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- Issue 740 – Verse of the Week
February 26th – March 4th 2026
VERSE OF THE WEEK
The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. – Titus 3:8
Run Your Race
Good works are the consequence of one’s salvation, not the source of it. A sincere and grateful faith pours out of a person through the good works that are done. As James 2:26 says, “Faith apart from works is dead.” According to the Westminster Confession of Faith, good works provide you with the following benefits: deeper gratitude to God for the gift of His Son; bolsters assurance of faith; edifies and encourages other believers to do them; shows your adoration of the Savior; silences critics on the value of biblical Christianity; and openly glorifies God by the display of His work of love in your life. Whether you plan ahead to do good works or not, be sensitive to the Lord’s leading and be prepared to “run with endurance the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1).
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.- Issue 740 – Federal Branches
Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
The Department of Justice has removed more than one hundred judges from the federal immigration courts. One of the removed judges had approved 97 percent of asylum claims from 2019 through 2024, higher than any other federal immigration judge and far exceeding the national approval average of 40 percent. President Trump’s administration is deporting approximately 80 percent of asylum claimants.
Pray for wisdom for Attorney General Pamela Bondi and for discernment for federal immigration judges as they hear asylum application cases.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
The House of Representatives narrowly voted down the ROTOR Act, which was introduced by Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and passed in the upper chamber by unanimous consent. The act would require all aircraft, including the military, to be equipped with specific location transmission technology, known as ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast). It would also remove waivers for military exemptions from technology mandates.
Pray for members of the House and Senate as they assess and deliberate on options to improve airspace safety.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
The Senate Agriculture Committee, chaired by Senator John Boozman of Arkansas, advanced a bill last month to increase the budget of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The commission is projected to need additional funding as cryptocurrencies are added to its regulatory purview. Under the legislation, digital commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, and digital asset custodians would have to register with the agency and pay annual and volume-based fees. The CFTC is also claiming regulatory jurisdiction over prediction markets, which are increasing in popularity.
Pray for chairs and members of congressional committees to be prudent as they evaluate the necessary appropriations for federal agencies.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling that blocked the state of Louisiana from implementing a bill to require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. A district judge had granted a preliminary injunction after a group of parents challenged the legislation as unconstitutional under the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment.
Pray for federal justices and judges as they interpret the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Featured Leaders For Prayer
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Marty Makary, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
The FDA commissioner explained his agency’s launch of a review of the chemical additives that are used in the U.S. food supply.
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Riley Moore, U.S. Representative for West Virginia
After investigating the violent persecution of Christians in Nigeria, Representative Riley Moore turned in a report with recommendations for the U.S. response.
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Judge William M. Ray II, Northern Georgia U.S. District Court
Federal District Judge William Ray sentenced a man to three years in prison after he was convicted of threatening President Trump’s life on a livestream.
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General Ken Wilsbach, Air Force Chief of Staff
Air Force Chief of Staff General Wilsbach highlighted the readiness of pilots, maintainers, and health care workers in a complex and ambiguous strategic environment.
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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- John Jovanovic, President and Chair, Export-Import Bank
John Jovanovic, President and Chair, Export-Import Bank
- Born – September 1953 in Statesboro, Georgia
- Education – B.A., Princeton University; M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Government official, Financial executive
- Political Experience – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- In office since – 2025
- Family – Married to Daphne Oz, 4 children
- Religious Affiliation – Undisclosed
- John Jovanovic, President and Chair, Export-Import Bank
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AMERICA’S HISTORY OF FAITH AND PRAYER
- Issue 740 – Faith and Prayer History
“I agree to this Constitution, with all its Faults, if they are such: because I think a General Government necessary for us, and there is no Form of Government but what may be a Blessing to the People if well administred; and I believe farther that this is likely to be well administred for a Course of Years, and can only end in Despotism as other Forms have done before it, when the People shall become so corrupted as to need Despotic Government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too whether any other Convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution. …
I cannot help expressing a Wish, that every Member of the Convention, who may still have Objections to it, would with me on this Occasion doubt a little of his own Infallibility, and to make manifest our Unanimity, put his Name to this Instrument.“– Benjamin Franklin, September 17, 1787, Philadelphia, Constitutional Convention
- Issue 740 – National Prayer Needs
Additional National Prayer Needs
Pray for America’s Military
A group of F-16 Vipers from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is part of the buildup of the U.S. military presence in the Middle East. These Vipers carry a new electronic warfare system, called the Angry Kitten, that helps defend against anti-air threats. A U.S. Air Force tanker force has also been deployed to Lajes on the island of Terceira in the Azores.
Pray for President Trump, Secretary Hegseth, and U.S. military commanders as they make decisions regarding Iran and the threat presented by its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Pray for America’s Foreign Relations
Americans were told to shelter in place in certain states in Mexico as Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) members erupted in violent criminal actions, such as random shootings and burning cars and property, after a Mexican military raid killed the cartel’s co-founder, El Mencho. The Mexican special forces then eliminated El Mencho’s right-hand man, El Tuli, who was reportedly the mastermind behind the terrorist reaction to the death of the cartel boss.
Panamanian authorities threatened to criminally prosecute the employees of a Hong Kong conglomerate if they refused to follow orders to leave two strategic ports near the Panama Canal. Panama’s Supreme Court ruling canceled port contracts for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals. China has called the termination of the contracts and the removal of the conglomerate’s employees “unlawful.” Eliminating control of the canal from China has been one of the goals of President Trump’s agenda.
Pray for the president and U.S. officials as they meet with foreign ministers and heads of state to negotiate peace.
Pray for AMERICA’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said that the updated food pyramid will not only improve Americans’ health, but it will help the farm industry. He said, “There is tremendous support within the farm community for the new food pyramid. They see it as a clear path to producing healthy, real food for Americans—food that nourishes families, improves the soil on their farms, and improves their own health.” The health secretary added, “We are laser focused on making REAL whole food available for every American family at prices they can afford.”
Pray for Secretary Kennedy, Commissioner Makary, and U.S. health officials as they seek to ensure the quality and safety of foods available in the nation.
Pray for Needs Across the States
Several state legislatures have either passed or are considering prolife bills that would stop mail-order abortions. There are now 22 states that have joined a lawsuit challenging the 2023 FDA expansion of access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, regardless of state laws restricting it. And Governor Jenniffer González of the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico signed legislation this month that recognizes unborn babies as human beings.
The Kansas legislature has overridden Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of legislation that requires multi-occupancy private spaces in public buildings to be separated by sex rather than gender identity. The law applies to restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, and shower facilities, and also defines “gender” in the state as a person’s biological sex, requiring identification such as driver’s licenses and birth certificates to reflect a person’s sex.
Pray for state governors and legislators as they seek to protect life and biological realities.
Pray for America’s Faith Community
“There is something within the human spirit that draws us to link our lives now to memories past—significant places and events that were altogether life-changing. We see this in makeshift memorials along the roadside and statues in the park, each in its own way, evidence of something profound. Perhaps there is a degree or a photograph on your office wall, and you see locked within its frame a testament to the sacrifice, effort, and discipline you once invested. … Milestones and memorials provoke a retelling of a story to each generation (Joshua 4:7). Is that not true of our Christian experience as well? Where were you first introduced to Christ? When did He become your Savior? Are there scriptures that fundamentally altered your thinking? Has He led you through manifold trials? Mark each spot in your memory. Commemorate them as a testament to God’s greatness and power. God tells us to remember for a reason. Like Joshua, we need stones of remembrance so that, in retelling our stories to our children and children’s children, God might be glorified. “ – Pastor Jack Hibbs, Real Life, February 2026
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