{"query": "Devotional: God’s Portion", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_d3a772440323", "title": "Devotional: God’s Portion", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Israel was the Lord’s portion — His inheritance from all the nations. The tithe was a shadow of this, pointing forward to the greater reality. Through Jesus, we now have the opportunity to become God’"}, {"id": "card_n_1a75580d235c", "title": "Genesis 1", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "1. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.\n2. The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.\n3"}, {"id": "card_n_a1e237176346", "title": "Devotional: Prayer: Lord, Make Me a Tool Worn to Your Hand", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "God what is next for me? I look for your light. I can’t see the way. Please make my way known. I do not want to spend my life in the wilderness. I seek your face.\n\nOpen the door to my next chapter O’ "}, {"id": "card_n_569c4e416971", "title": "Devotional: God in Three Persons: A Reflection on Wholeness", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "God the Father represents the Mind, Jesus the Son the Body, and the Holy Spirit the Spirit. Humans are made in God’s image — mind, body, and spirit — and should cultivate all three.\n\nTo neglect one is"}, {"id": "card_c_eaf3c9104047", "title": "Devotional: God’s Portion references Jesus", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Jesus (person) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a person."}, {"id": "card_n_462dd2ad643c", "title": "Devotional: Insight: The Ephraim Gate", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Be careful which gates you open. God may be warning you to close off partnerships, habits, or voices that look like allies but are walking in rebellion. 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Awaken my hea"}, {"id": "card_n_6ae2bda95465", "title": "Devotional: Prayer: Morning Offering", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "I spend my mornings praying and studying the Bible. I fast to stay focused on God, give thanks for the meals He provides, pray daily for guidance, and take opportunities that come through Him."}, {"id": "card_n_0de24f52987b", "title": "Psalm 43 — Psalm 43", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men. For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning becaus"}, {"id": "card_n_b71f054ebab7", "title": "Devotional: Reflection: Faith and Trials", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Faith grows not in comfort but in trial. The testing of faith purifies, like gold in fire. Though painful, it draws us nearer to God, strips away pride, and teaches us endurance. The end of such testi"}, {"id": "card_n_714a3d277588", "title": "Devotional: Reflection: Living Sacrifice", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "To be a living sacrifice means to surrender daily. It is not a one-time offering but a continual laying down of self. Every thought, every action, every desire — given over to Him.\n\nThis is our reason"}, {"id": "card_n_f95275c429a8", "title": "Devotional: Die to Yourself Daily", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The battle against ego is daily. When the crisis ends, it’s easy to believe we stood on our own. But Scripture calls us to die daily, take up the cross, and walk humbly before God. The Spirit strength"}, {"id": "card_n_7e27e8be7086", "title": "Devotional: Prayer: Surrender to God’s Will", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Lord, not my will but Yours be done. My heart resists, but I know only in surrender is there peace. Help me die to myself each day, to trust You fully, and to walk in obedience. Your ways are higher, "}, {"id": "card_n_0ef59894726c", "title": "Devotional: The One Door", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Stillness before God allows us to hear His voice. Jesus is the only way, the only door, and His sacrifice alone makes us right with the Father.\n\nWhen we recognize this, our trust deepens. We live as l"}, {"id": "card_n_f157633186e4", "title": "Devotional: Reflection on Psalm 117:1–2", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Praise the LORD, all nations! Glorify Him, all peoples! For His faithful love to us is great; the LORD’s faithfulness endures forever. Hallelujah!\n\nThis psalm, though the shortest, holds the highest c"}, {"id": "card_n_36c39e258b67", "title": "Augustine, Confessions §aug_conf_12_028: Out of these truths, of which they doubt not whose inward eye Thou hast enabl...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Out of these truths, of which they doubt not whose inward eye Thou hast enabled to see such things, and who unshakenly believe Thy servant Moses to have spoken in the Spirit of truth;--of all these th"}, {"id": "card_n_f5afcf5cece3", "title": "Devotional: Prayer: Daily Seeking God’s Guidance", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Father, I wake each day seeking Your guidance. I know that without You I am blind, stumbling in darkness. But with You, the path is straight, and the light is sure.\n\nTeach me to quiet my heart, to hea"}, {"id": "card_n_efae8ffda953", "title": "Devotional: Reflection: God's Role in Growth and Talent", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "God loves us as a Father. He wants to see us mature, to succeed both on and off the mats. But it’s His will — not ours — that determines how far we go and how long we last. Whatever skill you have, ev"}, {"id": "card_n_7fe7ddd8da4e", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_07: Vain is the life of that man who putteth his trust in men or in any created T...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Vain is the life of that man who putteth his trust in men or in any created Thing. Be not ashamed to be the servant of others for the love of Jesus Christ, and to be reckoned poor in this life. Rest n"}]}