Shabbos Expenses
Imagine you were busy the whole week trying to make a living. It was a hard week. Things maybe didn’t go the way that you wanted. You get to the end of the week and G-d so to speak says, “Come, you deserve a break. Let’s spend Shabbos together, this one is on Me…”
All of a person’s income for the year is decided in heaven between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. Yet, the Gemorrah (Beitzah 15b) specifies that this does not include the expenses related to Shabbos. In preparing for Shabbos, G-d so to speak “covers” our expenses to the level that we are accustomed. If we spend less, He will give us less, and if we spend more, He will give us more.
That is because He wants us to be His guest on Shabbos. “Borrow on My account, and I will pay,” is His message to us. So, this Shabbos, don’t forget- put out the best that you can, because G-d will be picking up the bill…