Inner Temple Reclaimed

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, Ahab stands as a ruling thought—an egoic will that arms itself with idols. The altar for Baal in the house of Baal is the mind’s private shrine to desire, a place where a favored image rules and commands attention. The grove is the garden of quick pleasures, a pattern your inner life cultivates when you feed familiar cravings rather than the real presence of the I AM. When these inner structures grow, they provoke the LORD God of Israel—the I AM within—toward awakening, not toward judgment, reminding you that true worship cannot coexist with counterfeit gods. The verse invites you to awaken from image-worship by noticing that these Baals are dreams you have persuaded yourself to entertain. The remedy is simple: revise the scene and let the I AM reclaim your inner temple. Picture one altar only—the altar to the LORD in the heart. Feel the light of true worship fill the room, and watch the grove wither as attention centers in awareness.