Loyalty to the Present Moment

Neville's Inner Vision

Gedaliah’s counsel is a spiritual invitation, not a political decree. The exiles are states of consciousness; Babylon is the outer condition you face now; to serve it is to decide to cooperate with that condition from trust, not struggle. When you dwell in the land, you do not escape your circumstance; you anchor yourself in the inner I AM—the unchanging awareness that underpins all experience. Fear of becoming the slaves of the Chaldees dissolves when you recognize your inner authority is larger than any transient ruler. The promise 'it shall be well with you' is the inner result of faithful alignment with this present state, not the outcome of external victory. The moment you align with this state—seeing it as the room wherein your imagination can work—you awaken power to transform from within. Your persistent sense of security, regardless of outward rulers, grows as you practice the feeling of well-being now, knowing God’s presence is always your true governor.