Vayeira - Baby Steps of Faith!!!

Vayeira

Cheshvan 14 and 15,5775

November 7 & 8, 2014

And G-d commands and instructs Abraham, "Please take your son, your only one, who you love – Yitzchak (Isaac) - and go to the land of Moriyah; sacrifice him as a burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will designate to you."

G-d truly tests Abraham’s devotion and reverence by commanding him to sacrifice Isaac atop Mount Moriah in Jerusalem.  So Abraham (The Father) bounds & places his son, Isaac upon the altar, and raises the knife to sacrifice and slaughter his own……………… A Very Booming Voice is heard from above, from the heavens to stop Abraham, and to miraculously grab a passing Ram by the horns, and spare his own child, and offer the Ram as the SACRIFICE!

This just really appears as yet one more “test” G-d puts in front of Abraham to test his reverence and to show that to the population of Abraham’s Kingdom, or is it?   Actually this ‘test’, showed NO Altruistic, selfish benefit for Abraham or could be seen in that manner –This was THE TEST!  Alienated on top of a mountain with NO witnesses!  If he, Abraham offered his son as a sacrifice (something G-d despised), it would show that Abraham followed the prior tests that G-d put forth upon him as proof, as if he killed his son, all the work towards the reverence of G-d and monotheism would be gone and the torch would be extinguished………………  G-d spared Isaac’s life and let Abraham know that he did INDEED pass this 10^th test with an A+ and honestly proved himself to ALL, especially to that of G-D!

G18:16  - 18

And G-d declares, “That because you performed this deed, and did not withhold your son, Isaac,

I will greatly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars of the sky, and like the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will inherit the gate of their enemies.

Through your children, will be blessed all the nations of the world, because you heeded MY voice."

PRETTY POWERFULL AND IMPACTFUL!

Selflessness has true impact, awesome power, and a great true meaning in one’s life. It is honest belief!  One can gather riches of money over time, succeed in business,and smile outwardly, but if that person can't be rich in the eyes of G-d, is he/she really rich, like that of Abraham?   Have sincere faith, and a true belief with out a doubt will bring YOU very very far in our world!!!!  It takes steps,and baby steps at that!
-Amen-