Inner Covenant Of Peace
1 Samuel 20:12-13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jonathan tests Saul’s disposition toward David and promises to tell him the truth; if Saul means well, David will be kept near; if not, David will be sent away in peace, with the LORD’s presence with him.
Neville's Inner Vision
In this passage, the scene is a choreography of inner states. Jonathan’s inquiry about Saul’s attitude toward David becomes a metaphor for testing the state you inhabit. If your inner sense reads 'good toward your desire,' you will be informed and protected; if it reads fear or ‘evil,’ you gently choose to release that block and move in peace. The LORD God of Israel stands for the I AM — the boundless awareness that is always with you. Jonathan’s pledge, that the LORD be with David as he has been with Saul, signals that your higher self’s presence accompanies your path when you align with your true intention. Peace arises not from forcing events but from shifting your inner disposition: release resistance, revise what you fear, and let your aim unfold in harmony with your authentic self. The covenant loyalty is loyalty to your own waking state, a bond sealed by the awareness that God is here, now, within you.
Practice This Now
Practice: sit quietly and assume the state, 'I AM with me; God is with me now.' Visualize an inner Jonathan reporting good toward your aim, then declare, 'I go in peace with the LORD with me.'
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