Spirit Over Letter: Inner Ministers

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the verse as describing your inner posture: you are not commanded by external letters, but animated by the living Spirit within. The so-called old covenant speaks through rules that stiffen the will; but behind every rule is a doorway into an awareness that you are the I AM, the consciousness that experiences life. When you insist on the letter, you freeze movement; when you awaken to the Spirit, you release life into the body, the relationships, and the work you do. You are not a servant dragged by laws; you are the author and minister of a new experience, drafting reality with imaginative faith. The 'ministry' is simply the state of being in which you dwell as awareness, where every scene you inhabit is a manifestation of your inward state. The external world becomes a readable book of your own inner shifts; as you align with the Spirit, your acts, your words, and your outcomes carry the vitality of life rather than the constraint of duty. Remember: the life you seek is not out there; it is the living I AM within you, awakening to make all things new.