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We want to openly share our needs and keep you informed about the status of this ministry. Since 2001, this ministry has been reaching millions of Americans with the help of God’s people, who have graciously underwritten the daily expenses of the prayer team. Every gift, no matter the size, is of great help. We invite you to prayerfully consider helping us meet our monthly budgeted need with a gift today.

Thank you for partnering with us in prayer.

Jim Bolthouse

President

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TODAY’S BRIEFING

VANTAGE POINT DEVOTIONAL

  • Sunday, August 9

    Today is the beginning of the 2026 Patriot Games at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio. The three-day competition is part of the U.S. 250th anniversary celebration and the Freedom250 commemorative events.

    The national athletic competition will feature student-athletes aged 14 to 17. The competition will be nationally televised and feature football, basketball, soccer, and track. The athletes will also go through the Presidential Fitness Test, a military-style bootcamp and obstacle course.

    The events will showcase strength, speed, agility, teamwork, resilience, and leadership, celebrating “the character, determination, and excellence that define the American Spirit.” Scholarships will be awarded to the winners.

    As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…

    • For wisdom for the president and members of the administration as they continue to promote the celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial.
    • For President Trump to seek the Lord’s wisdom in his actions and decisions.
    • For the upcoming generation of Americans to have their hearts drawn to the Lord Jesus Christ.
    • For U.S. citizens to give God thanks and praise for His grace and blessings upon the U.S. over its 250 years.

PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE

Presidential Prayer Team

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

  • Robin Kelly, Representative for Illinois
    • Robin Kelly, Representative for Illinois

      Robin Kelly, Representative for Illinois

      • Born – April 1956 in Harlem, New York
      • Education – B.A., M.A., Bradley University; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
      • Military Service – None
      • Profession – Child psychologist
      • Political Experience – Illinois House of Representatives
      • In office since – 2013
      • Family – Widowed of Nathaniel Horn, 2 children
      • Religious Affiliation – Nondenominational
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  • Know Your Enemy

    Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. – James 4:7

    Conquerors throughout the ages have emphasized, “know your enemy.” It is said that when you know your enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result! That principle also applies in the spiritual world.

    Satan is a deceiver who has been working the same battle plan since the beginning of the world. He tempts humans to turn their hearts away from the Lord, trying to steal God’s glory in His creation. The enemy does this by lying and deceiving people, blinding the minds of humans so they will not recognize God’s goodness and salvation. His deceptions puff people up with selfish pride and self-righteousness. The aim of the devil is to cause people to reject God and embrace sin rather than recognizing and accepting God’s love and loving Him in return.

    While the devil is a powerful enemy, he is a defeated foe! God won the war. However, there is still a battle being fought. Are you prepared for the next time temptation presents itself? Are you ready to submit to the Lord and surrender to His way rather than go your own?

     “Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:5). You will overcome your next conflict by living the Lord’s way. “Not by might, nor by power, but my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6). Pray for those in authority in the United States to discover and embrace their identity and strength in Christ.

    Today’s Verse: James 4:7

    Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from 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 John 3:4-8

    4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

    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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