The Inner Priesthood Awakened
1 Chronicles 23:13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Chronicles 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Aaron is set apart to sanctify the holy things and to perform priestly duties forever—burning incense, ministering, and blessing in the LORD's name. The passage signals a perpetual dedication to sacred service as the rightful expression of holiness.
Neville's Inner Vision
In your inner life, to be separated is to distinctively choose what you will nourish with attention. The 'most holy things' are the interior conditions of awareness—trust, reverence, gratitude—that you decide to guard. When you awaken to this separation, 'Aaron' becomes the state of consciousness that tends the altar of your mind. To 'burn incense before the LORD' is to maintain a daily flame of imagination lit by faith—an ongoing, prayerful scene you dwell in until it feels real in your body. This incense is not smoke, but a persistent assumption that the Presence is near, that the I AM is the governing principle of your life. 'To minister unto Him' means you live from the Presence rather than from fear, letting your thoughts, words, and deeds flow as service to the divine within. 'To bless in His name forever' expresses a perpetual blessing that proceeds from identity with the I AM, coloring every circumstance you encounter. The perpetual priesthood is not external pedigree but an inner state you repeatedly assume and reaffirm with feeling and imagination.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the state of the inner priest—feel the I AM as a steady flame and bless your day in its name.
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