Inner Kingdom of Saul

Neville's Inner Vision

Saul’s genealogy and the army he commands are not merely history; they are a map of your inner kingdom. The king is your I AM, the living awareness that governs your inner realm, and the named officers—Abner, and the other relatives—are the faculties you have invited to stand at your side. The perpetual war with the Philistines mirrors the ongoing decision to redefine yourself against doubt, fear, and inertia. When the text says Saul saw a strong man and took him unto him, it is you, in consciousness, consenting to a powerful possibility and inviting it into your ruling cabinet. To 'take him unto him' is to attach a belief to your identity, to allow a quality to become a habit of thought and action. Thus the outer events—the battles, the alliances, the line of succession—reflect a single inner act: you choosing to reign by imagination, recognizing every aspect of your life as a manifestation of your felt, assumed state. The kingdom of God is not distant; it is the governance you exercise in awareness, here and now, by the stories you tell yourself about who you are and what you will do.