The Ark Within
1 Samuel 7:2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 7 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The ark abode in Kirjathjearim for twenty years, and the house of Israel lamented after the LORD, symbolizing a prolonged inner distance from God's Presence.
Neville's Inner Vision
View this verse as a map of your inner world. The ark is not a distant artifact but the I AM presence within you, safekeeping in Kirjathjearim—the inner sanctuary you may have left under a veil of habit. Twenty years marks a stubborn stretch of attention given to lack instead of the Presence, a mind convinced that God is elsewhere. The lament of all Israel after the LORD is your soul crying for the living Presence to be recognized as yours in present consciousness. In Neville’s language, God is not outside but the I AM that you awaken to by a single assumption. The change comes not by outward ritual but by revising your inner state: declare, with unwavering certainty, 'I AM within me now,' and dwell in that assumed reality until it feels real. When you acknowledge the ark as your own awareness, time’s length dissolves and the Kingdom comes into the center of your life.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, breathe, and affirm 'I AM within me now.' Feel the Presence filling you and your space as a real, living fact.
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