verse 5
"9 The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position. 10 But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower. 11 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 man will fade away even while he goes about his business"
The bible teaches us that when we find ourselves poor, we should not be envious of the person who is rich. We who are in Christ can stand tall in the fact that we have an eternal glory in Christ. We can boast in our exaltation and the fact that we are rich in the Lord, Heirs of God and co-heirs in Christ.
When we are rich, we should also not boast in our riches but in the fact that we are humans who can fail. In our human fraility, consider that our riches itself cannot obtain for us eternal riches and rest. Social prominence, wealth are things we can be so tempted to cling onto and placed our self-worth on, but these are things are are temporal, like the sun that withers the plant with its intense heat and destroy it.
So let us know the truth that only by walking with the eternal Lord and finding our satisfaction in Him can we truly be rich and happy.
Important Note :
I have chosen based on my study from 'The Bible Knowledge Commentary' by John F.Walvoord and Roy B.Zack and selectively re-typed some of the more important parts, together with some of my own additional explaination to make this study simpler to digest and understand. My re-phrasing does not show a different meaning to what was originally written.
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