Neville Goddard on Acts 17:24-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 17 in context

Scripture Focus

24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

25Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

Acts 17:24-25

Biblical Context

God, the Creator of the world, is Lord of heaven and earth and does not dwell in temples made by hands; He gives life, breath, and all things.

Neville's Inner Vision

Act 17:24-25 invites us to relocate worship from outward structures to the inner kingdom. God, the Maker of heaven and earth, is present as the steady I AM within, and He does not live in stone or carved altars. The true temple is consciousness itself—the awareness that dwells as life and breath. When I claim that God animates my being, I stop assigning divinity to forms outside me and recognize that the real Presence moves through my thoughts, feelings, and choices. In this light, Providence becomes a gentle ordering of my inner state rather than a decree from a distant shrine. By assuming the feeling of life as an expression of my inner I AM, I align with the creative order that brings events into appearance. Worship becomes a continuous in-here, out-there experience: loving, grateful, and confident, because I know I am aligned with the one Source within me.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place a hand on your chest, and say, 'God dwells in me; I am the temple of the living I AM.' Revise the belief that any building holds power and feel the inner Presence guiding your life now.