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Daily Chizuk #1369
Weekly Parasha
Misunderstanding Righteousness: Dealing with Daily Doubts
Parashat Behar: Immediate Reciprocation
In this week's parasha, Behar, the Torah tells us, if the landowner recognizes that his land belongs to Hashem and he leaves his land fallow for the entire year of Shemitah, then Hashem will bless him with so much extra bounty. By not working the land, it would seem as though the farmer was going to lose, but when it comes to Hashem, it doesn't go by the way things seem. When we follow His rules, we get blessed, although the logic would dictate otherwise. Later on in the parasha, the pasuk tells us if we see our fellow Jew struggling financially, we have a mitzvah to help him and give him our own money. Here as well, it would seem that by giving, we are going to lose. But the Torah tells us again and again that by giving others, we will only gain more.
Following the Torah requires a lot of Emunah. The rewards don't necessarily come right away, but that's all part of the test. Sometimes we do see immediate reciprocation, and when that happens, it gives us a lot of chizuk.
Hashem could bless us in so many ways. It is our job to trust in him and follow the Torah the best way we can.
In this week's parasha, Behar, the Torah tells us, if the landowner recognizes that his land belongs to Hashem and he leaves his land fallow for the entire year of Shemitah, then Hashem will bless him with so much extra bounty. By not working the land, it would seem as though the farmer was going to lose, but when it comes to Hashem, it doesn't go by the way things seem. When we follow His rules, we get blessed, although the logic would dictate otherwise. Later on in the parasha, the pasuk tells us if we see our fellow Jew struggling financially, we have a mitzvah to help him and give him our own money. Here as well, it would seem that by giving, we are going to lose. But the Torah tells us again and again that by giving others, we will only gain more.
Following the Torah requires a lot of Emunah. The rewards don't necessarily come right away, but that's all part of the test. Sometimes we do see immediate reciprocation, and when that happens, it gives us a lot of chizuk.
Hashem could bless us in so many ways. It is our job to trust in him and follow the Torah the best way we can.
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