These verses seem a little out of place in this passage in James, teaching about trials, then suddenly jumping to taking pride in both "humble circumstances" and in a "high position". Kevin explained that it is more relevant in this spot that we might realize at first glance. For so many, financial issues are a trial that comes often in life. And both positions, rich and poor, can cause us to fall away from faithfulness to Jesus.
These verses remind us that whether we find ourselves in humble circumstances or a high position, the goal of our life must be a passionate love for Christ, because we all end up the same way, and it won't matter in the end how rich or poor we were in this life.
Kevin also reminded us that for nearly all of us in the United States, in the perspective of all nations, we fall in the category of the richest in the world - even if it feels like we personally don't have as much as we would like. That fact is easy to forget in the materialistic focus of our culture.
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