Our Rabbis teach us that the commandments that G-d asks us to do He Himself fulfills them as well.
This week's Torah portion, Mishpatim, has many commandments. We will take one of those commandments and see how G-d fulfills it. The mitzvah of "lending money to a person in need".
When we give someone a loan, it seems as if we are giving away something for nothing. That person is not giving us anything back immediately for the money we gave him, but of course, we expect to get it back one day. We trust him.
How does G-d fulfill this commandment?
Well, just like a person lends another some money, G-d "lends" each and every soul the special strength and ability to fulfill G-d's will.
As with a loan, the soul gets its strength "for free." But G-d expects that, in return, our soul will pay back the loan by using this strength to fulfill His (G-d's) will.
When we lend money, we do not tell the borrower how to use that money. It becomes his, and he can use it for whatever he wants. When G-d gives us a "loan," it also becomes ours. We can use the strength and power He gives our soul, for anything we choose. We hopefully will do our best to make the right choices though.
We must show G-d that we are worthy of this loan, and "pay it back" by using the strength He gives us - to fulfill His will.
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