Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 28:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 28 in context

Scripture Focus

8Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.

9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

1 Chronicles 28:8-9

Biblical Context

God commands Israel and Solomon to keep His commandments so they may inherit the land and hand it on to future generations. He urges Solomon to know and serve the Lord with a pure heart and willing mind, for God knows every thought and intention; if you seek Him, He will be found, but if you abandon Him, He will cast you off.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville Goddard frame, the congregation before you is your inner audience, and the commandments are steady alignments of awareness. To keep and seek is to refuse thoughts that violate your I AM and to fix your attention on the divine principle within. The good land is not a geographical border but the inward kingdom of consciousness you consistently inhabit; by living in accord with this inner law you secure a lasting inheritance for your future expressions and habits. God who searches hearts and understands the imaginations of thoughts is the living I AM within you, watching every mental movement. To seek Him with a perfect heart and willing mind means cultivating a constant desire that harmonizes your life with divine order. When you seek, you will find in the immediacy of now, not in distant time; when you forsake Him, you cast off the truth of your oneness by yielding to fear, self-will, or doubt. The practical discipline is to revise each moment into obedience by affirming that you are already in right relation with the law within.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you already possess the inward land by living the commandments in your inner life. Feel God's presence as your natural condition.