Inner Command at Megiddo

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Josiah’s outward decree as a scene in your own consciousness. The temple-altar is the ready mind; Necho, the outward authority pressing against your self-identity as kingly, yet still within. When Josiah says, 'God commanded me to make haste,' he reveals the ego’s instinct to justify action by a supposed divine mandate. The true impulse, in Neville’s sense, is the I AM—awareness that simply is, not an assertion about outer enemies. The moment you identify with the inner kingship, you perceive that the outer 'house' and the outer 'war' arise from a belief that you are separate from God’s voice. The words 'forbear thee from meddling with God' are a reminder that you cannot meddle with your own awareness. Your only commandment is to align with the I AM. When Josiah disguises himself, that disguise is the ego's attempt to preserve identity while resisting the inner instruction. The solution is to assume, now, that you are always the I AM, hearing the true word of God as calm awareness that governs without struggle. The Valley of Megiddo becomes a symbol: the only battle worth waging is the inward alignment that dissolves all outer battles.