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  • March 25th – Saturday

    Whatever you have learned and received and heard and seen in Me – practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. – Philippians 4:9


    On this day in 1634, St. Mary, Maryland, was established as a Catholic colony by Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore. In exchange for the charter and ownership rights, he shared income gained from Maryland with the Crown. Cecil desired Maryland to be a refuge for Catholics mistreated in England. Protestant and Catholic settlers began to arrive in Maryland from England, and conflict arose when the Puritans sought to revoke the colony’s established religious freedoms. In 1649, Governor William Stone passed the Toleration Act to ensure religious justice and liberty to all who believed in Jesus Christ. However, Puritans repealed the act in 1654 when they acquired control of Maryland. Though Lord Baltimore lost control of ownership rights over the colony after a brief civil war, the Calverts enacted religious protections in the city of Baltimore.


    As the Lord leads, pray with us…


    • That the president and members of his Cabinet would uphold and protect the free exercise of religion.
    • For justices and judges in the federal judiciary to rule in accordance with the Constitution and Bill of Rights concerning religious freedoms.

TODAY’S NATIONAL LEADER FOR PRAYER


  • Pete Ricketts, Senator from Nebraska
    • Pete Ricketts, Senator from Nebraska

      Pete Ricketts, Senator from Nebraska


      • Born – August 1964 in Nebraska City, Nebraska
      • Education – B.A., M.B.A., University of Chicago
      • Military Service – None
      • Profession – Business executive, politician
      • Political Experience – Governor of Nebraska
      • In office since – 2023
      • Family – Married to Susanne, 3 children
      • Religious Affiliation – Catholic 


TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL

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  • Following Practice

    What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me – practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.  Philippians 4:9

    Most adults can follow simple directions like traffic rules and recipes but, if you have ever tried to put together a desk from a big box store, then you know following directions is not always as easy as it appears. Several times in the Bible, Jesus specifically tells His disciples to follow Him. However, like the desk construction, they found following Christ harder than it initially appeared, and perhaps you do, too! 

    Jesus did not ask his disciples to blindly follow, he added a critical component: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). Life for a disciple of Christ requires an intentional discipline of sacrifice and self-control. That level of following is impossible to achieve without the Holy Spirit’s help. The risen Christ’s power is sufficient to lead you in a Christ-like life. Yet God, in His mercy, also provides people, just like you, to be living examples of what “following Christ” looks like. 

    The apostle Paul pointed to himself as such an example, “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). And he went further, encouraging those watching his life to practice the things that made him a dedicated follower. Can you identify someone whose spiritual journey you would like to emulate? Whether a character from history or a person down the street, note what makes their life honoring to God and PRACTICE those habits yourself! Pray for men and women serving America to discover Godly examples to inspire and follow in fulfilling their roles today. 

    Today’s Verse: Philippians 4:9

    What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with 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.

    Recommended for further reading: 1 Peter 2:21-25

    21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 25 For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. 

    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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