The Inner Word Speaks Truth
2 Chronicles 18:12-13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Chronicles 18 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
A messenger urges Micaiah to speak pleasant words; Micaiah insists he will speak only what the LORD says.
Neville's Inner Vision
Here we witness the inner drama of consciousness under social pressure. The king's court asks for flattering prophecies, a common dream of outer success, while the true self identified as the LORD within refuses to bend. Micaiah's reply, as the LORD liveth, what my God saith, that will I speak, is not a historical claim but a psychological stance: he chooses to identify with the I AM and to let that living presence govern his speech. In Neville's terms, the messenger represents the pull of appearances, the habit of trading truth for approval. The prophet embodies a state of conscious alignment, where thoughts, words, and outcomes are cast from the inner decree of God within. When you are tempted to speak pleasant words for acceptance, you can recall that the outer scene will follow the inner conviction you hold about who you are. The what my God saith is the living assumption that your awareness is the source of all statements and events. By choosing to speak from that inner truth, you experiment with the reality that your inner word becomes your outer world.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: In the next moment of pressure declare I am speaking as my God speaks through me. Then imagine the inner voice guiding your words and feel the truth of that voice as your daily reality.
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