Hospitality as Inner Nourishment
1 Samuel 28:21-25 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 28 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
A hospitable woman ministers to a distressed Saul by offering food; Saul and his servants eat and rest, then depart that night, illustrating communal care and nourishment in a moment of trouble.
Neville's Inner Vision
Saul’s sore trouble is a state of mind convinced of lack. The woman who comes to him embodies the living idea that obeys your inner word—an inner ally that acts when called. Her invitation to eat is the inner call to feast on belief rather than the rumor of scarcity. The bread and the fat calf represent nourishment issued by the I AM to the consciousness that governs life; they are symbols of the supply that your awareness can bring forth. Saul’s initial refusal exposes the stubborn habit of fear clinging to absence, while the servants’ and the woman’s insistence reflect the persistence of true idea overcoming resistance. When they eat and rise, the inner state is refreshed, and the night departure signals that once the mind has fed on truth, external conditions begin moving in harmony with that renewed decree. This is not a tale of kings and meals alone, but of a consciousness nourished by faith and unity, and of a community formed by the inner alignment between right idea and willing heart.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and imagine the inner helper presenting bread before you; feel the nourishment of the I AM and know you are supplied. Affirm quietly, 'I go forth renewed, guided by consciousness.'
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