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- Sunday, December 14
The Department of Education has proposed a settlement with the state of Missouri to end the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan.
The SAVE Plan was enacted without approval from Congress in recent years to significantly reduce monthly federal student loan payments and shorten the timeline for borrowers to reach student loan forgiveness.
“The law is clear: if you take out a loan, you must pay it back,” Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent said. “Thanks to the State of Missouri and other states fighting against this egregious federal overreach, American taxpayers can now rest assured they will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for illegal and irresponsible student loan policies.”
President Trump’s administration will offer new repayment options to support borrowers and provide guidance for student loan repayment in the coming weeks.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary McMahon and Under Secretary Kent as they oversee the replacement of the SAVE Plan with other federal student loan repayment options.
- For President Trump and members of his Cabinet as they pursue methods to reduce waste and fraud in the federal government.
- For the Lord to accomplish His will and purposes in the United States.
This special 2026 wall calendar honors two historic milestones: America’s 250th Anniversary and The Presidential Prayer Team’s 25th Year of Ministry.
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 • December 14, 2025
- 12:45 PM ET: The President and First Lady deliver remarks at a Christmas Reception
- 5:15 PM ET: The President and First Lady deliver remarks at a Christmas Reception
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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- Susan Collins, Senator from Maine
Susan Collins, Senator from Maine
- Born – December 1952 in Caribou, Maine
- Education – B.A., St. Lawrence University
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Government service
- Political Experience – Staff assistant to U.S. senator, Commissioner of Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
- In office since – 1997
- Family – Married to Thomas Daffron
- Religious Affiliation – Catholic
- Susan Collins, Senator from Maine
- Yeshua
Joshua spoke to the Lord, and said in the sight of Israel, ‘Sun, stand still…’ And the sun stood still. – Joshua 10:12-13
Bible scholars point out that Joshua is a type of Christ, meaning he is a picture of the Messiah to come. Joshua and Jesus have the same Hebrew name meaning, “Jehovah is salvation.” Both Joshua and Jesus saved their people from the enemy. While Joshua’s enemy was physical, Jesus delivered His people from spiritual darkness. Joshua’s accomplishments were temporal; what Jesus did lasts through eternity.
They both came to the world as servants. Not only was Joshua a servant of Moses, he told the Israelites, “Choose this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Jesus said, “The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28). While Joshua obeyed Moses and God, Jesus surrendered His will to the Father’s absolutely (Luke 22:42). Joshua and Jesus were empowered by the Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 34:9, Isaiah 42:1). In today’s verse, Joshua spoke and the sun stood still. Jesus spoke to the stormy sea and the wind, and they obeyed Him (Mark 4:41).
God used Joshua as a foreshadowing of the coming of His Son. The Lord’s intention throughout history has been to have a loving relationship with His people. As you celebrate Christmas this year, thank Him for sending His Son and inviting those who believe into His family. “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are” (1 John 3:1). Pray for governing officials and the people of the United States to receive salvation found only in Jesus.
Today’s Verse: Joshua 10:12-13
12 At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,
“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.
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: Mark 4:35-41
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
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.
