Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 8 in context

Scripture Focus

1Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

2How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

3For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

4Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

5And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

6Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

7Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

2 Corinthians 8:1-7

Biblical Context

Paul notes that the Macedonian churches, in deep poverty, gave with abundant joy and willingness beyond their means, because they first gave themselves to the Lord. He then urges others to cultivate this grace of generosity as well.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, this is not about coins but about the inner state you inhabit. The Macedonians 'abounded in joy' in a great trial of affliction because they identified with the grace of God within; poverty was transmuted into the riches of liberality as they aligned their will with the I AM within. They gave themselves first to the Lord, then to the ministers of the saints—their external gift was the outward symbol of the inward surrender. When you look inward and realize you are the activity of God in form, you discover you can move through any appearance of lack by assuming the feeling of already having abundance. The phrase 'abound in this grace also' is a command to cultivate a generous state, not merely to perform a charitable act, but to dwell as the giver of life, the receiver and the giver together. Trust that your imagination can become the vessel through which divine supply flows. As you let this grace finish in you, you invite your inner faculties to complete the work in your life where needed.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the feeling 'I am the generous I AM now.' Visualize yourself freely giving to those in need, and sense the inner abundance flowing through you as you bless others.