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- Sunday, July 19
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will attend the FIFA World Cup Final today in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino invited the president to attend the final match, which will be between Argentina and Spain. The FIFA head stated that President Trump would jointly present the trophy to the winning team.
White House Press Secretary Karolina Leavitt said, “This is a fitting conclusion to a tournament that showcased America’s ability to host the world on the grandest stage.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the safety of the president and first lady as they attend the final World Cup match.
- For President Trump to be led by God in his actions and decisions on foreign and domestic matters.
- For the president’s advisors and administration officials to seek the Lord as they fill their roles.
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 • July 19, 2026
- ET: TBD: The President and the First Lady depart Bedminster, New Jersey en route East Rutherford, New Jersey
- ET: TBD: The President and the First Lady arrive East Rutherford, New Jersey
- ET: TBD: The President departs East Rutherford, New Jersey en route the White House
- ET: TBD: The President arrives the White House
- 8:00 AM ET: The President participates in Executive Time
- 3:00 PM ET: The President and The First Lady attend the FIFA World Cup Final
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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- Justice Samuel Alito, U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Samuel Alito, U.S. Supreme Court
- Born – April 1950 in Trenton, New Jersey
- Education – A.B., Princeton University; J.D., Yale University
- Military Service – U.S. Army
- Profession – Attorney, judge
- Political Experience – Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
- In office since – 2006
- Family – Married to Martha-Ann, 2 children
- Religious Affiliation – Catholic
- Justice Samuel Alito, U.S. Supreme Court
- Hope in Him
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. – Psalm 39:7
Blaise Pascal was a seventeenth-century French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, writer, and Catholic theologian. He has been credited with saying, “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person, and it can never be filled by any created thing. It can only be filled by God, made known through Jesus Christ.” However, researchers have searched his papers for that quote and have not found it.
A quote they did discover was even more profound: “What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that there was once in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is the empty print and trace?“
“This he tries in vain to fill with everything around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he cannot find in those that are, though none can help, since this infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words by God himself.”
Psalm 39, where today’s verse is found, was written when David was experiencing deep sorrow, probably from the death of his son. While he despaired over the brevity of life, he reminded himself of his hope in God. He knew the abyss that was his life at that moment could be endured because he knew the Lord.
Ask the Lord to reveal anything you used to comfort yourself rather than turning to Him. There is a deep spiritual need in the U.S. today for people to discover and know God’s true identity. Intercede for Americans to look to Christ Jesus for the hope and comfort that can transform their lives. Pray for those in government to seek and find a relationship with the Savior.
Today’s Verse: Psalm 39:7
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in 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: Matthew 9:35-36, John 10:7-15
35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
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.
