promise from Romans 5:5, which states, “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”
Praying for One Nation Every Day (from now until Passover next year)
Below is a simple, but powerful, summary of a prayer strategy from Apostle Karen Dey (New Zealand/Sri Lanka):
“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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