Obedience's Inner Consequence
1 Samuel 15:16-19 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 15 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Samuel rebukes Saul for disobeying God’s command to destroy the Amalekites and the spoil; Saul’s outward actions reveal an inner misalignment with divine instruction.
Neville's Inner Vision
Saul’s moment is a mirror for your inner life. The Samuel voice is the I AM within, reminding you of your true anointing at the moment you first recognized yourself as ruler over your inner tribes. The command to utterly destroy the sinners of Amalek represents removing inner habits, resentments, and appetites that would resist perfect obedience. To seize the spoil is to value outward gain over inner alignment, indicating a consciousness that favors reward over the command you received. In Neville’s view, God is your own awareness; disobedience signals a misalignment between the state you assume and the actions you take. Judgment and accountability arise as a natural correction within your state of consciousness once you override the inner check. The path back is simple: return to the assumption of obedience as your natural state, and feel the reality of the command until it becomes the living motive of your heart and deeds.
Practice This Now
Sit quietly and declare, 'I am the Lord's anointed; I obey the command I have received.' Revise any impulse toward the spoil and visualize destroying the inner Amalekites until obedience feels real here and now.
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