“You shall take of the first fruit of the soil that you bring from your land that Hashem, your G-d, is giving you (Devarim 26:2)

Why do we bring Bikkurim (First Fruits) as an offering?

It is to teach us a lesson. A person works hard in the field with his crops. He digs, plants the seeds, cares for the soil, irrigates the plant, protects it, and harvests it. He is sweating in the hot sun from early morning to late at night. A person is extremely busy to make his fruits grow. But the first fruit is brought as an offering to remind him that although he did lots of work, it would be nothing if it wasn’t for Hashem. Hashem is the One who really made the plant grow.

A great Rebbetzin was once being wheeled into surgery. It was known that the particular doctor who was performing the surgery had a big ego. Right before they put a mask on her to make her fall asleep, she called over the doctor. She said, “I want you to know that if the surgery is unsuccessful and I die that you should not feel bad. This is what Hashem decided and there was nothing you could do to save me.” The doctor nicely nodded and they began to cover her face in the mask again. Before they could, though, she stopped them again. She turned to the doctor again and said, “I also want you to know that if the surgery is successful, you should not be proud. It is Hashem who made you have these skills and He is the One who makes the surgery successful or unsuccessful. Not you.”

We should realize this lesson with everything in life. All of our strengths and skills come from Hashem. If we’re successful at anything, it is because of Hashem.

Good Shabbos!
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