Shabbos Parshas Va'eira
In this week's Parsha, HaShem makes a promise He intends to keep. He reveals himself to Moses. G-d tells Moses of the complete redemption of the Jewish people from slavery - He will take us out of Egypt, deliver us from slavery, redeem us and acquire us as His own. It is a four-pronged promise, incomplete simply in the guarantee to release the Jewish people from bondage. He promises to release us, care for us, guide us through the desert and then wed us to Him by giving us his Holy Torah.
Every year we celebrate the keeping of this promise when we celebrate Passover and then Shavuos. In Chassidus, we learn that when we mark the anniversary of something, we relive it spiritually. That means that every Passover, we relive our redemption. On Shavuos, we relive the commitment we made with HaShem.
Do we have to wait until these holidays to relive these moments? I don't think so. Every time we do a Mitzvah, we recall the promise HaShem made to us. He took us out of Egypt, delivered us, redeemed us and made us His by giving us the Torah. Performing the Mitzvahs from the Torah HaShem gave us, strengthens the bonds of our Marriage to G-d. It reminds us that we are His and that He is ours. It reminds us that He promised to redeem us and brings us one step closer to our final redemption.
Make this Shabbos Shiny!
Is there a promise you haven't been keeping? To HaShem? To others? To yourself? Let HaShem shine through you this Shabbos by reaffirming your promises and get a little bit closer to the person you want to be.
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