Prophetic Wages: Inner Payoff
2 Peter 2:15-16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Peter 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
2 Peter 2:15-16 speaks of those who abandon the right path for Balaam’s greed, and notes Balaam’s madness was rebuked by a donkey that spoke, illustrating inner correction over outward payoff.
Neville's Inner Vision
Picture the scene as a drama within your own consciousness. The 'right way' is your I AM, the awareness that knows truth. The 'wages of unrighteousness' are the glittering prizes your ego promises—more money, status, control—and you ride after them as if they are real. Balaam’s demand for reward is your mind insisting on a payoff from the outer world, while inner guidance whispers a different direction. The donkey that speaks is your inner discernment breaking through the prophet’s madness; it is your awareness naming what you truly are: a being of consciousness, not a seeker of external wages. When that voice speaks, the madness dissolves and the scene of your life is rewritten by a simple revision: outer scenes cannot confer lasting value; true value resides in alignment with God. The judgment spoken is a nudge back to present consciousness—back to the right way, chosen now by thought and assumption. In Neville’s method, you reverse the scene: cease pursuing wages, assume you are already in right relationship with consciousness, and feel that reality as real here and now.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: In a moment of quiet, revise the scene by seeing the donkey as your inner voice of truth rebuking greed; assume you are already in alignment with consciousness, and feel that reality, right now. Feel the relief of returning to the right way.
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