Inner Authority at Acts 19:13-20
Acts 19:13-20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Acts 19 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
A group of exorcists tried to call on Jesus’ name but were defeated by the spirit. Fear spread as the Lord Jesus was magnified, believers confessed, burned their occult books, and God’s word grew mightily.
Neville's Inner Vision
Seen through the Goddard lens, the vagabond exorcists are not merely men but states of consciousness attempting to wield outer names apart from inner reality. They declare, 'We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth,' which is a belief-forming act that relies on technique rather than identity. The spirit’s answer—'Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?'—is a mirror: the power you claim must be anchored in your present I AM, not borrowed authority. When that misalignment is faced, the man in whom the spirit dwells overwhelms them, illustrating how a false state collapses under genuine inner claim. Across Ephesian streets, fear falls and the name of the Lord Jesus is magnified as the true inner state takes its place. Believers draw near, confess, and turn from old arts, and the accumulation of fears and artifacts dissolves as the organism of belief is purified. In your life, this scene invites you to examine what you are truly asserting as power: if you align with your I AM, the word of God—your own realized conviction—will rise mightily and prevail, reshaping reality.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: sit with feet grounded and declare, I AM the authority in this moment; revise a current fear as already dissolved by that inner power and visualize discarding old beliefs like burning books, replaced by luminous truth.
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