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Daily Chizuk #0952
Weekly Parasha
Planning with Bitachon: Making Effort for Future Needs
Parashat Devarim
Chazal tell us, from the moment the Jewish People went into exile, the Shechina Hakedosha also went into exile. When we mourn over the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, we are mourning over the pain of the Shechina. I heard a mashal to explain of a prince who was caught committing a terrible crime. He was brought to court and found guilty on all charges and sentenced to five years in prison, having to sleep on the floor and eat only bread and water. When the king heard about what his son did and his sentencing, he had to sign on it, following the rules of the kingdom. That night, when they were ready to serve the king dinner, they brought before him a meal fit for a king, as usual. But the king said, “I can’t eat this. My son is in jail having bread and water, how could I enjoy a luxurious meal?” And he refused to eat it, only eating bread and water. Later that night, when he was getting ready to go to sleep, his servants prepared his royal bed for him to sleep on. But he said, “My son is sleeping on the floor, how could I sleep on a bed?” And he lied down on the floor instead. This repeated itself day after day, week after week and month after month.
Someone who cares about Hashem does not have hatred towards others. The reason is simple, Hashem is the focus of his life and he lives to do the will of Hashem. Just like he’s careful to do all the mitzvot the best way possible, he’s careful to do the mitzvah of not hating as well. Someone who is truly a yireh Shamayim does not differentiate between mitzvot, saying this one I do but this one I don’t do. He only sees ratzon Hashem and he knows, no matter what another person does to him, he is never justified in hating him because Hashem commanded לא תשנא אחיך בלבבך. If his emunah in Hashem is complete, he would understand that people have no power to hurt him, they are just acting as His messengers. We need to overcome what meets the eye.
The more we care about the tza’ar of the Shechina, the harder we’ll try to end this galut. If we could elevate ourselves to live above the pettiness of this world and only focus on ratzon Hashem, b’ezrat Hashem we will be zocheh to the בנין בית המקדש במהרה בימינו אמן
Shabbat Shalom!
Chazal tell us, from the moment the Jewish People went into exile, the Shechina Hakedosha also went into exile. When we mourn over the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, we are mourning over the pain of the Shechina. I heard a mashal to explain of a prince who was caught committing a terrible crime. He was brought to court and found guilty on all charges and sentenced to five years in prison, having to sleep on the floor and eat only bread and water. When the king heard about what his son did and his sentencing, he had to sign on it, following the rules of the kingdom. That night, when they were ready to serve the king dinner, they brought before him a meal fit for a king, as usual. But the king said, “I can’t eat this. My son is in jail having bread and water, how could I enjoy a luxurious meal?” And he refused to eat it, only eating bread and water. Later that night, when he was getting ready to go to sleep, his servants prepared his royal bed for him to sleep on. But he said, “My son is sleeping on the floor, how could I sleep on a bed?” And he lied down on the floor instead. This repeated itself day after day, week after week and month after month.
Someone who cares about Hashem does not have hatred towards others. The reason is simple, Hashem is the focus of his life and he lives to do the will of Hashem. Just like he’s careful to do all the mitzvot the best way possible, he’s careful to do the mitzvah of not hating as well. Someone who is truly a yireh Shamayim does not differentiate between mitzvot, saying this one I do but this one I don’t do. He only sees ratzon Hashem and he knows, no matter what another person does to him, he is never justified in hating him because Hashem commanded לא תשנא אחיך בלבבך. If his emunah in Hashem is complete, he would understand that people have no power to hurt him, they are just acting as His messengers. We need to overcome what meets the eye.
The more we care about the tza’ar of the Shechina, the harder we’ll try to end this galut. If we could elevate ourselves to live above the pettiness of this world and only focus on ratzon Hashem, b’ezrat Hashem we will be zocheh to the בנין בית המקדש במהרה בימינו אמן
Shabbat Shalom!
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