David E Garland: Litmus test

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You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11

“The first half of the verse summarizes Paul’s point in the previous verses: God will provide the means for them to be generous. They will not be enriched so that they can become like the rich fool who sits back in comfort and says to himself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and be merry” (Luke 12:19). They are enriched solely to give them every opportunity to be generous with others. God is generous in giving people wealth so they may be generous with others. What we do with our money, then, becomes a litmus test for our relationship to God.”

David E. Garland in 2 Corinthians: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (Volume 29) (The New American Commentary) 412.

How does this idea resonate with you that what you do with money is litmus test for your relationship to God?