Inner Idol of Self-Wrought Worship
Acts 7:41 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Acts 7 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
In Acts 7:41, the people fashion a golden calf and celebrate it, symbolizing worship of a created image rather than the divine within. The verse exposes how false idols arise from human effort and pride, turning to outward works for security.
Neville's Inner Vision
Notice that the calf is not out there somewhere; it is a state of consciousness you have consented to and kept alive by attention. The people rejoiced in the works of their own hands because they believed creation determines reality. Neville would call this an idol of self-wrought worship—a belief in separation, power in form, and security in what you’ve made. The idol is a habit of mind; the act of making it is the act of lowering your awareness. To undo it, withdraw belief from the image and assume a higher state. Rest in the I AM, the living presence that makes all and sees all as one. In your imagination, revise the moment: see the calf dissolved into light, and feel the truth that you are the temple where God dwells. If you keep this feeling, the external must shift to reflect the inner decree.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and repeat, 'I AM the sole reality. I withdraw belief from the idol of my own hands.' Then feel it real by imagining the calf dissolving into light, replaced by the inner temple of consciousness.
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