{"quotes":[{"text":"Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else.","author":"Charles Haddon Spurgeon","tags":["devotional","discipleship","idolatry","intimacy-with-god","materialism","worship"],"id":9366,"author_id":"Charles+Haddon+Spurgeon"},{"text":"The Lord doesn't always make our paths smooth sailing, but He does make it possible to rise above adversity.","author":"Dana Arcuri","tags":["adversity","courage","devotional","encouragement","faith","harvest-of-hope","hope","overcoming","paths-of-life","perseverance","trials-and-tribulations"],"id":22583,"author_id":"Dana+Arcuri"},{"text":"You see, God didn't create us to merely survive. He created us to thrive! We were made for abundant life.","author":"Dana Arcuri","tags":["abundant","abundant-life","abundant-living","christian-living","devotional","encouragement","encouraging","faith","faith-in-god","faithfulness","harvest-of-hope","hope","hopeful","inspirational","inspiring","inspiring","life-and-living","motivational","survive","thrive"],"id":24663,"author_id":"Dana+Arcuri"},{"text":"The Gospel does not say, 'you must do good works.' Rather, it fashions us into human beings, into creatures who cannot help serve God and fellow human beings. Without a doubt, a precious effect!","author":"C.F.W. Walther","tags":["devotional","gospel","law","lutheran","reformed"],"id":31886,"author_id":"C.F.W.+Walther"},{"text":"The God who delivered Hezekiah and the children of Israel is the same God who is eager to act on my behalf.","author":"Lori Hatcher","tags":["christian-living","devotional"],"id":37300,"author_id":"Lori+Hatcher"},{"text":"Rise up and be you. Your rise is your growth.","author":"Anita R. Sneed-Carter","tags":["devotional","grow","inspirational","rise","spiritual","you"],"id":37831,"author_id":"Anita+R.+Sneed-Carter"},{"text":"We shall never arrive at true meekness by any other way than by humiliating ourselves and by honoring others from the depth of our hearts.","author":"John Calvin","tags":["devotional","inspiring"],"id":46147,"author_id":"John+Calvin"},{"text":"Today, I challenge you to pay it forward. You don't need to save a village—only one lost soul. Be the reflection of Christ and shine His light. The cost is little, but the reward is rich.","author":"Dana Arcuri","tags":["devotional","encourage","encouragement","faith","faith","give","harvest-of-hope","help-others","helping-hand","helping-people","helping-the-needy","helping-the-poor","hope","hopeful","inspirational","inspiring","inspiring-","pay-it-forward","reach-out","reflection","reflection-of-christ","shine-bright","shine-your-light"],"id":76785,"author_id":"Dana+Arcuri"},{"text":"Oh! That I might repose on Thee! Oh! That Thou wouldest enter into my heart, inebriate it, that I may forget my ills, and embrace Thee, my sole good?","author":"Augustine of Hippo","tags":["christianity","devotional"],"id":77405,"author_id":"Augustine+of+Hippo"},{"text":"When we observe trials and tribulations in our world, there's even more reason to lighten the heavy load. Sometimes life gets tough and it's disheartening. Never mind happiness; what we genuinely need is joy! God didn't intend for us to be sad or serious all of the time. His word in Proverbs 17:22 (ESV) says, “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.","author":"Dana Arcuri","tags":["adversity","devotional","encouragement","faith","good-medicine","harvest-of-hope","heart","hope","inspirational","joyful","proverbs","scriptures","trials","tribulations"],"id":80456,"author_id":"Dana+Arcuri"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":51,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}