The Inner Presence of David

Neville's Inner Vision

Two states of consciousness stand before us in this verse: the one bound to fear and control (Saul), and the one aligned with the Living Presence (David). The LORD being with David is not a historical fact but a symbol of the I AM eternally centered in David's awareness. When it is said that the LORD departed from Saul, we are shown that Saul's identification with lack, threat, and ego has separated him from the prime mover of life. The external act of removing David and giving him command over a thousand becomes the outer reflection of an inner rearrangement: as belief shifts away from the source, resources appear diminished and roles reorganized. Yet the truth remains constant: presence is an inner attribute that cannot be abolished by the ego. The reader is invited to realize that any apparent loss is simply the outer drama-allegory for a shift in awareness. The remedy is to consciously re-anchor in I AM, to revise the sense of separation, and to move forward from confidence in divine guidance and authority.