CONGREGATION MELECH YISRAEL OF TORONTO

I clarified that as being not true two or three D’Var Torahs back, but in the sense that they have created an image of Yeshua which is not real! They have taken the Yeshua of Scriptures and imposed expectations upon Him which are unrealistic, even un-biblical.

Many believers have put so much emphasis on prosperity, healing, signs and wonders, speaking in tongues, prophecies and the like that they have made Yeshua into an idol. They have created god in their own image by putting their trust in something which is not totally real. Now I am not saying that HaShem does not heal and prosper us and I am not saying that prophecies, signs and wonders and speaking in tongues do not have a place in our lives today but I am saying that these are not the things we should be putting our faith in, these are not the things we should be building doctrines around.

Bnei Yisrael was being told in our Parsha that if they put their faith in idols, if they trust in anything other than the G-d of Yisrael, then when they run into trouble, as they will, and then call upon the things which they put their faith in, they will be disappointed because they will fail them, they will not be there for them and He will allow them to fail. I think we should take heed of what is being said here because HaShem is saying the same thing to you today through this Parsha!

I have seen believers, in fact there are whole congregations and denominations that have put their faith in prosperity, healing, prophecies, signs and wonder and the like. I have also seen that when these things failed them, as they will, they had nothing to hold on to so of course they believe that G-d failed them. The truth of the matter however is that they created an idol out of these things and that idol failed them and not G-d!

We need to have a realistic view and understanding of who our G-d is and above all of who we are; that we have a tendency to focus on the prosperity and not the provider, on the healing and not the healer, on the gifts and not the giver of the gifts. Our faith should be based on who G-d is; the creator of everything and not on what He can do for us. HaShem told us that He is a jealous G-d and will not accept us worshipping anything other than Him. Therefore putting the emphasis of your faith on anything other than HaShem, whatever it is you put your faith in, will ultimately fail you and you can be sure that it will fail you when you need it the most. 

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Baruch HaShem
Rabbi Jack (Ya'acov) Farber