Inner Heat for Aging Kings
1 Kings 1:1-2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Kings 1 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
David, the aged king, is cold and lacks heat; his servants seek warmth from an external source.
Neville's Inner Vision
David embodies a state of consciousness grown cold by time; the cry for a young virgin is not a literal appointment but the longing for a fresh, unconditioned impulse to awaken dormant life within. In Neville’s practice, heat is the felt presence of life—generated from a belief in inner source rather than outward circumstances. The “virgin” represents a pure, new assumption—an untried possibility that can rest in the heart of the king and stir him to a new awareness of being. The king's inability to heat himself reveals habits of thinking in lack and aging; renewal comes when you shift attention from external remedies to an inner sense of I AM warmth. By dwelling in the feeling that warmth is already yours, you invite a fresh consciousness to arise and reclaim the kingly presence you are.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume a vivid warmth filling your chest, as if your I AM presence is breathing heat into you. Stay with that sensation until belief and feeling mingle, making the warmth real in your present awareness.
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