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- Issue 732 – Verse of the Week
January 1st – January 7th 2026
VERSE OF THE WEEK
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths. – Proverbs 3:6
With Resolve
You may be making your New Year’s resolutions, as many Americans do. Statistics indicate that, by the end of the first week of the year, a fourth of the people have already been unsuccessful in keeping them, and the trend continues to drop from there. The Lord has “resolutions” for you, not just in the New Year, but throughout your days and years on this planet. He calls you to seek Him (Jeremiah 29:12-13), to “do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8), and to “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, [and] give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). As you learn to follow His direction and be sensitive to His leading, He will show you the way. There is no better resolution than to seek a closer relationship with the Father!
A Future Filled with Hope!
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12
This special 2026 wall calendar honors two historic milestones: America’s 250th Anniversary and The Presidential Prayer Team’s 25th Year of Ministry.
Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.- Issue 732 – Federal Branches
Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month that starts the process of designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, citing chapters in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as posing a threat to U.S. national security interests. “They sponsor terrorism, murder, and mayhem across the planet,” said U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. “They are a very negative and destructive force, and it’s very important for the United States to use its power and influence to call them out for what they are.”
Pray for the president and U.S. diplomats as they seek to secure the nation against terrorism.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii introduced the Kids Off Social Media Act, which has received bipartisan support from Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Katie Britt of Alabama as well as Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut. Senator Schatz said, “Australia is stepping up to protect kids from the addictive and harmful content being constantly fed to them on social media. It’s now time for Congress to do the same.” While Australia’s ban is for children under 16, this legislation would apply to those under 13.
Pray for members of the Senate as they consider the bill to protect adolescents from social media.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
Members of congressional committees on defense are seeking more information on the president’s Golden Dome plan. Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said that while they are “starting to get a better idea of what it’s going to look like,” it still is not 100 percent complete or clear. Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, ranking member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said he supports the goal of improving the nation’s defense against missile threats, but that the Golden Dome is currently a vague promise.
Pray for senators and representatives on congressional committees as they evaluate and deliberate over the nation’s plans for defense.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
A district judge in central California recently threw out a class action lawsuit against a retailer due to the plaintiff’s attorney overlooking the arbitration-only clause for online purchases to which buyers agree before ordering. The judge also sanctioned the law firm partners for engaging in a frivolous class action suit “in bad faith.” The plaintiff’s suit had falsely claimed the purchase was made at a brick-and-mortar store.
Pray for wisdom for federal judges as they hear and rule on cases involving false advertising and consumer laws.
Featured Leaders For Prayer
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Kelly Loeffler, Administrator, Small Business Administration
Small Business Administrator Loeffler has frozen federal funding to Minnesota after large-scale fraud uncovered across industries.
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Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Senator Elizabeth Warren has called for an ethics investigation into the reversal of a transportation rule forcing airlines to compensate passengers.
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Judge Beryl A. Howell, District of Columbia U.S. District Court
Federal Judge Beryl Howell ruled that Congress has authorized the president to impose restrictions on the entry of alien workers.
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Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander, U.S. Central Command
Admiral Brad Cooper of the U.S. Central Command reported that 25 members of ISIS were killed or captured in Syria after an attack on U.S. troops.
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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- Chief Justice John Roberts, U.S. Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts, U.S. Supreme Court
- Born – January 1955 in Buffalo, New York
- Education – A.B., J.D., Harvard University
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Attorney, Judge
- Political Experience – District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Associate Counselor to the President, U.S. Principal Deputy Solicitor General
- In office since – 2005
- Family – Married to Jane, 2 children
- Religious Affiliation – Catholic
- Chief Justice John Roberts, U.S. Supreme Court
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AMERICA’S HISTORY OF FAITH AND PRAYER
- Issue 732 – Faith and Prayer History
“The people of the United States should never be unmindful of the gratitude they owe the God of Nations for His watchful care, which has shielded them from dire disaster and pointed out to them the way of peace and happiness. Nor should they ever refuse to acknowledge with contrite hearts their proneness to turn away from God’s teachings and to follow with sinful pride after their own devices.“– President Grover Cleveland, Proclamation 388, Thanksgiving 1896
- Issue 732 – National Prayer Needs
Additional National Prayer Needs
Pray for America’s Military
President Trump confirmed that the U.S. conducted strikes on a Venezuelan facility that had been used to transfer narcotics to boats to be distributed internationally. “We just knocked out, I don’t know if you read or you saw, they have a big plant or a big facility… where the ships come from,” President Trump said. “There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load up the boats with drugs.”
