Anointed Self and Mercy

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that 'O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed' speaks to your inner sense of self—your I AM—as the anointed king in covenant with the divine. The 'face' is awareness turned toward you; to turn away is to lose contact with the consciousness that makes things unfold. When you recall 'the mercies of David thy servant,' you are calling up a memory of sustained kindness and victory in your own life, not as history, but as the inner climate of your being. David's mercies symbolize the constancy of divine favor when you remain loyal to your royal state. Thus this verse invites you to refuse the withdrawal of awareness and to re-establish your throne's authority by assuming the state of David's mercy—the generous, covenant-loving mind that acts with compassion and steadfastness. In Neville's method, you don't petition an outside God; you become the I AM that is both God and king, and the world rearranges itself to match the inner story you hold. Stay in that conscious posture, and the outward results align with your inner kingly decrees.