Be Still And Know

James 1:9-10 The Bible often invites us to think through the biggest question of all: Where can we find true wealth? James was clear about the answer. The most valuable thing in the world is to know God and to be a citizen of heaven. Nothing can possibly get better than that. James encouraged his poor Christian friends to understand just how honoured and blessed they were. Most of James’ readers were probably poor. We know that there had been a famine in the area at around this time, and Christians were living under constant persecution, with all the limitations and difficulties that produced. Times were hard, but James wanted to encourage them to understand their true status. They had something to boast about because of their eternal security in God. At the same time, James wanted those who were rich to understand that their true wealth lay in their relationship with God. They needed
to recognise that, in all humility, their human possessions ultimately counted for nothing. As Job observed: “I ca