Pray for President Trump and Secretary Hegseth as they oversee military operations in the Caribbean and around Venezuela to counter narcotics trafficking.
PRAY FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE
A drone attack was conducted early this week against President Vladimir Putin’s residence. While the Russian president claimed that Ukraine was behind the attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky denied that his nation targeted the residence and that the allegation was an attempt to derail peace talks. Russia then launched a drone attack against a residential area in the Ukrainian port of Odessa on Wednesday, killing at least six people, including 3 children.
Pray for President Trump to seek the Lord’s wisdom as he continues to work for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
Pray for AMERICA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his nation will award the Israel Prize to President Donald Trump. The Israeli prime minister made the announcement at the U.S. president’s resort home, Mar-a-Lago, in Florida. It will be the first time that the annual prize will be given to a non-Israeli in the 72-year history of that nation’s highest civilian honor.
Pray for President Trump and U.S. officials as they continue to craft the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire.
Pray for AMERICA’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
The White House announced funding awards through the Rural Health Transformation Program authorized by the Working Families Tax Cuts legislation. The total of $50 billion over five fiscal years, $10 billion per year, is the largest investment the U.S. has ever made in rural health care. The White House stated, “Access to quality care should not be determined by your zip code,” and highlighted “the Trump Administration’s commitment to strengthening the rural health workforce, modernizing facilities and technology, and deploying innovative care models that bring high-quality health services to rural communities nationwide.”
Pray for the president and U.S. health officials as they work to support access to health care in rural America.
Pray for Needs Across the States
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law in 2022 mandating that all school buses purchased in the state must be electric after 2027. However, the early implementation of the mandate has left some children freezing as drivers turn the heat down or off to avoid draining the battery, since the heaters run off the same power source that runs the buses. At least one bus broke down last month, leaving children stranded on the side of the road in twenty-degree weather as the vehicle was towed.
After California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) sent cancellation notices to 20,000 foreign nationals holding state-issued commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), migrant advocate groups have sued the department and its director over alleged administrative errors. The state’s DMV notified the migrant truck drivers in November after the discovery that their CDL expiration dates exceeded the length of their legal U.S. residency. The license revocations are due to take effect in January and February.
Pray for state officials as they evaluate the administration of transportation laws and regulations.
Pray for America’s Faith Community
“Effective leadership requires being flexible. It involves adapting. Changing. Shifting. … Just because something worked well yesterday, that doesn’t mean it will remain effective today; and what works today might not be the right tool for tomorrow.
In the Old Testament, Nehemiah was charged by God to rebuild the wall in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile of the nation of Israel. But rebuilding that wall would be a monumental task—one that would require all-hands-on-deck in order to pull it off.
In chapter 3 of Nehemiah, there’s a list of everyone Nehemiah employed and managed during the project—everyone from priests, to temple servants, to goldsmiths, to perfumers. No one, male or female, was exempt from the command to rebuild Jerusalem’s wall.
When opposition to rebuild came from the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, Nehemiah was forced to adapt. While Israel’s enemies plotted to fight Jerusalem and foil their plans to rebuild the wall, he shifted his plan and turned his people from builders into builders and warriors! With a hammer in one hand and a sword in the other, his workers kept building the wall.
Leadershifting is not about abandoning the values, principles, strategies, and training that got you where you are; it’s about adapting those core parts of you through intuition and creativity—just as Nehemiah did by putting a sword in the perfumer’s hand and saying, “Keep building!”– Pastor John Maxwell, Leadershift
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