Today Enquire Within
2 Chronicles 18:4-5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Chronicles 18 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jehoshaphat urges seeking the LORD's word today, while the king of Israel consults 400 prophets who claim to know God's will; the passage contrasts inner guidance with outward opinion.
Neville's Inner Vision
In this scene, you are confronted with a chorus of outward voices—the 400 prophets—telling you what to do based on appearances and collective expectation. Yet the living LORD is not found in the crowd but in the still, immediate word within your own consciousness. Jehoshaphat’s request to inquire the word today is the invitation to treat your inner I AM as the sole oracle. When you quiet the external din and listen, you discover that the true decree comes from an inner state you must assume as real. If the outer counsel whispers certainty, you revise by dwelling in the inner word and confirming it with the feeling of its truth until it borders on immediacy. Consciousness precedes form; the world aligns to your inner decree as you hold to that word. The episode teaches trust in the silent, inner intention over the loud claims of appearances, enabling your life to unfold from within rather than conform to external prognostications.
Practice This Now
Sit quietly, ask for the LORD's word today, and when you sense it, hold that inner declaration as real for one minute, then revise any opposing thought by affirming, 'This inner word is done.'
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