Besieged Yet Unconquered: Inner Jerusalem

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the siege of Jerusalem by Rezin and Pekah is not a history lesson but a picture of your own mind under pressure. In Neville's language, the two kings are two stubborn thoughts claiming authority, converging on your inner city—the you who lives as I AM. Ahaz stands as your present awareness, the center within which all assault is attempted, yet not overcome, when you remember who you are. The outcome—'they could not overcome him'—is the clue: the outer world yields when the inner state remains intact. The dream of lack, the fear of collapse, the uncertainty of tomorrow dissolve when you treat the I AM as the sole ruler and architect of events. Your inner Jerusalem is safe not by force but by recognition: God in you is almighty, and the siege cannot reach the city that is established in consciousness. As you assume the feeling of the victorious self, you witness the appearances lose their grip, for they live only in the space you concede to them.