I’m so thankful to God for new and interesting insight into His Word.

The book of James was written by the brother of Jesus. He was a skeptic about Jesus until later in his life. James 1 begins talking about rejoicing when you have troubles. A little later it talks about enduring and overcoming temptation to do wrong so that God can richly reward you.

I find it interesting sandwiched in between the topics of troubles and temptations in James 1, he talks about the rich and the poor. He said the poor can boast and the rich are humbled by God. All through the Bible God contrasts humbleness and pridefulness. God has honored the poor and the achievements of the rich will fade.

This passage talks about troubles at its start. When I think of trouble, I think mainly of the poor with money troubles. Then later in James 1, it talks about temptation. The rich most likely deal with temptation more than the poor. But, of course, in a general sense everyone deals with both.

Right before the passage about the rich and the poor there is a verse in which God encourages us to ask Him for wisdom. The powerful wisdom of God will see us through all troubles and deliver us from all temptations.

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