Golden Ministries, Inc.

For many years I have been going to the nations, most recently India, Bhutan, Nepal, China, the Philippines, France, Italy and other parts of Europe either preaching, holding crusades, conferences for pastors, women, youth, revivals. The Lord has blessed many lives and ministries to be changed, encouraged and touched and many lost sheep to be saved. But the Lord began to change the ministry and in addition to these things He has led me to fight the battles for the nations. I still preach and minister healing and prayer. I still hold conferences but now before, during and after I focus on the warfare for the area I am going to.

I go to strategic places that the Lord reveals and fight the battles that the Lord sets in order. Redeeming the land has been a big part of that. Often seeing churches and areas released as the Lord clearly shows how to redeem that land and remove the curses held in it, replacing it with the blessings and the protection of the covenant, often fighting principalities and tearing down strongholds.

The key to the spiritual warfare for the nations is often not what you might think. It is true that we need to seek the Lord for His timing and strategies and also for items that He wishes to plant on the land to make a legal statement before heaven and earth or to lay the boundaries. But it is also to be very small and selfless. The Lord showed me the reason He could send me to fight these big battles was because I was so small that I knew I couldn't possibly do it, so I would let Him do it. It is important to keep your eyes steadfast on Jesus the author and finisher of our faith and simply attend to Him. The enemy tries to get in your face and yells in your ear but we must not even consider it. We must only worship the Lord and attend to Him, saying what He decrees and doing what He says to do. WORSHIP is such a huge part of the battle.

If the enemy cannot get your attention or make you afraid he has no defense. Our worship and attending to the Lord brings the Lord into the situation. It is really the Lord who does the fighting and our worship that releases Him to do it. Though I go into harsh and dangerous places (the valley of the shadow of death) I fear no evil at all for I remain encased in Him. Never seeking my own will but only to please Him. You must stay pure in action, thought, feelings and motives and quick to repent of even the slightest things because the heat of the battle is no place to have a vulnerable spot in your armor.

I minister internationally and I travel in the USA as well teaching, preaching and ministering. One of the areas the Lord has blessed me in is writing and revelations from the Lord. It is my desire through newsletters and these web pages to make those stories, articles and visions available to the body of Christ at no charge. I pray they will bless and encourage you. The Lord shared them with me without charge, so I also want to pass them on to you without charge.

I do have something I ask but of course I do not demand, that you will pray for me and the work the Lord is doing through me. I believe the body of Christ must pull together in these last days and join to the head, Jesus to see the Lord's purposes established in the earth. Everyone who prays for me is with me accomplishing the work. The enemy is afraid of the unity of God's people, it will defeat him. You don't have to travel to India to defeat the enemy of India but join me in prayer to God our Father through the Blood of Jesus Christ and you have fought the battle through your prayers. Also those who will join in the financial expenses I know will be blessed for it. It costs to travel to the nations and do the Lord's work and to provide these things. But even if you can't join financially you can join in prayer. You can be the Lord's Prayer Partner making a difference in the earth.

THE NAME: GOLDEN MINISTRIES, INC.

When I asked the Lord for the name of this ministry some time back, because it is really His ministry and not mine alone, He said, "Golden Ministries." I want to take a moment to explain why.

Many years ago the Lord gave me a story that has never left me. It defined who I was in Christ and who I will be moving forward. He often speaks to me in stories but this one was special, so I want to share it with you.

In this vision of the Lord I saw a young girl (me), perhaps 6 years old. She was running through the castle to see her Father the King. When she came to the large imposing double doors in front of the thrown room and saw the two huge guards with their spears crossed in front of the door barring the entrance, she just pushed them aside and ran in. You see the King has many children but she has special privileges, she is a golden.

She ran in interrupting the King's high level meeting and jumped into His lap. She did not even look at all of the important people all around Him; she only had eyes for Him. She wanted to show Him the crayon drawing she had made just for Him. It was very childish but she loved Him so and wanted to give Him something special. He gave both her and the picture His undivided attention. He treated her like His special treasure. He did not act like He had been interrupted but acted delighted to see her just as she knew He would. She gave Him a big hug and snuggled in close. "I love you." She whispered in His ear again and again.

