Sparing the Anointed Within
1 Samuel 26:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 26 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
David refuses to kill Saul, saying no one may strike the LORD’s anointed and remain guiltless. The scene shows a choice to honor divine authority rather than act out of vengeance, trusting Providence to unfold.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within the story you are Saul and you are David, two states of consciousness contending for control. The LORD's anointed is not a king on a throne, but the living awareness within you—the I AM that cannot be harmed by your own thoughts when you choose mercy. To say 'Destroy him not' is to revise the mental posture that would annihilate a part of your own self and thus deny the unity of your kingdom. When you respect the anointed, you acknowledge that authority, power, and custody of your life are sacred, not earned by cruelty but sustained by compassion. Sidestepping the impulse to strike becomes a law of your inner court: the more you refrain from attacking your other self, the more your inner energy coheres into a single, unified ruler. Providence operates not by force but by alignment; your imagination becomes the hammer that shapes reality into wholeness. By choosing mercy, you invite the divine presence to bless your decisions, distributing protection, guidance, and rightful kingship across every part of your being.
Practice This Now
Sit quietly and imagine you are David facing your own Saul; declare to your inner Abishai, 'Destroy him not.' See your awareness shining through and feel the mercy that makes your inner kingdom whole.
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