Neville Goddard on 1 Peter 4:10-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Peter 4 in context

Scripture Focus

10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 4:10-11

Biblical Context

Every believer has received a gift and is called to share it with others as a faithful steward of grace. Words spoken and acts of service reveal God through Christ.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your gift is not a talent you possess but a state of consciousness you awaken. The manifold grace of God is the abundant awareness that already resides within you, ready to be expressed in every word and deed. When you speak, you speak as the oracles of God—not from opinion, but from the I AM that you are. Let your phrases carry the authority of God’s presence, and know that the effect you seek is produced in your own consciousness first. When you minister, do so by the ability which God giveth, feeling the power that animates your service as the living proof of inner grace. The aim is not to perform for applause, but to glorify God through Jesus Christ by the transformation of your inner state into external acts. You are a steward of grace: you hold, you release, you realign your inner atmosphere so that others taste the divine. Recall that Imagination creates reality; thus, by imagining and feeling the gift in action, you bring it forth.

Practice This Now

Practice: sit quietly and declare, 'I AM the gift within me; I give this gift to others as grace,' until the feeling of already having the gift settles. Then, in a real moment, act from that inner state, speaking as the oracle of God or serving with God-given power.