Provoking the Lord Within
1 Corinthians 10:22 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Corinthians 10 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Paul asks whether our actions provoke the Lord to jealousy and whether we suppose we are stronger than He. The verse invites inner loyalty over idolatry.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of the Lord as the I AM within you, not a distant judge. When you turn your attention to idols of fear, neediness, or approval, you are provoking the jealousy of your own divine state, for you are denying the intimate union you are made to live. The question 'are we stronger than He?' dissolves when you realize strength is alignment, not willpower. Your awareness is the throne; whatever you image in that throne room shapes your world. If you continue to worship separation—thinking you must earn, prove, or protect yourself—you create inner resistance that washes over your life as tests and judgments. But if you choose a state of loyalty to the Self you truly are, you are faithfully recalling the original covenant: that God (I AM) lives in you as you. Your imagined feeling of completeness is not escape from reality but its creative act. Begin noticing the moment of jealousy as a signal—an invitation to revise your inner scene toward wholeness.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the I AM as your immediate reality; revise jealousy into loyal calm and feel it real by dwelling in the sensation of unconditional acceptance.
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