This Sunday, we continued in James Chapter 1, which goes right into a very personal subject…money.

In the early church there was a mix of rich and poor, and James addresses them both.

To the rich, he explains that wealth does not bring the impenetrable security we tend to believe. Our trials become necessary to reveal this and keep our eyes fixed on God.

To the poor, James explains that our significance, our strength comes not from status or bank account, but from our place of eternal security in God’s kingdom.

Whether rich or poor, we are in desperate need of God. That’s why James goes right to a key source we tend to lean on for identity–our finances–to show us that God is the one who brings the ultimate strength and significance to life.