Ironic Boasts of the Bible - A Low but High Position | James 1:9-11

Ironic Boasts of the Bible - A Low but High Position

9 Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position; 10 but the rich person is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will die out. - James 1:9-11

How is being poor and lowly a high position and why should we boast in that? That seems backwards, but it's the wisdom James offers. James' line of reasoning is thus like that of the Psalmist in Psalm 37.

Tune in to this episode of the Bible in Life podcast to think through how people who have very little can boast in their high position.