Neville Goddard on Acts 3:11-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 3 in context

Scripture Focus

11And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

12And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

Acts 3:11-14

Biblical Context

Peter tells the awe-struck crowd that the healing of the lame man was not due to their power or holiness, but God glorifying Jesus; they had denied the Holy One and chosen a murderer instead.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the healing in Acts 3:11–14 is a figure of your inner life. The lame man is the fixed habit of limitation that you have believed necessary to bear. When the people press in, it seems power comes from without; yet Peter, the I AM within, declares that no healing rests in human power or holiness. God—the I AM within you—glorified His Son Jesus as your realized state. You, too, have denied the Holy One and the Just by clinging to yesterday’s scripts and choosing a murderer (an old self) over a new being. The moment you stop adoring the appearance of condition and acknowledge your inner authority, healing arises. The objections, the crowd, the sense of lack—all dissolve as you awaken to the truth that you are the one who speaks, the one who heals, the one who loves unconditionally. Embrace the inner I AM, and let your life become the demonstration of your realized state.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state I AM the Holy One within. For five minutes, feel this I AM presence as you recall a current limitation; notice it melt as you repeat the phrase and imagine the healed man walking in your life.