Beth HaDerech; Messianic Jewish Congregation, Toronto, Canada

Please the Most High! How?

Chag Sameach Pesach, Happy Passover to All. This is a wonderful week to reflect on the freedoms HaShem has brought into our lives. It also is a period to focus on what pleases the Holy One, Blessed be He. When the intermediate days include a Shabbat the reading is Shemot or Exodus 33:12 – 34:35. The portion begins with Moshe pleading with the Most High. It ends with Moshe removing his hood (veil, covering) when HaShem was speaking with him. Moshe replaces `it when with the people to shield them from the brilliance of his face. What happened that transformed Moshe's face so much that he needs to shield the people? In this portion we find an earlier experience that is similar. When the Most High passes by Moshe on the mountain HaShem shields Moshe from seeing His essence. Moshe has a vision of what follows the Most High's existence. Daring to be with HaShem, plead, listen, obey, write and be who the Most High asked Moshe to be and do what he was asked to changed Moshe. He changed dramatically. The transformation was visible to other people when he came down from the mountain. They could not look directly at him. When I set aside the business of the day and go to meet the Holy One, Blessed be He, am I seeking to please HaShem? Am I...