Abraham saw that since he had a Mitzva that he could do only once in his life, meaning that he could make an effort on this Mitzva only once, he thought of an idea to ask his friends. Should they resist, he will have great labor to overcome them, and “According to the effort, so is the reward.” For this reason, he put himself into the test in order to receive reward (Rabash, Assorted Notes 622, “Overcoming“).

If we understand what it means to fulfill a Mitzva, that is, an action desirable in the eyes of the Creator, we see that we lack the strength to carry it out. Then we turn to the Creator and ask Him to grant us the strength and the importance of performing this action, and afterward we fulfill it.

It is said that “with charity, we should overcome more than the environment obligates.” This means that receiving the strength to overcome ourselves and fulfill the commandments is mercy from the Creator.

The reward for overcoming obstacles is our closeness to the Creator. Essentially, this is the true purpose of any commandment, that is, everything the Creator asks of us.
[337005]
From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/12/24, Writings of Rabash “Overcoming”

Related Material:
The Commandments are the Desires of the Creator
The Mechanism of the “Torah and Commandments”
What Does It Mean To Carry Out Commandments?

Filed under: Commandments, Daily Kabbalah Lesson, Spiritual Work | Add Comment →