Inner Command, Outer Fate

1 Kings 13:25-26 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Kings 13 in context

Scripture Focus

25And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
26And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.
1 Kings 13:25-26

Biblical Context

Men report the dead body and the lion by the road; the returning old prophet declares the man of God disobeyed the LORD’s word, and the LORD delivered him to the lion.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's lens, the scene is a portrait of consciousness. The man of God represents a state that has heard the inner word of the LORD and is traveling the straight path of obedience. The carcass and the lion are not remote, punitive agents but inner conditions that arise when you forget who you are and slip from the inner command you have accepted. The old prophet who recalls him is the temptation of memory—habitual voices that claim to know the way but pull you away from your living certainty. The report of witnesses is the outer corroboration of your inner choice; when you disobey the inner directive, you find your usual self scattered on the road, and the 'lion'—the binding consequence—reaffirms your choice. In Neville's practice, you reverse this by assuming the consciousness of one who has obediently followed the inner word. Feel the I AM anchoring every step; revise past disobedience as already redeemed by your present fidelity; dwell in the feeling of being led and protected by the word within. Your outer world then mirrors this renewed alignment, with events supporting your inner decree.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the inner word has guided you. Feel the I AM anchor your step and repeat, 'I obey the word within; I am led now.'

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