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- Saturday, September 5
President Donald Trump issued a presidential message on National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
“My Administration stands with the countless children facing the devastating effects of cancer. We recognize the love, strength, and care of the families who walk beside them through every step of their journeys,“ President Trump stated. “Above all, we commit to advancing lifesaving innovation and accelerating cures, giving every child the chance to live a long, healthy, and happy life.“
“American medicine has achieved remarkable breakthroughs in the fight to save the lives of our children, but cancer still remains the leading cause of death among children in the United States,“ the president continued. “To overcome such devastation, my Administration is strengthening preventative efforts, developing better treatments, and ultimately finding a cure to end this scourge.“
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For President Trump as he supports efforts to prevent and treat childhood cancers.
- For Secretary Kennedy as he oversees the Department of Health and Human Services and initiatives to address cancer and other diseases.
- For the president and all his Cabinet officials to seek the Lord’s direction in their actions and decisions.
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 • September 5, 2026
- 8:00 AM ET: The President participates in Executive Time
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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- Mike DeWine, Governor of Ohio
Mike DeWine, Governor of Ohio
- Born – January 1947 in Yellow Springs, Ohio
- Education – B.A., Miami University; J.D., Ohio Northern University
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Politician, attorney, professor
- Political Experience – Ohio Attorney General, U.S. Senate, Lt. Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Senate
- In office since – 2019
- Family – Married to Frances, 8 children
- Religious Affiliation – Catholic
- Mike DeWine, Governor of Ohio
- Knowing God
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments. – Deuteronomy 7:9
How do you perceive God? Do you view Him as a far-off entity that more or less runs the universe? Is He someone you have been afraid of? Or is the Lord a Being you are learning about and learning to connect with? Across time, God has sought out people to know Him, to have a relationship with Him, to experience His goodness, to understand His unchangeable loyalty!
Today’s verse reminds you that you actually can know the God who is above all; the God who is faithful to keep all the promises He has made. He is trustworthy, reliable, steadfast, dependable, dedicated, constant, ever-present, and unchanging. Do you really want to know a God like Him? The miracle is that you can.
Knowing God, having a relationship with Him, has the same requirements as any other relationship. To know Him, you need to spend time with Him. Read His Word, not just to glimpse into history or enjoy the poetry, but to see how He has worked throughout the ages. Pray. Take time to adore Him. When you love a spouse, you do not just say so once a year on your anniversary; you say it each day, and you live out your love in how you act. Your love for God will influence others around you, and some will want to know Him the way you do!
Pray for officials in the federal branches to see and understand the faithfulness of God, the One who keeps His promises, and from whose Word the United States government had its genesis.
Today’s Verse: Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,
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: Exodus 20:1-11
20 And God spoke all these words, saying,
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 “You shall have no other gods before me.
4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
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.
