What have you done with your soul?

This seems like a off the wall question, but have you thought about it? What did your father and mother teach you about morals?

Manners? Your mother probably told you something like: “Don't to talk with your mouth full, you will choke!” or “Don't talk with your mouth full it is impolite!” or “Nobody wants to see your food!”. My dad told us “Stand up straight”, “Give a firm hand shake and look them straight in the eye when you are talking to someone”, “If you give your word, make sure that you do what you have promised.” --for every word you say, you should be ready to standby. These are simple examples of values you may have been given. I know that I have heard them before.


The point is that we have a set of values by which we live our life. Some of these values are given by our parents, the people we grow up with, the schools we go to, any religious up bringing we receive and by what we tell ourselves about right and wrong.. The most important is what we tell ourselves. Everybody else is influence, but when we are old enough to decide right from wrong, we are responsible for what we do to our soul. No one can damage my soul except me, likewise you are the only one who can damage your soul. G-D is the only one that can forgive you and clean your soul. Please don't get made that I brought G-D into this. HE is after all where you get your soul from. It is HIS rules and laws we are to live by.

By the way, if this bothers you, maybe you will tell me “why, it bothers you?” Most of the people on this world identify themselves by a faith that is based on the “Writings of Moses”, First Five Books of the Bible or Tanach, the Torah in the Arc, and even the foundation of Islam is found in the Writings of Moses. So I continue to seek an answer to this question: “Why is it so important for Mankind to RUN AWAY from G-D, the Creator the of the Heavens and the Earth?”, What is so hard to do, in the Laws written in those Five Books? I don't understand this!

Ok, back to the subject at hand, --Only you can damage your soul, only you can get forgiveness for your soul. You can find this in the Five Books of Moses. You damage your soul when you chose other than G-D. For example, We are commanded to Keep the Sabbath(Seventh Day) as a Holy Day, a day of rest. This, G_D started and sanctified in Genesis chapter one. When we do, any manner of work, on HIS day we chose against G-D. It is the same if we do something we consider fun and healthy, like going to the gym, because we make someone else work for our enjoyment. You can read this for yourself, my paraphrase is: You shall do not work on the Sabbath, You nor your son, your daughter, your male or female slave, the stranger in your midst, nor your ass, your ox. It is a day of rest.



G-D seems very serious about this Sabbath rest. It is HIS Law, and I find that I like the rest I get and it makes the week more bearable. And even if I don't always enjoy it, it is HIS LAW, so I will try my hardest to do what is right. But when I mess up and I make a mistake, I can turn to G-D and apologize sincerely with the intent of not doing this again, and know that I will be forgiven. A Clean Soul is Mine, until I make a mistake, when I must seek forgiveness again. If your body dies with a sin on your soul, it appears that your soul also DIES. Fortunately, it is not that hard to keep the Laws written in those Five Books of Moses. And G-D is ready to take you back when You Repent to HIM.

This works really well as long as your body is alive, You can Repent and seek forgiveness. Last point, Face the place HE Placed HIS NAME, this is Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel. G-D promised that HE would hear prayers placed towards that place.

So, what have you done to your soul?

Shalom, Shalom

Yaakov