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- Saturday, August 22
Federal legislators wrote a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week outlining concerns surrounding the state of California making climate agreements with the Chinese Communist Party.
U.S. Senators Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, and U.S. Representative Young Kim wrote, “We write to urge the Department of Justice, in consultation with the Department of State, to open a formal investigation into whether signed agreements and other institutionalized engagements between the State of California, including its regulatory agencies and the University of California (UC) system, and organs and entities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s dominant political institution, constitute agreements or compacts with a foreign power prohibited by, or requiring congressional consent under, Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution, and whether they unlawfully intrude on the President’s conduct of foreign policy.”
The group highlighted a report that Governors Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom “tied California’s climate regulators to Beijing’s Party-State, embedded PRC-linked institutions inside the state’s regulatory apparatus.” The letter continued. “Article I, Section 10 prohibits any state from entering any ‘Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation’ and bars any ‘Agreement or Compact’ with a foreign power absent congressional consent. Chief Justice Taney, writing for a plurality, explained that the Framers chose the broadest possible words in order ‘to cut off all connection or communication between a state and a foreign power.'”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For discernment for federal legislators as they assess the potential infringements on Executive Branch authority by state governors.
- For wisdom for Attorney General Blanche and Secretary Rubio as they consider the requested investigation.
- For the president and all his Cabinet officials to seek the Lord’s direction in their actions and decisions.
First Ministry Letter of 2026!
Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE
- President’s Today Schedule • August 22, 2026
- ET: TBD: The President departs the White House en route Sterling, Virginia
- ET: TBD: The President arrives Sterling, Virginia
- ET: TBD: The President departs Sterling, Virginia en route the White House
- ET: TBD: The President arrives the White House
- 8:00 AM ET: The President participates in Executive Time
- 1:30 PM ET: The President participates in a MAGA Inc. Meeting
As we lift up the federal government of United States of America, each day we will highlight one elected or appointed federal official serving in office. Pray with us for each of them as they tackle their unique responsibilities and fulfill their oaths of office.
TODAY’S NATIONAL LEADER FOR PRAYER
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- Donald Norcross, Representative for New Jersey
Donald Norcross, Representative for New Jersey
- Born – December 1958 in Camden, New Jersey
- Education – Rutgers University, Camden; A.S., Camden County College
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Union executive
- Political Experience – New Jersey General Assembly, New Jersey Senate
- In office since – 2014
- Family – Married to Andrea, 2 children; Divorced from Nancy, 1 child
- Religious Affiliation – Lutheran
- Donald Norcross, Representative for New Jersey
- Prized Possession
Behold, all souls are mine. – Ezekiel 18:4
“That’s mine!“ You hear that often when toddlers are playing. However, they may or may not be the rightful owner of whatever they are squabbling over. Today’s verse from Ezekiel states that all humanity belongs to God. He is the rightful Owner, since He created each and every soul.
The apostle Paul said, “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10-11). Whether they trust in God or not, all people will acknowledge that they truly belong to Him. The Bible predicts a judgment day. Jesus said, “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats” (Matthew 25:31-32). God has the right and the power to accomplish His will concerning the outcome of all He created.
The Lord’s will is that no one should perish, but all will receive Christ as their Savior (2 Peter 3:9). Paul testifies of Jesus, “And there is no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Pray for lost souls to repent and be saved. Ask God to draw others to Him as you magnify the Savior through the testimony of your life. Pray for the eyes of the citizens and governing officials of the United States to be opened to God’s grace and truth.
Today’s Verse: Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: Galatians 2:17-21
17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
