DAY NUMBER 313

¹ EVERY MORNING, PUT ON THE ARMOR OF GOD 

Put On the Armor of God Before It's Too Late

² LORD, HELP ME CHOOSE MY FRIENDS WISELY 

God, Give Me Friends Who Lead Me Closer to Christ Jesus

³ BLESS YOUR DAY WITH THIS PRAYER

God Will Reward What No One Else Sees 

⁴  START TODAY WITH OBEDIENCE

The Parable That Exposes Fake Faith 

📖 “What do you think? A man had two sons…”  Matthew 21:28

One son said “no” but changed.

One son said “yes” but never acted.

✅ God doesn’t want perfect words—He wants a changed heart

✅ You can return, even after running

✅ Your “yes” can still start today

Grace does not expire. Mercy does not run out.

And God’s not impressed by performance — He’s moved by repentance.

 Maybe your first answer was “no.” Maybe your actions haven’t matched your faith.

But it’s not too late. The vineyard is still open. The Father is still calling.

 Let’s pray with humility today—not just to say “yes,” but to live it out with our lives.

The Parable of the Two Sons

²⁸ “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

²⁹ “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

³⁰ “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

³¹ “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The first,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 

³² For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

Praying🙏in the name of Lord Jesus Christ : 

Father God, thank you. Thank you for being so kind, far kinder than I deserve, so patient with me even when I've been slow to listen or quick to wander. And so full of mercy, Lord, even in the moments I failed again and again. Your love amazes me. A love that doesn't give up.. A love that keeps reaching, keeps covering, keeps calling me home. I know I haven't always gotten it right.  I've walked away. I've fallen short.  I've chosen comfort when you were CALLING ME INTO GROWTH. But you never turned your back on me. And today, with a heart both grateful and humbled, I come before you again.  I don't want to pretend, God. I don't want to offer empty words again. Help me, Lord, to live honestly before you. I don't want to just say, "I love  you." I want my life to echo those words in every action, every decision, every interaction. Let my love be visible, not just vocal. Let it be reflected in how I forgive, how I serve, how I obey, even when obedience is costly, even when it's hard. Your word in Matthew 13 speaks deeply TO MY HEART. You warned that when someone hears the message of the kingdom but doesn't UNDERSTAND IT, the evil one comes quickly to snatch away what was planted. Father, I don't want that to be me.  I don't want the seeds you've PLANTED IN MY HEART to be stolen by confusion or carelessness.  Please God, protect my heart. Make me teachable. Help me understand what you're saying and give me wisdom to live it out. Then you spoke about the rocky ground. How the seed grows quickly but dies just as fast when pressure comes. Lord, I know that  soil.  I've lived in that place.  I've had passionate moments, mountaintop experiences, sudden spiritual awakenings, only to watch them fade when life got hard, when prayers weren't  answered quickly, when disappointments came like waves. And I see now that passion without depth doesn't last. So, I'm asking you, build deeper roots in me. Roots that go past the emotion and go down into faith. Roots that cling to your promises when my feelings fade. Let my faith not be shallow but steady. Let my faith not loud, but  lasting. Not seasonal, but secure. And then Lord, you warned about the thorns, the distractions, the worries of life, the deceitfulness of riches, how those things choke the word before it can grow.  And God, that part hits home because I've felt it. The choking, the slow drift, the quiet pull of lesser things. I've allowed worry to steal my focus. I've let financial stress cloud my view of your provision. I've chased opportunities more than I've chased intimacy with you. I've given my heart to shiny things that eventually left me empty.  Jesus, I don't want to be choked by this world. I don't want to live distracted, driven by anxiety, or pulled by success. Quiet my heart. Teach me to fix my eyes on what  matters. Remind me that you are my portion. You are my reward. You are my treasure. Strip away the distractions. Loosen my grip on anything that pulls me away from you. I want to be the good soil, Lord. That's the longing of MY HEART. Soil that is soft and surrendered. Soil that's been broken, yes, but made ready. Ready to receive, ready to grow, ready to bear fruit, not for applause, not for attention, but for your glory. for your name, for your kingdom. Make me someone who doesn't just admire your word, BUT LIVES IT DEEPLY, COURAGEOUSLY, CONSISTENTLY. Let it shape how I speak when I'm upset. Let it transform how I think when I'm alone. Let it guide me when I'm uncertain and strengthen me when I feel weak. Let it teach me how to love the people I struggle to understand. Let it remind me that is never wasted and obedience is never in vain. James chapter 1 challenges me. Don't just listen to the word. Do what it says. LORD, I DON'T WANT TO FOOL MYSELF. Lord, I don't want to fool myself again. I don't want to mistake hearing for obeying. I don't want to be just a fan of the word. I want to be a follower. A doer of the word. Someone who walks it out in the everyday moments. When no one's watching, when the choice costs something. When obedience feels inconvenient. And Romans chapter 2, verse 13, REMINDS ME AGAIN, , it's not the hearing justifies, it's the doing. You're not looking for perfect people, but looking for surrendered hearts, looking for people who allow your truth to shape their choices. So Lord, take your word and make it alive in me. Let it lead me in how I love my family, how to love my enemies, how I handle stress, how I treat  strangers, how I pray in the hidden places. Do not let me walk away unchanged. Let your word confront me when  I GROW COLD. Let it correct me when  I DRIFT. Let it stir me when I've grown NUMB. Let it anchor me when everything else feels unsteady. I don't just want a moment of emotion. I want a life of TRANSFORMATION, a faith that lasts,  a heart that stays soft, a love that bears fruit season after season. Prepare me, God, like a farmer prepares the land. Pull up the weeds of pride, weed of bitterness, and weeds of fear.  Break the hard places in me that resist your voice. Water my spirit with your PRESENCE. Shine the light of your truth over every dark corner. Make my life fertile ground. Ready to receive. Ready to grow. Ready to glorify YOU. Thank you, Father, for your relentless GRACE. Thank you for staying with me through every season, thank you for correcting me with LOVE. Thank you for lifting me when I've stumbled. Even when I've gotten it wrong. You've never given up on me. Your mercy always meets me where l am. It calls me HIGHER. So today I say again. I love YOU. Because YOU first love me. I choose you. Because YOU first chosen me.  I want to follow you. Because YOU first called me. Not just with words but with my whole LIFE. Take my hands, my feet, my thoughts, my plans. Use them all for your glory.  I praise and HONOR YOU, LORD. I give you every part of of me. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, I pray. AMEN. 

