{"query": "Devotional: Parable: The Sword in the Fire", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_ed96d3cb2c75", "title": "Devotional: Parable: The Sword in the Fire", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "A piece of steel may be worth $100. A sword, $1,000. The sword of a master, $10,000. But the sword wielded by the Conqueror to crush Satan is priceless. Be that sword."}, {"id": "card_n_dba47df6ef26", "title": "Easton: Sword", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Ex. 32:27; 1 Sam. 31:4; 1 Chr. 21:27; Ps. 149:6: Prov. 5:4; Ezek. 16:40; 21:3-5). It is a symbol of"}, {"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_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_47ef7cadb694", "title": "Devotional: Jiu-Jitsu and Faith: A Parable", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Jiu-jitsu is like faith. You start out clumsy, unable to see the traps, vulnerable at every turn. With time and guidance, you begin to recognize the snares and the escapes. You find peace in the chaos"}, {"id": "card_n_9587548d206b", "title": "Easton: Armour", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Is employed in the English Bible to denote military equipment, both offensive and defensive. (1.) The offensive weapons were different at different periods of history. The “rod of iron” (Ps. 2:9) is s"}, {"id": "card_n_ebea07e0d389", "title": "Easton: Censer", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The vessel in which incense was presented on “the golden altar” before the Lord in the temple (Ex. 30:1-9). The priest filled the censer with live coal from the sacred fire on the altar of burnt-offer"}, {"id": "card_n_60db5adf706b", "title": "Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans IV", "shelf": "patristics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "I give you these instructions, beloved, assured that ye also hold the same opinions [as I do]. 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Heb. kiyor (Zech. 12:6; R.V., “pan”), a fire-pa"}, {"id": "card_n_d955d35adfea", "title": "Devotional: Reflection: The Dangers of Success", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Success and money are not the enemy — but they are the fastest path to hell if your heart isn’t right. When you’re blessed, recognize it. But also remember: blessings can be taken away in a moment. So"}, {"id": "card_n_d5f02e243b2e", "title": "Devotional: Men Called to Lead", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Men must first lead in their homes, then in their communities. Leadership is not about power, but about sacrifice, service, and faithfulness.\n\nJesus showed us meekness and humility. John showed us fai"}, {"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. If you don't close the gate when He says to — i"}, {"id": "card_n_234d9306cebe", "title": "Devotional: Belief Statement on Sin, Salvation, and Homosexuality", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Salvation comes before behavior change; the Holy Spirit begins transformation after salvation, which may take time. The Church should be open to that process but maintain standards for leadership — no"}, {"id": "card_n_e43b652f1e07", "title": "Devotional: The Long Path to Glory", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "We all have a talent to unlock — and a cross to bear. Our gift should be used for the glory of His Kingdom in some way. Our cross should be handed over to Him — but often, we carry it for miles on our"}, {"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_7f2f52140183", "title": "Devotional: Restoration", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "God created us to live in love. In love with Him, those around us, and our environment. We were programmed for that state, but the world has corrupted that programming. Sin is a virus in the code. It "}, {"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_c84135483b63", "title": "Easton: Parable", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to the Heb. mashal, a similitude. In the Old Testament this is used to denote (1) a proverb (1 Sam. 10:12; 24:13; 2 Chr. 7:20), (2) a prophet"}]}