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- Tuesday, March 19
Today, the House Rules Committee, chaired by Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma, is meeting at the Capitol to consider six proposed bills.
The committee will discuss two pieces of legislation regarding the production of American energy, an act pertaining to clean water and permits, the possible effects of a carbon tax on the U.S. economy, and the potential repeal of the section of the Clean Air Act as it relates to greenhouse gas reduction.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Representative Michael McCaul of Texas, is holding an open hearing in which two retired generals will provide an assessment of the withdrawal from Afghanistan by President Biden’s administration.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the chairs and members of the committees to receive God’s wisdom as they deliberate bills and hear testimony.
- For the president and his military advisors as they assess the conflicts in Israel and Ukraine.
- For the peace of Jerusalem and for prudence for U.S. and Israeli officials.
PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE
- President`s Today Schedule – March 19, 2024
- 8:00 AM ET: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
- 8:40 AM ET: The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews
- 9:00 AM ET: The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Nevada Air National Guard, Reno, Nevada
- 2:00 PM ET: The President arrives in Reno, Nevada
- 2:15 PM ET: The President participates in a campaign event
- 3:45 PM ET: The President departs Reno, Nevada en route Las Vegas, Nevada
- 4:55 PM ET: The President arrives in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 6:00 PM ET: The President delivers remarks on lowering costs for American families
- 7:15 PM ET: The President departs Las Vegas, Nevada en route Phoenix, Arizona
- 7:15 PM ET: The President arrives in Phoenix, Arizona
- 7:35 PM ET: The President participates in a campaign 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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- Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary, Department of Treasury
Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary, Department of Treasury
- Born – May 1981 in Ibadan, Nigeria
- Education – B.A., University of California, Berkeley; J.D., Yale University
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Government official
- Political Experience – Deputy National Security Advisor, U.S. Treasury Department advisor, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- In office since – 2021
- Family – Undisclosed
- Religious Affiliation – Undisclosed
- Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary, Department of Treasury
- More Than a Suggestion
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. – John 13:34
The direction to love one another is not new. God gave it to the children of Israel through Moses in Leviticus 19:17-18. Yet, on the night He knew He was about to be betrayed, Jesus told His disciples He was giving them a new commandment—not just that they love one another, but the way in which they were to do it—“just as I have loved you.” He had been their model while He was with them, and it was the pattern He expected them to follow. In sending them the Holy Spirit, they were imbued with His power by which to love one another.
Tertullian, one of the early church fathers who lived in the Roman province of Carthage during the third century, said the kind of love Christians showed to one another totally baffled non-believers. He wrote, “It is mainly the deeds of love so noble that lead many to put a brand upon us. ‘See’ they say, ‘how they love one another… How they are ready even to die for one another!’” He said the early church was of “one mind and one soul.” Is this true of you and your fellow believers today? The secular world increasingly criticizes those who claim faith in Christ as extremists, supremacists, intolerant, divisive, and hypocritical, and the lack of love and unity among believers reinforces these claims.
Hymn lyricist Peter Scholtes wrote, “We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord… And we pray that our unity will one day be restored. And they’ll know we are Christians by our love.” Pray for restoration to unity in the body of believers and that the Christ-like love of the new commandment would become such a way of life that, like the non-believers of the third century, people, including those in government, would be “baffled,” and long for the same thing in their lives.
Today’s Verse: John 13:34
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
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: John 13:21-35
21 After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus’ side, 24 so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. 25 So that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” 28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. 29 Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. 30 So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.
31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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.