A Meditation on Psalm 1

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“But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality” (Revelation 2:14, ESV).

“I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus…” (Revelation 1:9, ESV)

“‘I know your tribulation… Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life’” (Revelation 2:9, 10, ESV).

“But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first” (Revelation 2:4, ESV).

“Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this” (Revelation 1:19, ESV).

“The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place” (Revelation 1:1, ESV).

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. (Mark 6:42-43)

“On that day tell your son, ‘I do this because of what the Lord did for me...’” (Exodus 13:8a, NIV)

“Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them” (Psalm 99:6 NET).

“Like a nursing mother caring for her own children, with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us” (1 Thessalonians 2:7-8, NET).

“For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 16:25, ESV).

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32, ESV).

“And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony…” (Revelation 12:11a, ESV).

“looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross...” (Hebrews 12:2, ESV).

“But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content” (1 Timothy 6:6-8, ESV).