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- Issue 683 – Verse of the Week
January 23rd – January 29th, 2025
VERSE OF THE WEEK
I lift up my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come? – Psalm 121:1
Lord, to Whom Shall We Go?
J.B. Coats, a music teacher and evangelistic choral director, was born in 1901. One day he was sitting beside a dying neighbor in Summerland, Mississippi, an elderly Black man named Joe Keyes. Coats asked the man if he knew where he would spend eternity. Mr. Keyes responded, “Where could I go but to the Lord?” Years later, Coats used the old man’s words to write the song, “Where Could I Go but to the Lord.” Near the end of John chapter 6, there came a time in Jesus’ ministry when many of His disciples no longer walked with Him. But Peter responded, “Lord, to whom shall we go?” That is a question to ponder today. Whether disturbed over world events, depressed over illness or financial hardship, challenged in a marriage or a job… there is only one Source of help. Your help comes from, and is found in, the Lord.
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Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.- Issue 683 – Federal Branches
Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
This week, President Trump revoked security clearances for 51 former intelligence officials who signed a letter in 2020 claiming that the story regarding former first son Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, polls showed that if voters had known the laptop story was true it could have changed the election outcome by as much as 17 percent, making the intelligence officials’ letter election interference.
Pray for President Trump and officials in his administration as they seek to clear corruption out of the federal government.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota questioned Senator Chris Murphy’s block of a vote on Tuesday to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Senator Thune said, “This is about America’s national security interests. And we’re stalling. … We’re going to file cloture on them. You can force us to stay here… we’re going to vote on them.”
Pray for Senators as the president’s appointees approved by their respective committees come to the floor for a vote.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
Members of the minority party in the Senate Judiciary Committee invoked a rule that allows a 7-day hold on any agenda item to delay Wednesday’s meeting on the nomination of Pam Bondi for U.S. Attorney General.
Pray for members of Senate committees as they consider the president’s nominees.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a ruling in favor of Texas regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals regulation former President Biden’s administration had tried to expand, a measure introduced by President Obama. Several state attorneys general had brought the legal challenge due to increased health care and education costs. However, the ruling was limited to Texas.
Pray for judges and justices of the federal judiciary as they hear and rule on cases involving immigration and citizenship.
Featured Leaders For Prayer
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Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
Secretary of State Rubio issued a directive requiring all official State Department travel to be reviewed for approval to ensure the goals of the president’s administration are being represented globally.
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Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas
Representative Chip Roy introduced legislation to repeal the FACE Act that was used to imprison peaceful prolife protestors over the past four years.
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Judge Florence Y. Pan, D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
The D.C. Circuit Court ruled that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration did not adequately consider the risks posed by its rule on transporting liquid natural gas.
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General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown said he intends to stay at his post under President Trump’s second administration.
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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- Lisa Blunt Rochester, Senator from Delaware
Lisa Blunt Rochester, Senator from Delaware
- Born – February 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Education – B.A., Farleigh Dickinson University; M.A., University of Delaware
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Politician
- Political Experience – U.S. House of Representatives, Delaware Department of Labor Secretary, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Deputy Secretary
- In office since – 2025
- Family – Widow of Charles Rochester; Divorced from Alex Bradley, 2 children
- Religious Affiliation – Protestant
- Lisa Blunt Rochester, Senator from Delaware
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AMERICA’S HISTORY OF FAITH AND PRAYER
- Issue 683 – Faith and Prayer History
“America is a nation under God. This is not a consequence of legislative mandate, but of the spiritual commitment of a people. Through out our history, we have turned to God for guidance, for sustenance, and in gratitude for the blessings of freedom. … We do not assume God’s favor, but we seek it. We do not suppose that our way is God’s way, but we pray for the wisdom to understand God’s way, and the grace to let it be our own. For we know that neither wealth, nor wisdom, nor strength of arms can sustain a nation’s greatness, except that God look with favor on the purposes of that nation and its people.“
– President Richard Nixon, National Day of Prayer Proclamation, October 5, 1973
- Issue 683 – National Prayer Needs
Additional National Prayer Needs
Pray for America’s Military
President Trump announced during his inauguration that he would reinstate members of the military who were released for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. The president said they would receive full back pay and that he would “sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and social experiments while on duty.” President Trump added, “Our armed forces will be freed to focus on their sole mission: defeating America’s enemies.”
Pray for the president and his defense advisors to be led by the Lord as they seek to strengthen the nation’s military.
PRAY FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE
President Trump proposed tariffs on Russian imports if an agreement to end the war in Ukraine is not reached soon. He said he cares about that country and “I’m going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we don’t make a ‘deal,’ and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries.”
Pray for President Trump as he seeks an end to the Ukraine war and proposes tariffs to accomplish foreign policy.
Pray for AMERICA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire began on Sunday with the release of three hostages by Hamas and 90 Palestinian prisoners by Israel on Monday. Israeli Defense Forces and Israel Security Authority accompanied the Israeli hostages with assistance from the Red Cross. The ceasefire was delayed by Hamas’ failure to provide, according to the agreement, the names of the first hostages who would be released.
Pray for U.S. and Israeli officials as they seek to ensure the provisions of the ceasefire are met.
Pray for AMERICA’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
President Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization. This is a follow-up on an announcement he made during his first term in 2020, when he said American funding would go to global health needs outside of the international health organization’s control due to its lack of accountability.
Pray for the president and U.S. health officials as they assess the policies for domestic and international health funding.
Pray for Needs Across the States
Governor Phil Murphy sent President Trump a letter asking that his administration reexamine the congestion pricing that New York City has implemented and the impact it will have on New Jersey.
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte announced her state will not comply with regulations that increase the minimum size of harvestable lobsters in the Gulf of Maine. She said the change “will have a negative impact on an industry already strained by existing regulations.”
Pray for state governors as they seek to care for their residents and commerce.
Pray for America’s Faith Community
“We’re in Philippians chapter 1, Paul wrote [this letter] from jail or prison, there’s a lot going on there with his arrest and him being stuck behind bars for who knows how long. And he’s writing this letter in that context, with that backdrop. And you’re going to find a man who is not depressed. You’re going to find a man who is joyful. You’re going to find a man who’s giving thanks and actually praying for other people. Which is odd for many of us, we might find ourselves, ‘Lord, get me out of here! I gotta get out of here quick, Lord!‘ And I’m praying and I’m praying about ME and my circumstances and my troubles. But this man, he has a shift of focus. He’s in prison and yet he’s praying for those outside of prison.“ – Dr. Andrew Farley, The Grace Message, January 2025
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