Be Not Afraid: Inner Command

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, fear is a state of consciousness, not a fact in the world. The blasphemous words of the outer voice are signals pointing to a belief you still entertain about yourself. Isaiah’s message is a command to your inner state: Be not afraid; let the LORD’s presence, which you truly ARE, override the noise. When you hear the world declare calamity, repeat quietly, I am the I AM; this is not a future event but a present awareness. The LORD's word becomes the atmosphere you breathe, and the enemy’s boasts disclose where you still feel vulnerable. By assuming the state of invulnerability—peace, trust, and unshakable faith—you reverse the sense of separation. This is the prophetic act: you declare the divine reality already realized in your consciousness, and the events you fear adjust to your inner alignment. The promise of protection and future hope rests on your willingness to dwell in God’s presence as your own. Imagination thus becomes the instrument by which the kingdom of God is established within you.