Twenty-Year Temple Completion
2 Chronicles 8:1 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Chronicles 8 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse notes that after twenty years Solomon finished both the house of the LORD and his own house.
Neville's Inner Vision
The twenty years is not mere time but a state of consciousness. The 'house of the LORD' represents your inner sanctuary, the awareness in which truth dwells; Solomon's own house stands for your outer life, the stage on which daily incident unfolds. When you abandon the scramble for God and instead assume the state of complete awareness, the signal of completion arises: your inner temple is established, and the outer life aligns with it. This is true worship, not ritual alone but a felt presence that harmonizes your intentions with action. In this moment, you recognize that you are the builder and the building; there is no separation between sacred and secular. As you dwell in the I AM, your thoughts, habits, and relationships reflect the consecrated inner temple, and the time-mark becomes a rhythm of harmony rather than a clock’s tick.
Practice This Now
Assume the state of complete inner temple-building now; feel the I AM as the architect and completed house within you, then declare, 'I AM the builder of both temples, now complete.'
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