QUICK NAVIGATION
- Thursday, March 12
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is concluding a visit to Chile. He led a U.S. Presidential Delegation to the inauguration of President-elect José Antonio Kast in Santiago this week.
The State Department reported that Deputy Secretary Landau met with President-elect Kast and senior Chilean officials “to reset the U.S.-Chile relationship and lay the foundation for progress on shared priorities, including upgrading our security partnership, securing supply chains, and expanding commercial ties to attract U.S. investment.”
Senate committees are considering the president’s nominees for confirmation to positions in the Departments of Justice, Transportation, Commerce, and NASA.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Assistant Secretary Landau and the rest of the delegation as they represent the U.S. in Chile.
- For wisdom for President Trump as he considers individuals for nomination to posts in the federal government.
- For members of the Senate as they consider the confirmation of appointees, negotiate funding for DHS, and deliberate over the SAVE America Act.
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 • March 12, 2026
- 8:00 AM ET: The President participates in Executive Time
- 10:00 AM ET: The President receives his Intelligence Briefing
- 1:30 PM ET: The President participates in a Policy Meeting
- 3:15 PM ET: The President participates in a Policy Meeting
- 4:00 PM ET: The President and First Lady participate in a Women`s History Month Event
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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- Pete Sessions, Representative for Texas
Pete Sessions, Representative for Texas
- Born – March 1955 in Waco, Texas
- Education – B.S., Southwestern University
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Communications marketing
- Political Experience – U.S. House of Representatives (1997-2019)
- In office since – 2021
- Family – Married to Karen; Divorced from Juanita; 2 children, 3 stepchildren
- Religious Affiliation – Methodist
- Pete Sessions, Representative for Texas
- Ethics and Integrity
And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great. – Job 8:7
Ethology, the science relating to the character of humanity, comes from the word ethos, which is the root of the word ethics. If you were going to study a man of character, a person with the highest moral standards and irreproachable integrity, you would want to consider Job. He was “blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil” (Job 1:1-2).
But Satan was permitted to afflict Job in any way except death to try and make Job curse God. Thus, all Job’s possessions were stripped from him – they were stolen or killed, including his children. Job questioned God’s motive for bringing such pain and sorrow to him, but his integrity was impeccable, and he refused to curse his Maker. His friend, Bildad, could only accuse him of impropriety and wickedness, mercilessly stating that sin is the cause of suffering and prosperity is the reward for righteousness. Such being the case, Job should confess his sin so he would prosper again. Bildad could not have been farther from the truth.
In the psalms, Asaph was envious of the arrogant when he saw the prosperity of the wicked… until he realized that their outcome would not be good. When he went to worship God in His sanctuary, he realized that his desire could only be for the Lord, who would be his strength and portion forever. “Those who are far from you will perish” (Psalm 73:3, 17, 26-27).
In these unsettling times, ask the Lord to thwart the devil’s attempts to destroy this nation. Pray that U.S. government officials with integrity will stand firm for good, receiving their strength from God alone.
Today’s Verse: Job 8:7
And though your beginning was small,
your latter days will be very great.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: Psalm 73:1-5, 16-19, 23-27
1 Truly God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
3 For I was envious of the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
5 They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.16 But when I thought how to understand this,
it seemed to me a wearisome task,
17 until I went into the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their end.
18 Truly you set them in slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
19 How they are destroyed in a moment,
swept away utterly by terrors!23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 For behold, those who are far from you shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.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.
