Promises & Reality
G-d spoke to Moses and He said to him, "I am Hashem. I appeared
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as the Almighty God, but
through My name Hashem, I did not become known to them." (Shemot
6:2-3)
Rashi states: I was not recognized by them in my aspect of truth
by which My name is called Hashem, which means that I am
faithful to uphold My words, for I promised them, but have not
yet fulfilled my promise (ie. while they were alive).
Rav Yerucham Levovitz the Mirrer mashgiach in his sefer Das
Torah writes that we can learn from here that G-d's attribute of
being "faithful to uphold His words" is so real that it even has
its own name. In other words, it is an undisputable fact and
reality that Hashem will fulfill that which He promises. There
is not even the slightest possibility that an all-powerful
Creator could be stopped from establishing that which He has
guaranteed.
Believing in Hashem at this level is not an easy accomplishment.
Even though the logic makes sense, on an emotional level it may
be hard for us to believe that all which the Torah says will be
will eventually come to be. But the fact is, that all these
promises are so real it's as if they have already been
established. The only thing which is missing is the time!
Application:
What would you do different if you "really" believed the Torah
was true?
If I believed the blessings and rewards in the Torah were true I
would ...
If I believed the curses and punishments in the Torah were true
I would ...