Moses said to Pharaoh: “For if you refuse to send forth my people, I will bring locust.”
From this verse in Parasha “Bo” we learn that G-d always leaves the gate of repentance open. It’s true that H”S hardened Pharaohs heart, but that just meant that it had become more difficult for him to repent.
It’s like when a person decides to smoke for the first time, it is easier for him to say no, but once he has been doing it more often each time will become harder for him to leave the addiction. When we decide to go in the wrong way to go on the right path we just need to make a 180* turn, but more effort will be needed than if we are not so going in the complete opposite direction.
No matter how far a person has strayed from G-d, we must never despair for him. With true love and friendship, we can encourage him to mend his ways, and with G-d’s help he will be able to make that turn and come back to his true inner self.
Some excerpts from “Daily Wisdom”
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