Scriptural Foundation

Why We Give • Why We Feed Those in Need • Why We Trust God’s Promises

Core Promises of Blessing

Proverbs 19:17

“Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed.”

Proverbs 22:9

“Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.”

Proverbs 28:27

“Whoever gives to the poor will not lack.”

Proverbs 11:24–25

“One gives freely, yet grows all the richer… Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.”

Proverbs 14:21

“Blessed is he who is generous to the poor.”

Psalms

Psalm 41:1–3

“Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him.”

Psalm 112:5–9

“It is well with the man who deals generously… He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor.”

Psalm 37:25–26

“I have not seen the righteous forsaken… He is ever lending generously.”

The Law & the Prophets

Deuteronomy 15:10–11

“You shall open wide your hand… and the LORD your God will bless you in all your work.”

Isaiah 58:7–11

“Share your bread with the hungry… Then your light shall break forth like the dawn… You shall be like a watered garden.”

New Testament Promise

Luke 6:38

“Give, and it will be given to you… For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Matthew 25:35–40

“I was hungry and you gave me food… As you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to Me.”

2 Corinthians 9:6–11

“Whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully… God is able to make all grace abound to you.”

Acts 20:35

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”