Inner Commissioning of Acts

Acts 13:1-3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Acts 13 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Acts 13:1-3

Biblical Context

In Acts 13:1-3, Antioch's prophets and teachers minister to the Lord; after fasting and praying, the Holy Spirit commissions Barnabas and Saul to their work. This scene reveals inner states of consciousness and how a call emerges from within you.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the Antioch church as your inner council. The prophets and teachers are faculties of perception and wisdom; as they minister to the Lord, you attend to the I AM within, and a new posture of awareness arises. When scripture says the Holy Ghost spoke, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them, hear it as your inner voice selecting the parts of yourself to be released into fruitful action. The separation is not distance; it is ordering your inner state, choosing a specific work your entire being can fulfill. The fast and the prayer are you stilling the mind long enough to notice the signal of conviction, to feel the welcome of the call. And when you lay hands—declaring, 'This is mine; this work is mine now'—you stamp the decision with certainty, and you are sent. Your imagination is the actual beam that carries the signal into form; the invisible becomes visible as you dwell in the feeling of the fulfilled mission. You are not waiting for approval; you are answering the inner commission already spoken in you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe long, and declare, 'I am called now.' See yourself already engaged in the work, feel the accomplishment in your heart, and let that certainty guide your next decisive steps.

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