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- Thursday, October 8
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with officials in Lisbon, Portugal, today.
Secretary Rubio will discuss strategies to strengthen defense, economic development, and technology cooperation. Lajes Air Base in Portugal’s Azores is an important logistical and refueling hub for U.S. and NATO military operations in the Atlantic. The U.S. Air Force 65th Air Base Wing is based at Lajes Field.
The Treasury Department is expanding the reach and capabilities of its Do Not Pay program, which seeks to support federal agencies and federally funded state programs in preventing fraudulent payments. Secretary Scott Bessent said that his department is “using better data, stronger controls, and advanced technology to stop fraud and improper payments before money goes out the door.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Rubio to receive God’s direction as he discusses defense, economic development, and technology cooperation with Portuguese leaders.
- For President Trump to seek the Lord as he makes foreign and domestic policy decisions.
- For Secretary Bessent to be prudent in his administration of the Do Not Pay program and oversight of fraud prevention in the Treasury Department.
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 • October 8, 2026
For Thursday October 8, 2026:
- 8:00 AM ET: Participates in Executive Time
- 9:00 AM ET: In-Town Pool Call Time
- 11:00 AM ET: Receives his Intelligence Briefing
- 1:30 PM ET: Participates in A New Golden Age Summit
- 3:00 PM ET: Participates in a Policy Meeting
- 6:00 PM ET: Participates in a Tele-Rally
- TBD: Departs the White House en route Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace
- TBD: Arrives Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace
- TBD: Departs Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace en route the White House
- TBD: Arrives the White House
Updated as of 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 8, 2026 (via White House Time – ET)
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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- Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado
Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado
- Born – May 1975 in Boulder, Colorado
- Education – B.A., Princeton University
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Business owner
- Political Experience – U.S. House of Representatives, Colorado State Board of Education
- In office since – 2019
- Family – Married to Marlon Reis, 2 children
- Religious Affiliation – Jewish
- Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado
- Harmonious
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. – Romans 12:16
The season after the Los Angeles Lakers had won the 1980 World Championship, the team experienced a major loss. Within weeks of the season opener, Magic Johnson tore the cartilage in his knee and would be out for months. The team drew together, the fans rallied, and the Lakers were winning seventy percent of their games. As Magic healed and his return grew closer, publicity surrounding him increased. All the attention seemed focused on the one player who had not done anything for the season. When he did come back to the court, the arena rocked with a standing ovation. Meanwhile, the players who had carried the team for months felt ignored, became envious, angry, and resentful.
They barely won the game that night, and eventually the morale of the team collapsed. They turned on each other. The coach was fired. And they lost in the first round of the playoffs. Coach Pat Riley said, “Because of greed, pettiness, and resentment, we executed one of the fastest falls from grace in NBA history. It was the Disease of Me.”
God’s big idea for His Church is that Christ followers would live in harmony with one another. It is essential for the health of the Church. Such unity is not possible without humility. The “disease of me” is pride… the soil out of which all sins grow. When Saint Augustine was asked to list the principles of the Christian life, he answered, “First, humility. Second, humility. Third, humility.”
Pray for believers in the United States to accept and embrace a spirit of humility so the Church reflects the nature of Christ Jesus. Pray for pastors, lay leaders, and your fellow worshipers, and ask the Lord to reveal any pride lurking within you. All are sinners saved by grace.
Today’s Verse: Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
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: 3 John 1:2-11
2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
5 Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, 6 who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. 7 For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. 8 Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.
11 Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
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.
