James 1:5-11 (Midweek)

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James 1:5-11 (ESV)

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

9  Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

I. Prayer for understanding (vv. 5-8)

1. The Spiritual Mature Christian (v. 5)

2. The Spiritual Immature (vv. 7-8)

II. Circumstances are not all there is (vv. 9-11)

1. Poor become exalted (v. 9)

2. The rich without Jesus have nothing ( vv. 10-11)