Grace Growth and Inner Steadfastness

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the verse speaks to a state of consciousness, not a distant doctrine. 'Beware' is a call to guard the consistency of your I AM—the unshakable watcher within—from shifting images that pretend to be reality. The phrase 'fall from your own steadfastness' is your momentary lapse into identifying with appearances rather than with the unchanging awareness you truly are. To 'grow in grace' is to deepen the living sense of grace as your natural rhythm, the flow of loving attention that blesses every thought, choice, and perception. To grow 'in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ' is to widen the awareness that the Christ within is the perceiver and the power behind all you experience; as you dwell there, knowing him as your inner ruler, your attention becomes wiser, more discerning, and more loving. Glory to him now and forever is the natural result of identifying with this inner reality. When you hold this state, the outer world begins to reflect the inner harmony—steadfast, graceful, and true.