The Inner Altar Rebuilt Within
1 Kings 18:30-31 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Kings 18 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Elijah gathers the people, repairs the LORD’s altar that was broken, and lays twelve stones, symbolizing the tribes of Israel.
Neville's Inner Vision
In this moment, you are invited to recognize that the altar of the LORD is not a stone structure outside you but the state of consciousness within. The people drawing near symbolize your own attention turning toward the I AM that you are. Elijah’s act of repair represents a decisive revision of your inner environment—choosing alignment with the one Presence that animates all. The twelve stones correspond not to ancient stones but to twelve fixed faculties or aspects of your being you commit to honoring: faith, courage, patience, humility, gratitude, discipline, joy, compassion, truth, clarity, steadiness, and love. As you energize these qualities, the inner altar rises from brokenness to a sustained posture of worship, a covenant loyalty to your highest self. This isn’t ritual for its own sake, but a reorientation of awareness—obedience to the idea of you as the I AM. When you perceive the inner altar restored, you sense the atmosphere shift, and the felt reality of covenant loyalty becomes your daily experience.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and repair your inner altar now; imagine twelve stones set in place, each a fixed quality you vow to honor. Feel the I AM as the you that remains, and declare, 'Israel is mine,' until the sense of covenant loyalty wells up as reality.
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