Wisdom Here

James 1:9-11 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.

This is quite a paragraph for thought.  It’s written to believers.  And it comes right after the directive to ask God for wisdom.

Could it be that a huge nugget of wisdom is to not seek after riches?  It seems to say here that believers are in a “high position” when they are not burdened down with the weight that having riches carries.  When we are not trapped into tending to all that we own, we are more inclined to look up to the one who owns us.  Or at least that would be a wise move.

Riches, beauty, and successful businesses are what the world seeks after.  However, all of those things fade over time and they rule our time.

Seeking after wisdom and asking God for it, enables us to go up higher, to see the big picture, to see a world in need of Jesus.

Boast in your position you have in Jesus – a place of security, holiness, and peace – things that can never pass away or fade.