Inner Wealth, Outer Refusal

1 Samuel 25:9-11 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 25 in context

Scripture Focus

9And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
10And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
11Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
1 Samuel 25:9-11

Biblical Context

David's messengers seek provisions from Nabal, but Nabal's refusal exposes a mindset of scarcity and pride. This scene invites the reader to view provision as an inner reality, not merely external charity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your Bible scene is not about distant lands, but about the state of your own consciousness. Nabal's refusal mirrors the ego's fear that abundance is not yours to share, a belief that supplies must be hoarded to preserve status. David embodies the inner hunger of life itself—an calling whose demand is righteous, not brutal—but when listened to through a solitary self, it can be met with resistance. The question 'Who is David?' becomes a question you ask about your own self: who is the higher self that knows you are the I AM, the source of all bread, water, and flesh? When you identify with the extraordinary person who claims ownership of resources, you deny the flow. But the moment you regard yourself as the one who provides, as the I AM that distributes, the scene shifts. The inner currency shifts from scarcity to plenitude; the loaf, the draught, the meat are symbols of energy circulating through your being and into the world. Practice a gentle revision: see your inner Nabal bowing to the higher David, and feel the release of fear as your awareness recognizes its own inexhaustible supply.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the scene so that Nabal yields to David's request, and feel abundant supply flowing through you.

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