{"query": "Devotional: Reflection: The Dangers of Success", "count": 20, "results": [{"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_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_da3fcc4964a7", "title": "Devotional: Reflection: Between the Shortest and Longest", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Between the shortest and longest chapters in the Bible (Psalm 117 and Psalm 119) lies Psalm 118, which centers on salvation through the rejected cornerstone — Jesus Christ.\n\nPsalm 117 is the call for "}, {"id": "card_n_53896f8be23c", "title": "Pilgrim's Progress §166: Now was Christian much affected with his deliverance from all the dangers of his solita...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Now was Christian much affected with his deliverance from all the dangers of his solitary way; which dangers, though he feared them more before, yet he saw them more clearly now, because the light of "}, {"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. 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It is so easy to find yourself wise. To believe that any of this is the result of self.\n\nThe only thing to do is die to self. Give co"}, {"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_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_c5d384b56970", "title": "Easton: John, Gospel of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The genuineness of this Gospel, i.e., the fact that the apostle John was its author, is beyond all reasonable doubt. In recent times, from about 1820, many attempts have been made to impugn its genuin"}, {"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_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_feca9c876bc7", "title": "Easton: Shishak I", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "=Sheshonk I., king of Egypt. His reign was one of great national success, and a record of his wars and conquests adorns the portico of what are called the “Bubastite kings” at Karnak, the ancient Theb"}, {"id": "card_n_4012f113880f", "title": "Boethius, Consolation §boe_02_07: Then said I: 'Thou knowest thyself that ambition for worldly success hath but...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Then said I: 'Thou knowest thyself that ambition for worldly success hath but little swayed me. Yet I have desired opportunity for action, lest virtue, in default of exercise, should languish away.' T"}, {"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_461210416cab", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_12: The Voice of the Beloved I am the Lover of purity, and Giver of sanctity.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Beloved I am the Lover of purity, and Giver of sanctity. I seek a pure heart, and there is the place of My rest. Prepare for Me the larger upper room furnished, and I will keep the Pa"}, {"id": "card_n_6ae2bda95465", "title": "Devotional: Prayer: Morning Offering", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "I spend my mornings praying and studying the Bible. 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