Inner Fortifications of Jeroboam

Neville's Inner Vision

Jeroboam's act of building is not merely brick and stone; it is a mental move, a decision of the self to claim power apart from the One. The places he chooses—Shechem and Penuel—are inner states you inhabit when you trust a separate power rather than the I AM that is your sole reality. When you imagine yourself ruling from these fortified centers, you are rehearsing a belief system that can feel solid in your outer world. But the Kingdom of God is not built by walls; it is the state of awareness within you, the I AM that remains unchanged regardless of outward events. You can revise Jeroboam's motive by returning to inner unity: acknowledge that all cities, all powers, exist only as expressions of consciousness you currently assume as real. In this present moment, you can affirm that the true king sits within, and the fortifications dissolve as your attention rests on the indivisible presence of God within.