Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

3But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

10Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

11For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

12So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

13We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

14Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

15For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Biblical Context

Paul says we carry a priceless treasure in fragile bodies and face trials without despair because the inner life is renewed day by day. He insists the visible world is temporary as the light of God’s glory shines within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the ministry you carry is the light you already are. You have not been given a counterfeit role; you have received mercy, and therefore you faint not. The 'treasure' is your consciousness, housed in a vessel that seems fragile; this is exactly where the power of God can shine, for the source is not your effort but the ineffable I AM. When the world calls it trouble, you recognize it as the working of death in the outer man, so that life—eternal life—might be made manifest in your mortal flesh. The god of this world is only the mist of separation in your own dream; let the brightness of the gospel reveal itself in you by the revelation you choose. We do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; thus your attention shifts from what you seem to be in form to what you are in consciousness. The light shines in your heart to give knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, and this knowledge is your victory, your ascent, your renewal day by day.

Practice This Now

Assume the truth: I am the light shining in this moment; feel it as real and present. Silently declare, 'The light of the knowledge of the glory of God is within me,' and carry this awareness into your day.