Then seeing the others that were dismissed she asked Him, "You have so many children, why am I so blessed to get to come into your presence unannounced? Why should you drop everything to be with me? I have even noticed you watching me from your palace balcony and even the enemy fears me. Why?"

"Because you are My golden." The King said, "Do you see this gold ring you wear, an endless golden circle? I gave that to you. I gave it to you because you are My special treasure, the one that I delight in above all else. It gives you My authority and allows you access to Me. I cannot give it to all of My children because they won't let Me. Do you know why I could give it to you My golden?"

She shook her head that she did not know. "Because you gave Me this first." He said holding up His hand to show an identical ring but larger, "You gave Me this when you made Me your golden, your special treasure and delight above all others. I am your great reward, the one you seek above all else."

"Let Me show you something," He said holding her hand so that her golden ring shown bright in the light. "Do you see the light that comes from this ring?"

"Yes." She said.

"It shines with My glory and lights the way before you." He said studying her face to make sure she understood. "That is because you spend time being golden with Me every day and that is your priority. But if you miss a day or two the light will grow dimmer and after a while may even go out. Then you will feel lost in the darkness and though I am near it will feel as though I am far away. You must be very careful to make it a priority to spend time with Me every day, not just time but time being My golden. Then My light will go with you and shine the way. Because you are My treasure."

So it is fitting that my ministry is called Golden Ministries because it is really His ministry and all I do comes from His presence in our golden time together. He is my golden and I am His golden. You can also be the golden of the Lord if you make Him your treasure and spend golden time with Him daily.

STATEMENT OF BELIEF

The Bible is the Divinely-inspired Word of God and the Truth of God to man (2 Timothy 3:16).

God the Father is the eternal Creator (Genesis 1:1, John 1:3), Sustainer (Hebrews 1:3, 2 Timothy 4:18), and Judge of His Universe (Hebrews 12:23).

Jesus Christ, born of the Virgin Mary, is the incarnate, only-begotten Son of God, and there is no other name given under Heaven whereby man can be saved (Acts 4:12).

Man was sold into bondage through his disobedience to the God. Jesus Christ therefore became the Redeemer by dying on the cross and shedding His precious blood as the ransom price for sinners (Acts 20:28), that whosoever believes in Him has everlasting life (John 3:16).

Jesus promised to give His followers the Holy Spirit who would endue them with power from on high to enable them to be witnesses, beginning at home and reaching unto the uttermost parts of the earth (Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8).

Jesus Christ tasted death for all men (Hebrews 2:9) and was raised eternally and victoriously on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).

Knowing this, it behooves His followers to live a holy and pure life in every way as He did, knowing we shall be rewarded and judged according to the deeds done in the flesh (Hebrews 12:14, Matthew 16:27). And to obey the great commission Mark 16:15-18 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

It is appointed unto man once to die, but after that the judgment (Hebrews 9:27).

As the followers of Jesus on the Mount of Olives saw Him go, so also shall He return in like manner (Acts 1:11) and every eye shall see Him (Revelation 1:7) and those who rejected Him and pierced Him through shall mourn because of their rejection of Him (Zechariah 12:10). Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord to the glory of God (Philippians 2:10-11).

The saints and faithful shall reign and live with Him (Revelation 22:5), all evil shall be destroyed by the brightness of His coming (2 Thessalonians 2:8), the kingdoms of this earth shall become the kingdoms of our God and of His Christ and of His Kingdom there shall be no end (Revelation 11:15, Luke 1:33).

COVERING

It is important to have a covering and we are grateful to have Pastors Lowell & Jackie Morton as covering and advisors to this ministry.

Pastors Lowell & Jackie Morton
River of Life International
1325 Douglas Court
Lorain, OH 44053
Tel: (440) 989-1326
E-mail: riveroflifeintl@hotmail.com