Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 9:5-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 9 in context

Scripture Focus

5Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

6But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:5-7

Biblical Context

Paul urges the gift be prepared in advance as a free, joyful act, not from covetousness or compulsion. The amount follows the heart’s intention, and God loves the cheerful giver.

Neville's Inner Vision

I hear Paul inviting you to move the act of giving from a mere outward duty into the living state you already inhabit. When you sow in imagination you are not paying a bill you owe; you are reconditioning your consciousness to the feeling of abundance. The bounty is prepared in advance because you have assumed the reality of supply and the cheerful joy that accompanies it. The outer act of giving mirrors the inner posture: sowing sparingly or bountifully follows the momentum of your inner conviction. Therefore you choose a heart state of freedom and gratitude, and the universe reorders itself to reflect that inner picture. Do not yield to covetousness or pressure; let your gift spring from the recreated sense of self—the I AM within you that knows all life as your life. As you imagine the means already in your possession to share, you align with the law of return and awaken the cheerful giver who rejoices in giving as an expression of being.