Nevertheless, whether in the case of fruits of the earth, the reward is out of all proportion to the seed planted. Why should one planted seed produce so many Seeds, or why should a seed produce a tree, bearing many fruits? It is because the Creator has given it some of His infinite power to do such an extraordinary thing.

The same is true of a Mitsvah.  We make a little effort in doing a

Mitsvah, and God give us an extraordinarily great reward for our small effort.

Now in Mitsvot too, we have “fruit of the tree” and “fruit of the earth”.  For instance, when we give Tsedaka in accordance with the Torah (a minimum of one tenth of our incomes), the Torah promises us an abundance of wealth as a reward. If we help a person in need, God helps us in our need.  These Mitsvot are like “fruit of the earth”.

There are also Mitsvot such as Tephillin, Tsitsit, Shabbat, Festivals and Kashrut ect for which the reward is altogether wonderful, and cannot be measured in terms of any of the enjoyments and pleasures Known to us in this world. The reward has to do with the pure pleasure and enjoyment of the soul, and most of this reward is reserved for the World to come.  It takes a little longer, but it is well worth waiting for.

It must be noted however, that also in the case of Tsedaka indeed, in the case of all Mitsvot), the reward in Kind, symbolised by “fruit of the earth”, is only in addition to the wonderful reward which is symbolised by the “fruit of the tree”.

 Needless to say, we have to observe the Mitsvot for their own sake, because God has commanded us to do them and not for the sake of the reward. But it helps us to remember that there is a great and unimaginable reward for each and every Mitsvah which we do in obedience to God's command, a reward both in kind and one which is extraordinary and unimaginably wonderful.