Neville Goddard on 1 Thessalonians 2:13-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Thessalonians 2 in context

Scripture Focus

13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

1 Thessalonians 2:13-14

Biblical Context

Paul thanks God that they received God's word as truth, not as human speech, and that this word actively works in those who believe. They become followers of the churches of God in Christ Jesus, enduring comparable sufferings.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the verse reveals that the word of God is not a distant sermon but a living law embedded in your own consciousness. When you hear and receive it in the quiet of imagination, it activates within you; belief becomes the instrument by which this living truth moves, restitches your sense of self, and aligns you with the Christ within. You do not imitate men, but the Christ in you; you become a follower of the inner church that is in Christ Jesus. Your world’s trials reflect the rearrangement of your inner state, not punishment from without, proving that the Truth is alive in you and working through your belief. The effect is inevitable: the Word powers your life as you consent to its reality, and you awaken to a community of God within your own being.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and assume the living Word is operating in you now; revise doubt to, 'I am the word of God, active in me.' Then feel it real by visualizing yourself living the Christ-life, calmly through whatever comes.