The Inner Face Of 2 Kings 14:8

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's waking dream, the outward summons is only a signal of an inner decision. Amaziah and Jehoash are not two men in a distant land, but two states of consciousness within you vying for attention: the impulse to defend your current position and the deeper, Israelite desire for truth and alliance. The call to 'look one another in the face' invites these rival aspects to stand in the light of awareness, to be seen without banishment or denial. When you understand that God is I AM, you realize these kings rule only by your attention; their 'kingdoms' are the dispositions you must own. The meeting is not a political tactic but a spiritual event: you acknowledge both sides, resolve to see through fear to the unity that underwrites appearance, and consciously invite the one true self, the I AM, to reign over both. By imagining this face-to-face as already accomplished, you shift the inner weather: resistance yields to clarity, and the inner covenant—the inner loyalty to the divine I AM—redefines conflict as a growth into oneness. The moment you entertain this unity, you feel the Kingdom of God arising within you.