OUR LORD IS GENEROUS TO US AND WANTS US TO BE GENEROUS TO OTHERS 

Regarding the provision God supplies for those who serve Him, 1 Corinthians verse 7 - 9 says this:

Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? 

Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?

The Word of God tells us to serve the Lord and to put the  Kingdom of God before all things and He will supply all our needs as we follow Him.

Mathew 6 verse 31 - 33 says this to those who serve Him;

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.  

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 

The scriptures also teach that the Lord  loves a cheerful giver and the Lord will recompense those who freely give.

As it is written in 2 Corinthians verse 7 - 9 ;

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.  And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

“They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.”

Bless our Lord who generously gives to us and teaches us to be generous.

Amen.