majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in James 2:5,
"Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in
the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom
he promised those who love him?"
The world focuses on the wealthy, the attractive, the powerful, the
famous. Those who are not rarely find themselves in the spotlight (for
positive reasons) in our day unless it is due to some unusual
circumstance. But not our God. He focuses on us all. We all are
squarely in that apple of his eye. He loves us all and he simply does
not care about what riches we have, how attractive we are, how
powerful we are or how famous we are. Many folks pray for these kinds
of things but the Lord has something better for us - life in his
kingdom.
James' rhetorical question here reminds me of Paul's observation in 1
Corinthians 1:26-30, "Brothers, think of what you were when you were
called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were
influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish
things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of
the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world
and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the
things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of
him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from
God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption."
How wonderful our Lord loves us all! Anyone who embraces him in faith
will inherit the kingdom he has promised us!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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