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• Monday, November 9

  Today, the justices of the Supreme Court are hearing oral arguments in an Eighth Amendment case regarding the medical needs of prisoners. The high court will also consider the question of whether compensation for land condemned to construct natural gas infrastructure is guided by the Natural Gas Act or by state laws.

  

  The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, chaired by Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas, is holding a meeting to consider President Trump’s nominees for Assistant Secretary of Information and Technology, and Assistant Secretary of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. They will also consider nominees for judgeships on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

  The House Committee on Rules, chaired by Representative Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, is holding a business meeting on the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025.

  As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…

  • For wisdom for the Supreme Court justices as they consider and interpret cases under federal law and the Constituion.
  • For members of Congress as they resume the remainder of the current term.
  • For President Trump to be led by God in his decisions and actions.

• President’s Today Schedule • November 9, 2026

  For Monday November 9, 2026:

  • 8:00 AM ET: Participates in Executive Time
  • 9:00 AM ET: In-Town Pool Call Time
  • 11:00 AM ET: Participates in a Policy Meeting
  • 12:00 PM ET: Meets with the Prime Minister of the State of Qatar
  • 12:30 PM ET: Participates in a Policy Meeting

  Updated as of 2:00 PM, Monday, November 9, 2026 (via White House Time – ET)

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• Righteous Rules

     At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules. – Psalm 119:62

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  Human personalities display a spectrum of responses to rules. Some people will follow instructions to the letter. Others will reject rules as an attempt to control their life. Most will probably comply with directions that make sense to them and ignore what they disagree with. Psychology says that innate character traits incline people toward one side or the other of this spectrum. How does that affect your faith journey? 

  The Bible is filled with fascinating character studies. Jesus and His cousin, John the Baptist, are a good picture of how rule-following plays out in life. John took a Nazirite vow intended to set his life apart from worldly concerns and dedicate it to the service of God. Part of that vow included rules on food and alcohol. John was devout and would be viewed as a rule follower. Then there is Jesus, who lived amongst common people, eating and drinking, hanging around with unworthy sorts, and irking the religious leaders of His day by healing a man on the Sabbath. He was considered a rule-breaker. 

  Jesus understood the judgment attached to human rules! “For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! Yet wisdom is justified by all her children” (Luke 7:33-35). 

  The Spirit of God calls each individual to fulfill a specific role, and it is up to you to respond. You can follow the Spirit’s lead today. He will never ask you to contradict God’s word, but He may suggest you reconsider a rule! Give thanks today for God’s spirit of wisdom and His righteous rules. Ask that those in authority in the United States will listen to and heed His voice. 

  Today’s Verse: Psalm 119:62

  At midnight I rise to praise you, 
      because of your righteous rules. 

  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 5:14-18

  ¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹⁵ But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

  ¹⁶ But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. ¹⁷ For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. ¹⁸ But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

  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.

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