¹ 每天早晨，穿戴上帝的全副军装

趁现在还来得及，穿戴上帝的全副军装

² 主啊，帮助我明智地选择朋友

上帝啊，赐给我能引领我更亲近基督耶稣的朋友

³ 用这篇祷告祝福你的一天

上帝会奖赏那些无人察觉的事

⁴ 从今天开始顺服

揭露虚假信仰的比喻

📖 “你们觉得怎么样？一个人有两个儿子……” 马太福音 21:28

一个儿子说“不”，后来改变了。

一个儿子说“是”，却从未付诸行动。

✅ 上帝不想要完美的言辞——祂想要一颗改变的心

✅ 即使你曾逃避，你仍然可以回头

✅ 你的“是”仍然可以从今天开始

恩典永不过期。 怜悯永不枯竭。

上帝并不看重你的表现，祂被你的悔改所感动。

或许你最初的回答是“不”。或许你的行为与你的信心并不相符。

但一切都还来得及。葡萄园依然敞开。天父仍在呼召。

今天，让我们谦卑地祷告——不仅要说“是”，更要用生命活出这应许。

两个儿子的比喻

²⁸ “你们觉得怎么样？有一个人有两个儿子。他去对大儿子说：‘儿子，你今天到葡萄园里去工作。’

²⁹ “他回答说：‘我不去。’但后来他改变了主意，去了。

³⁰ “父亲又去对小儿子说同样的话。他回答说：‘我去，父亲。’却没有去。

³¹ “这两个儿子，哪一个遵行了父亲的旨意呢？” 

