Who Merits Heavenly Assistance?

 

by Rabbi David Chananya Pinto

“So now, go! I shall be with your mouth” Shemot 4:12

The holy Or HaChaim, zt”l, explains: Moshe Rabbeinu wondered why Hashem was sending him to speak to Pharoah if he has “sealed lips”?! 

Hashem answered him: “So now, go!” I will only do a miracle for one who starts performing a mitzva; they are the ones who will merit to be assisted by Heaven and experience wonders. 

This teaches us a fundamental approach: One who wishes to experience Heavenly assistance must take the lead and perform some act and then help will arrive.

[Note: it has been documented that many of the people who survived the Oct 7 attacks called out "Shema Yisrael Hashem Elokeinu Hashem Echad" - and also Rabbi Anava noted that 

"Shema Yisrael" is the Jewish password for assistance from Above.]