Despising the Commandment Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Despising the commandment is not merely a past act; it is a state of consciousness you entertain. The LORD’s commandment in this telling becomes the living I AM within you, the inner law that governs what you permit and from which you act. When the mind treats obedience as negotiable—as David did by permitting fear, ambition, and self-will to govern his choices—the outer world becomes the sword by which you experience the consequence. The killing of Uriah and the taking of Bathsheba are not only historical deeds; they are images of a mind that has forgotten its own inner law. The 'sword of the children of Ammon' can be read as the social and personal judgments that arise when you separate your actions from the inner command. Neville's method invites you to see the narrative as a mirror: you can revise the assumption that obedience is optional and reassert, 'I am the obedient I AM; I keep the divine command within me.' By cultivating that inner state and imagining it real, you dissolve the conditions born of disregard. You are not condemned—you're called to awaken to a living consciousness where commandment and life harmonize.