Inner Praise and I Am Presence

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville Goddard, this passage reveals the inner economy of consciousness rather than a distant event. The LORD God of Israel stands for the I AM—the eternal, self-existent awareness within you. “Forever and ever” signals the timeless quality of this conscious state, not a future milestone; it is the unchanging reality you can inhabit now. The people’s “Amen” is the inner agreement your mind makes with that sovereign reality, a moment when you choose to acknowledge and align with your own divine presence. The act of “praising” the LORD then becomes the natural expression of a mind that has accepted its true identity—gratitude emanating from the very core of being. Thus, the verse invites you to practice a stable, inward worship: cultivate a feeling of blessedness that persists, regardless of outer appearances, and let that mood shape your life. The imagination is your instrument: imagine yourself as the blessed I AM, and permit that realization to govern your experience with gentle, unwavering expectancy.