Inner Covenant of Strength

Neville's Inner Vision

Neville would say the first answer and all men forsook me are not about outer people, but about states of consciousness that withdraw your attention from the present I AM. The Lord who stood with me is your own inner awareness, the I AM that fortifies your imagination. When you feel abandoned, imagine the inner witness lifting you, strong, calm, centered, so that your preaching (your message to life) can go forth unimpeded to every listener your mind claims. The mouth of the lion represents fear-made-appearance; not a literal threat, but the suggestion that you are cut off. Yet the lion cannot devour a being who knows the truth of the Lord within, for the divine Presence will deliver you from every evil thought and preserve your inward kingdom. The heavenly kingdom is not somewhere else; it is your state of consciousness secured by the Lord's fidelity. This is faith as awareness, not inert hope: a knowing that you are protected, guided, and released into your true work.