National Vision

I am posting a Word from a well seasoned and prophetic Man of God (who also happens to be my Dad.) He that hath ears, hear what the Spirit is saying...

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The Lord showed me last Aug. that the situation that the USA is in cannot be solved by politics, programs, or plans. Since that time I have been in prayer about what the solution is and what I could do about that. Earlier this month I awoke at 5:30 in the morning with the paper that is now in your hands, burning in my spirit. I HAD to go to the computer and let it out. You are in the first official wave of releasing this so please pray about it, pass it to anyone and everyone the Lord prompts you to or not as you will. My task is to release this at this time.

I pray that our reps in Washington will take this seriously.

I will be sending it to anywhere and everywhere I can to get this word out. It is up to you and I to focus, lay down our differences and take our place in these days.

Be blessed in all you do.

Keep the SON in your eyes.

Shalom,

Pastor Rusty Bowles

Church of the Latter Rain

1456 Beltline #139

Garland TX 75044

We sit at a crossroads in our country. We look to the right and to the left trying to decide which road to take and actually neither avenue looks very promising at the moment. Plans and programs are being worked on feverishly and a new political machine is grinding away to try to fix what seems to be wrong with our country. Massive amounts of money are being provided for situations in hopes that it will, in some way, alleviate the dilemma that the US finds itself in. We tend to blame those that have gone before for the current set of calamities and the current political party of power sets itself to the task of undoing much of what was put into place by their predecessors. This is not a new thing for it has been the Modus Operenda of our political system for many many years. The problem as I see it is that we must be looking in the wrong places and for the wrong things because the answers continually elude us, remaining seemingly just out of grasp. If it were not so, we would have already solved all the woes and all the US would be walking in high prosperity.

From the humble place that I stand, I ask the question; has The United States of America at this time wandered away from her national vision? This vision was carefully crafted by a people that knew oppression and wanted a better life for them and their posterity and was first stated in the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

The salvation of our country and the restoration of our great nation are not in the hands of the politicians or in any programs. It will not and cannot be achieved through Government programs or bailouts. It matters not how sincere or insincere those in office are for they are simply incapable of performing the job and accomplishing what only the King of the Universe can. You see we are not a nation of diversity though that word is used as a catch phrase in these days.

Look at the preamble again as though for the first time. The first thing mentioned is “We the People,” not they the politicians. Then it describes a Union, not a diverse set of all inclusive ideologies. We are to establish Justice, not bow to special interest groups at every turn trying unsuccessfully to placate all.

What about domestic tranquility? When was the last time we, as a nation, had domestic tranquility? We have had riots in the streets, gangs running our cities and police walking into danger every time they enter their police car or walk their beat. Drugs flow like water and incurable diseases flourish.

Consider the common defense. Military budgets get axed so that billions can go to automobile manufacturers that then declare bankruptcy. Military contracts go to the lowest bidder or get pork barreled into a state or district to garner political favor.

So what about promoting the general welfare? This does not say provide welfare for everyone, but to promote general welfare. If we had lifted up this axiom, our country would not be in the state it is now, and if public welfare had not been used as a political tool to garner votes I wonder where America could be today.

Now we come to the issue of securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity. The question is; has massive government spending and expansion ever secured anything? Are we not now loading an almost insurmountable burden on our posterity rather than securing the blessings of liberty for them?

So you see, it does not matter how dedicated, conscientious, or pure of purpose our political arm might be, it simply does not have the tools to secure this national vision so carefully thought out by those brave men and women that risked life and fortune so many years ago. They did that, so that we, over two hundred years later, could have an opportunity for a bright future and be a shining example to a world looking for something to shine. No, this is not pessimism but hope, for there is an answer, it just is not in the government. Well meaning or not, it cannot do what it was never designed or ordained to do.

So you see the answer does not rest in the high offices of government, or in the hands of lobbyists or campaign officials. It does not depend on the media’s accurate reporting of events or their editorializing of opinions. It will never be accomplished by the courts, or precedent setting cases or judges’ opinions, not even with those of the Supreme Court of the United States as powerful as that organization might be.

When one is in a boat that is taking on water and in danger of sinking there are, as I see it, four distinct possibilities:

1. Sit in the boat and complain
2. Get out of the boat
3. Find a bucket and start bailing
4. First find the hole and plug it, then bail.

The United States has been pursuing the third option for a long time. At every election new buckets are handed out. The more we bail, the deeper the water gets and the lower the boat rides. WE do not seem to have large enough buckets or strong enough pumps to keep ahead of the rising water. It is time to go to option four. This option has been available all the time, but perhaps is not as visible as the act of bailing. It might take someone getting dirty and sticking their head under the water to see where the hole is. Not a glorious job and one might not get national recognition for it but this is what is necessary now from what I see.

The question is are the correct people willing to stick their heads under the dirty water and find the hole, then plug it when no one might ever know? Who are these people and how do they perform this task? If they are identified, will they step up and do what no one else has been able to accomplish?

Following, is what I believe that I have been shown concerning our nation:

This national vision folds right in to the Scriptures in II Chr. 7:12-14:

II Chronicles 7: ¹²Then the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. ¹³When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, ¹⁴if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

I believe that there is no doubt that we are in a season of pestilence. The more money one makes, the more everything costs. Unemployment is at an all time high, banks are failing, whole industries are in danger of disappearing, and work is being outsourced to cheaper venues to attempt to bolster the bottom line. Globalism is the word of the day, and droughts are more common than they have been in a long time. New diseases are popping up at an alarming rate and cures lag far behind.

You see the restoration and salvation of our Nation rests firmly on those humbled hearts and in those hands that are folded in prayer. It kneels (waiting) on those knees bent in prayer and sees through those uplifted eyes, seeking the face of the only One who has the power to restore and renew. It abides in those repentant hearts that will turn from wickedness and in those spirits that will cry out for national forgiveness and healing in this land.

Those hearts, those hands, those eyes and those spirits are the ones that must plug this hole. Without this happening, our nation will continue to take on water and try to borrow itself out of debt. Those people that are called by the mighty name above all names, alone have the power and authority to bring healing to this “One Nation Under God”. It will not be accomplished through any of the three branches of our Government or any combination of alliances or associations. It will be accomplished by a people that are willing to lay down prejudice and self seeking ideas and humble themselves, and pray, and seek His face, AND turn from their wicked ways. Then the promise is that He will do the bailing, He will bring healing and restoration, He will again bring unity to our land.

Sincerely,

Russell T. Bowles

Pastor of Church of the Latter Rain

Garland, TX.