Inner Speak, Outer Cast: Acts 21:37-38

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the scene is not about Paul the man in history, but about your own inner man speaking to the guard of circumstances. The 'chief captain' represents your outer consciousness, the vast world of appearances that asks: Who are you now? The 'Egyptian' label is a memory you have allowed to define you—an old story of disturbance that once led others into the wilderness. Paul’s request, 'May I speak unto thee?' is your initiative to declare the truth of your being. The Greek-speaking reveals that your nature is not limited by one tongue or one label; the outer critic can only repeat what you have previously accepted. When you realize the I AM within is the true speaker, you no longer need to prove yourself by past reputations. Your imagination, not appearances, is the real procession: it speaks and the world must follow the consciousness that stands in for you. The misidentifications fall away as you settle into the fact that you are the living idea that speaks.