Inner Vessels, Living Wisdom

2 Timothy 2:20-26 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Timothy 2 in context

Scripture Focus

20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
23But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
2 Timothy 2:20-26

Biblical Context

The verse uses the image of a great house with vessels of different metals to show that inner traits determine value; purging the dishonorable enables one to become sanctified and useful for good works.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the great house of your mind, every thought is a vessel and every habit a material. Gold and silver stand for crowned states of awareness; wood and earth for residual patterns that dishonor your true self. Purge yourself of these, and you become a vessel unto honor—sanctified, fit for the master's use, prepared for every good work. Flee youthful lusts; instead follow righteousness, faith, charity, and peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Don’t waste time with foolish questions that only stir strife; the servant of the Lord must be gentle, apt to teach, patient, meek. In the moment you consent to repentance and acknowledge the truth as you now see it, you recover yourself from the snares of limitation, the devil’s trick of keeping you captive to former beliefs. Remember: you are the I AM, and by imagining the state you desire you call it into being in your world.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume the state you seek: I am sanctified and meet for the master's use. Feel the purge of old patterns and the readiness for good works, right now.

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