“第一个，”他们回答。

耶稣对他们说：“我实在告诉你们，税吏和娼妓倒比你们先进神的国。

³² 因为约翰到你们这里来，将义路指示你们，你们却不信他；税吏和娼妓倒信了。你们看见了，还是不悔改信他。

奉主耶稣基督的名祷告：

天父上帝，感谢您。感谢您如此仁慈，远超我所配得的，感谢您如此耐心，即便我迟钝不肯听从，或轻易偏离正道。主啊，您如此充满怜悯，即便我一次又一次地失败。您的爱令我惊叹。这爱永不放弃，这爱不断地伸出援手，不断地遮盖我，不断地呼召我回家。我知道我并非总是做得对。我曾离弃您，我曾犯错。 我曾选择安逸，而你却呼召我成长。但你从未离弃我。今天，我怀着感恩和谦卑的心，再次来到你面前。上帝啊，我不想再伪装，不想再说空话。主啊，求你帮助我，让我在你面前诚实地生活。我不想只是说“我爱你”，我希望我的每一个行动、每一个决定、每一次互动都能体现出这句话的爱。愿我的爱是看得见的，而不仅仅是说出口的。愿我的爱体现在我如何饶恕、如何服侍、如何顺服上，即使顺服需要付出代价，即使顺服艰难无比。你在马太福音13章的话语深深触动了我的心。你警告说，如果有人听了天国的道，却不明白，那恶者就会立刻来，把所栽种的夺去。父啊，我不想成为那样的人。 我不想让你种在我心中的种子被迷茫或疏忽夺走。上帝啊，求你保守我的心，让我乐于受教，帮助我明白你的话语，赐给我智慧去实践。你曾谈到石头地，种子生长迅速，但压力来临时也很快枯萎。主啊，我了解那片土壤，我曾生活在那里。我曾有过激情澎湃的时刻，有过登顶高峰的体验，有过灵性上的觉醒，但当生活艰难，祷告没有得到及时回应，失望如潮水般袭来时，它们都渐渐消逝。如今我明白，没有深度的激情是无法持久的。所以，我祈求你，在我心中扎下更深的根，超越情感，扎根于信仰。当我的情感消退时，这根根依然紧紧抓住你的应许。愿我的信仰不肤浅，而是坚定不移。 愿我的信仰不张扬，却持久；不短暂，却稳固。主啊，你曾警告我们，人生的荆棘、纷扰、忧虑、财富的欺骗，这些都会扼杀真理的种子，使它无法成长。神啊，这番话深深触动了我，因为我感同身受。那种窒息感，那种缓慢的漂移，那种被琐事悄然拉扯的感觉。我曾让忧虑夺走我的注意力，让经济压力蒙蔽了我对你供应的认知，我追逐机会胜过追求与你亲密的关系，我把心交给那些最终让我空虚的闪亮事物。耶稣，我不想被这个世界窒息，我不想活在分心、焦虑和成功的驱使下。求你使我的心平静下来，教我定睛在真正重要的事上，提醒我，你是我的产业，你是我的奖赏。 你是我的珍宝。求你除去一切干扰，让我松开所有将我拉离你的事物。主啊，我渴望成为肥沃的土壤，这是我内心深处的渴望。柔软而顺服的土壤，破碎却预备好的土壤。预备好接受，预备好成长，预备好结出果实，不是为了掌声，不是为了关注，而是为了你的荣耀，为了你的名，为了你的国度。求你使我成为一个不仅敬仰你的话语，更要深刻、勇敢、始终如一地活出它的人。愿你的话语塑造我沮丧时的言语，愿你的话语改变我独处时的思想，愿你的话语在我迷茫时指引我，在我软弱时坚固我。愿你的话语教导我如何去爱那些我难以理解的人。愿你的话语提醒我，你的付出永不徒劳，你的顺服永不落空。雅各书第一章挑战着我：不要只是听道，要行道。主啊，我不想自欺欺人。主啊，我不想再自欺欺人。我不想把听道误认为顺服。我不想仅仅成为话语的拥趸。 我渴望成为跟随者，成为言行一致的人，在日常生活中活出信仰。即使无人注视，即使选择需要付出代价，即使顺服并非易事，我也要如此。罗马书2章13节再次提醒我：“不是听道称义，乃是行道称义。” 你寻找的不是完美的人，而是降服于你的心，是愿意让你的真理塑造他们选择的人。所以，主啊，求你使你的话语在我里面活起来。愿它引导我如何爱我的家人，如何爱我的仇敌，如何应对压力，如何对待陌生人，如何在隐秘处祷告。不要让我毫无改变地离开。当我心冷淡时，愿你的话语责备我；当我迷失方向时，愿它纠正我；当我麻木时，愿它激励我；当一切都摇摇欲坠时，愿它成为我的锚。 我想要的不仅仅是一时的情感，而是生命蜕变，永恒的信仰，柔软的心，以及年复一年结出丰硕果实的爱。神啊，求你预备我，如同农夫耕耘土地。拔除骄傲、苦毒和恐惧的杂草。打破我心中那些抗拒你声音的坚硬之处。用你的同在浇灌我的灵。用你真理的光照耀每一个黑暗的角落。使我的生命成为肥沃的土壤，预备好接受，预备好成长，预备好荣耀你。父啊，感谢你永不止息的恩典。感谢你陪伴我走过人生的每一个阶段，感谢你用爱纠正我。感谢你在我跌倒时扶起我，即使我犯了错，你也从未放弃我。你的怜悯总是在我身处困境时与我同在，它呼召我走向更高。 所以今天我再次说：我爱你。因为你先爱我。我选择你。因为你先拣选了我。我愿跟随你。因为你先呼召了我。你不仅用言语呼召我，更用我整个生命呼召我。求你使用我的双手、我的双脚、我的思想、我的计划。愿你使用这一切来荣耀你。主啊，我赞美你，尊崇你。我将我的一切献给你。奉耶稣基督的名祷告。阿们。