Crown Of Righteousness Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the I AM, the outer event of death is only a shift in consciousness. When Paul says he is ready to be offered, he is telling you that the inner state has already expired the old self and awakened to the new definition of self—one with God’s presence as the only reality. The good fight, the finishing of the course, and the keeping of the faith are not external feats but inner disciplines, practiced until the mind dwells in the awareness 'I AM' and perceives no rival to God. The crown of righteousness is not a trophy but alignment—the inner reward that comes when you love his appearing, when you welcome the inward manifestation of the Lord within. The Lord, the righteous judge, becomes your own executive sense of justice, affirming your divinity and restoring you to fidelity with the eternal you. In this reading, the verse declares that what you call 'now' corresponds to the end of old consciousness, and what you call 'that day' is the inner recognition that God is appearing as you.