Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 8:17-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 8 in context

Scripture Focus

17For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

18And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

19And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:

2 Corinthians 8:17-19

Biblical Context

One messenger accepted the exhortation and went to you. The accompanying brother, praised in the gospel, travels with them to administer this grace, a sign of your ready mind.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the eyes of I AM, the verse is a map of your inner arrangements. The man who accepted exhortation and went forward is not a person, but a state of readiness awakened in you by attention and imagination. The companion whose praise fills the churches represents the gospel of your own inner conviction—your word made evident by your life. When the apostles speak of a grace administered, they describe the steady administration of your inner resources by the I AM, for the glory of the Lord—the I AM within you—so that your ready mind becomes a catalyst for outward measure. The two messengers signify that your inner dispositions travel together: urgency (the going) and honor (the praise), aligned by conscience and purpose. The camp of outward action is a reflection of inward alignment; generosity, given in this light, is simply the natural expression of a mind at peace with its due. If you imagine it, you will discover that what you are moved to give is only the outward form of an inner acceptance of the divine plan.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume you have already accepted the exhortation and dispatched your inner messenger toward the recipient; feel the readiness in your chest and allow the grace to move through you as a living current of I AM.