Lech Lecha

Once Hashem promised Avraham a son, the Torah tells us והאמן בה ויחשבה לו צדקה , and he trusted in Hashem and He reckoned ‎it to him as righteousness ויאמר אליו אני ה ‏, ‎and Hashem said to him, “I am Hashem”. 

The Midrash compares Avraham's discovery of Hashem to a person wandering through a thick, overgrown forest. Suddenly at a distance he sees  a brilliantly lit palace. He wondered, can it be that this palace has no owner? Is there no one controlling it? Suddenly the owner comes out to him & says I am the owner of this palace.
So, too, said Avraham Avinu. When looking around the world,contemplating nature was sure that there had to be a master. Suddenly Hashem said to him "I am the master."

However, does the parable really compare to Avraham & Hashem? When the person saw the palace, he said there must be an owner. When the owner comes out & says I'm the owner, the individual sees him, so something was added to his knowledge. However, although Avraham couldn't see Hashem, he already understood that there was a force behind the world. What was added to his understanding by Hashem saying it's Me? He still couldn't see Him. 

From time to time, every person has a feeling that propels him to want to get closer to his Maker. At first, it's only a small feeling.  If Hashem wouldn't help bring him closer, it would just remain like that, a small feeling.  Nothing would come of it, for the odds are too strong against him. If his friends aren't attempting to get closer to Hashem, chances are he never will either. Therefore, Hashem gives special help to those that really want to get closer to Him. Even though Avraham recognized Hashem, he wouldn't have been able to be the only one going against the world, a world that never heard of Hashem. When Hashem said, I'm Hashem, it wasn't that now Avraham knew more than he knew before; rather that is what helped him to be able to take on the world & be the one to plant faith into the hearts of all who crossed his path. 

It's interesting, says the Ramban, that when Hashem chose Noach for his historical role, the Torah first describes his righteousness.  Now, when He chooses Avraham for his role in the making of the Jewish people, the Torah says nothing of his spiritual greatness. The Maharal sees this question as a perspective on the unique relationship between Hashem & the Jewish people. Were the Torah to 
Infer ‎that Hashem only chose Avraham because of his good deeds, then one could think that any closeness he or his descendants would enjoy is contingent on their righteous behavior. However, that would be detrimental to the relationship, for, as the mishna states: any love that depends on a specific cause is lost when that cause is gone.  So, if the Jewish people would sin, the relationship with Hashem would be over. Therefore, the Torah deliberately doesn't tell us about Avraham’s righteousness to show that our relationship with Hashem is inviolable & can never be nullified even if we stray from Him. 

This lesson is very instructive to us today. Even if we sin or feel that we have sunk too far, Hashem will always be there for us. So, all we need is to feel that little yearning to get closer to Hashem. If we do, He will be right there to help us!