Inner Covenant of Grace

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how, when the mind comes into one accord with itself, a simple decree can govern vast inner weather. The apostles’ decision is not a decree about externals alone; it is a statement of your inner allegiance to the I AM, a recognition that you already possess the authority to choose harmony over fear. Gentiles in the text stand for those parts of you tested by the lure of legalism; the fear that love must be earned or proven vanishes as you choose alignment with grace. The phrase it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us reveals that the inner guidance is not distant but present, whispering through your own sense of right action. When you accept that you are not to bear a heavy burden beyond what is necessary, you release the weight of guilt, struggle, and ritual striving. Your inner council— the apostles, elders, and the whole church—becomes the inner faculty of discernment that keeps you, heart and mind, clear of idols, blood, or passions that drain energy. The Holy Spirit within you confirms a unity already there; you are loved, guided, and capable of living in that grace.