Restful Reform in Inner Judah

Neville's Inner Vision

In this narrative, the sleeping Abijah represents the dormant old self; Asa embodies the awakened state of consciousness that acts with authority. When he removes the altars of strange gods—the beliefs and habits born of fear, lack, and doubt—the inner terrain begins to align with the one Power within. He tears down the high places and groves—the towering images of ego and fantasy that obscure presence—so that the mind may turn to the LORD God of their fathers and adhere to the inner law, the commandment written in consciousness. As this inner alignment deepens, the cities become fenced and the land rests, and there is no inner war to disrupt peace. The outward quiet is a symbol of inner harmony achieved through faithful obedience to the inner law and the reclamation of true worship. The message is that rest follows when you revise and remove the idols of your inner world and revere the I AM as your governing principle.