Inner Fire Becomes Life

2 Kings 1:14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Kings 1 in context

Scripture Focus

14Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
2 Kings 1:14

Biblical Context

Two captains of the former fifties are burned by fire from heaven, symbolizing the old judgment that is no longer needed. The speaker asks that his life be counted as precious in the sight of God, a shift in self-conception.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the I AM, the 'fire from heaven' is the actual cleansing power of awareness that dissolves stale, fearful states. The 'two captains of the former fifties' represent the old identities and authorities we once obeyed—habits, resentments, and beliefs that claimed sovereignty over our life. When that fire descends, it is not vengeance but a refinement of consciousness, revealing that the self is not the product of external judgments but of inner acknowledgement by the I AM. To hear 'let my life now be precious in thy sight' is to shift allegiance from the old images to the living Presence within. Neville teaches that imagination creates reality; therefore, to witness the purifying fire and align with the I AM is to revise your sense of self into a vessel worthy of divine regard. The effect is a present transformation: a released power, a clearer sense of purpose, and a life that feels cherished because it is identified with the eternal awareness that animates it. The purified self becomes the new normal, and your outward world follows.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner image of your life as precious to the I AM, and revise every old self-concept that says otherwise. Feel it real now, as the fire purifies and reveals your true being.

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