God supplies both physical and spiritual needs, and He does this to enable us to serve. We have a habit of separating the material and spiritual, but in the Bible both go together. So if we look at this purely in terms of money we are wrong, if we look at in purely in terms of spiritual service we are wrong. They go together. We can have a fear about our ability to give, but Paul is assuring us that our Lord will supply all that we need in order to give.
Notice that Paul is using God's practical provision to demonstrate that He will also make spiritual provision. In our lives we can feel spiritually inadequate, knowing our weaknesses and failings, and wondering how we can meet God's demands. Jesus said "blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matt 5:3). we can trust God both for our material and our spiritual needs, and we can serve with confidence that everything will be provided.
Generosity also results in praise and thanksgiving, and prayers to God. Now the Bible is clear that God hears pays special attention to the prayers of the needy. He hears them when they cry our against their oppressors. Conversely, He also hears them when they pray for those who help them.
Giving is an act of grace and results in ever increasing grace in our lives. Let us open the floodgates of God's grace.
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