Inner Records of Rehoboam

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the record in 2 Chronicles 12:15 as your inner ledger. The acts of Rehoboam and the genealogies are not relics of distant history but signs of your own states of consciousness. The book of Shemaiah and Iddo stands for the inner voices that keep track of your beliefs; the genealogies mark the lineage of thoughts you have inherited. The wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam symbolize the continual contention between two aspects of yourself—one seeking outward authority, the other longing for true inner peace. Neville’s method would have you stop the struggle by assuming the scene as you wish it to be: there is a single king, the I AM, and the two so-called rulers are episodes in a single trial of consciousness. When you revise with the feeling that the record already favors harmony, the outer world begins to reflect that peace. Imagination is your reality; therefore you edit the script, you rewrite the page, and you stand as the living author of your kingdom. The inner prophets whisper that unity is your birthright; listen, and the wars cease in imagination first.