We have to know that the great David HaMelech says that there’s a pasuk (verse), and the halacha (Jewish law) says, “It’s a...” And this is the greatness of the tzaddikim (righteous people). Therefore, a person has to keep in mind: HaMelech HaGadol HaKadosh Baruch Hu—Hashem is watching everything that you do. This is the halacha in the morning. You open up the halacha and see it over there; you’ll see that one of the openings of the Shulchan Aruch says you must understand what you’re starting your day off with.
Remember, Hashem is watching. You know, it’s technology nowadays: everywhere you go, you see how you’re being recorded. Why is that? You know, it’s very famous. The answer is very, very interesting: it’s because HaKadosh Baruch Hu is showing you, just like you see all these cameras around, everywhere you walk, this, that—that Hashem is watching you 24-7. And therefore, it’s a great thing. We have to be on our best behavior. That’s the beginning, when you’re first waking up. And it’s brought down in a pasuk. If you think that you’re going to be hidden, you’re still alone. You think Hashem doesn’t see you? Meaning to say, Hashem sees you 24-7. And therefore, when you’re starting your day, you have to have this in mind: Hashem is watching me 24-7.
I’m going to get up in the morning. How are you going to get up in the morning? Bizrizut. How do you say it? With swiftness. Don’t be lazy. Give me that minute of the guy sitting in bed. Snooze, snooze, snooze, snooze, snooze. When is he going to wake up? No, Hashem is watching you. How are you going to wake up this early? Let’s go. How are you going to wake up? And this is the first halacha that we have when we wake up in the morning.
Now, HaKadosh Baruch Hu is watching every step that we take. And when we do that, the reward of Hashem is tremendous. It’s eternal. It’s netzchiyut. It is forever and ever and ever and ever. And any mitzvah that you do, any good deed that you do that day, will be recorded in HaKadosh Baruch Hu’s book. And in 120, you’ll be rewarded. Some mitzvot, the reward is endless. It’s eternal. It’ll never end and never end. Always remember this lesson: when we wake up in the morning, remember those words: Hashem is watching everything we do. When we do that, we try our best in the morning to serve HaKadosh Baruch Hu throughout the whole day. Have a great one.